Flipt

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Introduction

Flipt describes itself as an enterprise-ready, Git-native feature management solution. In Flipt v2, flag definitions live in Git repositories, so changes go through branches, pull requests and reviews like code.

It runs as a single self-hosted binary, evaluates flags with low latency, and supports boolean and variant flags, segments, rollouts and environments mapped to branches or directories. Client-side evaluation SDKs and OpenFeature providers are available. The v2 licence is the Fair Core License 1.0, which converts to MIT after a period, rather than an OSI licence.

In the quality loop Flipt makes flag changes reviewable and testable before they reach production.

The source code is at flipt-io/flipt on GitHub under the Fair Core License 1.0 (MIT future licence) licence, with about 4,900 stars; the most recent commit was on 9 November 2026.

Features

1. Git-native storage: Flags as files in Git.
2. Branch environments: Preview flag changes on branches.
3. Segments and rollouts: Targeting and percentages.
4. Single binary: Simple self-hosting.
5. OpenFeature: Standard SDK support.
6. Client-side evaluation: Fast local checks.

Pros

1. Review workflow: Flag changes reviewed like code.
2. Free to use: Open source under the Fair Core License 1.0 (MIT future licence) licence, so the core tool costs nothing to use.
3. Actively maintained: The repository had commits as recent as 9 November 2026.
4. Community: About 4,900 GitHub stars.

Cons

1. Licence nuance: FCL is source-available until it converts to MIT.
2. Git workflow overhead: Urgent toggles still need a fast path.
3. Smaller ecosystem: Fewer integrations than larger vendors.

Usage and Links (Example)

docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 docker.flipt.io/flipt/flipt:v2

Resources:

• Flipt website
• GitHub repository

Pricing

Flipt’s open-source edition is free. A Pro plan is listed at $200 on the pricing page with a 14-day free trial and no credit card required; see flipt.io/pricing for current terms.

Recommended for?

1. GitOps teams wanting flags in Git.
2. Self-hosting organisations needing a lightweight service.

Conclusion

Flipt brings GitOps discipline to feature flags.

Review the licence and plan an emergency toggle process.

On CheckOps, Flipt is filed under the Release & CI gates and Production monitoring & observability stages. Related tools listed here include LaunchDarkly, Unleash, Flagsmith, GrowthBook, OpenFeature and Statsig. Before standardising on one, compare recent maintenance activity, the pricing model as your usage grows, and the integrations you rely on today. Information on this page was verified against the official website, documentation and repository on 11 November 2026.