LaunchDarkly Reviews & Product Details

The key handling for each environment and predefined endpoints at LaunchDarkly makes it easy to get started. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user experience is confusing. In which menu I can find things is not intuitive. The rule set works but I can't point a customer here since a customer will need a separate UI with simple toggles, maybe an idea could be to be able to generate custom UIs from rule sets. I also want to be able to have a key casing convention for UPPER_SNAKECASE which is the most common one used for environment variables, since I want to be able to replace environment variable settings with feature flags if they exist. The "hello world" setup for Launch Darkly is not something you would want to use in production, so it would be good is there was more framework related setup done. The setup in ASP.NET core for reading in feature flags as options could have been provided by I library for ease of use, instead of me having to develop the code myself. There also seems to be a lack of tutorials on YouTube which gives the impression that this is not a product commonly used. When entering the webpage I would expect to get online help interactivly showing what the product can do, instead of just showing unfamiliar terms in my face. I do not like the need to wait for sampled data from the user before being able to setup a rule against that user, I would want to be able to have a predefined rule sets even without anyone having made a call to Launch Darkly. My favorite environments keep disappearing so I have to add them again every time I login. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This tool is very easy to use and, in my opinion, stands out as the best feature flag solution available. The customer support is also excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The license model could be improved, and I believe it would benefit from a review. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use LaunchDarkly for launching new features safely, utilizing feature flags and gradual rollout features. The ability to deploy code to production with feature flags turned off, and turning them on gradually increases my confidence in releases by making it easier to rollback in case of any regression. I find percentage rollouts and targeted rollouts, which are enhanced by custom rules and contexts, incredibly useful. These features help in catching bugs and edge cases early before they escalate into incidents. The easy enable and disable functionality of feature flags significantly aids in quickly mitigating issues. Additionally, the initial setup of LaunchDarkly is very easy, contributing to a seamless integration into my workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is a bit of a learning curve for the complex features in LaunchDarkly. Understanding rule precedence and creating complex custom rules requires time and practice, which can initially be challenging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Super easy to use for my engineering teams. Clean and simple user face Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sometimes i think it could be organized better. We have so many different segments its hard to find without saving the specific link. Could be just an us problem though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's an amazing platform and helps in making releasing new features feel a lot safer and more controlled. We don't need to pushing code and hoping that nothing breaks, you have the ability to controlled things out gradually, test with a small group and can pull back immediately if something goes wrong. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing as such dislike about this platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to enable or disable feature flags at the cluster level.

Fine-grained control to toggle feature flags at the namespace level within a cluster.

Role-based authorization, allowing admins to define who can manage flags in environments like pre-prod and prod.

Support for multiple targeting rules per flag, enabling more complex rollout strategies.

Well-defined default states for flags, ensuring predictable behavior when rules don’t match.

The ability to tag flags by feature or team, making them easier to organize and manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The search experience for feature flags could be improved. Currently, if I need to search for multiple flags, I have to open multiple sessions or tabs. The interface doesn't allow simultaneous searches unless the flags are already tagged or filtered together.

It would be helpful to enable bulk editing or bulk tagging of feature flags across multiple environments.

When a flag has multiple rules, the UI can become cluttered. A more intuitive rule builder or rule grouping would improve usability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the short cuts to copy keys and the ability to cross check which users and orgs we have on each feature. The product is very intuitive to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing I can think of! This product is very intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

LaunchDarkly has allowed us to deploy code into production on a regular basis and then enable release on demand to different segments of our customers (or all of them) on our schedule and not when the code is deployed. If something is wrong, instead of spending costly time rolling things back we can simply turn off the feature flag and hide the error from our customers and then fix it behind the scenes. This allow allows us to test it in production without impacting production. Highly recommend taking the steps needed to enable feature flags in your code and then utlizing LaunchDarkly to quickly manage who can see what in your applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only thing that would be nice to have in LaunchDarkly would be a one click button after something was approved for rollback that would quickly undo what was done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate LaunchDarkly's ease of use, which makes it straightforward to work with. I also find targeting users for betas to be particularly effective, along with the customer support and the ability to flag beta features which enhance user testing, segmentation, and feature releases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish it was easier to scroll down large lists of users to see submission buttons on large populations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate how LaunchDarkly's feature flags make it easy to manage feature releases. In cases where a solution needs modifications post-production, I can simply turn off the feature flag, apply changes in a lower environment, and redeploy without hassle. This ease of toggling features is a significant advantage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find setting up LaunchDarkly initially challenging, especially when working on a back-end application using Node.js. There were environment-specific configuration issues, and there were no clear instructions on how to handle them. I had to rely on a colleague's configuration to resolve my issue. Additionally, the support provided wasn't very effective, as their suggested solutions didn't work. I also notice a lack of tutorials or videos that provide step-by-step instructions on how to use specific versions of the library, which would be beneficial for users like me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.