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Guides, tutorials, and updates about feature flags and Switchbox

·7 min read

A LaunchDarkly AI Configs Alternative

LaunchDarkly AI Configs meters AI runs and client-side users. Switchbox delivers prompts and model choice as flat-priced edge config your backend reads directly, with an honest account of the experimentation and observability it leaves to LaunchDarkly.

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·12 min read

Feature Flag Services Compared: An Honest Look at Switchbox vs LaunchDarkly, PostHog, ConfigCat, and Unleash

A vendor's honest comparison of the feature flag market, sorted by the one architectural choice that explains their price, failure modes, and privacy, including when to pick a competitor instead.

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·6 min read

A LaunchDarkly Alternative for Small Teams

LaunchDarkly meters client-side monthly active users. Switchbox is a flat-priced feature flag service with unmetered evaluations, and an honest account of what LaunchDarkly does that it does not.

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·6 min read

Switchbox vs PostHog Feature Flags

PostHog bundles flags into an analytics platform and evaluates browser flags remotely. Switchbox is a standalone flag service that evaluates on-device. An honest comparison, including when to use PostHog instead.

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·11 min read

Killing the Server in the Read Path: Feature Flags as Static Files on a CDN

Switchbox serves feature flags as static JSON on a CDN, so flag reads never depend on our servers being up. The architecture, the consistency machinery behind it, and the honest trade-offs.

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·10 min read

Feature Flags vs Environment Variables: When to Use Each

Environment variables and feature flags look interchangeable, but the difference is when and how you can change the value. A practical guide to which tool fits which job.

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·12 min read

What Are Feature Flags? A Practical Guide for Developers

A practical guide to feature flags with code examples. Learn why feature flags matter, how they work, and best practices for production.

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