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Bucketeer

Open-source feature flag management and A/B testing platform created by CyberAgent, supporting 100M+ users with billions of flag evaluations per month.

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Our Verdict

Credible OSS flags platform for large engineering orgs willing to run it; most teams should start with Unleash.

Pros

  • Open-source flags with real scale (CyberAgent)
  • Billions of evaluations/month in production
  • A/B testing built in, not bolted on
  • Self-hostable with Kubernetes

Cons

  • Operational complexity of self-hosting
  • Smaller community than LaunchDarkly or Unleash
  • Docs thinner in English than Japanese
  • UI less polished than SaaS competitors
Best for: Large orgs self-hosting flags with heavy evaluation loads Not for: Small teams that want a simple SaaS flag dashboard

When to Use Bucketeer

Good fit if you need

  • Progressive feature rollout to 100M+ users
  • A/B experimentation platform with statistical significance
  • Targeting flags to user cohorts and account segments
  • Kill switch for instant flag disable during incidents
  • Audit trail of flag changes with automated compliance logs

Lock-in Assessment

Low 5/5
Lock-in Score
5/5

Bucketeer Pricing

Pricing Model
free
Free Tier
Yes
Entry Price
Enterprise Available
No
Transparency Score

Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing

1,000
1001K10K100K1M

Estimated Monthly Cost

$25

Estimated Annual Cost

$300

Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.

Project Health

B

Health Score

471 35
Bus Factor

10

Last Commit

1 day

Release Freq

81d

Open Issues

64

Issue Response

0d

License

Apache-2.0

Last checked: 2026-04-21

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