LaunchDarkly
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Easy to accomplish what I need, unclear what advanced features are possible.
What do you like best about the product?
I think LaunchDarkly has been very easy to ramp up on using. For feature gates that I have created, both the creation and rollout process has been very simple.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think there are a lot of advanced features of LaunchDarkly that I'm not aware of. This is mainly because I am newer to using the product. Having tutorials or tips for those interested could help reveal a lot of the more powerful features that users aren't aware of.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
LaunchDarkly is helpful for rolling out new features to a limited set of users and being able to control what percentage see old vs. new behavior. This is beneficial as we roll out changes that might have performance or correctness issues and we can diagnose for some production users without making the changes available to everyone.
Gold Standard!
What do you like best about the product?
I enjoy LaunchDarkly a lot. It feels so consistent. If there is ever an issue, it is mainly on my own configuration. Integration is easy and consistent.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would love more configuration to notify in slack when a feature flag goes stale, along with this, the UI can sometimes be confusing when looking at a specific flag and trying to understand the rules all together if I am not familiar. Along with this, sometimes it is ahrd to find in code, so I would love links from the flags to github.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Allowing for getting code into the world and mitigating its risk.
Great tool for a non-techie
What do you like best about the product?
New to the platform, non-techie, and appreciate the simplicity of it. It allowed me control of my apps without depending on tech team only.
What do you dislike about the product?
Yet to come across a con. It did seem more complex than it actually is.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows me to control rollout of features to users independently, and thus be more confident in managing it directly.
It works like a charm!
What do you like best about the product?
It allows teams to roll out features gradually, to specific users or groups, and even to roll back if something goes wrong, without needing to redeploy code. This flexibility is a huge benefit in managing risk during deployment.
What do you dislike about the product?
Managing a large number of feature flags can become cumbersome, leading to flag sprawl. This requires careful management and cleanup of flags that are no longer needed to avoid technical debt.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
LaunchDarkly's feature flags allow you to roll out features gradually, test in production with real users, and quickly revert if something goes wrong without redeploying code. This reduces risk and downtime significantly.
Loved it.
What do you like best about the product?
Makes feature rollouts seamless. Ability to segment users for A/B testing and gradual rollouts greatly reduces deployment risk.
What do you dislike about the product?
Price is a bit steep for smaller teams, UI could me more intuitive for users unfamiliar with feature management tools, making the initial setup somewhat challenging.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Prevents major disruptions by enabling rapid rollbacks if issues arise, without redeploying code. For users, it provides the benefit of safer releases, faster iteration cycles, and better user experience through controlled rollouts and A/B testing. This means that teams can continuously deliver improvements with less risk, enhancing both development agility and product quality.
Review of LaunchDarkly from An Security Engineer's Perspective
What do you like best about the product?
I like how LaunchDarkly streamlines feature flag management, allowing for real-time feature toggling without redeployment. Intuitive interface of LD makes it easy to implement A/B testing, phased rollouts, and user-targeted feature releases.
What do you dislike about the product?
LD offers excellent feature management, it can become costly as usage scales, especially for larger teams. Additionally, the learning curve for setting up complex flags and understanding its full capabilities can be not so easy for newcomers. Some integrations may require more customization than anticipated, which can slower initial adoption.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
For me, as a security enginer, the ability to control feature access, conduct phased rollouts, and quickly roll back changes reduces downtime are few major wins
LaunchDarkly: Good Feature Flagging Solution
What do you like best about the product?
Ability to easily manage and control feature flags across different environments is its standout feature. It empowers teams to release features gradually, roll back changes safely, and experiment without redeploying code, which greatly enhances the deployment process.
What do you dislike about the product?
the learning curve for advanced use cases, such as multi-environment or complex segmentation, can be steep for newcomers. While the documentation is helpful, more in-depth tutorials and real-world examples would be a welcome addition to ease onboarding.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
LaunchDarkly solves the challenge of managing feature releases and running A/B tests without the need for complex deployment cycles. It allows us to deploy new features behind feature flags and release them gradually to specific user segments, reducing the risk of bugs or negative impacts on the entire user base
It was really good to go away from configs and real time value updates
What do you like best about the product?
Low latency for any value and really fast updates
What do you dislike about the product?
Recently faced the donwtime with launchdarkly
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Frequently change the configs without redeploying the services
Its a great tool for feature flag management and targeting rules
What do you like best about the product?
Flag management and targeting of multiple rules
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes its overwhelming for new users to use the platform
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Creation and Organization: How intuitive is the process for creating and organizing feature flags?
Environment Management: Are different environments (development, staging, production) effectively supported?
Environment Management: Are different environments (development, staging, production) effectively supported?
LD helps me to manage my feature flags
What do you like best about the product?
1) Alows me to create flags that best suits my needs
2) Able to manage all flags of a team
3) Nice UI
4) Gives me the history of changes
5) Shows me how many times the flag was evaluated
2) Able to manage all flags of a team
3) Nice UI
4) Gives me the history of changes
5) Shows me how many times the flag was evaluated
What do you dislike about the product?
Would prefer integrations with other commonly used applications like slack, opsgenie etc
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Helps manage all feature flags with the following features ( Listed in the previos page )
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