What is Split used for?

Split is a feature flag and experimentation platform for controlled releases, now part of Harness as its Feature Management and Experimentation offering. It is a good fit for releasing features to a small percentage of users and measuring the impact of changes with experiments.

Is Split open source?

No. Split is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Split include Unleash, GrowthBook and Flagsmith.

What are some alternatives to Split?

Split competes with Statsig, Optimizely Feature Experimentation and DevCycle. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Split alternatives.

Split: features, pricing and alternatives

About Split

Split is a commercial feature management and experimentation platform. It lets teams wrap changes in feature flags, release them gradually and connect impact data so they can tell whether a software change is making things better or worse. It is now part of Harness.

Developers integrate through SDKs, and the site shows a JavaScript quickstart in which the SDK is initialized with a key and returns a treatment for a feature flag such as on, off or control. The platform combines flags with monitoring of impact data and alerts, which the vendor frames as a move to safer, faster and more impactful software delivery. A community area, SDK listings and contact options are available. Split is proprietary and vendor-hosted. A free account can be created or a demo booked, and pricing is published through the Harness site.

Key features

Feature flags with controlled rollouts
Experimentation tied to impact data
Alerts on software change impact
SDKs for many platforms
Treatment evaluation in client code

Good fit for

→Releasing features to a small percentage of users
→Measuring the impact of changes with experiments

Tags: feature-flags; experimentation; ab-testing; feature-management; harness; sdk; saas

Split: questions and answers

What is Split used for?: Split is a feature flag and experimentation platform for controlled releases, now part of Harness as its Feature Management and Experimentation offering. It is a good fit for releasing features to a small percentage of users and measuring the impact of changes with experiments.
Is Split free?: Yes. Split has a free plan.
Is Split open source?: No. Split is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Split include Unleash, GrowthBook and Flagsmith.
What are some alternatives to Split?: Split competes with Statsig, Optimizely Feature Experimentation and DevCycle. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Split alternatives.