Deploy fast and easy
April 13, 2021

Deploy fast and easy

David McCallister | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with LaunchDarkly

The platform allows us to implement and test features without full deployment. In turn, the risk is greatly reduced and user acceptance is much higher when deployment occurs. Currently it is being used internally. LaunchDarkly allows us to address individual problems one issue at a time by introducing a new feature and make sure it meets the needs and resolves the problem.

Pros

  • Measures performance of new app features.
  • Turn off features that might be causing problems in production.
  • Delivers true continuous integration.
  • Manage features without full deployment.

Cons

  • Overview across environments could be enhanced in the tree view (add a button) similar to dashboard UX.
  • Less downtime for break-fix issues since they've been tested ahead of deployment.
  • Increased confidence with overall system usability and user acceptance.
The User Interface is very easy to use - the UI is also very intuitive. Flag rules and targeting takes time to learn, however if time is taken to read the documentation or work with others who have experience, it can be picked up in a short amount of time.
Overall performance is solid. No lag or negative impact to performance was observed in activity monitoring, logs or end user feedback. Developers also confirm performance was not impacted when changes were made pre-deployment or post deployment. Unable to comment on improved performance as that was not in scope of delivery.
Rollout is another dedicated feature flag tool that can be used to manage features. LaunchDarkley offers all the features of an enterprise level tool, unlike Rollout, reserves the security features for the Enterprise plan. Out of box integrations are limited but they do have a well documented REST API.

Do you think LaunchDarkly delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with LaunchDarkly's feature set?

Yes

Did LaunchDarkly live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of LaunchDarkly go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy LaunchDarkly again?

Yes

If a new feature should be added but unsure of how it will actually work or how users will accept the new enhancement or change, this tool allows you test and measure initial results. This saves so much time and energy knowing the results before it is deployed and might have low user adoption or acceptance.

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