Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Developer First Engineering Metrics
Engineering metrics for developers are becoming more popular and they going in a negative direction and I want to fix this with my developer first engineering metrics. Solutions like GitPrime (now Pluralsight Flow), GitHub Insights (formerly Gitlaytics) and other similar solutions are giving non-technical people a false sense that you can easily roll up metrics to quantify developer productivity. In the "The Space of Developer Productivity" [1] that was posted on HackerNews this week, it goes into great detail to explain that there are a lot of variables at play. In the business world,…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Developer First Engineering Metrics launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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DevDynamics▲175Engineering insights to improve productivity & well-being
2023 · devdynamics.ai · its alternatives →
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Weave▲237Hey HN, We’re building Weave: an ML-powered tool to measure engineering output, that actually understands engineering output! Why? Here’s the thing: almost every eng leader already measures output - either openly or behind closed doors. But they rely on metrics like lines of code (correlation with effort: ~0.3), number of PRs, or story points (slightly better at ~0.35). These metrics are, frankly, terrible proxies for productivity. We’ve developed a custom model that analyzes code and its impact directly, with a far better 0.94 correlation. The result? A standardized engineering output…
2025 · app.workweave.ai · its alternatives →
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GitHired▲360Hey HN - today I’m launching GitHired. A hiring platform that ranks developers based on what they actually build — not what they claim on a PDF. It’s called GitHired, and here’s the core idea: GitHub > Resumes Instead of trusting “proficient in React” bullet points, we analyze a candidate’s actual GitHub: their real tech stack their most complex projects how active they are what kinds of contributions they make which skills match your job description and yes, we detect fake “green square farming.” Why we built this Because engineering hiring is broken. Resumes are inflated. Activity charts…
Dec 2025 · githired.tech · its alternatives →
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We are Jason and Alex and are very excited to be launching Adadot https://adadot.com/ in this community. We have spent 15+ years in remote tech teams in unicorns, start-ups and scaleups. Developers are increasingly under pressure to be more productive and ship faster. However, its difficult to improve what you cannot see or measure. My role (Alex) was in operations and I was collaborating with Sales, Finance and other teams. All these teams had systems like Salesforce and SAP that helped them quantify what “good looks like”. Meanwhile engineering (Jason’s background), was…
2022 · adadot.com · its alternatives →
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RankDevs▲197Track, analyse and increase your programming activity
2025 · rankdevs.com · its alternatives →
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Objectively analyzing your team's codebase and patterns
2016 · its alternatives →
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Deliver more and improve team efficiency
2021 · analyticsverse.com · its alternatives →
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ProDevtivity▲14Track developer productivity and improve their experience!
2024 · prodevtivity.com · its alternatives →
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TimeFly Dev▲309TimeFly tracks your coding to stop procrastinating and finish your projects. Built because I kept getting excited about side features and forgetting my goals. See your real coding patterns and ship what matters. Full details on the site.
2025 · timefly.dev · its alternatives →
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GitHub Metrics▲157Customize your profile with various plugins and metrics
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Dev tools that helps you make efficient & stay productive
2022 · souptikdn.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Dev tools that will increase your efficiency & productivity
2023 · 1amitarora.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Statistics for developers and managers to get more insights
2022 · marketplace.atlassian.com · its alternatives →
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I originally launched GitInsights on HN 11 months ago, and got some brutal (but good!) feedback. Since then, I have used feedback to transform the product from "for eng managers" to "for eng teams", added/removed/improved metrics, and in the process picked up some decent traction. Same name, completely different product. As always, any feedback is welcome.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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