DX is a solid, established platform for engineering metrics and developer experience. Here’s what DevPerform does, and where our approach is different — so you can decide what fits your team.
Delivery metrics tell you what is slow — cycle time, review turnaround, deployment frequency. They rarely tell you why. DevPerform pairs the metrics with lightweight developer surveys (DX Core 4, eNPS, full engagement) in the same product, so when a number moves you can ask the team about it — and see both answers side by side. DX pairs metrics with developer surveys too — we share that philosophy. Where we differ is mostly in how you evaluate and buy: DevPerform is self-serve end to end, with public pricing and a demo you can open right now.
Evaluating platforms in this space typically means a sales conversation — demos, quotes, and calls — especially for the higher tiers. DevPerform is self-serve end to end: an instant interactive demo with no signup, a free public benchmark for any repo, public pricing, and a 14-day free Pro trial. You can go from curious to looking at your own team’s data in minutes, without ever booking a call.
DevPerform has no engineer leaderboards and no stack rankings, deliberately. Ranking individuals corrodes the trust that makes the data useful: people game the metrics, and they stop answering surveys honestly. So we aggregate at the team level, suppress survey results below an anonymity threshold, and frame individual signals protectively (burnout and overload alerts, not performance scores). If you want a surveillance tool, we’re not it — and that’s a feature you can verify yourself in the demo.
Free for up to 5 active contributors. Growth at $25 and Pro at $45 per active contributor per month — and every new account starts with a 14-day free Pro trial. No credit card, no sales call required.