Report
2026 Software Engineering Benchmarks Report
Created from a study of 8.1+ M PRs from 4,800 engineering teams across 42 countries.
Competitors
LinearB vs. Harness
LinearB goes beyond basic engineering metrics to deliver workflow insights and automations that actually boost developer output.
Trusted by the teams transforming software delivery
Why data-driven leaders choose LinearB over Harness
Metrics Depth
Business Alignment
Automation
Dev Coaching
Comprehensive metrics coverage for all factors contributing to engineering productivity - out of the box.
DevEx
Predictable Project Delivery
Resource Allocation
Developer & Team Coaching
Fully customizable with drill-down and zoom-out capability
A strategic tool for engineering leaders, product leaders, CTOs, and CIOs.
Resource Allocation
Investment profile
Planning & Capacity Analysis
Algorithmic forecasting
Platform engineering control center
Programmable workflows to streamline your PR pipeline with automations to reduce toil and enforce best practices.
Library of pre-built automations
Create custom automations
Analytics dashboard to quantify time savings
Assign code experts, auto-approve, apply labels, track GenAI impact, and more
A dedicated Dev Coaching & Team Development module for data-driven 1x1s and professional growth.
DevEx plus health & burnout tracking
Code knowledge areas and coding languages
Collaboration effectiveness across the PR release process
Team overlays to highlight strengths & development areas
Harness
A basic metrics tool somewhat integrated into a portfolio of tools with strength in CI/CD. Second-class status is reflected in the product.
- Basic metrics and dashboards
- Simple notifications, no in-app recommendations or insights
- Limited use case coverage; free DORA package from LinearB likely satisfies your requirements.
Focused on engineering metrics over strategic alignment and investment.
- Limited Resource Allocation
- Simple forecasting
- No automation to improve DevEx
- No benchmarks
- Canāt set team goals aligned to KPIs
- Basic coaching tools
No gitStream equivalent. You are on your own to find a solution - acquire another tool or build-your-own.
No tools to help platform engineers and DevOps teams implement workflow automation, drive consistency, and scale best practices.
No standardized way to assess and improve professional development across the organization.
Four reasons enterprises love LinearB
Predictable SW delivery
Hit your milestones, surface & mitigate risk, and use algorithmic forecasting instead of intuition. Give product teams and project managers the insights and reporting they demand.
Resource Allocation
Understand how resources are allocated and where you are investing. Align engineering effort to business priorities and measure cost. Focus on new value creation and revenue-generating activities.
Industry benchmarks
In-app benchmarks to identify improvement areas, set objective targets, and track progress. Get a holistic view of engineering health and understand āwhat great looks likeā based on data from 3,000+ teams, 6.1M+ PRs, and 32 countries.
Tools for every role & use case
Analytics for the CEO to the developer. Resource allocation, cost management, and reporting for leaders. Predictable project delivery for PMs. Remove bottlenecks and automate to improve DevEx. Goals and coaching to raise team performance.
Developer productivity by the numbers
developer experience
1 mil+
Join over one million software engineers and enhance your developer experience
Time to Market
-19%
Reduce your cycle time by an average of 19% in your first year with LinearB
Automated
4
weeks/yr
3 hrs a week returned to every developer
Platform
The Engineering Productivity Platform
Everything you need to help your developers build, version, and deploy changes - safely and effectively.
Explore the Platform
From 50% DORA health scores to 98% in less than 6 months. LinearB has given our business critical telemetry and attribution for our engineering teams."
Matt Culver
Engineering Chief of Staff, Super.com
Integrations
Intelligence across your entire stack
Integrate with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, and 50+ AI coding tools. LinearB automatically detects AI activity through pattern matching and direct API integration.
More resources
Guide
Engineering Leader's Guide to Developer Productivity
Discover how to quantify developer productivity, common blockers, strategies to improve it, and how and when to present dev productivity data.
Guide
GartnerĀ® Market Guide: Developer Productivity Insight Platforms
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