DX vs Swarmia
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| Field | DX | Swarmia |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Active | Active |
| What it is, values differ | Engineering intelligence platform built by researchers; measures productivity, developer experience and AI-generated code by commit, PR, team and agent. | Engineering effectiveness platform from Helsinki: code/DORA metrics, AI adoption and cost, developer surveys, capitalization. |
| Pricing, values differ | Contact sales | Standard $45/dev/mo; Enterprise $55/dev/mo; modules from $5/dev/mo (AI adoption) (annual) |
| Free plan, values differ | Unknown | Yes: free plan for companies with fewer than 10 developers |
| Code hosts, values differ | GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps (per DX docs) | GitHub (Cloud, Enterprise Cloud & Server), GitLab (Cloud & Server) |
| AI tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Measures | DORA, Flow & cycle time, AI adoption & impact, DevEx surveys, Investment allocation, Cost capitalization | DORA, Flow & cycle time, AI adoption & impact, DevEx surveys, Investment allocation, Cost capitalization |
| Team size, values differ | Unknown | Small (under 50), Mid (50–250), Large (250+) |
| Deployment | SaaS | SaaS |
| Issue trackers, values differ | Jira, Linear, Azure Boards | Jira, Linear, Shortcut, GitHub Issues |
| Chat, values differ | Slack | Not listed |
| CI/CD | Not listed | Not listed |
| AI tools connected, values differ | GitHub Copilot, Cursor | GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex |
| Last verified | 15 Oct 2026 | 15 Oct 2026 |