Engineering metrics & DORA · DX (Adjacent, Inc.)
DX
Developer experience and productivity platform combining survey data (based on the SPACE/DevEx research) with system metrics including DORA.
DX was built by researchers behind the SPACE framework and the DevEx research used broadly in the developer-productivity field, and its product reflects that lineage: it pairs quantitative system metrics (DORA, deployment data pulled from Git/CI) with structured developer surveys, on the premise that neither signal alone reliably measures productivity — self-reported friction and system-level throughput need to be read together. This positions DX as more research-grounded than tools that rely solely on Git telemetry, but developer-productivity measurement generally remains a contested area, and DX itself is explicit that its metrics are meant to inform team-level investment decisions, not individual scoring. It targets engineering leadership (VP Eng, CTO) at mid-to-large organizations. Pricing is not published and requires a demo/quote.
At a glance
| Vendor | DX (Adjacent, Inc.) |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Quote only |
| Free tier | No |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Open source | No |
| Best for | Engineering leadership wanting research-grounded developer-experience data alongside standard DORA metrics. |
Pricing
Custom-quoted; no pricing tiers or rates published on the vendor site.
Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.
Features
- DORA metrics from Git/CI telemetry
- Structured developer experience surveys (SPACE-framework based)
- Benchmarking against DX's research dataset
- AI coding-assistant adoption and impact tracking
- Investment/allocation reporting for engineering leadership
- Team-level (not individual) reporting philosophy
Integrations
Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026