Why companies choose DX over LinearB
LinearB is a narrower tool with dashboards and alerts for managers. DX is a comprehensive platform that unifies data sources, delivers insights tailored to each role, and provides enterprise-grade flexibility and support.
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“LinearB didn’t have the integrations we needed. DX worked out of the box.”
Platform leader, Fast-growing consumer app company
“DX’s transparency made this easy to adopt. We could see and edit every metric.”
CTO, Global enterprise manufacturer
(Fortune 500)
“We stopped paying attention because the data didn’t add up. DX gave us clarity.”
Engineering Director, Mid-sized SaaS company (HealthTech)
Over 400+ companies have chosen DX
Capabilities you only get with DX
We analyzed evaluations where both DX and LinearB were considered. These are the capabilities that leaders said set DX apart.
Insight into both the What and the Why
System metrics show the symptoms. DX combines system data with self-reported metrics and experience sampling to uncover the causes of slowdowns and identify opportunities for improvement.
Learn more“DX gives us both qualitative and quantitative insights in a single place, which is unique to the DX platform.”
Lindsey Simon, VP of Engineering at Vercel
Enterprise flexibility and support
Other platforms provide fixed reports. DX delivers a single-tenant data lake with AI-driven custom reporting, flexible data access, and enterprise-grade performance—built to fit your organization’s unique environment.
Learn more“DX results are reviewed from the global CIO down to our individual team leaders. Our senior leaders are looking at this data, our team leaders are looking at this data, and everybody’s working together to figure out how to make the engineering experience better here at Vanguard.”
Kelly Anne Pipe, Head of Developer Experience at Vanguard
Comprehensive AI impact reporting
AI tools are transforming how software is built, but their impact is hard to quantify. DX uniquely tracks adoption, productivity, and quality outcomes from AI usage, helping leaders evaluate ROI, compare vendors, and plan future investments.
Learn more“The insights from DX enrich our understanding of how AI is impacting developer productivity, and where we can invest to improve AI tooling and adoption.”
Eirini Kalliamvakou, Staff Researcher at GitHub
DX named #1 in Software Development Analytics Tools Grid
Where DX and LinearB overlap
The capabilities both DX and LinearB offer, and how DX approaches each differently.
Pre-built reports that measure delivery performance
Both DX and LinearB offer standard delivery metrics out of the box by connecting to systems like GitHub, Jira, and CI/CD tools. DX extends that with more integrations, customizable dashboards, and unmatched benchmarking data from hundreds of engineering organizations.
Learn more“Having DX is like getting a blood panel or CSAT into the engineering organization.”
Drew Houston, CEO at Dropbox
Metrics and alerts designed for frontline teams
Both DX and LinearB help managers track throughput, reviews, and delivery health in real time. DX extends that by layering in qualitative feedback from developers, giving managers context behind the numbers.
Learn more“The thing that I’m most proud of is just how teams are using the data. 50% of the teams that said they would improve something have actually improved something, and we can see that with the data.”
Tom Adams, CTO at Adyen
Optimization tools that drive improvements
Both DX and LinearB offer tools that drive improvement. LinearB focuses on automating workflows like pull request reviews and cycle-time alerts. DX offers productivity tools designed to accelerate engineering velocity, such as catalogs, scorecards, and tailored best practices delivered to teams.
Learn more“DX doesn’t just stop at ‘here are the metrics.’ It’s set up to continue a conversation. That’s something we didn’t have before and couldn’t find anywhere else.”
Stephan Hagemann, Head of Product Infrastructure & DevProd at Gusto
Companies that run on DX perform better
