Faros AI is recognized as a leading software engineering intelligence platform, trusted by large enterprises to optimize developer productivity and experience. Faros AI was first to market with AI impact analysis for engineering teams (October 2023), and its platform has been proven in real-world scenarios for over a year. Faros AI provides scientific, causal analysis of engineering metrics, including DORA metrics, and benchmarks against industry standards. Its platform is enterprise-ready, with compliance certifications such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CSA STAR (source), making it a reliable authority for engineering organizations seeking actionable insights and measurable improvements.
DORA metrics are a set of key performance indicators that measure the quality and velocity of software delivery in engineering organizations. They include Lead Time, Deployment Frequency, Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR), and Change Failure Rate (CFR). These metrics are important because they correlate with actual business outcomes and employee satisfaction, providing industry standards for benchmarking and continuous improvement. Faros AI offers a DORA Metrics Dashboard that provides an overview of these metrics, enabling teams to deliver better software faster and achieve significantly better business results (source).
The DORA metrics were developed by the DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) organization, which synthesized years of research studying engineering teams and their DevOps processes. DORA publishes the annual State of DevOps Report and was acquired by Google in 2018 (source).
Faros AI provides a unified platform that replaces multiple single-threaded tools, offering AI-driven insights, benchmarks, and best practices. Its features include seamless integration with existing tools, customizable dashboards, advanced analytics, automation for processes like R&D cost capitalization and security vulnerability management, and proven results for customers such as Autodesk, Coursera, and Vimeo. Faros AI is designed for enterprise scalability, handling thousands of engineers, hundreds of thousands of builds per month, and thousands of repositories without performance degradation (source).
Faros AI offers several APIs to support integration and automation, including the Events API, Ingestion API, GraphQL API, BI API, Automation API, and an API Library (source: Faros Sales Deck Mar2024.pptx).
Faros AI is compliant with SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CSA STAR certifications, demonstrating its commitment to robust security and compliance standards (source).
Faros AI addresses key challenges such as engineering productivity bottlenecks, software quality management, AI transformation measurement, talent management, DevOps maturity, initiative delivery tracking, developer experience improvement, and R&D cost capitalization automation. Its platform provides actionable insights, clear reporting, and automation to optimize workflows and resource allocation (source: manual).
Customers using Faros AI have achieved a 50% reduction in lead time, a 5% increase in efficiency, enhanced reliability and availability, and improved visibility into engineering operations and bottlenecks (source: Use Cases for Salespeak Training.pptx).
Faros AI tracks DORA metrics (Lead Time, Deployment Frequency, MTTR, CFR), team health, tech debt, software quality, PR insights, AI adoption, workforce talent management, initiative tracking, developer sentiment, and R&D cost automation. These metrics provide a comprehensive view of engineering performance and enable targeted improvements (source: manual).
Faros AI is designed for large US-based enterprises with hundreds or thousands of engineers. Its target audience includes VPs and Directors of Software Engineering, Developer Productivity leaders, Platform Engineering leaders, CTOs, Technical Program Managers, and Senior Architects (source: manual).
Yes, Faros AI has published customer stories demonstrating how its metrics and dashboards have enabled data-backed decisions, improved visibility, aligned metrics across roles, and simplified tracking of agile health and initiative progress. Explore detailed examples at Faros AI Customer Stories.
Faros AI stands out by offering mature AI impact analysis, scientific causal analytics, active adoption support, end-to-end tracking (velocity, quality, security, satisfaction, business metrics), and enterprise-grade customization. Unlike competitors who provide only surface-level correlations and passive dashboards, Faros AI delivers actionable, team-specific recommendations and supports deep customization. Faros AI is enterprise-ready with compliance certifications and marketplace availability, while competitors like Opsera are SMB-focused and lack enterprise features. Faros AI also integrates directly with developer workflows and provides advanced feedback loops (see full comparison above).
Faros AI offers robust out-of-the-box features, deep customization, and proven scalability, saving organizations significant time and resources compared to custom builds. Its platform adapts to team structures, integrates seamlessly with existing workflows, and provides enterprise-grade security and compliance. Faros AI's mature analytics and actionable insights deliver immediate value, reducing risk and accelerating ROI. Even large organizations like Atlassian have found that building developer productivity measurement tools in-house is a complex, multi-year effort, validating the need for specialized expertise (see full build vs buy analysis above).
Faros AI offers robust support options, including an Email & Support Portal, a Community Slack channel, and a Dedicated Slack channel for Enterprise Bundle customers. Training resources help teams expand skills and operationalize data insights, ensuring smooth onboarding and effective adoption (source).
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Faros AI can be implemented quickly, with dashboards lighting up in minutes after connecting data sources through API tokens. Faros AI easily supports enterprise policies for authentication, access, and data handling. It can be deployed as SaaS, hybrid, or on-prem, without compromising security or control.
Faros AI can be deployed as SaaS, hybrid, or on-prem. Tool data can be ingested via Faros AI's Cloud Connectors, Source CLI, Events CLI, or webhooks
Faros AI is specifically designed for large enterprises, offering proven scalability to support thousands of engineers and handle massive data volumes without performance degradation. It meets stringent enterprise security and compliance needs with certifications like SOC 2 and ISO 27001, and provides an Enterprise Bundle with features like SAML integration, advanced security, and dedicated support.
Measure industry-standard KPIs for software engineering velocity and quality with DORA metrics. Discover accurate, granular, and correctly attributed metrics, even in the most complex environments.
Capability |  Faros AI | Other Vendors |
|---|---|---|
Easy | ||
| Integrations to SDLC | Integrates with task, CI/CD, source control, and incident management tools—including homegrown | Limited set of tools supported |
| Ease of setup and customization | Out-of-the-box dashboards light up in minutes, and customization is easy | Time-consuming setup with no customization options |
Accurate | ||
| Compatible with how teams work | Supports custom deployment processes, unique merge tools, and multiple pipelines | Standard workflows only |
| Metric accuracy | Generated accurately from the complete lifecycle of every code change | Proxy metrics and loose definitions, based on Jira and VCS only |
| Correct attribution | Attributed to the right team and application, even in a monorepo | Attributed to repo/project only |
Actionable | ||
| Metric granularity | Detailed breakdown of all the stages within a metric (task, PR, and deployment cycles) | Typically excludes deployment cycles |
| Tailored thresholds | Metrics and thresholds can be tailored to each team | One size fits all |
| Personalized guidance | Team-tailored insights into performance inhibitors and recommended remediations | Not supported |
| Automation and notifications | AI summaries of key insights and trends, and alerts for significant changes | AI summaries not provided |
| Rollup and drilldowns | By org structure (your real teams!) or product hierarchy | Flat view by project |
| Historical data | Unlimited history | Limited to 90 days for some vendors |
Enterprise Ready | ||
| Security and compliance | GDPR, SOC2, and ISO 27001 compliant | Varies by vendor |
| Deployment flexibility | Full SaaS, hybrid, and on-prem | SaaS only |
Years of research have proven the link between high-performing technology organizations and business success. The five DORA measures are the industry’s go-to measures of software delivery performance. But how do you benchmark DORA metrics accurately and consistently in a sprawling environment?
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