DX
Developer productivity platform combining surveys and system data
- Researched profile
- Free option
- None listed
- Pricing
- Price on request
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Integrations
- 3 listed
The lean-stack take
DX publishes the DX Core 4 framework and a Developer Experience Index. A lean software team can use these to find friction in its delivery flow and check whether changes shorten cycle times.
Best for
Software engineering organizations that want to combine developer surveys with tool data to find and remove delivery friction.
Watch out for
Pricing is not confirmed publicly, so ask how it is priced and how the Atlassian ownership affects tools outside Atlassian.
About
About DX
DX is a developer productivity platform that measures software delivery using developer surveys and data from engineering tools. Atlassian agreed to acquire DX in 2025, and it now appears as Atlassian DX.
Written by lean-stack from DX's public pages. Vendors can replace it with their own description by claiming this profile.
Features
What DX offers
DX Core 4
A framework from DX for measuring developer productivity, with a guide in the product documentation.
Developer Experience Index
The DXI is DX's survey-based measure of developer experience. It points teams to the friction that slows their flow.
DORA metrics
DX documentation includes DORA metrics reports, which support tracking delivery speed and stability.
Data connectors
Documented connectors include GitHub, GitLab commits and pipelines, and Jira Data Center.
Dashboards
The DX Dashboard brings survey results and system data into one view for engineering leaders.
AI impact measurement
DX describes how to measure the effect of generative AI tools on developer productivity.
Lean techniques supported
The lean practices DX is built to support.
Pricing
DX pricing
Checked October 17, 2026
Starting price
Price on request
- Pricing
- Price on request
- Free option
- None listed
How pricing works
Prices were not confirmed from search results; check the DX pricing page or contact the vendor.
DX has a pricing page, but prices were not confirmed during this check.
See current prices on getdx.comDX doesn't publish a full plan list, so we show what it does publish. Confirm prices with the vendor.
Strengths and limitations
What stands out, and what to watch
Strengths
- Combines developer surveys with system data
- Publishes its own measurement frameworks, DX Core 4 and the DXI
- Documented connectors for GitHub, GitLab and Jira Data Center
- DORA metrics reports included in the documentation
- DX has published a commitment to data neutrality after joining Atlassian
Limitations
- Prices not confirmed during this check
- Focused on software engineering, not lean work outside IT
- Survey-based measures depend on developer response rates
- Full connector list and deployment options not confirmed during this check
- G2 and Capterra ratings not confirmed from search results
Based on the vendor's published plans and documentation, not a hands-on test.
Fit
Is DX right for your team?
A good fit if…
- You want to know where developers lose time in the delivery flow
- Leaders ask for DORA metrics alongside developer feedback
- Your code sits in GitHub or GitLab
- You want to measure the effect of AI coding tools
Look elsewhere if…
- You only need cycle time and throughput charts from a Kanban board
- Your team is outside software delivery
- You want published prices and self-service sign-up
Integrations
Connects with
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Jira Data Center
From the vendor's own integrations list.
Support and training
- Support
- Help center
- Training
- Docs, Research articles, Newsletter
- Deployment
- Cloud
Reviews
What DX users say
We haven't found published reviews of DX on G2 or Capterra yet. Smaller lean tools often have none, so judge it on the facts above and a trial.
Similar tools
DX alternatives
ActionableAgile Analytics
Published pricing
Flow analytics from 55 Degrees offering cycle-time scatterplots, aging WIP, CFDs and Monte Carlo forecasts for Jira and Azure DevOps.
Allstacks
Price on request
Engineering intelligence platform that forecasts delivery dates with ML on historical data and tracks Flow and DORA metrics.
JiraMetrics
Free
Free Ruby gem that extracts Jira data into HTML reports covering CFDs, cycle-time histograms, throughput and stalled work.
Nave
Published pricing
Kanban analytics dashboard that pulls board data from Jira, Azure DevOps, Trello and Asana to chart flow and forecast delivery.
| Tool | Pricing | Starting price | Free plan or trial | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DX | Price on request | Not published | None listed | Cloud |
| ActionableAgile Analytics | Published pricing | $22 per user/month (standalone, monthly billing) | Free trial | Web, Jira Cloud, Jira Data Center, Azure DevOps |
| Allstacks | Price on request | Quote-based | None listed | Web |
| JiraMetrics | Free | Free (open source, Apache License) | Free plan | Command line (Ruby), Jira Cloud, Jira Data Center |
| Nave | Published pricing | $100 per board/month | Free trial | Web |
From each vendor's published pricing. Check current prices on their sites.
FAQ
DX: common questions
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- DX home page
- Pricing page
- DX is joining Atlassian (blog)
- Our commitment to data neutrality (blog)
- Atlassian DX in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant (press release)
- Measuring developer productivity with the DX Core 4
- Guide to the DX Core 4 (docs)
- Developer Experience Index
- Introducing the DX Dashboard
- DORA metrics reports (docs)
- GitHub connector
- GitLab connector (docs)
- GitLab Pipelines connector (docs)
- Jira Data Center connector (docs)
- Measuring GenAI impact with DX
Listed October 17, 2026.