PanDev Metrics

PanDev Metrics combines engineering activity signals into analytics that include live DORA metrics, engineering costs and AI contribution. Its cost analytics combine IDE and terminal hours, AI agent tokens and payroll rates to calculate feature costs by task. The maker says the team product is intended for engineering teams with ten or more developers whose core work is writing software. Teams can use PanDev-hosted cloud SaaS or deploy on their own infrastructure. Listed integrations include JetBrains, VS Code, Visual Studio, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, Jira, Yandex Tracker, ClickUp and Azure Boards. The product also includes an on-premise task tracker with imports from Jira, ClickUp, Notion and YouTrack, plus team documentation with page history and restore. The overview says source code and screenshots are not collected, while IDE plugins, browser extensions and terminal plugins send activity events. On-premises controls include encryption, access control and action auditing, with data stored on customer servers. LDAP is the only SSO option supported on-prem. Personal workspace features and PanDev CLI are free; Metrics Cloud / On-prem pricing is available from sales.

PanDev Metrics connects engineering activity with delivery and cost analytics, with cloud and on-prem deployment options. Teams should weigh the activity-event collection and the on-prem LDAP-only SSO limit when evaluating fit.

It suits engineering teams with ten or more developers seeking activity analytics, DORA metrics or task-level cost estimates. Teams considering on-prem deployment should check whether LDAP-only SSO meets their needs.

Overview

PanDev Metrics is engineering analytics software that connects activity signals to delivery performance and task-level costs. It is best suited to software-focused engineering teams with ten or more developers. Its blend of DORA measures and cost analysis makes it worth considering, but teams choosing on-prem deployment must be comfortable with LDAP as the only SSO option.

Key features

Delivery and cost analytics

The team product brings together live DORA, delivery and reliability metrics with engineering activity and AI contribution. It calculates feature costs by task using IDE and terminal hours, AI agent tokens and payroll rates, giving teams a way to consider effort and spend alongside delivery outcomes. Custom metrics are not supported, so organizations that need to define their own measures will need another tool.

Integrations and workflow

IDE integrations include JetBrains, VS Code and Visual Studio; Git integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps. Supported trackers include Jira, Yandex Tracker, ClickUp and Azure Boards. PanDev Metrics also has an on-premise task tracker that imports from Jira, ClickUp, Notion and YouTrack, alongside team documentation with page history and restore. This is a useful combination for teams looking to bring analytics and workflow tools together, though the fit depends on whether the supported integrations match their processes.

Privacy and deployment

Teams can choose PanDev-hosted cloud SaaS or on-premises deployment on their own infrastructure. On-prem documentation covers encryption, access control and action auditing, with data stored on the customer's servers. The product overview says it does not collect source code or screenshots, but IDE plugins, browser extensions and terminal plugins do send activity events. That distinction matters for teams evaluating employee data collection. On-prem SSO is limited to LDAP; SAML, OIDC and Google sign-in are unavailable in that deployment.

Two separate offerings address individual use. The personal profile is private by default, and its page says code, secrets and passwords are not read or transmitted. PanDev CLI runs locally without an account or network calls, does not send prompt text, and reads logs from Claude Code and Codex CLI. The CLI requires Node 20 or later and supports macOS, Linux and Windows.

Pricing

PanDev Metrics uses a freemium model, but its free offerings are distinct from the team analytics product. Personal workspace costs nothing and includes basic profile features, gamification, statistics, an achievement showcase and a portfolio, free forever. It fits individuals who want a private profile rather than team analytics.

PanDev CLI costs nothing and runs locally without an account. It is for developers who want local summaries of supported coding-agent logs, not an analytics dashboard for a team.

Metrics Cloud / On-prem has custom pricing, billed through Contact Sales. It covers either cloud or on-prem deployment; on-prem requires a license distribution archive from an account manager. The team product has no free plan or free trial, so teams should expect a sales conversation rather than a no-cost evaluation. The listed 14-day trial note conflicts with the stated “Free trial: no”; without a free-trial offer, buyers should not assume they can evaluate the team product for 14 days at no charge.

Platforms

PanDev Metrics lists Android, iOS, browser extension, Linux, macOS, Windows, web and self-hosted availability. The team product's cloud and on-prem choices serve organizations with different infrastructure preferences, while the CLI's supported operating systems are macOS, Linux and Windows.

Who it's for

PanDev Metrics is the clearest fit for software engineering organizations with at least ten developers that want delivery metrics and task-level cost analysis in one product. Teams already using its supported IDEs, Git providers and trackers have a stronger integration fit. It is a weaker choice for teams that require custom metrics or modern SAML, OIDC or Google SSO on-prem, and its activity-event collection may not suit organizations with stricter employee-monitoring expectations.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Combines DORA, delivery and reliability metrics with task-level cost analysis, including AI agent tokens and payroll rates.
• Pros: Offers cloud SaaS and on-prem deployment, with on-prem encryption, access control and action auditing.
• Pros: Includes an on-prem task tracker and team documentation, in addition to broad IDE, Git and tracker integrations.
• Cons: Custom metrics are not supported, limiting teams that need measures tailored to their own workflows.
• Cons: On-prem SSO supports LDAP only, excluding SAML, OIDC and Google sign-in.
• Cons: IDE, browser and terminal integrations send activity events, which may be a concern for teams sensitive to employee activity collection.
• Cons: The team product has custom pricing and no free trial, while the free plan covers personal features and CLI rather than team analytics.

Alternatives

For a broader shortlist, see DevOps analytics software.

Middleware is worth comparing if a team wants a free forever plan with published data, RUM-session, synthetic-check and browser-test allowances. Choose Planview AdaptiveWork instead if its paid work-management offering is the closer fit; pricing is available by contacting an account executive.

Pluralsight is a different paid option for teams seeking a technology learning platform; its Core Tech plan is $449 a year, billed annually, with a 10-day free trial that excludes labs and sandboxes. Deviera may suit teams prioritizing repository automations: its free plan covers one repo, five automations and three members, while Team costs $25 a month.

GitClear is another engineering analytics alternative, with a free Starter plan capped at three repos, six months of analysis, 2,000 commits and 150 pull requests. Hatica offers a free plan with unlimited team members and data sources but only one month of history. Swarmia has a free plan for companies with fewer than ten software developers, excluding HRIS integrations and Swarmia AI, while its AI adoption and cost plan starts at $5 a month.

Waydev is another alternative for teams comparing engineering analytics tools.

Verdict

Choose PanDev Metrics if a software team of ten or more needs DORA and delivery signals alongside task-level engineering costs, and its integrations and activity-event model fit the organization. Look elsewhere if custom metrics or modern on-prem SSO are requirements, or if the team needs a free trial before committing to a custom-priced analytics product.