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Should I use LeadDev?

The home of engineering leadership — conferences, content, and community - leaddev.com

Depends. Buy if you are an engineering leader whose employer funds peer learning and conference travel. Skip if you want a software tool, are an individual contributor, or lack a training budget.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~25 public sources; evidence covers events, content, and attendee blogs — no SaaS-style review data.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useContent site, not an app; no evidence
  • Feature depthMedia and events brand; no software features
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

€1,399

LeadDev Berlin — Standard

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
LDX3 New York / LondonSee site

Best for

  • New engineering managers seeking peer community
  • Orgs funding leadership development
  • First-time engineering directors
  • Companies sponsoring leadership events

Not for

  • Individual contributors — content targets leaders, not ICs
  • Anyone wanting a tool to deploy or integrate
  • Bootstrapped startups without leadership-training budget
  • Teams needing measurable workflow ROI — this is learning, not tooling

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

€1,399 is per person; add travel, hotel, and days out of office

medium

Some LDX3 New York tickets require role or title qualification

medium

Guess: LeadDev Together membership pricing is not self-serve; comparison blogs lead with price

low

Guess: on-demand videos are tied to event tickets, not sold as standalone subscription

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Recognized conference brand for engineering leaders in NY, London, Berlin
  • Free articles, reports, videos, and YouTube broadcasts
  • Annual Engineering Leadership Report with original survey data
  • Companion iOS app for event attendees
  • Advisory board of established engineering leaders

Cons

  • Not software — media, events, and community; nothing to integrate
  • Berlin standard ticket is €1,399 before travel costs
  • Also sells vendor sponsorships; content mixes with promotion
  • Scant structured reviews; feedback is mostly personal attendee blogs

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/27/2026 - 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x5review x5security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • €1,399

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. €1,399 tickets; attendee writeups positive
  • Ease of use. Content site, not an app; no evidence
  • Feature depth. Media and events brand; no software features
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 3/5. Publishes security page; no incidents in sources
  • €1,399 Berlin standard ticket per person, LeadDev Berlin
  • Yes Free content articles, reports, videos; events are paid
  • 3+ Annual events New York, London, Berlin (LDX3)

Pricing

LeadDev Berlin — Standard

€1,399

  • In-person conference, per person
  • Travel and lodging extra

LDX3 New York / London

See site

  • Some tickets require role qualification
  • Combo tickets include on-demand videos

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Attendee blogs describe the conferences as valuable for engineering leaders, but structured review data is absent.

Alternatives

Compare LeadDev with each alternative.

  • Local engineering-leadership meetups

    Free networking without event-ticket pricing

Companies that use it

  • Codacy
  • Planet Argon⁷
  • Imaginary Cloud
Full analysis

Based on ~25 public sources; evidence covers events, content, and attendee blogs — no SaaS-style review data.

LeadDev is conferences, articles, and community for engineering leaders — not software. Worth it only with a training budget.

Methodology

Based on ~25 public sources; evidence covers events, content, and attendee blogs — no SaaS-style review data.

Sources

  1. LeadDev: The home of engineering leadershipleaddev.com
    official
  2. LeadDev Berlin ticketsleaddev.com
    official
  3. LDX3 New York ticketsleaddev.com
    official
  4. LeadDev videos hubleaddev.com
    official
  5. LeadDev product security pageleaddev.com
    security
  6. LeadDev iOS appapps.apple.com
    official
  7. Reflections from LeadDev 2025blog.planetargon.com
    review
  8. What I learned from speaking at LeadDevcenizal.com
    review
  9. My 4 main takeaways from LeadDev Berlin 2023blog.jellesmeets.nl
    review
  10. EM Accelerator vs LeadDev Together comparisonemaccelerator.com
    review
  11. LeadDev Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.com
    news
  12. Courses and development opportunities threadreddit.com
    review

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