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DevStats (CNCF) vs CDviz

DevStats (CNCF) and CDviz both land on Depends.

CDviz

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Confidence: Medium

Worth self-hosting if your team already runs Grafana and wants free, standards-based DORA metrics without vendor lock-in.

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DevStats (CNCF) versus CDviz
CompareDevStats (CNCF)CDviz
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forCNCF project maintainersPlatform teams wanting DORA metrics
Who it's not forEngineering leaders measuring private team productivity . it only sees public CNCF reposTeams wanting turnkey SaaS with support SLAs
PrivacyNo known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁵No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support qualityNo evidence on support.Solo maintainer; no support organization
Public sentimentPublic feedback is sparse: users enjoy contribution visibility, while CNCF's own site warns the stats may be inaccurate.⁹Independent user reviews are scarce; most public discussion is the maker's own launch posts and self-published comparisons.
Biggest gotchaAccuracy: CNCF's own site warns stats can be wrong; don't treat them as authoritative.²SaaS weeks old with zero revenue . could vanish; don't bet critical workflows on it yet

Pick DevStats (CNCF) when

  • CNCF project maintainers
  • OSS community managers
  • Public contribution dashboards
  • Academic OSS research

When DevStats (CNCF) is not a fit

  • Engineering leaders measuring private team productivity . it only sees public CNCF repos
  • Non-CNCF open source projects without serious self-hosting effort
  • Buyers wanting a supported, SLA-backed product
  • Anyone comparing to the commercial $15/mo DevStats . different product, same name

Pick CDviz when

  • Platform teams wanting DORA metrics
  • Shops already running Grafana
  • Open-source-first engineering orgs
  • CDEvents standard adopters

When CDviz is not a fit

  • Teams wanting turnkey SaaS with support SLAs
  • Non-technical managers wanting polished executive reporting
  • Orgs needing vendor security posture or compliance
  • Buyers needing proven maturity; project is months old

Sources

  1. cncf/devstats GitHub repogithub.com
    official
  2. DevStats (CNCF) sitedevstats.cncf.io
    official
  3. CDviz vs CNCF DevStatscdviz.dev
    review
  4. CNCF Q&A with DevStats creatorcncf.io
    news
  5. DevStats security page checkdevstats.cncf.io
    security
  6. KEDA DevStats dashboardkeda.devstats.cncf.io
    official
  7. Example single-project deploymentgithub.com
    official
  8. All CNCF DevStats dashboardsall.devstats.cncf.io
    official
  9. LinkedIn user post on DevStatslinkedin.com
    review
  10. Commercial DevStats pricing (different product)devstats.com
    official
  11. ACM paper on OSS community metricsdl.acm.org
    review
  12. OpenSSF Best Practices entrybestpractices.dev
    security
  13. CDviz . Monitor Your Software Delivery Pipelinecdviz.dev
    official
  14. CDviz Pricing & Planscdviz.dev
    official
  15. CDviz Cloud . CI/CD visibility for small teamscdviz.dev
    official
  16. cdviz-dev/cdviz on GitHubgithub.com
    official