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DevStats (CNCF) vs CDviz

DevStats (CNCF) and CDviz both land on Depends.

CDviz

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buy if your team already runs Grafana and has an engineer to wire up collectors . you get standards-based DORA metrics free.

DevStats (CNCF) versus CDviz
CompareDevStats (CNCF)CDviz
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forCNCF project maintainersPlatform teams tracking DORA metrics
Who it's not forEngineering leaders measuring private team productivity . it only sees public CNCF reposTeams with nobody to babysit self-hosted infrastructure
PrivacyNo known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁵No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support qualityNo evidence on support.No support evidence in sources.
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 visible discussion comes from the creator's own Reddit and LinkedIn posts.
Biggest gotchaAccuracy: CNCF's own site warns stats can be wrong; don't treat them as authoritative.²Early-stage: maker reported $0 revenue three weeks post-launch; longevity and roadmap unproven.

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 tracking DORA metrics
  • Grafana-native engineering orgs
  • Multi-tool pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, Jira)
  • Open-source budgets avoiding per-seat fees

When CDviz is not a fit

  • Teams with nobody to babysit self-hosted infrastructure
  • Non-Grafana shops wanting zero-setup SaaS
  • Buyers requiring vendor SLAs and support contracts
  • Orgs wanting mature, battle-tested tooling today

Sources

  1. official
  2. DevStats (CNCF) sitedevstats.cncf.io
    official
  3. review
  4. news
  5. security
  6. KEDA DevStats dashboardkeda.devstats.cncf.io
    official
  7. official
  8. All CNCF DevStats dashboardsall.devstats.cncf.io
    official
  9. review
  10. official
  11. review
  12. security
  13. official
  14. official
  15. official
  16. official