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Swarmia vs Jellyfish

Swarmia and Jellyfish both land on Depends.

Swarmia

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Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run multiple engineering teams on GitHub plus Jira/Linear and need DORA metrics, AI-cost tracking, or audit-ready software capitalization.

Swarmia versus Jellyfish
CompareSwarmiaJellyfish
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forMulti-team engineering orgs on GitHub + Jira/LinearEngineering leaders at 100+ dev orgs
Who it's not forSolo developers and small teams . spreadsheet-level metrics sufficeStartups under ~50 engineers . serious overkill
PrivacyNo known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.²No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁹
Support qualityCustomer success managers mentioned; no review evidenceNo usable evidence in sources reviewed
Public sentimentPublic user feedback is sparse; one developer blog praised easy GitHub/Jira integration and Working Agreements.³G2 users consistently praise Jellyfish's visibility, while pricing is the recurring complaint, and the vendor cites a 90% recommendation rate.12
Biggest gotchaPricing is gated behind demos; expect sales contact before seeing numbers.¹Pricing is opaque . expect a sales process and quotes starting near $19K/year10

Pick Swarmia when

  • Multi-team engineering orgs on GitHub + Jira/Linear
  • Leaders tracking DORA metrics and AI coding-tool spend
  • Companies needing audit-ready software capitalization reports
  • GDPR-sensitive teams wanting EU data residency

When Swarmia is not a fit

  • Solo developers and small teams . spreadsheet-level metrics suffice
  • Buyers wanting transparent, self-serve pricing
  • Orgs needing US data residency by default
  • Teams not on GitHub, Jira, or Linear

Pick Jellyfish when

  • Engineering leaders at 100+ dev orgs
  • Enterprises tracking AI-assisted engineering
  • R&D execs needing board-level reporting
  • Multi-team orgs with dedicated engineering ops

When Jellyfish is not a fit

  • Startups under ~50 engineers . serious overkill
  • Teams without $20K+/yr budget headroom
  • Anyone wanting simple velocity dashboards
  • Buyers who need transparent, self-serve pricing

Sources

  1. Swarmia homepageswarmia.com
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  9. Jellyfish Trust Centertrust.jellyfish.co
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