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Hivel
Software.com

The Software.com Alternative for AI-Native Engineering Intelligence and ROI

Software.com measures basic DevOps metrics. Hivel measures AI adoption and its true impact on productivity, plus board-ready AI ROI.

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Customer Outcomes Delivered With Hivel

What teams achieved with clear, real-time data and support to act on it

56%

Faster release
cycles

40%

Boost in
features released

16%

More features
shipped

26%

Reduction in
hotfix rate

4 Reasons Why Global Orgs Trust Hivel

Real AI adoption measurement

Hivel tracks AI code that survives till production. Everything else is excluded, ensuring only real adoption counts for ROI.

Clear AI impact correlation

Hivel starts with precise AI adoption data and connects it to speed and quality KPIs to show if AI is making a difference.

Board-ready AI ROI

AI outcomes are directly tied to financial impact, providing your investment decisions with the real-time, data-backed insights they need.

Executive DevEx partnership

Hivel’s DevEx engineers audit hygiene, offer 24/7 support, and deliver insights that reveal how engineering drives real business impact.

Hidden Costs of Software.com for Engineering Teams

Opaque metrics

Software.com obscures real impact with vague metrics. Hivel reveals true AI adoption and ROI.

Retrospective Reports

Software.com lacks predictive analytics & misses proactive decision-making opportunities.

DevEx Blind Spots

Software.com overlooks developer workload imbalances, leading to burnout and inefficiencies.

Where Hivel Wins Against Software.com

Research-backed contrasts validated from public Software.com documentation & community feedback
Features

Partnership Model with DevEx Engineers

AI Adoption Measured in Production

AI ROI Reporting

Flexible Deployment (On-Prem, VPC, etc.)

AI-Powered Code Review Agent

AI-Powered Insights Agent

Correlation with Business Outcomes

Developer Experience & Team Health

Cost Capitalization

Meeting Time Investment Analysis

Quadrant Chart View of Performance

Time-to-Value within 48 Hours

The Perfect Plan for Every Team

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Free plan

The perfect plan for early stage startups that want to launch quickly - can't get any better than this.
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Free
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Growing teams

The best plan for fast growing scale ups that want to expand into new markets or product.
$
25
/ month per contributor billed monthly
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Enterprise

The plan best suited for large businesses looking for enterprise-class compliance, while diversifying their revenue streams.
$
40
/ month per contributor billed monthly
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Free plan

The perfect plan for early stage startups that want to launch quickly - can't get any better than this.
$
Free
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Growing teams

The best plan for fast growing scale ups that want to expand into new markets or product.
$
20
/ month per contributor billed annually
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Enterprise

The plan best suited for large businesses looking for enterprise-class compliance, while diversifying their revenue streams.
$
35
/ month per contributor billed annually
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What Engineering Leaders Say

Vaibhav Bansal
V.P. Engineering
"Hivel has been phenomenal in helping us present our progress to leadership. Its insights into leading indicators have empowered our team leads to enhance review efficiency and ship features faster. Now, we are able to show the impact of our process changes, clearly identify areas of opportunity, and bring in a data-driven culture without spending time pulling manual reports."
Murali Swaminathan
Chief Technology Officer
“We were looking for a unique solution to understand engineering productivity and efficiency, with a single tool that could give leaders complete visibility. We evaluated other comparable tools, but none were comprehensive enough. When we came across Hivel, it checked all the boxes for measuring developer productivity across both AI and non-AI workflows.”
Derek Mackie
Director of Engineering
"Using Hivel shone a light on the non-standard aspects of our work, emphasizing the need for crucial adjustments. The insights from Hivel helped us recognize areas for improvement, particularly in managing cycle times and streamlining development workflows. This guidance has been instrumental in our efforts to enhance operational efficiency and productivity."
Leonardo Pinheiro Ferrari
Chief Technology Officer
"Thanks to Hivel, we've seen a staggering 157% improvement in our deployment frequency. By identifying and addressing inefficiencies, and adopting best practices, we've significantly accelerated our progress. Hivel has been instrumental in our journey to operational excellence."
Chris Callander
Senior Engineering Manager
"Hivel has been instrumental in identifying areas for enhancement and guiding our strategic improvements. It has significantly contributed to our journey toward greater operational efficiency. The Activity and Dev360 features in Hivel have been particularly valuable for providing feedback to engineers during 1-1's, enhancing our communication and development practices."
Shiro Theuri
Chief Technology Officer
"Before Hivel, understanding our engineering team's dynamics was a game of guesswork. Now, with Hivel's clear dashboards and insights, our leaders have the clarity and time-saving tools they need to excel. It's been transformative in streamlining our operations."
Koti Reddy
Chief Technology Officer
"Incorporating Hivel into our daily operations has been a game-changer. It's not just a tool; it's a part of our strategic decision-making process, trusted by our leaders at every level. The impact on our engineering efficiency is undeniable and deeply valued."
Manoj Awasthi
Chief Technology Officer
"It has been great to partner with Hivel to get access to insights that help leaders at all levels gain visibility into bottlenecks and challenges that the teams face, build actionable plan to resolve them and track the progress over time. And thanks for the fantastic support!"
Ameen M
Engineering Manager
"Hivel has made a huge difference to how I manage my teams. Before every one-on-one or appraisal, I rely on it to dive into developer metrics and drive truly meaningful conversations. It helps me spot rework patterns, reward high performers, and benchmark our teams even against our US counterparts. The dashboards are intuitive, insightful, and honestly far more actionable than anything we get from Jira."
Paras Sood
Associate Director
"Hivel's insights have been pivotal in refining our engineering processes, elevating both efficiency and the developer experience. We're now making smarter decisions, faster, thanks to Hivel."

Frequently asked questions

How does Hivel track AI adoption differently from Software.com?

Hivel tracks AI-generated code that reaches production, measuring real-world impact on cycle time and quality, unlike Software.com, which only tracks AI tool usage without correlating it to business outcomes.

Can Hivel help measure AI ROI?

Yes, Hivel provides comprehensive AI ROI measurement, correlating AI tool usage to tangible outcomes such as productivity improvements and faster release cycles. This impact is further translated in ROI terms, easy for board reporting.

How does Hivel improve developer experience and productivity?

Hivel tracks developer workload, identifies imbalances, and flags interruptions and context-switching, ensuring sustainable developer velocity and preventing burnout, whereas Software.com lacks this capability.

What makes Hivel’s AI Code Review Agent stand out?

Hivel’s AI Code Review Agent automatically reviews AI-generated code before human review, flags vulnerabilities, and ensures consistent quality standards, reducing review time by 30%+ compared to manual processes used by Software.com.

How does Hivel’s predictive forecasting benefit enterprises?

Hivel’s AI-driven forecasting predicts sprint health, capacity gaps, and potential release delays, enabling proactive risk mitigation, while Software.com’s retrospective dashboards miss these predictive capabilities.

How fast can we see value?

Most teams see value in under 48 hours once integrations and access are in place. Software.com typically requires months of setup.

Is Hivel enterprise-ready?

Yes. With SOC2 and SSO/SCIM compliance and role-based access controls, Hivel is an ideal partner for global enterprises, helping many public companies in the US, Europe, and globally.

Can Hivel run in our environment?

Yes. Hivel supports VPC and on-prem deployments.

What integrations are required?

Hivel connects to your existing engineering stack, including Git, task tracking like Jira, calendars, code quality tools, and AI coding tools, to combine code, delivery, and AI usage data into one executive view.

What support do we get post setup?

You get dedicated DevEx Engineers who work closely with your team to interpret data, audit hygiene, deliver custom insights based on your use cases, and help you achieve defined goals over time.

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