COMPETITORS
An Exceeds AI alternative that measures all work, not only AI activity
COMPETITORS
An Exceeds AI alternative that measures all work, not only AI activity
Measuring the agentic workforce at fast-growing companies around the world
Measuring the agentic workforce at fast-growing companies around the world
How do they differ?
DX
Swarmia
Span
Jellyfish
Waydev
LinearB
Faros AI
Larridin
Weave
Exceeds AI
GitHub Copilot
Exceeds AI and Pensero answer different questions.
Exceeds AI proves AI is working by tracing prompts to code. Pensero shows what all your work delivers, human or AI, and which work should move next.
Pensero
Exceeds AI
AI adoption and usage tracking
Exceeds traces prompts to PRs; Pensero measures all work, human included
AI spend and token cost tracking
Exceeds governs AI spend; Pensero shows cost per delivered point
Delivered output weighted for size and complexity
Humans, AI-assisted engineers and agents on one scale
Cost per unit of delivered work
Cross-company benchmarks
Exceeds benchmarks AI usage; Pensero benchmarks delivered value
Recommendations on what to do next
Exceeds advises on AI flow; Pensero says which work moves to agents
Level on the five levels, measured from delivery data
Forward-deployed engineers and transformation programme
What is the difference between Pensero and Exceeds AI?
Why measure human work too?
Does Pensero recommend what to do next?
Which work is ready to hand to agents?
Does Pensero benchmark against other companies?
Is Pensero only for engineering managers?
How do they differ?
DX
Swarmia
Span
Jellyfish
Waydev
LinearB
Faros AI
Larridin
Weave
Exceeds AI
GitHub Copilot
Pensero
Exceeds AI
AI adoption and usage tracking
Exceeds traces prompts to PRs; Pensero measures all work, human included
AI spend and token cost tracking
Exceeds governs AI spend; Pensero shows cost per delivered point
Delivered output weighted for size and complexity
Humans, AI-assisted engineers and agents on one scale
Cost per unit of delivered work
Cross-company benchmarks
Exceeds benchmarks AI usage; Pensero benchmarks delivered value
Recommendations on what to do next
Exceeds advises on AI flow; Pensero says which work moves to agents
Level on the five levels, measured from delivery data
Forward-deployed engineers and transformation programme
Exceeds AI and Pensero answer different questions.
Exceeds AI proves AI is working by tracing prompts to code. Pensero shows what all your work delivers, human or AI, and which work should move next.
What is the difference between Pensero and Exceeds AI?
Why measure human work too?
Does Pensero recommend what to do next?
Which work is ready to hand to agents?
Does Pensero benchmark against other companies?
Is Pensero only for engineering managers?
Don’t just take our word for it
Effortless observability
“Pensero gives me daily peace of mind. I know exactly what the team is working on. The built-in reporting & analytics make team observability effortless, and the leaderboards give us the clarity we need for performance reviews and promotions decisions.”
Jose-Luis Vilar
Co-Founder and CPTO
Truly plug 'n play
“Pensero gives me a clear, non-engineer’s view of team productivity. It helps me spot champions who adopt new tools fastest and turn their practices into inspiration for the rest of the team.
Rather than being a policing tool, it provides a data-driven foundation for bragging rights, better conversations, and benchmarking against peers worldwide. And the best part: it was truly plug-and-play — we were live in just one day.”
Jean-François Legourd
Co-founder
Enable team growth
“Pensero offers a modern approach to performance management by providing real-time, actionable insights and continuous improvement. Its features are designed to enhance clarity, accountability, and productivity within teams.
As a manager that helped me have honest and actionable feedback with my teams enabling them for growth.“
Natxo Treig
Sr. Engineering Manager
Focused team execution
“15 engineers. $50M a year. We didn’t know exactly how our work was different from where we wanted to go. In one view, we can show engineers everything they did… and they learn a lot of insights.
Now we went from 70% to 30% maintenance… it’s where we want it to be. It’s like the lighthouse of our engineering team.”
Ignasi Vegas
Co-founder and CEO
Proof over guessing
"I was being told we were slow to ship, but I didn't have any visibility as to why that was. Pensero is story points after the fact — we go 4x faster.
Engineers love it because they get to brag: they can say they're in the top 5 percent globally, based on an independent third party. Pensero is why you want to work here."
Andrew Eye
CEO and Founder
Effortless observability
“Pensero gives me daily peace of mind. I know exactly what the team is working on. The built-in reporting & analytics make team observability effortless, and the leaderboards give us the clarity we need for performance reviews and promotions decisions.”
Jose-Luis Vilar
Co-Founder and CPTO
Truly plug 'n play
“Pensero gives me a clear, non-engineer’s view of team productivity. It helps me spot champions who adopt new tools fastest and turn their practices into inspiration for the rest of the team.
Rather than being a policing tool, it provides a data-driven foundation for bragging rights, better conversations, and benchmarking against peers worldwide. And the best part: it was truly plug-and-play — we were live in just one day.”
Jean-François Legourd
Co-founder
Enable team growth
“Pensero offers a modern approach to performance management by providing real-time, actionable insights and continuous improvement. Its features are designed to enhance clarity, accountability, and productivity within teams.
As a manager that helped me have honest and actionable feedback with my teams enabling them for growth.“
Natxo Treig
Sr. Engineering Manager
Focused team execution
“15 engineers. $50M a year. We didn’t know exactly how our work was different from where we wanted to go. In one view, we can show engineers everything they did… and they learn a lot of insights.
Now we went from 70% to 30% maintenance… it’s where we want it to be. It’s like the lighthouse of our engineering team.”
Ignasi Vegas
Co-founder and CEO
Proof over guessing
"I was being told we were slow to ship, but I didn't have any visibility as to why that was. Pensero is story points after the fact — we go 4x faster.
Engineers love it because they get to brag: they can say they're in the top 5 percent globally, based on an independent third party. Pensero is why you want to work here."
Andrew Eye
CEO and Founder
Effortless observability
“Pensero gives me daily peace of mind. I know exactly what the team is working on. The built-in reporting & analytics make team observability effortless, and the leaderboards give us the clarity we need for performance reviews and promotions decisions.”
Jose-Luis Vilar
Co-Founder and CPTO
Truly plug 'n play
“Pensero gives me a clear, non-engineer’s view of team productivity. It helps me spot champions who adopt new tools fastest and turn their practices into inspiration for the rest of the team.
Rather than being a policing tool, it provides a data-driven foundation for bragging rights, better conversations, and benchmarking against peers worldwide. And the best part: it was truly plug-and-play — we were live in just one day.”
Jean-François Legourd
Co-founder
Enable team growth
“Pensero offers a modern approach to performance management by providing real-time, actionable insights and continuous improvement. Its features are designed to enhance clarity, accountability, and productivity within teams.
As a manager that helped me have honest and actionable feedback with my teams enabling them for growth.“
Natxo Treig
Sr. Engineering Manager
Focused team execution
“15 engineers. $50M a year. We didn’t know exactly how our work was different from where we wanted to go. In one view, we can show engineers everything they did… and they learn a lot of insights.
Now we went from 70% to 30% maintenance… it’s where we want it to be. It’s like the lighthouse of our engineering team.”
Ignasi Vegas
Co-founder and CEO
Proof over guessing
"I was being told we were slow to ship, but I didn't have any visibility as to why that was. Pensero is story points after the fact — we go 4x faster.
Engineers love it because they get to brag: they can say they're in the top 5 percent globally, based on an independent third party. Pensero is why you want to work here."
Andrew Eye
CEO and Founder
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