Plandek recognized in the SD Times 100 2026

Plandek has been recognized in the SD Times 100 2026, named as one of the leading companies in the Software Engineering Intelligence category.

The SD Times 100 recognizes organizations shaping the future of software development. This year’s list reflects a major shift across the industry – AI is changing not only how software is written, but how engineering organizations need to understand, govern, and improve software delivery.

In its overview of Software Engineering Intelligence, SD Times highlights the growing gap between the visibility engineering leaders have today and the visibility they need to build and maintain a lasting competitive advantage through AI-enabled software engineering.

In 2026, engineering leaders need visibility into how work is flowing through their SDLC, where it gets stuck, and whether investments in tools, people, and processes are delivering meaningful improvement. And as AI-assisted and agentic software development become part of everyday engineering work, leaders need evidence of whether AI is improving software delivery, where new constraints are emerging, and whether gains in speed are being achieved without compromising quality, predictability, focus, or developer experience.

Plandek was recognized in the Software Engineering Intelligence category as an engineering analytics platform surfacing delivery metrics and flow efficiency.

“Engineering teams are under more pressure than ever to ship faster, increase productivity and limit token costs, as they adopt agentic ways of working,” said Charlie Ponsonby, CEO of Plandek. “DPI (Developer Productivity Insight) platforms like Plandek are key in enabling all three. So, we’re delighted to see that recognized in Plandek’s inclusion in the SD Times 100.”

Plandek’s award-winning Developer Productivity Insight platform helps engineering organizations, including Ministry of Justice, Trainline, and Sage to:

• track the adoption and impact of AI tools such as Cursor, Claude, and Devin

• focus engineering resources on value-creating activities and shared KPIs

• combine qualitative insight from engineers with quantitative intelligence from underlying DevOps toolchains, helping teams remove blockers, improve productivity, and ship faster

• translate engineering performance data into clear, understandable KPIs for business stakeholders

This recognition follows Plandek’s inclusion in the inaugural Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Developer Productivity Insight (DPI) Platforms, where it was named the leading Niche Player. 

Together, the SD Times 100 recognition and Plandek’s inclusion in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reflect the growing importance of Developer Productivity Insight and Software Engineering Intelligence as organizations move from AI experimentation to measurable, governed, and scalable AI-enabled software delivery.

About Plandek

Plandek is a leading global Developer Productivity Insight (DPI) platform that helps organizations improve software delivery productivity and speed, while improving developer experience.

The Plandek DPI platform extracts underused data from DevOps tools across the PDLC and SDLC – including workflow management tools, code repositories, CI/CD tools, observability platforms, and AI coding tools – to provide technology leaders, engineering managers, and teams with the insight they need to improve software engineering performance.

Plandek helps organizations safely and effectively scale AI-enabled software delivery, identify hidden blockers, improve engineering productivity, and connect software delivery performance to business outcomes.

Plandek is based in London.

Media Contact

Najmen Akhtar
Head of Demand Generation, Plandek
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