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Best Developer tools for startups, ranked by the Proven Trust Index

The highest Proven Scores in Developer tools are GitHub for Startups (79/100, Established), Algolia (72/100, Established) and Replit (69/100, Established). They are ranked on the Proven Trust Index using Proven marketplaces, Member redemption clicks, Client quality, Operating tenure, Market standing, Connected relationships and Connected data. Inputs without data are left out and the score is scaled to 100. Vendors cannot pay to change a score.

Ranking

RankNameProven ScoreBandBest for
1GitHub for Startups79EstablishedStage: Other · Team size: 6,900 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
2Algolia72EstablishedStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 760 employees · Region: Palo Alto, United States · Use case: Developer tools
3Replit69EstablishedStage: Series D · Team size: 730 employees · Region: Foster City, United States · Use case: Developer tools
4LlamaIndex59EstablishedStage: Series A · Team size: 110 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
5CircleCI59EstablishedStage: Series F · Team size: 360 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
6Alchemy55EstablishedStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 370 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
7LaunchDarkly53EstablishedStage: Series D · Team size: 610 employees · Region: Oakland, United States · Use case: Developer tools
8Kong52EstablishedStage: Series E · Team size: 1,100 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
9Daytona51EstablishedStage: Series B · Team size: 78 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: Developer tools
10Heroic Labs50EstablishedStage: Seed · Team size: 24 employees · Region: United Kingdom · Use case: Developer tools
11Tonic.ai49EmergingStage: Series B · Team size: 90 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
12Sourcegraph49EmergingStage: Series D · Team size: 150 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
13Temporal Technologies48EmergingStage: Series E · Team size: 530 employees · Region: Bellevue, United States · Use case: Developer tools
14Hasura48EmergingStage: Series C · Team size: 6 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
15MathWorks (MATLAB and Simulink)47EmergingTeam size: 6,500 employees · Region: Natick, United States · Use case: Developer tools
16Merge45EmergingStage: Series B · Team size: 160 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
17Lilt44Emerging. Provisional scoreStage: Series C · Team size: 510 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
18Perforce Software44EmergingStage: Venture (Round not Specified) · Team size: 1,800 employees · Region: Minneapolis, United States · Use case: Developer tools
19Unity44EmergingTeam size: 4,500 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
20Jellyfish43EmergingStage: Series C · Team size: 230 employees · Region: Boston, United States · Use case: Developer tools
21Unreal Engine42EmergingTeam size: 320 employees · Region: Cary, United States · Use case: Developer tools
22Swarmia41EmergingStage: Series A · Team size: 61 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: Developer tools
23E2B41EmergingStage: Series A · Team size: 53 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
24QA Wolf40EmergingStage: Series B · Team size: 200 employees · Region: Seattle, United States · Use case: Developer tools
25Mintlify40EmergingStage: Series B · Team size: 75 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
26Graphite40EmergingStage: Series B · Team size: 80 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: Developer tools
27Ascend.io39EmergingStage: Series B · Team size: 20 employees · Region: Palo Alto, United States · Use case: Developer tools
28Adaline39EmergingTeam size: 15 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
29Pragma39EmergingStage: Venture (Round not Specified) · Team size: 60 employees · Region: Los Angeles, United States · Use case: Developer tools
30Onymos39EmergingStage: Series A · Team size: 25 employees · Region: Palo Alto, United States · Use case: Developer tools
31AccelByte39EmergingStage: Series B · Team size: 450 employees · Region: Bellevue, United States · Use case: Developer tools
32Clerk38EmergingStage: Series C · Team size: 210 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
33Ory38EmergingStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 53 employees · Region: Scottsdale, United States · Use case: Developer tools
34Lokalise37EmergingStage: Venture (Round not Specified) · Team size: 230 employees · Region: Camden, United States · Use case: Developer tools
35Smartcar37EmergingStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 130 employees · Region: Mountain View, United States · Use case: Developer tools
36Quicknode35EmergingStage: Series B · Team size: 110 employees · Region: Miami, United States · Use case: Developer tools
37CodeRabbit35EmergingStage: Series C · Team size: 310 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Developer tools
38Pulumi34EmergingStage: Series C · Team size: 130 employees · Region: Seattle, United States · Use case: Developer tools
39PropelAuth33EmergingStage: Seed · Team size: 7 employees · Region: Redwood City, United States · Use case: Developer tools
40LangChain29Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
41Waldo22EmergingUse case: Developer tools
42Incredibuild20Emerging. Provisional scoreStage: Series B · Team size: 120 employees · Region: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel · Use case: Developer tools
43Snapser16Emerging. Provisional scoreStage: Seed · Team size: 7 employees · Region: Foster City, United States · Use case: Developer tools
44Emergent14Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
45Bright Data12Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
46Jam11EmergingStage: Series A · Team size: 16 employees · Region: Brisbane, Australia · Use case: Developer tools
47Massive10Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
48Composio8Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
49Sui Foundation8Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
50Superflex ⚡️8Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
51Bolt.new7Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
52Argonaut6Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
53Encore6Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
54Locofy.ai6Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
55Macroscope6Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
56Factory5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
57General Translation5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
58Gitpod5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
59QA tech5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
60rwx5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools
61The Code Registry5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Developer tools

How this group is ranked

Vendors in Developer tools are ordered by Proven Score. Data updated 2026-10-27. Inputs without data are left out and the score is scaled to 100. A score without client quality is marked Provisional score.

InputHow it is measuredMax
Proven marketplacesInvestor, bank and government marketplaces on Proven that list the vendor. Log scale, full marks at 150.15
Profile viewsMember views of the vendor profile across Proven marketplaces. Log scale, full marks at 10,000. Added once the data feed is live.15
Member redemption clicksClicks by verified members on the vendor's offers. Log scale, full marks at 5,000.15
Client qualityClients the vendor names on its own website, case studies or press releases, weighted by caliber. Full marks at 4.20
Operating tenureYears since founding, from a public record. Full marks at 15 years.10
Market standingPublicly traded or owned by a public company 10. Private company valued $1B+ or established partnership 6.10
Connected relationshipsClient relationships confirmed by CRM sync or Crossbeam. Log scale, full marks at 500.10
Connected dataCrossbeam connected 3, CRM syncing 2.5

Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Scores can't be bought. About the data.

Comparisons

Source: Proven platform data, public records and vendor websites. Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Scores can't be bought. Data updated 2026-10-27. About the data · Proven