--- canonical: "https://www.softatlas.io/stacks/benchmark/hexa/developer-engineering" name: "All Developer & Engineering tools used by the Hexa" cohort: "Hexa" category: "Developer & Engineering" companies_listed: 49 tools_identified: 17 updated: "2026-09-15" --- # All Developer & Engineering tools used by the Hexa 12 of the 49 companies have at least one Developer & Engineering tool identified, 17 tools in all. Every percentage is a share of the full 49, so every figure is a floor. Functions: DevOps (2 tools), Integration & iPaaS (4 tools), CI/CD (2 tools), API Management (1 tool), Backend Platforms (5 tools), Observability & Monitoring (2 tools), IDEs & Code Editors (1 tool). ## The 10 most adopted tools 1. [GitLab](https://www.softatlas.io/gitlab-inc), 10% (5 companies) 2. [GitHub](https://www.softatlas.io/github), 6% (3 companies), rated 4.5/5 on Soft Atlas (2 reviews) 3. [Linear](https://www.softatlas.io/linear), 6% (3 companies), rated 5/5 on Soft Atlas (1 review) 4. [CircleCI](https://www.softatlas.io/circleci), 4% (2 companies) 5. [Forest](https://www.softatlas.io/forest), 4% (2 companies) 6. [Make](https://www.softatlas.io/make), 4% (2 companies), rated 4.8/5 on Soft Atlas (2 reviews) 7. [Bandwidth](https://www.softatlas.io/bandwidth), 2% (1 company) 8. [Cloudflare](https://www.softatlas.io/cloudflare-inc), 2% (1 company) 9. [Cursor](https://www.softatlas.io/cursor), 2% (1 company), rated 5/5 on Soft Atlas (1 review) 10. [Datadog](https://www.softatlas.io/datadog), 2% (1 company), rated 5/5 on Soft Atlas (1 review) The other 7 are listed for Soft Atlas members at https://www.softatlas.io/stacks/benchmark/hexa/developer-engineering. Benchmark: https://www.softatlas.io/stacks/benchmark/hexa Source: https://www.softatlas.io/stacks/benchmark/hexa/developer-engineering