---
canonical: "https://www.softatlas.io/stacks/benchmark/next40/developer-engineering"
name: "All Developer & Engineering tools used by the Next40"
cohort: "Next40"
category: "Developer & Engineering"
companies_listed: 40
tools_identified: 27
updated: "2026-09-15"
---

# All Developer & Engineering tools used by the Next40

31 of the 40 companies have at least one Developer & Engineering tool identified, 27 tools in all. Every percentage is a share of the full 40, so every figure is a floor.

Functions: DevOps (4 tools), Integration & iPaaS (1 tool), CI/CD (4 tools), API Management (1 tool), Backend Platforms (12 tools), Observability & Monitoring (3 tools), IDEs & Code Editors (2 tools).

## The 10 most adopted tools

1. [GitHub](https://www.softatlas.io/github), 48% (19 companies), rated 4.5/5 on Soft Atlas (2 reviews)
2. [Datadog](https://www.softatlas.io/datadog), 23% (9 companies), rated 5/5 on Soft Atlas (1 review)
3. [GitLab](https://www.softatlas.io/gitlab-inc), 23% (9 companies)
4. [CircleCI](https://www.softatlas.io/circleci), 20% (8 companies)
5. [MongoDB](https://www.softatlas.io/mongodb-inc), 15% (6 companies)
6. [Linear](https://www.softatlas.io/linear), 13% (5 companies), rated 5/5 on Soft Atlas (1 review)
7. [New Relic](https://www.softatlas.io/new-relic), 13% (5 companies)
8. [.NET](https://www.softatlas.io/net), 10% (4 companies)
9. [Cursor](https://www.softatlas.io/cursor), 8% (3 companies), rated 5/5 on Soft Atlas (1 review)
10. [Sentry](https://www.softatlas.io/sentry), 8% (3 companies)

The other 17 are listed for Soft Atlas members at https://www.softatlas.io/stacks/benchmark/next40/developer-engineering.

Benchmark: https://www.softatlas.io/stacks/benchmark/next40

Source: https://www.softatlas.io/stacks/benchmark/next40/developer-engineering