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MARCH 2026

elastic.co Engineering AI Productivity Report

A focused summary of AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for the elastic.co engineering team.

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The elastic.co engineering team reports 92.2% AI adoption, 1.18× productivity lift, and 35.9% code quality across recent work.

These metrics track how AI integrates into delivery pipelines, how throughput changes when assistance is used, and the health of AI-supported code review outcomes.

What this report measures

We analyze commits and diffs to estimate AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for your engineering organization.

How to interpret these metrics

Use these signals to understand how AI assistance fits into day-to-day development, where enablement efforts drive throughput, and how review practices keep quality steady.

AI Adoption Rate

HIGH

92.2%

AI assistance is present in 92.2% of recent commits for elastic.co.

AI Productivity Lift

MODERATE

1.18×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 18% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

35.9%

Review insights show 35.9% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the elastic.co team performing with AI?

The elastic.co engineering team reports 92.2% AI adoption, translating into 1.18× productivity lift while sustaining 35.9% code quality. These outcomes suggest AI-supported reviews are embedded in day-to-day delivery without trading off reliability.

Manager Questions Answered

Real questions engineering leaders ask about AI productivity, with live benchmarks and company-specific data.

What's a good company AI adoption rate?

elastic.co is at 92.2%. This is 48.5pp above the community median (43.7%)..

92.2%

↑48.5pp above43.7% Community Median

Keep codifying prompts and monitoring adoption so the lead over peers is sustainable.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

elastic.co operates at 1.18×. This is 0.05× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.18×

Roughly in line1.13× Community Median

Instrument reviewer assignment and AI summaries to trim the slowest merge steps and edge past the median.

How does AI affect code quality?

elastic.co holds AI-assisted quality at 35.9%. This is 12.6pp above the community median (23.2%)..

35.9%

Roughly in line23.2% Community Median

Invest in AI-specific test checklists and shadow reviews to keep quality slightly ahead of peers.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI usage is broad—top contributors represent 8.5% of AI commits.

8.5%

Keep rotating enablement leads and pair senior reviewers with new AI adopters to retain distribution.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

elastic.co has a solid ROI signal with room to strengthen either adoption, lift, or quality before presenting to executives.

Document case studies where AI accelerates delivery while maintaining quality, and expand playbooks across teams.

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How Your Company Ranks

See how top engineering organizations compare across AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality.

AI Adoption

% of commits with AI assistance

Companies in this quartile:

ID

idesie.com

(2904.2%)

IN

inngest.com

(1429.6%)

PR

prefeitura.rio

(87.4%)

NA

naduni.local

(87.4%)

Top 25% of teams adopt AI in 65-75% of their commits.

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(4.82×)

U.

u.nus.edu

(2.87×)

AC

acad.pucrs.br

(1.12×)

MC

mcornholio.ru

(1.12×)

Top performers sustain 1.5× cycle-time improvements over six months when embedding AI into workflows.

Code Quality

Post-merge defect rate

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(701.7%)

ID

idesie.com

(649.2%)

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

Top 25% maintain quality above 92% while expanding AI usage, pairing automation with rigorous guardrails.

Rankings based on aggregated Exceeds AI dataset of 1.2M commits across open-source and enterprise engineering teams (Q4 2025).

Top contributors

Top contributors combine high AI adoption and quality output. Encourage internal sharing of best practices.

SA

Slobodan Adamovic

Commits24
AI Usage100.0%
Productivity Lift1.53x
Code Quality92.0%
JD

Jeremy Dahlgren

Commits42
AI Usage96.9%
Productivity Lift1.50x
Code Quality89.0%
NN

Nhat Nguyen

Commits190
AI Usage99.8%
Productivity Lift1.50x
Code Quality87.9%
TG

Tim Grein

Commits29
AI Usage97.8%
Productivity Lift1.46x
Code Quality91.8%
DA

Dimitris Athanasiou

Commits13
AI Usage95.7%
Productivity Lift1.44x
Code Quality93.5%

Encourage knowledge transfer from top AI users to others through internal mentoring or recorded "AI coding walkthroughs." Balanced adoption across the team typically improves overall performance by 12-15%.

Cross-Organization Network

Shared Repositories

86

alexcams

elastic/logstash

joegallo

dnhatn/elasticsearch

elastic/elasticsearch

TinaHeiligers

KDKHD/kibana

viduni94/kibana

+2 more

seanrathier

elastic/integrations

consulthys

dnhatn/elasticsearch

elastic/beats

+4 more

jwilliams-elastic

elastic/elasticsearch-labs

Activity

11,043 Commits

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Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

Equitable gains

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