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MARCH 2026

postgresql.org Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

See how AI-active teams rank this week on the Exceeds Leaderboards.

The postgresql.org engineering team reports 87.5% AI adoption, 1.12× productivity lift, and 20.0% 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

87.5%

AI assistance is present in 87.5% of recent commits for postgresql.org.

AI Productivity Lift

MODERATE

1.12×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 12% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

20.0%

Review insights show 20.0% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the postgresql.org team performing with AI?

The postgresql.org engineering team reports 87.5% AI adoption, translating into 1.12× productivity lift while sustaining 20.0% 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?

postgresql.org is at 87.5%. This is 43.7pp above the community median (43.7%)..

87.5%

Roughly in line43.7% Community Median

Spot squads sitting below the median and pair them with high-adoption champions to share workflows.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

postgresql.org operates at 1.12×. This is 0.01× below the community median (1.13×)..

1.12×

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?

postgresql.org holds AI-assisted quality at 20.0%. This is 3.3pp below the community median (23.3%)..

20.0%

Roughly in line23.3% 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 33.6% of AI commits.

33.6%

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

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

postgresql.org 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.

See how your full organization compares

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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:

DI

dimagi.com

(87.5%)

CS

csc.fi

(87.5%)

BL

bloq.com

(21.4%)

DA

daimond113.com

(21.4%)

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:

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

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.

DG

Daniel Gustafsson

Commits140
AI Usage88.6%
Productivity Lift1.94x
Code Quality20.0%
NB

Nathan Bossart

Commits172
AI Usage86.2%
Productivity Lift1.18x
Code Quality20.0%
FM

Fujii Masao

Commits166
AI Usage73.4%
Productivity Lift1.15x
Code Quality20.0%
DR

David Rowley

Commits127
AI Usage82.3%
Productivity Lift1.11x
Code Quality20.0%
AK

Amit Kapila

Commits135
AI Usage88.1%
Productivity Lift1.11x
Code Quality20.0%

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

6

Unknown contributor

postgres/postgres

percona/postgres

+2 more

Unknown contributor

pgsql-jp/jpug-doc

percona/postgres

+2 more

Unknown contributor

postgres/postgres

percona/postgres

+2 more

justinclift

maplibre/maplibre-native

j-naylor

percona/postgres

postgres/postgres

+2 more

amitlan

pgsql-jp/jpug-doc

percona/postgres

+1 more

Activity

972 Commits

Your Network

18 People
akapila@postgresql.org
Member
akorotkov
Member
amitlan
Member
danielgustafsson
Member
david-rowley
Member
efujita@postgresql.org
Member
MasaoFujii
Member
tatsuo-ishii
Member
jchampio
Member

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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Governance

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