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MARCH 2026

sonarsource.com Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The sonarsource.com engineering team reports 91.2% AI adoption, 1.75× productivity lift, and 42.0% 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

91.2%

AI assistance is present in 91.2% of recent commits for sonarsource.com.

AI Productivity Lift

HIGH

1.75×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 75% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

42.0%

Review insights show 42.0% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the sonarsource.com team performing with AI?

The sonarsource.com engineering team reports 91.2% AI adoption, translating into 1.75× productivity lift while sustaining 42.0% 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?

sonarsource.com is at 91.2%. This is 47.5pp above the community median (43.7%)..

91.2%

↑47.5pp above43.7% Community Median

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

Does AI actually make developers faster?

sonarsource.com operates at 1.75×. This is 0.62× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.75×

↑0.62× above1.13× Community Median

Double down on automation around QA and release prep to compound the gains already in flight.

How does AI affect code quality?

sonarsource.com holds AI-assisted quality at 42.0%. This is 18.8pp above the community median (23.2%)..

42.0%

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 28.4% of AI commits.

28.4%

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

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

sonarsource.com combines strong adoption, lift, and quality control—making the ROI story executive-ready.

Link these metrics to deployment frequency and incident cost to convert engineering wins into business KPIs.

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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.

LG

Léo Geoffroy

Commits36
AI Usage40.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
GA

Greg Aubert

Commits121
AI Usage91.9%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
GT

Gabriela Trutan

Commits295
AI Usage91.8%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
VI

Victor

Commits159
AI Usage91.7%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
NQ

Nicolas QUINQUENEL

Commits536
AI Usage91.8%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality85.8%

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

39

gabriela-trutan-sonarsource

SonarSource/sonarlint-visualstudio

SonarSource/sonarlint-eclipse

aurelien-poscia-sonarsource

codescan-io/sonarqube

aleksandra-bozhinoska-sonarsource

SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action

codescan-io/sonarqube

+1 more

pierre-guillot-gh

SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action

SonarSource/sonar-plugin-api

+2 more

serhat-yenican-sonarsource

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Swalkyn

codescan-io/sonarqube

Activity

3,197 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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