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MARCH 2026

supabase.io Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The supabase.io engineering team reports 93.0% AI adoption, 1.20× productivity lift, and 26.6% 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

93.0%

AI assistance is present in 93.0% of recent commits for supabase.io.

AI Productivity Lift

MODERATE

1.20×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 20% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

26.6%

Review insights show 26.6% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the supabase.io team performing with AI?

The supabase.io engineering team reports 93.0% AI adoption, translating into 1.20× productivity lift while sustaining 26.6% 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?

supabase.io is at 93.0%. This is 49.3pp above the community median (43.7%)..

93.0%

↑49.3pp above43.7% Community Median

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

Does AI actually make developers faster?

supabase.io operates at 1.20×. This is 0.07× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.20×

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?

supabase.io holds AI-assisted quality at 26.6%. This is 3.3pp above the community median (23.2%)..

26.6%

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 impact is concentrated—62.4% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

62.4%

Run prompt-sharing sessions, codify AI review checklists, and incentivize broad participation.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

supabase.io 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.

CC

Chris Chinchilla

Commits19
AI Usage98.0%
Productivity Lift1.53x
Code Quality100.0%
LP

Lakshan Perera

Commits30
AI Usage69.2%
Productivity Lift1.52x
Code Quality96.4%
RB

Riccardo Busetti

Commits15
AI Usage100.0%
Productivity Lift1.28x
Code Quality20.0%
FC

Filipe Cabaço

Commits221
AI Usage95.0%
Productivity Lift1.24x
Code Quality25.0%
PC

Paul Cioanca

Commits23
AI Usage50.1%
Productivity Lift1.21x
Code Quality35.9%

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

11

staaldraad

supabase/pg_graphql

supabase/dbdev

eleftheriatriv

supabase/supabase

hardikm10

supabase/supabase

thewheat

supabase/supabase

bn-nz

supabase/supabase

cynicaljoy

supabase/supabase

Activity

485 Commits

Your Network

21 People
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Member
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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

AI less dependency on heroes

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