Engineering Productivity Platform

The best Swarmia
alternative for developers

Swarmia measures team metrics. VibeLog tracks what your AI actually built — with zero effort.

TL;DR

Swarmia Swarmia connects to GitHub, Jira, and Slack to measure engineering team health via DORA metrics, cycle time, PR throughput, and investment distribution. VibeLog integrates directly into AI coding assistants via MCP to automatically log what was built — with semantic descriptions, change types, and file-level detail. Choose Swarmia if you need engineering managers at 20-500 person orgs wanting team metrics. Choose VibeLog if you need to know what your AI actually shipped.

Why developers look for Swarmia alternatives

Need individual-level tracking, not just team aggregates

Want real-time session data, not retrospective Git analysis

Started using AI coding tools and need to track AI output

VibeLog vs Swarmia: detailed breakdown

What it tracks

VibeLog

Real-time AI coding sessions with semantic change descriptions

Swarmia

Git, PR, Jira data aggregated into DORA and team health metrics

Who uses it

VibeLog

Individual developers (opted-in) — developer-first tool

Swarmia

Engineering managers — team management tool

AI awareness

VibeLog

Built for tracking AI-assisted coding via MCP

Swarmia

No AI coding awareness — analyzes Git/PR output only

Real-time data

VibeLog

Yes — sessions captured as they happen

Swarmia

No — retrospective analysis of Git and ticket data

Individual use

VibeLog

Yes — works for solo devs, freelancers, and teams

Swarmia

No — requires a team, designed for managers

DORA metrics

VibeLog

Not a focus — oriented around sessions and deliverables

Swarmia

Core feature — DORA metrics, cycle time, throughput

Pricing comparison

VibeLogSwarmia
Free tier1 project, 30 sessions/mo, 3 reportsNo free tier
Starting price$9/month~$20/developer/month
Team pricing$22/seat/monthCustom pricing

Which tool is right for you?

Choose Swarmia if you need:

  • Engineering managers at 20-500 person orgs wanting team metrics
  • Teams measuring DORA metrics and cycle time
  • Organizations wanting privacy-conscious engineering analytics

Choose VibeLog if you need:

  • To know what your AI coding assistant actually built
  • Automatic session logs with zero manual input
  • Client-ready reports of deliverables, not just hours
  • Real-time tracking that integrates into your AI workflow

Common Swarmia complaints

"Expensive for what it does — we only use a fraction of the features"

"Doesn't tell us anything about AI-assisted development"

"Too high-level — I want to see what was actually built, not just PR stats"

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