Faros AI

What Faros AI does

Faros AI is a San Francisco-based enterprise software company founded in 2019 that provides an AI-driven engineering intelligence platform connecting data across the software development lifecycle. The platform ingests telemetry from 100+ SDLC tools—including Jira, GitHub, GitLab, CI/CD systems, incident management, and AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, Codex, Devin, and Windsurf—through cloud connectors, a Source CLI, an Events CLI, and webhooks. It builds a unified knowledge graph (the Context Engine) that powers Lighthouse AI, the company's foundational AI engine, delivering AI summaries, causal root-cause analysis, Human-vs-GenAI code analysis, natural-language query, and an expert chatbot surfaced in Slack, Teams, and IDEs. Core product modules include Token Intelligence (tracing AI spend to outcomes), AI Transformation (measuring AI productivity impact via the proprietary GAINS framework across 10 dimensions), Context for AI Agents, Developer Productivity, and Predictable Roadmap Delivery.

The company sells enterprise SaaS subscriptions across three tiers (Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate), each gated behind a demo request with quote-based annual pricing. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales with marketplace listings on Microsoft Azure (procurable via MACC since February 2025) and Google Cloud Marketplace (since December 2025), plus channel partnerships with Globant (engineering performance measurement) and McKinsey (Agile360 methodology). Faros also maintains Faros Community Edition, an open-source EngOps platform on GitHub that supports developer adoption and community building.

Faros serves large enterprise engineering organizations with thousands of developers—named customers include Autodesk, Coursera, SmartBear, Vimeo, Riskified, a Fortune 100 bank, a top-5 US bank, a leading identity security provider, and an industrial technology leader with 40,000+ engineers—targeting CTOs/VPs of Engineering, Chief AI Officers, DevEx and Platform Engineering leaders, and Technical Program Managers. The company has raised approximately $36 million across a $16 million seed (March 2022, led by SignalFire with Salesforce Ventures, Global Founders Capital, and Operator Collective) and a $20 million Series A (June 2023, led by Lobby Capital's David Hornik with SignalFire, Operator Collective, and Salesforce Ventures), maintains SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR certifications, and was named Microsoft's 2025 Partner of the Year for Startups.

Name

Faros AI

Legal name

Faros AI

Website

https://faros.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Faros AI provides an AI-driven engineering intelligence platform unifying data from 100+ SDLC tools, helping engineering leaders measure productivity, AI tool ROI, and delivery performance. It serves large enterprises like Autodesk, Coursera, and Fortune 100 banks via enterprise SaaS subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Intelligence Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (51321), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Operations Management (ITOM) Platforms (HDAEALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

LLMOps & Generative AI Platforms (Prompt/Agent Orchestration, RAG) (HDAEANAD)

Keywords

• Engineering intelligence platform
• Developer productivity analytics
• AI coding ROI metrics
• DORA metrics software
• Engineering operations platform

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Enterprise SaaS Subscriptions: Tiered subscription SaaS revenue across three plans (Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate). Pricing is quote-based with no publicly disclosed price points; all tiers require a demo request. Enterprise and Ultimate tiers include advanced features such as hybrid/on-prem deployment, SSO/SAML, API access, advanced RBAC, unlimited connectors, and full schema access.
2. AI Productivity Consulting (Professional tier): Included in the Professional tier, this bundled service provides an AI productivity consultant as part of the subscription, suggesting implementation and advisory services embedded in the base offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Faros AI is an AI-driven engineering intelligence platform that connects data from 100+ SDLC tools (Jira, GitHub, GitLab, CI/CD, incident management, AI coding tools) into a unified data model. It delivers AI-powered analytics for developer productivity, DORA metrics, AI coding tool ROI measurement, token spend tracking, and engineering operations optimization for large enterprise engineering organizations. The platform is sold as tiered SaaS subscriptions (Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate), all gated behind an enterprise demo request.

Product overview

Faros AI offers a single unified engineering intelligence platform (the Faros Platform) built on top of a foundational AI engine called Lighthouse AI. The platform is organized into five named capabilities—Token Intelligence, AI Transformation, Context for AI Agents, Developer Productivity (Engineering Efficiency), and Predictable Roadmap Delivery (Delivery Excellence)—which combine to help engineering organizations maximize outcomes rather than tokens. Lighthouse AI powers the AI summaries, causal root-cause analysis, expert chatbot, Human vs. GenAI code analysis, and natural-language query generation that span all capabilities; the GAINS framework, introduced with the Hubble Release, provides the AI maturity benchmarking structure used by AI Transformation. Faros also publishes Faros Community Edition (Faros CE), an open-source EngOps platform providing ELT, APIs, BI, and automation for engineering operations data. The commercial platform is sold in Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate tiers, with API access, custom/hybrid connectors, and advanced RBAC available in higher tiers, and an MCP server plus expanded AI tool coverage delivered via the April 2026 AI Engineering Metrics release.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lighthouse AI: Foundational artificial intelligence engine built into the Faros platform, designed to help engineering organizations make sense of large volumes of engineering data. Powers AI-driven diagnostics, summaries, and recommendations within the platform.
• Faros Community Edition (Faros CE)
• Token Intelligence

Products and services

• Faros Platform Unified engineering intelligence platform that connects engineering data across the SDLC into a single schema, with enterprise-grade security, AI-powered insights, interoperability with the entire toolchain, deep customization, and team/service catalogs. Sold in Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate subscription tiers, all requiring a demo request.
• Token Intelligence Capability that traces every AI token to the work it produced, classifies spend by efficiency across teams, tools, and models, and maps token consumption to engineering outcomes so engineering, finance, and leadership can decide which AI tools and models to keep, scope, or cut.
• Faros Community Edition (Faros CE) Free, open-source EngOps platform available on GitHub providing ELT, APIs, BI, and automation for engineering operations data; serves as a developer adoption and community-building tool for the Faros commercial platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 26% faster PRs within six weeks
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability11 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered marketplace distribution partner, flagship strategic partner, strategic gtm partner, consulting integration partner and core technology integration.

• Google Cloudmarketplace distribution partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 9 December 2025Faros is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace, enabling enterprises to unify engineering data, uncover friction, and act on insights while using Google Cloud billing, governance, and infrastructure.
• Microsoftflagship strategic partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2025Multi-dimensional partnership including Azure Marketplace availability (procurable via Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment / MACC), Faros + Microsoft product integrations, recognition as Microsoft for Startups 2025 Partner of the Year, and showcase at Microsoft Build 2026 and Microsoft Ignite. Faros is 'fully integrated with Microsoft and GitHub products.'
• Globantstrategic gtm partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2024Globant and Faros announced a partnership to drive faster and more efficient agentic AI-based projects. Through the collaboration, Globant introduces an innovative method for measuring and extracting insights about team performance and impact on business results, particularly within the software development life cycle.
• McKinsey & Companyconsulting integration partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFaros strengthens McKinsey's Agile360 methodology (published Aug 27, 2022). Vitaly Gordon (Faros CEO) and Martin Harrysson (McKinsey senior partner) co-presented a webinar titled 'From AI Spend to AI Outcomes: What the Data Says,' indicating close consulting-methodology integration.
• GitHubcore technology integrationTechnology or IntegrationNative GitHub integration for ingesting source control and PR data, and integrated support for measuring GitHub Copilot adoption, usage, and ROI. Faros's Einstein release (Oct 2024) was specifically positioned as 'Super-Intelligence for AI Copilot Adoption.' GitHub and Microsoft are jointly marketed with Faros on Azure.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LinearB: LinearB is a developer productivity and engineering metrics platform targeting engineering leaders with workflow automation, DORA metrics, and AI-driven insights. It competes directly with Faros's Developer Productivity and Delivery Excellence capabilities for the same CTO/VP buyer.
• Waydev: Waydev provides engineering analytics platforms that measure developer productivity across software engineering teams using PRs, commits, and engineering data. It competes with Faros's Developer Productivity and AI Transformation capabilities for engineering leadership buyers.
• Jellyfish: Jellyfish is an engineering management platform that connects work to business outcomes and provides resource allocation and investment strategy analytics. It directly overlaps Faros's Engineering Efficiency and Investment Strategy modules for the same enterprise engineering buyer.
• Swarmia: Swarmia combines developer experience surveys with system telemetry and DORA metrics to help engineering organizations improve flow. It directly competes with Faros's Developer Experience and DORA Metrics capabilities for DevEx and platform engineering leaders.

Broad incumbents

• GitLab: GitLab is a comprehensive DevOps platform with built-in Value Stream Analytics, DORA metrics, and AI-impact reporting. It is a broad incumbent that offers overlapping engineering intelligence capabilities within a wider single-platform portfolio.
• GitHub (Microsoft): GitHub, owned by Microsoft, provides Copilot adoption analytics and engineering insights natively within its platform. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping engineering analytics capabilities embedded directly into source control, and is also a Faros integration partner.
• Atlassian (with DX acquisition): Atlassian is a large, established collaboration and software development platform whose reported $1B acquisition of DX directly competes with Faros in engineering intelligence. It bundles competing capabilities into Jira and offers a much broader portfolio (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Trello) to enterprise buyers.

Emerging players

• Haystack: Haystack provides engineering intelligence focused on developer experience and team performance analytics. It is an emerging player with partial overlap to Faros's Developer Productivity and DORA Metrics capabilities for engineering leaders.
• Sleuth: Sleuth is a DORA metrics and engineering effectiveness platform that focuses on deployment frequency, lead time, and change failure rate. It overlaps Faros's DORA Metrics and Delivery Excellence capabilities, with particular strength in continuous delivery tracking.
• Allstacks: Allstacks provides engineering value stream intelligence and predictive analytics for software delivery. It is an emerging player with overlapping capabilities to Faros's Delivery Excellence and AI Transformation modules for engineering leaders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/faros_ai

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors6 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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