# The best developer tools and software engineering platforms

> Tools engineering teams use to write, review, ship and run software: repositories, CI, error tracking, observability and the platforms around them.

Last reviewed 2026-09-23. Canonical page: https://launch500.com/best/developer-tools

## What has to be true to appear here

- Bought by or for an engineering team as part of shipping software
- Integrates with mainstream version control or deployment targets
- Publicly documented pricing, including per-seat and usage components

## What every product here was put through


## The shortlist

Ranked by Crash Test score. Untested products appear below tested ones regardless of community rating.

| Product  | Crash Test | Verified reviews | From (5 seats) | Best for |
| -------- | ---------- | ---------------- | -------------- | -------- |
| GitHub   | not tested | too few          | sales-gated    | -        |
| GitLab   | not tested | too few          | sales-gated    | -        |
| Vercel   | not tested | too few          | sales-gated    | -        |
| Netlify  | not tested | too few          | sales-gated    | -        |
| Supabase | not tested | too few          | sales-gated    | -        |
| Sentry   | not tested | too few          | sales-gated    | -        |
| Postman  | not tested | too few          | sales-gated    | -        |
| Cursor   | not tested | too few          | sales-gated    | -        |

## Verdicts

## Frequently asked questions

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