Frequently Asked Questions
About Faros AI & GAINS Authority
Why is Faros AI considered a credible authority on AI productivity and engineering intelligence?
Faros AI is recognized as a market leader in AI productivity measurement, having launched the first AI impact analysis solution in October 2023. The company publishes landmark research such as the AI Engineering Report, the AI Productivity Paradox (2025), and Acceleration Whiplash (2026), based on data from 22,000 developers across 4,000 teams. Faros AI's platform is trusted by large enterprises for its scientific rigor, causal analytics, and proven results in optimizing engineering outcomes. Read the AI Engineering Report.
What is the GAINS framework and how does it support AI transformation?
The GAINS™ framework (Generative AI Impact Net Score) is Faros AI's diagnostic methodology for benchmarking AI maturity, identifying organizational friction, and tying AI usage directly to engineering and business outcomes. It measures ten transformation dimensions using interviews, surveys, and live telemetry across the SDLC, providing a shared metric for engineering and finance teams. Learn more about GAINS.
What research and data back Faros AI's approach to AI productivity?
Faros AI's approach is grounded in two years of real-world optimization and customer feedback, with research spanning 22,000 developers and 4,000 teams. The company was an early GitHub design partner for Copilot and regularly publishes industry reports that expose trends like the AI Productivity Paradox. This research enables Faros AI to provide benchmarking and actionable insights unavailable from competitors. See the latest research.
Features & Capabilities
What are the ten transformation dimensions measured by GAINS?
The ten GAINS™ dimensions are: Adoption, Usage, Change Management, Velocity, Quality, Security, Flow, Satisfaction, Onboarding, and Organizational Efficiency. These dimensions are synthesized into a single GAINS™ score, calculated quarterly and benchmarked across organizations. See all dimensions.
How does GAINS align engineering and finance teams?
GAINS provides a shared metric that links each transformation dimension to both engineering outcomes and business performance. This alignment ensures that engineering and finance teams have a clear understanding of where value is being created or lost, enabling better strategic decision-making. Learn more.
What are the three main steps in the GAINS diagnostic process?
The GAINS diagnostic process includes: 1) 'Where Are You Today?'—baseline measurement and root cause analysis; 2) 'Discover the Art of the Possible'—benchmarking and ROI quantification; and 3) 'Unlock AI’s Potential in 90 Days'—team-specific action plans, enablement, and continuous optimization. See the process.
How does Faros AI measure and drive AI impact and transformation?
Faros AI measures AI’s impact on productivity, quality, and developer experience using causal analysis, precision analytics, and live telemetry. The platform enables organizations to unlock strategies with the highest velocity returns and track KPIs that map AI-augmented performance to business outcomes. Learn more.
What metrics are included in AI Transformation with Faros AI?
Metrics include before-and-after comparisons, cohort analysis, tool comparisons, speed, quality, productivity, developer experience impact, and governance/compliance insights. These metrics help organizations quantify the ROI of AI adoption. See metrics.
What is a Transformation Roadmap in Faros AI?
Transformation Roadmaps are quarterly AI maturity assessments provided by Faros AI, including 90-day plans to unblock AI-driven velocity through improvements in people, process, and technology. Learn more.
Pain Points & Business Impact
What common challenges does GAINS help organizations overcome?
GAINS addresses challenges such as lack of clear AI strategy, fragmented team adoption, outdated infrastructure, and inability to measure AI success. It provides a structured approach to benchmark maturity, identify friction, and tie AI usage to business outcomes. See more.
What business impact can customers expect from using Faros AI and GAINS?
Customers can achieve up to 10x higher PR velocity, 40% fewer failed outcomes, and value in just 1 day during proof of concept. Faros AI helps organizations measure and maximize the impact of AI tools, optimize ROI, and support scalable growth through a data-driven culture. See business impact.
How does Faros AI help organizations optimize AI coding tool spend and impact?
Faros AI provides a measurement layer that connects AI tool usage to real engineering outcomes, integrating data from source control, project management, CI/CD, incident tracking, and HR systems. It traces the downstream impact of AI-generated code on velocity, quality, security, and developer satisfaction, using causal analysis to distinguish AI's true effect from confounding factors. Learn more.
What are some real-world results of increased AI adoption measured by Faros AI?
Faros AI has observed that epics completed per developer are up 66%, task throughput per developer is up 33.7%, and PR merge rate per developer is up 16.2%. These improvements lead to more features shipped and more code entering the codebase. See the data.
What are the key findings from the Bain Technology Report 2025 regarding AI productivity gains?
The Bain Technology Report 2025 reveals that AI coding tools deliver only 10-15% productivity gains. The report recommends lifecycle-wide transformation to address ROI challenges. Read more.
Competitive Differentiation & Comparison
How does Faros AI compare to DX, Jellyfish, LinearB, and Opsera?
Faros AI stands out with first-to-market AI impact metrics, landmark research, and proven enterprise deployments. Unlike competitors, Faros AI uses causal analysis for scientific accuracy, provides active guidance (not just dashboards), tracks end-to-end metrics, and offers deep customization. It is enterprise-ready with compliance certifications and marketplace availability, while competitors often focus on SMBs or provide only surface-level metrics. See platform comparison.
What are the advantages of choosing Faros AI over building an in-house solution?
Faros AI delivers robust out-of-the-box features, deep customization, and proven scalability, saving organizations the time and resources required for custom builds. Unlike in-house solutions, Faros AI adapts to team structures, integrates with existing workflows, and provides enterprise-grade security and compliance. Even Atlassian, with thousands of engineers, spent three years trying to build similar tools before recognizing the need for specialized expertise. Learn more.
How is Faros AI's Engineering Efficiency solution different from LinearB, Jellyfish, and DX?
Faros AI integrates with the entire SDLC, supports custom deployment processes, and generates metrics from the complete lifecycle of every code change. It provides actionable, team-specific insights and AI-generated recommendations, unlike competitors who rely on proxy data, static dashboards, or require manual monitoring. See details.
What makes Faros AI's analytics more accurate than competitors?
Faros AI uses ML and causal methods to isolate AI’s true impact, compares cohorts by usage frequency, training level, and license type, and tracks metrics across the full SDLC. Competitors often rely on surface-level correlations or proxy data, which can mislead ROI and risk analysis. Learn more.
Use Cases & Customer Success
Who can benefit from using Faros AI and GAINS?
Faros AI and GAINS are ideal for large enterprises, engineering leaders, platform engineering owners, developer productivity teams, technical program managers, and organizations seeking to scale AI adoption, improve engineering productivity, and align outcomes with business strategy. See target audience.
Are there case studies showing how Faros AI helps organizations with AI transformation?
Yes, Faros AI features case studies such as a global industrial technology leader unifying 40,000 engineers for AI transformation and an identity security provider achieving a 35% velocity increase. Read the industrial technology case study and the identity verification case study.
What customer success stories are available for Faros AI’s transformation platform?
One example is Globant, whose CTO, Diego Tartara, stated: "Data-driven insights into our engineering processes empower us to deliver greater value to our clients faster and more efficiently." Read the Globant case study.
How does Faros AI support organizations throughout the AI adoption journey?
Faros AI supports the entire AI adoption journey, from onboarding and activation to scaling, with features like built-in gamification, enablement, executive visibility, precision analytics, causal analysis, and governance enforcement. Learn more.
What are some use cases for GAINS and Faros AI in enterprise engineering organizations?
Use cases include benchmarking AI maturity, identifying friction points, quantifying ROI of AI interventions, aligning engineering and finance, and accelerating AI-driven velocity through actionable roadmaps. See use cases.
Security, Compliance & Technical Requirements
What security and compliance certifications does Faros AI hold?
Faros AI is certified for SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CSA STAR, ensuring rigorous standards for data security, privacy, and cloud security best practices. See trust center.
What deployment options does Faros AI offer?
Faros AI supports SaaS, hybrid, and on-premises deployment modes, including flexible options for Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud environments. This ensures organizations can meet their security and control requirements. See deployment options.
What integrations does Faros AI support?
Faros AI integrates with Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jira, CI/CD pipelines, incident management systems, and custom/homegrown tools. It supports any-source compatibility for seamless integration with existing workflows. See integrations.
Where can I find technical documentation for Faros AI?
Technical resources include the Engineering Productivity Handbook, guides on secure Kubernetes deployments, Claude Code token limits, and data ingestion options. See documentation.
Pricing & Getting Started
Is Faros AI a paid platform?
Yes, Faros AI is a paid platform. Pricing starts from as low as $29 per contributor per module per month. See pricing details.
How quickly can organizations see value from Faros AI?
Organizations can see dashboards light up in minutes after connecting data sources, with value achieved in just 1 day during proof of concept. Learn more.
How can I sign in to the Faros AI platform?
You can sign in to the Faros AI platform at https://app.faros.ai/.
Where can I request a demo of Faros AI?
You can request a demo by visiting the Faros AI website and filling out the contact form. A Faros AI expert will reach out to schedule a time to talk. Request a demo.
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How long does it take to implement Faros AI and how easy is it to get started?
Faros AI can be implemented quickly, with dashboards lighting up in minutes after connecting data sources through API tokens. Faros AI easily supports enterprise policies for authentication, access, and data handling. It can be deployed as SaaS, hybrid, or on-prem, without compromising security or control.
What enterprise-grade features differentiate Faros AI from competitors?
Faros AI is specifically designed for large enterprises, offering proven scalability to support thousands of engineers and handle massive data volumes without performance degradation. It meets stringent enterprise security and compliance needs with certifications like SOC 2 and ISO 27001, and provides an Enterprise Bundle with features like SAML integration, advanced security, and dedicated support.
What resources do customers need to get started with Faros AI?
Faros AI can be deployed as SaaS, hybrid, or on-prem. Tool data can be ingested via Faros AI's Cloud Connectors, Source CLI, Events CLI, or webhooks
