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About cncf.io (Developer Tools)

This page provides details about cncf.io (Developer Tools) which was ranked #4 out of 177 in the list of sources (14 citations (5.5% share)) in answers from AI models (Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest), OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, X.AI Grok (latest)) when they were asked the following 1 question: "What does the Developer Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry." on Dec 30, 2025 by AI Chat Watch. This source is referenced for brands: GitHub, Kubernetes, Git, Backstage, CNCF +2 more.

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Pages from cncf.io (5 links)

Brands Referenced By This Website (7 brands)

Brand Voice Mentions
GitHub GitHub 100% 43
Kubernetes Kubernetes 21.5% 20
CNCF CNCF 16.1% 16
Backstage Backstage 5% 5
Linux Foundation Linux Foundation 2.7% 3
Cloud Native Computing Foundation Cloud Native Computing Foundation 2.1% 2
Git Git 1.8% 3

Citations from AI Responses

Anthropic Claude Sonnet (latest) (2 citations)

What does the Developer Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry.

[...] (https://reinvent.awsevents.com) - AWS's flagship conference - **Google I/O** - [https://io.google](https://io.google) - Google's developer conference - **Microsoft Build** - [https://build.microsoft.com](https://build.microsoft.com) - Microsoft developer conference - **KubeCon + CloudNativeCon** - [https://www.cncf.io/kubecon-cloudnativecon-events/](https://www.cncf.io/kubecon-cloudnativecon-events/) - Cloud native computing ### Developer-Focused Events - **DevOps Enterprise Summit** - [https://events.itrevolution.com](https://events.itrevolution.com) - **HashiConf** - [https://hashiconf.com](https://hashiconf.com) - HashiCorp conference - **All Things Open** - [https://www.allthingsopen.org] [...]

cncf.io/kubecon-cloudnativecon-events December 30, 2025

[...] vrelcollective.fun](https://devrelcollective.fun) - **Reactiflux** - [https://www.reactiflux.com](https://www.reactiflux.com) - React community - **Python Discord** - [https://pythondiscord.com](https://pythondiscord.com) ### Open Source Foundations - **Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)** - [https://www.cncf.io](https://www.cncf.io) - **Linux Foundation** - [https://www.linuxfoundation.org](https://www.linuxfoundation.org) - **Apache Software Foundation** - [https://www.apache.org](https://www.apache.org) - **Open Source Initiative** - [https://opensource.org](https://opensource.org) ## Top Publications & Media ### News & A [...]

cncf.io/blog/2023/05/23/what-is-platform-engineering December 30, 2025

OpenAI ChatGPT Latest (6 citations)

What does the Developer Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry.

[...] s shaping the market: - Cloud ecosystems are the main distribution channel for tools (see [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://aws.amazon.com/), [Microsoft Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/), [Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com/)). - Open-source projects and foundations anchor standards (see [Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)](https://www.cncf.io/), [Linux Foundation](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/), [Apache Software Foundation](https://www.apache.org/), [Open Source Initiative](https://opensource.org/)). - Integrated platforms are winning (e.g., “single pane” DevOps platforms), but best-of-breed remains strong in observability and secur [...]

cncf.io/blog/2023/05/23/what-is-platform-engineering December 30, 2025

[...] ), [Open Source Initiative](https://opensource.org/)). - Integrated platforms are winning (e.g., “single pane” DevOps platforms), but best-of-breed remains strong in observability and security (concepts: [DevOps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DevOps), [CI/CD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CI/CD), [Platform engineering](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2023/05/23/what-is-platform-engineering/)). --- ## Dominant market leaders & brands (by major category) ### Source control + developer collaboration - [GitHub](https://github.com/) (by [Microsoft](https://www.microsoft.com/)) – repo hosting, issues, PR workflows, CI, security, and AI assistance. - [GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/) – [...]

cncf.io/blog/2023/05/23/what-is-platform-engineering December 30, 2025

[...] platforms: [Cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/), [Vercel](https://vercel.com/), [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/), [Fly.io](https://fly.io/), [Render](https://render.com/). ### Containers, Kubernetes, and cloud-native runtime - Core standard: [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/) (under the [CNCF](https://www.cncf.io/)). - Container tooling: [Docker](https://www.docker.com/). - Enterprise Kubernetes platforms: [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift). ### CI/CD and release automation - Platform-native: [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/features/actions), [GitLab CI [...]

cncf.io/blog/2023/05/23/what-is-platform-engineering December 30, 2025

[...] (https://www.microsoft.com/) (GitHub/Azure/VS Code), [Google](https://www.google.com/) (Google Cloud), [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/) (AWS) - DevOps suites: [GitHub](https://github.com/), [GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/), [Atlassian](https://www.atlassian.com/) - Cloud-native & standards: [CNCF](https://www.cncf.io/), [Linux Foundation](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/) - Infra automation: [HashiCorp](https://www.hashicorp.com/), [Red Hat](https://www.redhat.com/) - Observability: [Datadog](https://www.datadoghq.com/), [Grafana Labs](https://grafana.com/), [Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/) --- ## Influe [...]

cncf.io/blog/2023/05/23/what-is-platform-engineering December 30, 2025

[...] to dev tooling) --- ## Emerging startups / newer entrants (notable momentum) These represent where budgets and attention are moving: ### Internal developer platforms (IDPs) / platform engineering tooling - [Backstage](https://backstage.io/) (open platform for developer portals; incubated at the [CNCF](https://www.cncf.io/)) - [Humanitec](https://humanitec.com/) (platform orchestration / IDP) - [Port](https://www.getport.io/) (internal developer portal) ### AI-assisted coding (rapidly changing category) - [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot) - [Codeium](https://codeium.com/) - [Tabnine](https://www. [...]

cncf.io/blog/2023/05/23/what-is-platform-engineering December 30, 2025

[...] creasing use of qualitative + quantitative metrics (common reference set: [DORA](https://dora.dev/)). - **Remote/cloud dev environments**: dev containers and hosted environments (e.g., [GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces)). --- ## Major conferences & events - Cloud-native: [KubeCon + CloudNativeCon](https://www.cncf.io/kubecon-cloudnativecon/) (by [CNCF](https://www.cncf.io/)) - Cloud vendor flagships: [AWS re:Invent](https://reinvent.awsevents.com/), [Google Cloud Next](https://cloud.google.com/next), [Microsoft Build](https://build.microsoft.com/) - Dev tooling ecosystem events: [GitHub Universe](https://githubuniverse.com/), [HashiCo [...]

cncf.io/kubecon-cloudnativecon December 30, 2025

X.AI Grok (latest) (2 citations)

What does the Developer Tools industry look like right now? Identify the dominant market leaders and brands, best products and services, key companies and providers, influential figures and thought leaders, emerging startups and trends, major conferences and events, active professional communities, and the top publications and media that cover this industry.

[...] tlassian (Bitbucket/Jira)](https://www.atlassian.com/), [Harness](https://www.harness.io/) (CI/CD), [Datadog](https://www.datadoghq.com/) (observability). - **API/Backend**: [Stripe](https://stripe.com/) (payments SDKs), [Twilio](https://www.twilio.com/) (comms APIs). - **Open Source Foundations**: [CNCF (Kubernetes)](https://www.cncf.io/), home of [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/) and [Prometheus](https://prometheus.io/). - Full list via [G2 Developer Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/developer-tools). ### Influential Figures and Thought Leaders - **Guillermo Rauch** (Vercel CEO, Next.js creator): [Vercel Blog](https://verce [...]

cncf.io/blog/2023/05/23/what-is-platform-engineering December 30, 2025

[...] illermo-rauch). - **Addy Osmani** (Google Chrome engineer, web perf expert): [Addy Osmani's Site](https://addyosmani.com/). - **Kent C. Dodds** (React/Testing expert, Epic React creator): [Kent C. Dodds](https://kentcdodds.com/). - **Kelsey Hightower** (Kubernetes advocate): Kubernetes contribs via [CNCF](https://www.cncf.io/). - **Tammy Everts** (web perf): [Tammy Everts](https://www.tammevents.com/). Follow via [X (Twitter) Dev Accounts](https://twitter.com/) or [InfoQ Authors](https://www.infoq.com/). ### Emerging Startups and Trends **Trends**: - **AI Coding Agents**: Shift to autonomous tools; 70% of devs use AI [...]

cncf.io/blog/2023/05/23/what-is-platform-engineering December 30, 2025