Pluralsight Flow/GitPrime vs. minware
Pluralsight Flow (originally GitPrime) was one of the first to offer development analytics. However, they haven't kept pace with innovation since GitPrime sold to Pluralsight in 2019, and now lack many of the latest features available elsewhere.
If you want to actually get better at planning, quality, and process efficiency with actionable metrics, Flow’s first-generation platform is inadequate.
The problem with first-gen metrics
Flow’s first-gen metrics rely on existing data fields (PR cycle time, deployment count, etc.) They will get in you in the right ballpark, but are:
Lagging, unactionable
They tell you what happened, but not what caused it. Why are cycle times slow – is it interruptions, bad estimates, large tickets? How do I get better?
Disconnected from impact
Flow’s metrics use arbitrary unit counts (tickets, PRs, etc.), which don’t tell you what matters.
Cumbersome and manual
If you want additional visibility (work type, tech debt, active dev effort, etc.), you have to painstakingly label tickets or log time by hand.
“Instead of AI replacing engineers, maybe it should replace tedious non-engineering work that wastes their time.”
Kevin Borders
Founder & CEO, minware
Next-gen data models offer insights without effort
Next-gen data models use modern methods to derive metrics with higher-level meaning (e.g., active development time per ticket) that are:
Actionable
See exactly where problems lie so you know where to improve.
Impact-Focused
Measure the effect on available engineering time instead of arbitrary unit counts.
Automatic
Compute high-level properties without having to log time, impose mandatory fields, or change the way you work.
Next-gen data models answer real questions
CEOs don't ask about Flow metrics like cycle times. Next-gen data models answer real questions like these (links go to live demo):
minQL and BI report builder let you customize anything
Flow provides extensive org configuration options for how your team develops software. However, the reports themselves are locked in place with only surface-level customization.
All minware reports are built on top of the minQL query language and fully editable. Access any field from any data source to create custom metrics with powerful formulas, including custom event cycle times.
Say goodbye to spreadsheets and SQL.
Zero-effort setup
Initial setup and onboarding with Flow offers self-service configuration, but even simple things like resolving duplicate identities are highly manual.
We’ve invested heavily in making minware work out-of-the box with fully automated configuration and no process changes. All you need to do is hook up version control and ticketing systems with a few clicks.
No story points? No sprints? No tickets in PRs? No Org Chart? Different usernames in Git/Jira? Crazy ticket statuses? No problem, we’ll figure it out.
Setup Difficulty
minware
Flow
Intensive (Weeks)
Self-Service (Hours)
Zero Effort
Why choose Flow over minware?
This question may be the opposite of what you were expecting.
GitPrime has been around six years longer than minware, so you probably heard their name first and may even have friends who are using their software.
We heard about GitPrime (now Flow) a few years ago too. After thoroughly evaluating it and seeing the gaps, we decided to dedicate years of our lives and much of our own money to starting minware.
As the saying goes, “Nobody gets fired for buying IBM.” If this statement appeals to you, or if you still have an aol.com email address, then Flow might be a better choice. If not:
