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Dev Tools NRR Benchmark

Median Net Revenue Retention for Public Dev Tools companies in the $100K-$500K ACV band.

Latest median NRR (FY-2026)
110%
- flat QoQ
-6.5pp vs FY2026-Q1
2 companies
41 verified disclosures
P25–P75: 111% – 120%

NRR over time

105%110%115%120%125%130%135% FY19-Q2FY20-Q3FY21FY24FY25-Q1FY26 Median NRR FY2019-Q2 - 130% (DDOG) FY2019-Q3 - 125% (DDOG, DT) FY-2019 - 120% (DT) FY2020-Q1 - 130% (DDOG) FY2020-Q2 - 125% (DDOG, DT) FY2020-Q3 - 125% (DDOG, DT) FY-2020 - 120% (DT) FY2021-Q1 - 130% (DDOG) FY2021-Q2 - 130% (DDOG) FY2021-Q3 - 130% (DDOG) FY-2021 - 120% (DT) FY2023-Q4 - 119% (DT) FY-2023 - 119% (DT) FY2024-Q1 - 117% (DT, DDOG) FY2024-Q3 - 113% (DT, DDOG) FY-2024 - 115% (DT, DDOG) FY2024-Q4 - 115% (DT, DDOG) FY2024-Q2 - 115% (DDOG) FY2025-Q2 - 116% (DT, DDOG) FY2025-Q3 - 116% (DT, DDOG) FY2025-Q1 - 115% (DDOG, DT) FY-2025 - 115% (DT, DDOG) FY2025-Q4 - 110% (DT, DDOG) FY2026-Q1 - 117% (DT, DDOG) FY2026-Q2 - 111% (DT) FY2026-Q3 - 111% (DT) FY2026-Q4 - 110% (DT) FY-2026 - 110% (DT) 130% peak 110%
FY2019-Q2 → FY-2026

Each point is the median of verified disclosures for that fiscal quarter. Contributors disclosed in: FY2019-Q2 (DDOG) · FY2019-Q3 (DDOG, DT) · FY-2019 (DT) · FY2020-Q1 (DDOG) · FY2020-Q2 (DDOG, DT) · FY2020-Q3 (DDOG, DT) · FY-2020 (DT) · FY2021-Q1 (DDOG) · FY2021-Q2 (DDOG) · FY2021-Q3 (DDOG) · FY-2021 (DT) · FY2023-Q4 (DT) · FY-2023 (DT) · FY2024-Q1 (DT, DDOG) · FY2024-Q3 (DT, DDOG) · FY-2024 (DT, DDOG) · FY2024-Q4 (DT, DDOG) · FY2024-Q2 (DDOG) · FY2025-Q2 (DT, DDOG) · FY2025-Q3 (DT, DDOG) · FY2025-Q1 (DDOG, DT) · FY-2025 (DT, DDOG) · FY2025-Q4 (DT, DDOG) · FY2026-Q1 (DT, DDOG) · FY2026-Q2 (DT) · FY2026-Q3 (DT) · FY2026-Q4 (DT) · FY-2026 (DT).

Median GRR (gross retention) in FY-2026: - - the gap to NRR (110%) shows how much expansion is lifting the retention number.

Distribution - where do companies fall?

Each bar = a 5-percentage-point band. Hover for the companies in that band.

1 companies in 105%–110%: DT11 companies in 120%–125%: DDOG1 60%80%100%120%140%160%180% median 119%

Latest verified NRR per company. Run the calculator to see where you'd land on this distribution.

Top performers in this cell

  1. #1 Datadog DDOG 122% FY2026-Q1
  2. #2 Dynatrace DT 110% FY-2026

What this means

Dev Tools · Public stage - NRR captures how much your existing customers grow versus shrink, before any new logos. Top performers expand existing accounts faster than they lose them, compounding ARR even if new sales slow.

The expansion gap is real: the median company in this cell sits at 119% while the top 25% are at 120% - a 1pp spread between average and best-in-class. Compute your own NRR to see where you stack up.

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