Middleware believes in reducing cognitive overload for the leaders so that they can focus more on strategic and technical work.

While Hivel dumps all the possible metrics on one screen increasing mental fatigue for the leaders, making it difficult to find the right inference.

Middleware offers best in class UX where an engineering leader can control the level of informational zoom they want and navigate to the specific details when needed.

Hivel's reliance on features like Activity Logs and developer output metrics, which are often met with resistance and can be manipulated by the developer community, makes driving change within an organization challenging.

In contrast, Middleware is designed with developer collaboration at its core, focusing on productivity initiatives without relying on easily game-able metrics. We carefully select and implement metrics only after extensive research and consultation with both developers and leadership.