> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.devperform.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# The Free Benchmark

> How the public repo benchmark works, what it measures, and where the industry bands come from.

The [free benchmark](https://devperform.io/benchmark) scores any **public GitHub repo** in seconds — no signup, no installation. Paste a repo, get a scorecard. It's the fastest way to see the kind of analysis DevPerform runs continuously on your own private repos.

## What it measures

Computed from the repo's recently merged pull requests (public data only — we read PR metadata, never your code):

| Metric                   | What it is                                                                          |
| ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Cycle time**           | Median hours from PR opened to merged                                               |
| **Time to first review** | Median hours from PR opened to the first non-author review or comment (pickup time) |
| **PR size**              | Median lines changed per merged PR                                                  |
| **Throughput**           | Merged PRs per week                                                                 |

## Where the bands come from

Each metric is labeled **Elite / High / Medium / Low** against published industry data — not numbers we invented:

* **Cycle time, time to first review, and PR size** tiers follow [LinearB's community benchmarks](https://linearb.helpdocs.io/article/d2v8kqzxzd-metrics-community-benchmarks), published from their 2026 dataset of 8.1M+ pull requests across 4,813 teams.
* The [DORA dashboard](/metrics/dora) inside the product uses the canonical DORA State of DevOps thresholds.

One methodological note, disclosed on purpose: the published tiers aggregate team values at the 75th percentile, while the benchmark bands your repo's **median** — a slightly generous comparison for repos with occasional very slow PRs. Bands are directional reference points, not a verdict.

## Sharing a scorecard

Every result has a shareable link that unfurls as a scorecard card in Slack, LinkedIn, or X — paste `devperform.io/api/public/benchmark/share/<owner>/<repo>` anywhere links unfurl.

## Privacy

The benchmark reads public PR metadata via the GitHub API. Leaving an email is optional — it gets you a one-time copy of your report, not a mailing list.