What is Adoption Tracking?
Adoption Tracking answers the question: How is my package or library performing relative to competitors, and is adoption growing? DevTune automatically collects:- Weekly download counts from package registries (npm, PyPI, crates.io, NuGet, RubyGems)
- GitHub star counts from code repositories
- Market share across all tracked packages in your category
- Growth rates at 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month intervals
- Competitive rankings against the competitors you track
Why Adoption Tracking Matters
Developer Advocates Need Data
If you are a developer advocate, developer relations lead, or product manager for a developer tool, you need to answer stakeholder questions like:- Is our SDK growing?
- How do we compare to competitors?
- Are our content and community efforts driving real adoption?
Connect AI Visibility to Adoption
DevTune uniquely connects your AI search visibility data with adoption metrics. The dashboard includes a correlation chart that shows how changes in your AI presence rate, share of voice, and sentiment relate to download trends. This helps you understand whether improved AI visibility translates into real adoption.Plan Requirements
Adoption Tracking is available on the Starter plan and above. Free-tier accounts do not have access to adoption tracking.Supported Registries and Platforms
DevTune collects adoption data from the following sources:Package Registries
| Registry | Data Collected |
|---|---|
| npm | Weekly download counts |
| PyPI | Weekly download counts |
| crates.io | Weekly download counts |
| NuGet | Download counts |
| RubyGems | Download counts |
Code Platforms
| Platform | Data Collected |
|---|---|
| GitHub | Star counts |
Key Metrics
Adoption Health Score
A composite score from 0 to 100 that summarizes your overall adoption health at a glance. The score is calculated from four weighted components:| Component | Weight | What It Measures |
|---|---|---|
| Download Growth | 35 points | Recent download trend compared to the prior period |
| Market Share Trend | 25 points | Whether your share of total downloads is growing |
| Star Growth | 20 points | GitHub stars growth over the selected time range |
| Competitive Position | 20 points | Your ranking among tracked competitors by downloads |
- 70-100 (green) - Excellent
- 55-69 (yellow) - Good
- 40-54 (orange) - Needs Attention
- Below 40 (red) - Critical
Summary Stats
Four key stats displayed prominently on the dashboard:- Your Downloads - 4-week average weekly downloads for your primary package
- Your Market Share - Your percentage of total tracked downloads
- Your Rank - Your position among all tracked packages
- Growth Rate - 3-month download growth percentage
Competitor Movement
A section highlighting what changed in the last 30 days:- Your market share change (up or down)
- Your rank change
- The fastest-growing competitor and their growth rate
- Your closest competitor and the download gap
How It Works
Adoption Tracking uses the domains you have already configured in your project’s AI Search Tracking. There is no separate configuration step.- You configure citation sources (domains) in your project’s Search Tracking settings
- Domains with type GitHub repository or package registry automatically feed into adoption tracking
- DevTune collects data from each registry daily
- The dashboard displays trends, market share, and competitive insights
Getting Started
- Set Up Domains - Add GitHub repositories and package registry URLs as citation sources in your project’s Search Tracking configuration
- View the Dashboard - Explore your adoption metrics and competitive positioning
Next Steps
- Adoption Dashboard - Understand each section of the dashboard
- Citation Sources - Configure the domains that feed adoption data
- AI Search Tracking - Learn about the visibility data that correlates with adoption