# Workflow Metrics - GitHub Actions Analytics Dashboard

> Open-source dashboard for GitHub Actions. Track DORA metrics, run reliability, build and billable minutes, and optimize CI/CD workflows with AI-powered suggestions.

## What is Workflow Metrics?

Workflow Metrics is a free, open-source analytics dashboard for GitHub Actions. It helps engineering teams monitor run reliability, DORA metrics, build and billable minutes, per-workflow performance, and optimize CI/CD pipelines with AI-powered suggestions.

## Key Features

- **DORA Metrics Tracking**: Deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rate, and MTTR in one view
- **Run Reliability Monitoring**: Track success, failure, and cancelled run trends over time
- **Build & Billable Minutes**: Analyze raw and estimated billable CI minutes by workflow and job
- **Per-Workflow Analytics**: P50/P95 duration, skip rate, and cost per workflow at a glance
- **Workflow Structure Visualization**: Flow chart showing trigger-to-job execution order and dependency paths
- **Job & Step Breakdowns**: Drill into per-job timing and slowest steps from recent runs
- **AI Optimization Suggestions**: Mistral-powered tips for caching, parallelization, and cost tuning
- **Free and Open Source**: MIT licensed, available on GitHub

## How It Works

1. Sign in with your GitHub account at app.workflow-metrics.com
2. Connect your repositories
3. Workflow Metrics ingests GitHub Actions workflow runs, jobs, and step-level timing data
4. View trends, outliers, and performance metrics across all your workflows
5. Use AI-powered suggestions to optimize speed, reliability, and cost

## Target Audience

- Software Developers
- DevOps Engineers
- Platform Engineers
- CI/CD Engineers
- Engineering Managers tracking team delivery metrics
- Teams using GitHub Actions for CI/CD
- Open source contributors and maintainers

## DORA Metrics Explained

Workflow Metrics tracks all four DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) metrics:

1. **Deployment Frequency**: How often your team deploys to production
2. **Lead Time for Changes**: Time from commit to production deployment
3. **Change Failure Rate**: Percentage of deployments causing failures
4. **Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)**: How quickly you recover from failures

## Technical Details

- **Platform**: Web application (SaaS)
- **License**: MIT (Open Source)
- **Price**: Free
- **App URL**: https://app.workflow-metrics.com
- **GitHub**: https://github.com/timoa/workflow-metrics
- **Data Source**: GitHub Actions API
- **AI Engine**: Mistral AI for optimization suggestions

## Common Questions

**Q: Is Workflow Metrics free?**
A: Yes, completely free and open source under MIT license. No paid tiers, no usage limits.

**Q: How do I connect my repositories?**
A: Sign in with GitHub at app.workflow-metrics.com and connect your repositories in minutes.

**Q: What DORA metrics are tracked?**
A: All four: Deployment Frequency, Lead Time for Changes, Change Failure Rate, and MTTR.

**Q: Can I track build and billable minutes?**
A: Yes, Workflow Metrics tracks raw build minutes and estimated billable CI minutes per workflow.

**Q: How does the AI optimization work?**
A: Mistral AI analyzes your workflow data and provides actionable tips for caching, parallelization, and cost reduction.

**Q: Can I self-host Workflow Metrics?**
A: Yes, the source code is on GitHub at github.com/timoa/workflow-metrics under MIT license.

**Q: Does it show per-step timing?**
A: Yes, you can drill into per-job timing and identify the slowest steps from recent runs.

**Q: What data does it ingest from GitHub Actions?**
A: Workflow runs, jobs, and step-level timing data via the GitHub Actions API.

## Benefits

- **Improve Reliability**: Detect unstable workflows early and track success rate trends
- **Reduce CI Costs**: Identify expensive workflows and optimize billable minutes
- **Ship Faster**: Use DORA metrics and AI suggestions to improve delivery speed
- **Better Visibility**: See your entire CI/CD system in one place with actionable insights

## Links

- Website: https://workflow-metrics.com/
- App: https://app.workflow-metrics.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/timoa/workflow-metrics
- Issues: https://github.com/timoa/workflow-metrics/issues
- Changelog: https://github.com/timoa/workflow-metrics/releases

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## Last Updated

2026-02-28