Without Nexus
- Small tickets wait weeks for a free engineer
- Reviews stall on missing tests
- Upgrades pile up until they become a project
- Context lives in people's heads
Answer "why not the alternative?" before a buyer asks. Compare against the status quo, a category or a named competitor.
An honest look at the options most teams weigh.
| Capability | Code assistants | Contractors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opens pull requests on its own | Yes | No | Yes |
| Understands the whole codebase | Yes | Open files only | After onboarding |
| Runs tests before review | Yes | No | Yes |
| Works on 20 tickets at once | Yes | No | No |
| Available at 3 a.m. | Yes | Yes | No |
| Cost per month for a team of 10 | $240 | $190 | $40,000+ |
Without Nexus
With Nexus
Median time for a typical bug fix at teams in our 2026 benchmark.
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