Did your team build tools? — Technology data 2026

Only 19% of users building software are working to replace a vendor

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Question

Have you used or been involved with building in-house software in the past year? Are you planning to do so in the next year? Select all work functions from the list below that apply.

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Data

	Respondents	Percent
Small scripts/automations	10,304	77.3%
Team-level internal tools	8,398	63.0%
Customer-facing products	7,254	54.4%
Cross-team/platform tools	6,130	46.0%
Replacing paid vendors	2,482	18.6%

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Stack Exchange Inc. (2026). “Did your team build tools?”. Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2026. Licensed under ODbL 1.0. https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/technology/data/build-tool

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|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Small scripts/automations | 10,304 | 77.3% |
| Team-level internal tools | 8,398 | 63.0% |
| Customer-facing products | 7,254 | 54.4% |
| Cross-team/platform tools | 6,130 | 46.0% |
| Replacing paid vendors | 2,482 | 18.6% |

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