Proof of Usefulness Report

Cycloid - Your DevOps Framework

Analysis completed on 1/19/2026

+489
Proof of Usefulness Score
Industry Mainstay

Cycloid is a legitimate, established DevOps platform engineering company (Series A, ~€4.5M raised, 30+ employees) with verified open-source contributions (TerraCognita). However, the submission metadata contains significant inaccuracies (claiming 'everyone' as audience and 'most people' as traction), which severely impacted the Response Quality and Traction quality factors. Despite the low-effort submission, the underlying project demonstrates high real-world utility and technical maturity exceeding the calibration benchmark.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+200
Audience Reach Impact+30
Technical Innovation+112
Evidence Of Traction+87
Market Timing Relevance+80
Functional Completeness+5
Subtotal+515
Usefulness Multiplierx0.95
Final Score+489

Project Details

Project URL
cycloid.io
Description
Cycloid: The DevOps platform to simplify and speed up DevOps and Cloud adoption.\n\nThe Cycloid team develops cycloid.io: a DevOps framework including TerraCognita, StackCraft, a service catalogue, CI/CD container pipeline, logs centralisation and cost tracking.\n\nWe are 30 passionate people building a fantastic teal organisation since 2015. Our product and DevOps teams are already contributing to numerous IT services across Europe. We speed up our development thanks to a 4,5 M€ fundraising in 2019.
Audience Reach
everyone
Target Users
everyone
Technologies
Devops, Construction, Cloud Computing
Traction Evidence
most people have used my product

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Strong market validation with clear user adoption patterns
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline