DDEV Live Usage Statistics
Data as of July 16, 2026
These are live DDEV usage numbers from DDEV's opt-in usage reporting, pulled from Amplitude each time this site is built. Most sections cover about the last 7 days, and many link to the public Amplitude chart behind them, so you can look deeper yourself.
Every user who keeps reporting on helps shape DDEV's future: it tells maintainers which platforms, versions, and features matter most, and where to spend their limited time. The usage reporting docs explain what data is collected and how to opt out.
Heads up: Amplitude credentials aren't configured for this build, so the usage stats below are generated placeholder data, not live analytics.
DDEV Usage Growth
Unique monthly users over the last year (as far back as Amplitude's data retention allows). Shown monthly rather than weekly, since a single quiet holiday week reads as a cliff at weekly resolution but is barely visible once averaged across a whole month.
DDEV Environments
Which operating systems and environments people run DDEV on.
- macOS 12,558
- linux 5,712
- wsl2 4,037
- windows 2,020
- wsl2-mirrored 1,291
- codespaces 524
- wsl2-virtioproxy 271
- macOS 47.5% 12,558
- linux 21.6% 5,712
- wsl2 15.3% 4,037
- windows 7.6% 2,020
- wsl2-mirrored 4.9% 1,291
- codespaces 2.0% 524
- wsl2-virtioproxy 1.0% 271
DDEV Commands
The most popular ddev subcommands, excluding
drush, which dwarfs everything else and is likely
run in automation.
- exec 932,760
- mysql 666,779
- describe 409,274
- wp 393,500
- custom-command 282,612
- status 144,942
- composer 137,951
- php 83,192
- start 56,707
- artisan 46,345
- xdebug 28,706
- typo3 27,050
- npm 15,787
- restart 12,127
- stop 8,161
- ssh 7,814
- craft 4,007
- magento 3,693
CMS Project Types
Every project type DDEV is configured for.
- drupal11 5,957
- php 3,778
- drupal10 2,961
- laravel 2,467
- wordpress 2,407
- typo3 2,067
- craftcms 1,480
- drupal9 1,160
- symfony 1,115
- shopware6 691
- magento2 672
- generic 643
- drupal7 386
- wp-bedrock 336
- drupal8 319
- silverstripe 293
- backdrop 203
- cakephp 173
- drupal11 22.0% 5,957
- php 13.9% 3,778
- drupal10 10.9% 2,961
- laravel 9.1% 2,467
- wordpress 8.9% 2,407
- typo3 7.6% 2,067
- craftcms 5.5% 1,480
- Other 22.1% 5,991
PHP Version
The PHP versions DDEV projects are configured for.
- 8.3 12,272
- 8.4 7,041
- 8.2 5,852
- 8.1 3,846
- 8.5 2,893
- 7.4 2,333
- 8.0 1,298
- 7.2 966
- 7.3 942
- 7.1 552
- 7.0 434
- 8.3 31.9% 12,272
- 8.4 18.3% 7,041
- 8.2 15.2% 5,852
- 8.1 10.0% 3,846
- 8.5 7.5% 2,893
- 7.4 6.1% 2,333
- 8.0 3.4% 1,298
- Other 7.5% 2,894
Database Type
The database types DDEV projects are configured for.
- mariadb 13,027
- mysql 6,266
- postgres 2,624
- mariadb 59.4% 13,027
- mysql 28.6% 6,266
- postgres 12.0% 2,624
macOS Docker Providers
The Docker providers DDEV users choose on macOS.
- docker-desktop 5,593
- orbstack 2,223
- colima 1,042
- rancher-desktop 431
- lima-rootless 167
- lima 63
- linux-docker 32
- podman-selinux 11
- docker-desktop 58.5% 5,593
- orbstack 23.2% 2,223
- colima 10.9% 1,042
- rancher-desktop 4.5% 431
- lima-rootless 1.7% 167
- lima 0.7% 63
- linux-docker 0.3% 32
- Other 0.1% 11
WSL2 Docker Providers
The Docker providers DDEV users choose on WSL2.
- wsl2-docker-ce 2,622
- docker-desktop 954
- rancher-desktop 460
- podman-rootless 199
- podman 82
- wsl2-docker-ce 60.7% 2,622
- docker-desktop 22.1% 954
- rancher-desktop 10.7% 460
- podman-rootless 4.6% 199
- podman 1.9% 82
Linux Docker Providers
The Docker providers DDEV users choose on Linux.
- linux-docker 4,878
- docker-desktop 177
- linux-docker-selinux 10
- podman-rootless-selinux 1
- linux-docker-rootless 1
- podman-rootless 1
- lima 1
- rancher-desktop 1
- linux-docker 96.2% 4,878
- docker-desktop 3.5% 177
- linux-docker-selinux 0.2% 10
- podman-rootless-selinux 0.0% 1
- linux-docker-rootless 0.0% 1
- podman-rootless 0.0% 1
- lima 0.0% 1
- Other 0.0% 1
macOS Architecture
Apple Silicon (arm64) vs. Intel (amd64) usage, among macOS users specifically.
- arm64 11,051
- amd64 641
- arm64 94.5% 11,051
- amd64 5.5% 641
Add-on Usage
The most popular DDEV add-ons in use, based on unique users in the last month, among users who have at least one add-on installed. There's a long tail beyond what's shown here. Expand below for the full list, or download it as CSV.
- redis 4,256
- solr 4,129
- adminer 2,803
- ddev-cron 1,589
- elasticsearch 1,208
- ddev-opensearch 877
- ddev-selenium-standalone-chrome 757
- memcached 588
- varnish 323
- rabbitmq 258
Live version of Add-on usage in Amplitude
Show all 14 discovered add-ons
| Add-on | Users |
|---|---|
| redis | 4,256 |
| solr | 4,129 |
| adminer | 2,803 |
| ddev-cron | 1,589 |
| elasticsearch | 1,208 |
| ddev-opensearch | 877 |
| ddev-selenium-standalone-chrome | 757 |
| memcached | 588 |
| varnish | 323 |
| rabbitmq | 258 |
| ddev-browsersync | 176 |
| ddev-vite-sidecar | 160 |
| typo3-solr | 109 |
| minio | 81 |
Bundled ddev pull Usage
Usage of DDEV's bundled
hosting provider integrations
for ddev pull. Many other integrations exist as
custom or add-on providers and aren't reflected here.
- pantheon 8,394
- acquia 5,087
- platform 2,057
- upsun 1,222
- lagoon 696
- pantheon 48.1% 8,394
- acquia 29.1% 5,087
- platform 11.8% 2,057
- upsun 7.0% 1,222
- lagoon 4.0% 696
DDEV Versions
The DDEV versions currently in use.
- v1.25.2 11,033
- v1.25.3 5,368
- v1.25.1 2,053
- v1.24.10 770
- v1.25.0 379
- v1.24.7 172
- v1.24.6 85
- v1.24.8 36
- v1.25.2 55.5% 11,033
- v1.25.3 27.0% 5,368
- v1.25.1 10.3% 2,053
- v1.24.10 3.9% 770
- v1.25.0 1.9% 379
- v1.24.7 0.9% 172
- v1.24.6 0.4% 85
- Other 0.2% 36
Users by Timezone
DDEV doesn't collect user-identifiable information, but timezones give a rough sense of where users are.
- CEST (UTC+2) 10,678
- EDT (UTC-4) 5,968
- IST (UTC+5:30) 2,179
- EEST (UTC+3) 1,354
- BST (UTC+1) 711
- UTC 321
- CDT (UTC-5) 147
- PDT (UTC-7) 72
- CEST (UTC+2) 49.8% 10,678
- EDT (UTC-4) 27.8% 5,968
- IST (UTC+5:30) 10.2% 2,179
- EEST (UTC+3) 6.3% 1,354
- BST (UTC+1) 3.3% 711
- UTC 1.5% 321
- CDT (UTC-5) 0.7% 147
- Other 0.3% 72
Explore them yourself!
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DDEV Sponsorship
Heads up: GitHub credentials aren't configured for this build, so the sponsorship figures below are generated placeholder data, not live.
Not Amplitude data, but just as important: the DDEV Foundation runs on sponsorship, and daily-updated sponsorship figures are published as an open JSON feed. Here's monthly recurring sponsorship income over the period that feed has history for, against the current goal of $12,000/month (77.7% there so far).