2026 Finalists

Congratulations to our 131 finalists

Twenty-four awards across two divisions. Pick a category to read about its finalists, or browse a whole division at once.

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Community Award

DevOps Open Source Project of the Year

5 finalists

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Community Award

DevOps Advocate of the Year

12 finalists

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Community Award

DevOps Educator of the Year

3 finalists

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Community Award

Enterprise DevOps Champion of the Year

4 finalists

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Community Award

Enterprise DevOps Leader of the Year

12 finalists

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Community Award

DevOps Implementation and End-User DevOps Team of the Year

2 finalists

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Community Award

Best End-User Application of AI in Software Delivery

4 finalists

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Community Award

Best Independent DevOps Content or Educational Resource

12 finalists

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Community Award

Best DevOps Community Program or Event

11 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best Customer DevOps Implementation

3 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best Software Delivery Platform

2 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best AI-Assisted Software Development Solution

6 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best Agentic Software Delivery Solution

6 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best DevOps for AI Systems Solution

8 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best Platform Engineering Solution

4 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best Developer Productivity Solution

2 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best CI/CD Solution

3 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best Quality Assurance Solution

4 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best DevSecOps Solution

7 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best Software Supply Chain Security Solution

3 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best Observability Solution

6 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best Infrastructure Automation and Cloud Operations Solution

1 finalist

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Tools & Services Award

Best FinOps Solution

2 finalists

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Tools & Services Award

Best Breakthrough DevOps Solution

9 finalists

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