Merge conflicts consume excessive development time

7/10 High

According to a 2025 Atlassian survey, 38% of engineering teams report merge conflicts as their top blocker. Teams spend more time resolving conflicts than coding, especially when feature branches linger without synchronization or in complex monorepo setups.

GitGitflow
Category
dx
Workaround
partial
Stage
debug
Freshness
persistent
Scope
language
Recurring
Yes
Buyer Type
team

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Query: “What are the most common pain points with Git for developers in 2025?”4/5/2026

according to a 2025 survey by Atlassian, 38% of engineering teams reported merge conflicts as their top blocker. How often does your team spend more time resolving conflicts than coding?

Created: 4/5/2026Updated: 4/5/2026