Backstage
An open source framework for building developer portals.
Overview
Backstage is an open source framework for building developer portals. Powered by a centralized software catalog, Backstage restores order to your microservices and infrastructure and enables your product teams to ship high-quality code quickly without compromising autonomy. Backstage unifies all your infrastructure tooling, services, and documentation to create a streamlined development environment from end to end.
✨ Key Features
- Software Catalog
- Software Templates (Scaffolder)
- TechDocs (docs-like-code)
- Extensible Plugin Architecture
- Kubernetes Plugin
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Open-source and highly extensible
- Large and active community
- Backed by the CNCF
Unique Value: Backstage provides a flexible, open-source foundation for building a developer portal tailored to an organization's specific needs and workflows.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Creating a single pane of glass for all services and infrastructure
- Standardizing service creation with templates
- Centralizing technical documentation alongside code
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Organizations without the engineering resources to build and maintain a custom portal
- Teams looking for a fully managed, out-of-the-box solution
🏆 Alternatives
Unlike commercial offerings, Backstage is free and completely customizable, but requires significant engineering effort to implement and maintain.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Live Chat
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Open-source and free to use, but requires self-hosting and maintenance.
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