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Backstage

No phone app

6.3No. 8 of 35
in Application Dependency Mapping Software
  • Recognised40% of the score20
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score88
  • Free plan14% of the score100
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
api, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
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Summary

Backstage is ranked #8 of 35 in application dependency mapping software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

Backstage plans and pricing

All plans
Backstage open-source framework Free No price or plan limits stated on the official site backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on application dependency mapping software

Free plan
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Facts

Purpose
Backstage is an open-source framework for creating and deploying developer portals, originally created at Spotify.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Software catalog
The catalog tracks software ownership and metadata, including services, websites, libraries, and data pipelines.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Catalog scale
Backstage says its catalog can help a team manage 10 services and make it possible for a company to manage thousands.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Templates
Software Templates can load code skeletons, substitute variables, and publish generated projects to locations such as GitHub or GitLab.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
TechDocs
TechDocs uses a docs-like-code approach that keeps documentation close to the code.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Integrations
Integrations let Backstage read or publish data using providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, LDAP, and cloud providers.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Plugin ecosystem
A Backstage portal can be customized with existing open-source plugins or plugins built by the adopter.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Deployment
The standalone installation guide creates a locally running app with an in-memory SQLite database and demo content, and says this setup is not production-ready.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Requirements
The standalone app guide lists minimum requirements of 20 GB disk space and 6 GB memory, with additional disk space needed as modules and plugins are added.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Security
Backstage's threat model recommends enabling only the authentication providers an instance uses and configuring sign-in resolvers carefully.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Security limit
The threat model says Backstage provides only rudimentary protection against denial-of-service attacks and is primarily designed for deployment in a protected environment.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Support
The project documentation links to a community support chatroom and contribution resources.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Product
Backstage is an open-source framework for building developer portals.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Search
Backstage Search is an extensible platform that can index sources such as TechDocs, Confluence, and Stack Overflow.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Kubernetes
The Kubernetes feature aggregates a service’s deployments and uses the Kubernetes API to support cloud and multi-cloud environments.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Plugins
Organizations can extend Backstage with open-source plugins or build their own; the plugin directory warns that community plugins have not all been vetted by the core team.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026
Intended users
Backstage is aimed at organizations whose product and engineering teams need a shared developer portal and software ecosystem catalog.backstage.io · 30 Sept 2026

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