Spotify backstage alternative: compare Port to Backstage
Need a Spotify Backstage alternative that's hosted and simple to use? You've come to the right place - choose Port over Backstage for a comprehensive software catalog that fits your data model, inclusion of live data and K8s visibility as well as broad self-service developer actions and the ability to use your developer portal for workflow automation.
Software Catalog
Ability to accurately reflect data model / Number of blueprint/types
Accurate dependency reflection
Rich properties
API-based data ingestion
Out of the box data ingestion (k8s, github, CI/CD, etc)
Software templates and self-service
Scaffolder
Custom self-service actions
Fallback & retry mechanism
Usage restriction policies
3rd party runners orchestration
Trigger via API
Kubernetes Catalog
Visibility for K8S objects
Multi cluster support
CRD support (ArgoCD, Istio, etc)
Flexible K8s views and presentation
Workflow automation
Event based subscriptions
TTL
Cron jobs
Scorecards (e.g. quality, reliability, maturity)
Define any scorecard, no-code
Live integration with tools such as DataDog, Jira, PagerDuty etc
Native integration with CI/CD data
Grid report for managers
TechDocs
RBAC, Security & Audit
No-Code RBAC
RBAC on anything
Custom roles definition
Activity & Audit log
SSO
Identity provider automatic ownership sync
Previous-published policies view
Deployment method
Deployment method
Global Search & Query
UI Search
Global search and query including plugin data, K8s data and all catalog data
Dashboard & reports builder
Extensibility
Customizable pages and views
Out-of-the-box plugins
Extensions using
DevEx Center
Surveys
Knowledge Exchange
Granular usage insights
*the ability to be deployed on customer's cloud account. To apply for the beta write to us at info@getport.io
Why do teams choose Port
Bring your own data model
Port’s software catalog uses an API to populate with all the data you need to accurately model your data, in minutes, with zero coding.
Full developer self-service
From scaffolding to day-2 operations, provisioning ephemeral environments and more, Port does it all.
Workflow automation
Easily automate devops routines based on Port’s software catalog and event subscription mechanism.
Easy to set up
No coding, no complex deployments, ready in minutes.
Compared to Backstage, the advantages of Port are a lower TCO, faster setup time, support for your data model without any coding and a software catalog for workflow automation.