# Backstage vs Mia-Platform

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Backstage

| Attribute | Backstage | Mia-Platform |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 60.3 (66% (medium)) | 38.6 (39% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 518 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 34,602 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 8,721 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Backstage provides a centralized platform where development teams can discover and manage software components, automate service creation, and access integrated tools and documentation. It is indexed under Internal Developer Platforms.","source":"https://backstage.io","question":"What is Backstage?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Backstage is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://backstage.io","question":"Is Backstage free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Backstage. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://backstage.io","question":"What platforms does Backstage support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Backstage can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://backstage.io","question":"Can Backstage be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Backstage, including GitHub, MCP servers and TechDocs. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://backstage.io","question":"What does Backstage integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Backstage is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage","question":"Is Backstage open source?","confidence":0.99}]` | `[{"answer":"A platform that maps an organization's technology ecosystem—applications, infrastructure, data, APIs, and policies—into a unified, governed context catalog, enabling AI agents and development teams to build production-ready software with built-in compliance and security controls. It is indexed under Internal Developer Platforms.","source":"https://www.mia-platform.eu","question":"What is Mia-Platform?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Mia-Platform does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 3 plans (Platform as a Service (PaaS), Bring Your Own Infrastructure (SaaS) and Self-Hosted (On-Prem)), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.mia-platform.eu","question":"How much does Mia-Platform cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Mia-Platform supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.mia-platform.eu","question":"What platforms does Mia-Platform support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Mia-Platform can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.mia-platform.eu","question":"Can Mia-Platform be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Mia-Platform, including Trustfull, docStribute, Kubernetes and MongoDB. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.mia-platform.eu","question":"What does Mia-Platform integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Mia-Platform is available worldwide. Its primary markets are Italy, the EU, the United States and the United Kingdom. The vendor is headquartered in Italy.","source":"https://www.mia-platform.eu","question":"Where is Mia-Platform available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A framework that consolidates infrastructure tools, services, and documentation into a single development environment, enabling teams to efficiently manage their microservices and infrastructure. | A developer hub for managing the complete lifecycle of cloud-native applications with a built-in marketplace of pre-built components to accelerate digital platform construction. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"self","rbac_sso":true,"tech_docs":true,"api_access":true,"scaffolding":true,"provisioning":true,"platform_shape":"orchestrator","plugin_ecosystem":true,"software_catalog":true,"integration_breadth":"Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), SCM systems (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket","self_service_actions":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","rbac_sso":true,"tech_docs":true,"api_access":true,"scorecards":true,"scaffolding":true,"provisioning":false,"platform_shape":"both","plugin_ecosystem":true,"software_catalog":true,"integration_breadth":"Cloud platforms, DevOps tools, AI-native protocols (MCP)","self_service_actions":true,"workload_abstraction":false}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"MCP servers"},{"name":"TechDocs"},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true,"category":"infrastructure","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"GitLab","native":true,"category":"scm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Bitbucket","native":true,"category":"scm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure DevOps","native":true,"category":"scm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Confluence","native":false,"category":"documentation","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Stack Overflow","native":false,"category":"documentation","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS S3","native":false,"category":"storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Azure Blob Storage","native":false,"category":"storage","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"MkDocs","native":true,"category":"documentation","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Bitbucket Cloud","category":"scm"},{"name":"Bitbucket Server","category":"scm"},{"name":"Sentry","category":"monitoring"},{"name":"Cloudflare Access","category":"identity"},{"name":"Elasticsearch","category":"search"}]` | `[{"name":"Trustfull"},{"name":"docStribute"},{"name":"Kubernetes","category":"infrastructure"},{"name":"MongoDB","category":"database"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"IT","primaryMarkets":["IT","EU","US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://backstage.io","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:17:29.897Z"}` | `{"type":"quote","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Platform as a Service (PaaS)","summary":"Fully managed cloud platform","description":"Fully managed environment ready to use for development teams","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Bring Your Own Infrastructure (SaaS)","summary":"Managed service on customer infrastructure","description":"Managed service with user-controlled runtime infrastructure","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Self-Hosted (On-Prem)","summary":"Self-managed on-premises deployment","description":"License to install and manage on own infrastructure","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Custom pricing via contact sales. Three deployment models: PaaS, SaaS (BYOI), or Self-Hosted.","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mia-platform.eu","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:26:44.577Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | open_source | quote |
| pricing.price_level | free | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 3 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.56.0-next.2","date":"2026-10-06T19:39:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.56.0-next.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.56.0-next.1","date":"2026-09-29T12:39:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.56.0-next.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.55.3","date":"2026-09-29T14:48:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.55.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.55.2","date":"2026-09-25T10:35:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.55.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.9","date":"2026-09-25T09:58:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.54.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.7","date":"2026-09-25T09:27:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.50.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.56.0-next.0","date":"2026-09-22T17:09:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.56.0-next.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.55.1","date":"2026-09-21T15:13:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.55.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.55.0","date":"2026-09-15T14:22:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.55.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.8","date":"2026-09-15T16:26:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.54.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.6","date":"2026-09-15T16:06:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.50.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.7","date":"2026-09-11T10:50:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.54.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.49.7","date":"2026-09-11T11:55:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.49.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.55.0-next.2","date":"2026-09-08T22:51:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.55.0-next.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.55.0-next.1","date":"2026-09-01T19:58:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.55.0-next.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.51.3","date":"2026-08-29T09:25:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.51.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.5","date":"2026-08-29T10:53:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.50.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.49.6","date":"2026-08-29T11:21:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.49.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6","date":"2026-08-28T08:26:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.54.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.53.2","date":"2026-08-28T16:42:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.53.2"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 6.5 | - |
| security.trust_center | - | https://mia-platform.eu/news-en/trustfull-digital-risk-intelligence/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40backstage%2Fcli&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Internal Developer Platforms)

| Capability | Backstage | Mia-Platform |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Portal vs orchestrator | Orchestrator | Both |
| Software / service catalog | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self-service actions / golden paths | ✓ | ✓ |
| Templated service scaffolding | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Production-readiness scorecards | - | ✓ |
| **Orchestration** |  |  |
| Workload spec / infra abstraction | - | ✗ |
| Drives infra provisioning | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Plugin / extension ecosystem | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public API / webhooks | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Integration** |  |  |
| Cloud/CI/K8s/observability breadth | Kubernetes, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), SCM systems (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket | Cloud platforms, DevOps tools, AI-native protocols (MCP) |
| **Security** |  |  |
| RBAC + SSO/SAML/SCIM | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Docs** |  |  |
| Integrated tech docs | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Cloud + self-hosted |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:51:11.831Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*