# Backstage vs Qovery

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Qovery

| Attribute | Backstage | Qovery |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 60.3 (66% (medium)) | 81 (72% (medium)) |
| 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 self-service infrastructure platform that allows development teams and AI agents to deploy applications across multiple cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Scaleway) while maintaining security controls, audit trails, and policy enforcement without requiring cloud infrastructure expertise. It is indexed under Internal Developer Platforms.","source":"https://www.qovery.com/blog/new-pricing-that-will-give-you-peace-of-mind","question":"What is Qovery?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Qovery offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $49 per active user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.qovery.com/blog/new-pricing-that-will-give-you-peace-of-mind","question":"Is Qovery free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Qovery 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.qovery.com/blog/new-pricing-that-will-give-you-peace-of-mind","question":"What platforms does Qovery support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Qovery can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.qovery.com/blog/new-pricing-that-will-give-you-peace-of-mind","question":"Can Qovery be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 35 integrations for Qovery, including GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket, AWS EKS, Google Cloud GKE, Azure AKS, Terraform and OpenTofu, plus 27 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.qovery.com/blog/new-pricing-that-will-give-you-peace-of-mind","question":"What does Qovery integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Qovery. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Qovery not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.qovery.com/blog/how-tint-streamlines-infrastructure-automation-and-meet-compliance-requirements","question":"What security certifications does Qovery have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":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 self-service infrastructure platform that allows development teams and AI agents to deploy applications across multiple cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Scaleway) while maintaining security controls, audit trails, and policy enforcement without requiring cloud infrastructure expertise. |
| 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":"self","rbac_sso":true,"tech_docs":true,"api_access":true,"provisioning":true,"platform_shape":"orchestrator","plugin_ecosystem":true,"software_catalog":true,"integration_breadth":"CI/CD (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket), Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS), infrastructure-as","self_service_actions":true,"workload_abstraction":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 50 |
| 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":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitLab CI"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"AWS EKS"},{"name":"Google Cloud GKE"},{"name":"Azure AKS"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"OpenTofu"},{"name":"Pulumi"},{"name":"AWS Secrets Manager"},{"name":"HashiCorp Vault"},{"name":"Doppler"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Splunk"},{"name":"Dash0"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"AWS Route 53"},{"name":"Docker Hub"},{"name":"Amazon ECR"},{"name":"GitHub Container Registry"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot"},{"name":"E2B"},{"name":"Daytona"},{"name":"Cloudflare Workers"},{"name":"Jira","native":true,"category":"project management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Linear","native":true,"category":"project management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"version control","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure Active Directory","native":true,"category":"identity","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace","native":true,"category":"distribution","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Cloud Platform","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Scaleway","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true,"category":"infrastructure","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Git","native":true,"category":"version_control"},{"name":"Container registries","native":true,"category":"artifact"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"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":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"includedLimits":{"users":"3","deployments":"100"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional deployments"}],"summary":"Free tier up to 100 deployments. Paid plans from $49/month.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.qovery.com/blog/how-we-defined-the-pricing-model-of-qovery","retrievedAt":"2026-09-23T14:38:13.886Z","freeTrialDays":14,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":49,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| 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.sla_pct | - | 99.9 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.5 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.qovery.com/blog/security-considerations-for-your-internal-developer-platform |
| 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 | Qovery |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Portal vs orchestrator | Orchestrator | Orchestrator |
| 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 | CI/CD (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket), Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS), infrastructure-as |
| **Security** |  |  |
| RBAC + SSO/SAML/SCIM | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Docs** |  |  |
| Integrated tech docs | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Self-hosted only |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-15T23:34:56.256Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*