# Backstage vs Roadie

| Attribute | Backstage | Roadie |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 60.3 (66% (medium)) | 58.2 (75% (high)) |
| 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":"Repository collection featuring plugins, software templates, and technical documentation examples for the Backstage platform, maintained as open-source projects It is indexed under Internal Developer Platforms.","source":"https://roadie.io","question":"What is Roadie?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Roadie is a paid product; published pricing starts at $24 per developer per month. It is sold across 3 plans (Developer Portal - Teams, Developer Portal - Growth and Context - Enterprise Context). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://roadie.io/pricing/","question":"How much does Roadie cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Roadie. 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://roadie.io/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Roadie support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Roadie, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://roadie.io/pricing/","question":"Can Roadie be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Roadie, including GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, Azure DevOps, Slack and MS Teams. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://roadie.io/pricing/","question":"What does Roadie integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Roadie. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Roadie not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://roadie.io/pricing/","question":"What security certifications does Roadie have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Roadie is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the United Kingdom. The vendor is headquartered in Ireland.","source":"https://roadie.io/pricing/","question":"Where is Roadie 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. | Roadie integrates data from development tools, infrastructure, and production systems to create a dynamic, queryable graph of your services, teams, and dependencies. It provides centralized context and unified search across documentation, APIs, and tooling. |
| 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":"cloud","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":"Source control (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps), observability (logs, m","self_service_actions":true,"workload_abstraction":false}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 20 |
| 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"},{"name":"GitHub Cloud"},{"name":"GitHub on-prem"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"GitLab Cloud"},{"name":"GitLab on-prem"},{"name":"BitBucket"},{"name":"BitBucket Cloud"},{"name":"BitBucket Server"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"MS Teams"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"PagerDuty","native":true,"category":"incident_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Dynatrace","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Wiz","native":true,"category":"security","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true,"category":"infrastructure","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Terraform","native":true,"category":"infrastructure","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Crossplane","native":true,"category":"infrastructure","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Kratix","native":true,"category":"infrastructure","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Rootly","native":true,"category":"incident_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Confluence","native":true,"category":"documentation","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"OpenAPI","native":true,"category":"api_specs","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AsyncAPI","native":true,"category":"api_specs","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"GraphQL","native":true,"category":"api_specs","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"gRPC","native":true,"category":"api_specs","direction":"inbound"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"IE","primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://backstage.io","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:17:29.897Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Teams","summary":"$24/developer/month, 50-150 developers","features":["Backstage software catalog","Automatic Backstage upgrades","TechDocs & API specs","Self-service automation templates","75+ open-source plugins","Single sign-on","RAG AI & MCP Server Access"],"minSeats":50,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"developer","amount":24,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams wanting a developer portal with manageable setup","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"Custom pricing for 100+ developers","features":["Everything in Teams, plus:","SLA","Slack & MS Teams support","Custom, private Backstage plugins","REST API access","Advanced search","Secure on-prem connection","Usage analytics dashboard","Custom RBAC"],"minSeats":100,"commitment":"monthly","description":"For established engineering organizations requiring comprehensive support and advanced features","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise Context","summary":"Custom pricing per organization","features":["Integration-powered data store","100s of pre-built data sources","Custom, private data sources","Relationship building","Crafted context bundles","Permissioned access for Agents","MCP Servers"],"description":"Standalone or bundled Context Graph service","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Scorecards"}],"summary":"From $24/developer/month for Teams plan. Custom pricing for Growth and Enterprise plans.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://roadie.io/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T11:14:59.504Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"developer","amount":24,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":24,"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.status_page | - | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.5 | - |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| 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 | Roadie |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | Source control (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps), observability (logs, m |
| **Security** |  |  |
| RBAC + SSO/SAML/SCIM | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Docs** |  |  |
| Integrated tech docs | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Cloud only |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:28:35.209Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*