# Backstage vs Configure8

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Configure8

| Attribute | Backstage | Configure8 |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59.6 (67% (medium)) | 68.6 (55% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 518 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 34,261 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 9,162 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Backstage provides a centralized platform where development teams can discover and manage software components, automate service creation, and access integrated tools and documentation. | A platform aggregating infrastructure, service, and cloud resource information across your tech stack in a unified catalog. It empowers developers to perform routine operations independently while enforcing organizational reliability and security standards through automated compliance tracking. |
| 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,"self_service_actions":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","rbac_sso":true,"tech_docs":true,"api_access":true,"scorecards":true,"scaffolding":true,"provisioning":true,"platform_shape":"both","plugin_ecosystem":true,"software_catalog":true,"integration_breadth":"Multi-cloud (Azure, GCP), CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, APM/observability tools, ","self_service_actions":true,"workload_abstraction":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 21 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"MCP servers"},{"name":"TechDocs"}]` | `[{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Azure Virtual Machines"},{"name":"Azure Kubernetes Service"},{"name":"Azure SQL"},{"name":"Azure Database for MySQL"},{"name":"Azure Functions"},{"name":"Azure App Service"},{"name":"Azure Cosmos DB"},{"name":"Azure Load Balancers"},{"name":"Azure Application Gateways"},{"name":"Azure Cache for Redis"},{"name":"Azure Storage Account"},{"name":"Wiz"},{"name":"OneLogin"},{"name":"Chef"},{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"Google Cloud Build"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"Snyk"},{"name":"Airflow"},{"name":"Argo CI"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://backstage.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:33:25.346Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month per user or $0/year per user","features":["Unlimited catalog users and items (within data cap)","Unlimited integrations","Scorecards for up to 10 users","Self-serve actions limited to 10 users","Cloud cost tracking up to $7,500/month","Limited data retention","Community support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Community-supported tier with core catalog and limited scorecard capabilities","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"scorecard_users":"10","self_serve_users":"10","tracked_cloud_costs":"$7,500/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"$22.89/user/month (monthly) or $228/user/year (17% savings, equivalent to $19/user/month)","features":["Unlimited catalog users and items","Unlimited integrations and custom integrations","Unlimited scorecards with custom metrics","Unlimited self-serve actions and deployment API","Unlimited cloud cost tracking","API access and webhooks","RBAC and SSO","Audit logging","Unlimited data retention","Usage reports","White-glove support"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":22.89,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Full-featured tier with unlimited users, custom integrations, and choice of cloud or on-premise hosting","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"scorecard_users":"unlimited","self_serve_users":"unlimited","tracked_cloud_costs":"unlimited"}}],"summary":"Free tier available. Enterprise from $22.89/user/month or $19/user/month with annual commitment.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.configure8.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:23:28.631Z","startingPrice":{"amount":22.89,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | mid |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 5 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.55.0-next.0","date":"2026-08-25T19:13:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.55.0-next.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.5","date":"2026-08-25T21:27:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.54.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.4","date":"2026-08-24T18:16:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.54.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.3","date":"2026-08-22T14:16:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.54.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.0","date":"2026-08-18T17:51:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.54.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.0-next.3","date":"2026-08-11T19:38:57Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.54.0-next.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.0-next.2","date":"2026-08-04T15:54:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.54.0-next.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.53.1","date":"2026-07-29T20:13:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.53.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.0-next.1","date":"2026-07-28T20:44:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.54.0-next.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.0-next.0","date":"2026-07-21T23:35:18Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.54.0-next.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.53.0","date":"2026-07-14T12:35:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.53.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.53.0-next.2","date":"2026-07-07T16:57:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.53.0-next.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.53.0-next.1","date":"2026-06-30T17:37:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.53.0-next.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.52.1","date":"2026-06-26T15:03:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.52.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.53.0-next.0","date":"2026-06-23T19:45:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.53.0-next.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.52.0","date":"2026-06-16T18:16:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.52.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.51.2","date":"2026-06-10T12:20:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.51.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.52.0-next.2","date":"2026-06-09T17:50:52Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.52.0-next.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.52.0-next.1","date":"2026-06-02T20:29:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.52.0-next.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.51.1","date":"2026-05-29T15:44:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.51.1"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6.3 | - |
| 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 | Configure8 |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | - | Multi-cloud (Azure, GCP), CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, APM/observability tools, |
| **Security** |  |  |
| RBAC + SSO/SAML/SCIM | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Docs** |  |  |
| Integrated tech docs | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only | Cloud + self-hosted |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:59:12.880Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*