# Backstage

> An open source framework for building developer portals

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/backstage
- **Category:** Internal Developer Platforms
- **Homepage:** https://backstage.io
- **Also known as:** backstage
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T21:21:01.053Z

## Vioscale score

**73 / 100**, confidence 39% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 86.7 | 32 | 2775 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 85.5 | 5 | 427.4 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 18 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 96.7 | 10 | 966.7 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 51.4 | 26 | 1335.4 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://backstage.io). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

## About

Backstage is a centralized software catalog and developer platform that helps teams manage their entire software ecosystem, standardize tooling, and enable self-service deployments with best practices built-in.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Internal Developer Platforms. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Portal vs orchestrator | Portal |
| 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 | External provider integrations for read/write operations |
| **Security** | |
| RBAC + SSO/SAML/SCIM | - |
| **Docs** | |
| Integrated tech docs | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Self-hosted only |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 33,993 | [link](https://github.com/backstage/backstage) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 9,001 | [link](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@backstage/create-app) | 2026-08-01 | 85% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | TypeScript | [link](https://github.com/backstage/backstage) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/backstage/backstage) | 2026-08-01 | 99% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://backstage.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | open_source | [link](https://backstage.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://backstage.io) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 6 | [link](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

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