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Backstage vs Clutch

Backstage and Clutch are both listed under DevOps in the DevPages directory. This page puts the details we hold for each of them side by side.

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Backstage vs Clutch field by field

Backstage, Clutch compared field by field. Values are taken from the DevPages catalog; fields we hold no value for read “Not recorded”.
Backstage
Clutch
CategoryDevOpsDevOps
Pricing modelOpen SourceOpen Source
Open sourceYesYes
GitHub stars34.8K1.8K
Key features
  • Service Catalog for managing all software components
  • Software Templates for standardized project creation
  • TechDocs for documentation management
  • Kubernetes integration for deployment tracking
  • Plugin ecosystem for extensibility
  • Custom workflow creation
  • Role-based access control
  • Audit logging
  • Infrastructure management
  • Resource visualization
Use cases
  • Building internal developer portals
  • Managing microservices architecture
  • Standardizing software development practices
  • Centralizing technical documentation
  • Infrastructure operations
  • Cloud resource management
  • Custom workflow automation
  • Developer self-service
Integrations
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Kubernetes
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • Grafana
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Kubernetes
  • Envoy
  • GitHub
Tags
  • developer-portal
  • microservices
  • service-catalog
  • documentation
  • ci-cd
  • kubernetes
  • spotify
  • platform-engineering
  • internal-tools
  • self-service
  • infrastructure
  • platform-engineering
  • workflow-automation
  • cloud-management
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What each one is

Backstage

An open platform for building developer portals

Backstage is an open-source developer portal platform created by Spotify that helps organizations streamline their development infrastructure. It provides a centralized platform where developers can easily create, manage, and discover all their organization's software components, from microservices to documentation.

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Clutch

Extensible Platform for Infrastructure Management

Clutch, developed by Lyft, is an extensible platform for infrastructure management. It provides a user-friendly interface for common infrastructure tasks and enables platform teams to build custom workflows for their organization's needs.

Full Clutch listing

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