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Backstage vs Jenkins

Backstage and Jenkins 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, Jenkins compared field by field. Values are taken from the DevPages catalog; fields we hold no value for read “Not recorded”.
Backstage
Jenkins
CategoryDevOpsDevOps
Pricing modelOpen SourceOpen Source
Open sourceYesYes
GitHub stars34.8K26.7K
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
  • 1,800+ plugins ecosystem
  • Pipeline as Code with Jenkinsfile
  • Distributed builds with master/agent
  • Blue Ocean modern UI
  • Integration with version control systems
  • Build artifact management
  • Notification and reporting
  • Security and access control
Use cases
  • Building internal developer portals
  • Managing microservices architecture
  • Standardizing software development practices
  • Centralizing technical documentation
  • Enterprise CI/CD pipelines
  • Legacy system integration
  • Complex build orchestration
  • Multi-technology stack builds
  • Compliance and audit requirements
  • On-premises deployments
  • Custom automation workflows
  • Large-scale development teams
Integrations
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Kubernetes
  • Jenkins
  • CircleCI
  • Grafana
  • Git
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Slack
  • JIRA
  • SonarQube
Tags
  • developer-portal
  • microservices
  • service-catalog
  • documentation
  • ci-cd
  • kubernetes
  • spotify
  • platform-engineering
  • internal-tools
  • self-service
  • ci-cd
  • automation
  • plugins
  • pipeline
  • open-source
  • enterprise
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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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Jenkins

Open-source automation server for building CI/CD pipelines

Jenkins is the leading open-source automation server that enables developers to build, test, and deploy software reliably. With over 1,800 plugins, Jenkins can be customized to fit any workflow and integrates with virtually any tool in the software development lifecycle. It's the foundation for many enterprise CI/CD strategies.

Full Jenkins listing

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