Backstage vs Kratix

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

It does not score them and does not pick a winner. Fields the catalog has no value for say “Not recorded” rather than being filled in with a guess.

Backstage, Kratix compared field by field. Values are taken from the DevPages catalog; fields we hold no value for read “Not recorded”.
	Backstage	Kratix
Category	DevOps	DevOps
Pricing model	Open Source	Open Source
Open source	Yes	Yes
GitHub stars	34.8K	785
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	Promise system Platform composition Multi-cluster support GitOps integration Custom resources
Use cases	Building internal developer portals Managing microservices architecture Standardizing software development practices Centralizing technical documentation	Internal platform development Platform as product delivery Kubernetes management Developer experience improvement
Integrations	GitHub GitLab Kubernetes Jenkins CircleCI Grafana	Kubernetes GitOps ArgoCD Flux GitHub
Tags	developer-portal microservices service-catalog documentation ci-cd kubernetes spotify platform-engineering internal-tools self-service	platform-as-product kubernetes internal-platform cloud-native gitops platform-engineering promises multi-cluster developer-experience
Links	Website (opens in a new tab) GitHub (opens in a new tab) Docs (opens in a new tab)	Website (opens in a new tab) GitHub (opens in a new tab)

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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Kratix

Platform as Product Framework

Kratix is an open-source framework for building internal platforms as products. It enables platform teams to create, manage, and deliver platform capabilities as products, making it easier to build and maintain internal developer platforms.

Full Kratix listing

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