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Backstage vs Jenkins

Backstage logo
BackstageDeveloper Portal Platforms
Free (open source)Published price
Jenkins logo
JenkinsCI/CD
Free (open source)Published price
Backstage logo
Backstage
Developer Portal Platforms

An open platform for building developer portals.

Jenkins logo
Jenkins
CI/CD

Build great things at any scale.

Overview
CategoryDeveloper Portal PlatformsCI/CD
What it isBackstage by Spotify is an open-source platform for building developer portals with software catalog, templates, and TechDocs.Jenkins is the leading open-source automation server for building, testing, and deploying software with hundreds of plugins for CI/CD pipelines.
Pricing
Published priceFree (open source)
Backstage is an open source developer portal framework. The official site describes the framework and software catalog, not a paid hosted product with list pricing.
Free (open source)
Jenkins is free, open-source automation server software under the MIT license. There is no paid tier from the project itself; commercial support and hosted variants (e.g., CloudBe…
Pricing modelFreeFree
Free optionsFree plan · Free trialFree plan · No free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded20202011
Team size1-10 employees1-10 employees
HeadquartersRemote (CNCF)Remote (Open Source)
Featured clientsSpotify, Netflix, American AirlinesGoogle, Netflix, eBay, LinkedIn

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