Backstage vs Jenkins
BackstageDeveloper Portal Platforms
Free (open source)Published price
JenkinsCI/CD
Free (open source)Published price
Backstage Developer Portal Platforms An open platform for building developer portals. | Jenkins CI/CD Build great things at any scale. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | Developer Portal Platforms | CI/CD |
| What it is | Backstage 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 price | Free (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 model | Free | Free |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · No free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2020 | 2011 |
| Team size | 1-10 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Remote (CNCF) | Remote (Open Source) |
| Featured clients | Spotify, Netflix, American Airlines | Google, Netflix, eBay, LinkedIn |