Compare Tempest and Spotify Backstage
Compare Tempest and Spotify Backstage
Backstage can be a powerful framework for building a developer portal. Choose Tempest if you want the same enterprise-grade flexibility and a faster, easier, and less resource-intensive experience.
Backstage can be a powerful framework for building a developer portal. Choose Tempest if you want the same enterprise-grade flexibility and a faster, easier, and less resource-intensive experience.
Why Choose Tempest?
Why Choose Tempest?
Why Choose Tempest?
Why Choose Tempest?
Your tools, your terms
With Tempest, build your portal via web UI, CLI, API, or a Go-based developer SDK—no specialized frontend needed. Unlike Backstage’s TypeScript lock-in, Tempest lets you work in the tools and languages you prefer.
Up and running on day one
Don't wait months for results. Spend minutes importing your resources, connecting your integrations, and setting up your self-serve workflows to deliver value right away.
Momentum, not maintenance
Make the most of your team. While Backstage typically requires 5-10 full-time engineers just to set up and maintain, Tempest is operationally lightweight, giving your talent more room to focus on strategic impact rather than platform upkeep.
Tempest vs. Backstage
Developer Platform
Built in preview environments
Built-in ephemeral environments as part of self-serve deployments
Self-serve developer catalog
End-to-end project orchestration
It's possible, but users must build a deep integration using Javascript
Build and deploy entire applications and the resources they need to run, like repos, CI/CD, and databases
Easy-to-build self-serve workflows
Available as an additional plugin
Recipes let admins create seamless workflows that devs can use to self-serve deployments
Built in security and compliance standards
Standardize projects to your organization's best practices
Developer Platform
Built in preview environments
Built-in ephemeral environments as part of self-serve deployments
Self-serve developer catalog
End-to-end project orchestration
It's possible, but users must build a deep integration using Javascript
Build and deploy entire applications and the resources they need to run, like repos, CI/CD, and databases
Easy-to-build self-serve workflows
Available as an additional plugin
Recipes let admins create seamless workflows that devs can use to self-serve deployments
Built in security and compliance standards
Standardize projects to your organization's best practices
Developer Portal
Out-of-the-box software catalog
Build it yourself
Pre-built and ready to use out-of-the-box
Granular deployment logs
Resource import and sync
Quickly populate your catalog with import policies once that are self-enforcing
Search and filter
Paid Backstage Search plugin, requires setup and maintenance
Relationship visualization and dependency mapping
Requires manual dependency mapping
Coming soon
Developer Portal
Out-of-the-box software catalog
Build it yourself
Pre-built and ready to use out-of-the-box
Granular deployment logs
Resource import and sync
Quickly populate your catalog with import policies once that are self-enforcing
Search and filter
Paid Backstage Search plugin, requires setup and maintenance
Relationship visualization and dependency mapping
Requires manual dependency mapping
Coming soon
Extensibility
Out-of-the-box integrations
Must build and maintain every integration and becomes increasingly difficult at scale
Growing library of first-class integrations
Developer SDK for Private Apps
Must know Typescript to successfully implement
Build easy custom apps on an easy to use SDK, built in Go
Extensibility
Out-of-the-box integrations
Must build and maintain every integration and becomes increasingly difficult at scale
Growing library of first-class integrations
Developer SDK for Private Apps
Must know Typescript to successfully implement
Build easy custom apps on an easy to use SDK, built in Go
Support
Guided setup and support
Easy-to-use documentation
Inconsistent quality and coverage across plugins
Dedicated customer success
Requires a dedicated team to maintain
Requires a dedicated team of engineers to build and maintain
Ready to use out-of-the-box and delivers immediate value without needing entire teams to maintain
Support
Guided setup and support
Easy-to-use documentation
Inconsistent quality and coverage across plugins
Dedicated customer success
Requires a dedicated team to maintain
Requires a dedicated team of engineers to build and maintain
Ready to use out-of-the-box and delivers immediate value without needing entire teams to maintain
Developer Platform
Built in preview environments
Built in ephemeral environments as part of self-serve deployments
Self-serve developer catalog
End-to-end project orchestration
It's possible, but users must build a deep integration using Javascript
Build and deploy entire applications and the resources they need to run, like repos, CI/CD, and databases.
Easy-to-build self-serve workflows
Available as an added plugin
Recipes let admins create seamless workflows that devs can use to self-serve deployments
Built in security and compliance standards
Standardize projects to your organization's best practices
Support
Guided setup and support
Easy-to-use documentation
Inconsistent quality and coverage across plugins
Dedicated customer success
Requires a dedicated team to maintain
Requires a dedicated team of engineers to build and maintain
Tempest is ready to use out-of-the-box and delivers immediate value without needing entire teams to maintain
Support
Guided setup and support
Easy-to-use documentation
Inconsistent quality and coverage across plugins
Dedicated customer success
Requires a dedicated team to maintain
Requires a dedicated team of engineers to build and maintain
Tempest is ready to use out-of-the-box and delivers immediate value without needing entire teams to maintain
Developer Platform
Built in preview environments
Built in ephemeral environments as part of self-serve deployments
Self-serve developer catalog
End-to-end project orchestration
It's possible, but users must build a deep integration using Javascript
Build and deploy entire applications and the resources they need to run, like repos, CI/CD, and databases.
Easy-to-build self-serve workflows
Available as an added plugin
Recipes let admins create seamless workflows that devs can use to self-serve deployments
Built in security and compliance standards
Standardize projects to your organization's best practices
Extensibility
Out-of-the-box integrations
Must build and maintain every integration, becomes increasingly difficult at scale
Growing library of first-class integrations
Developer SDK for Private Apps
Must know Typescript to successfully implement
Build easy custom apps on an easy to use SDK, built in Go
Extensibility
Out-of-the-box integrations
Must build and maintain every integration, becomes increasingly difficult at scale
Growing library of first-class integrations
Developer SDK for Private Apps
Must know Typescript to successfully implement
Build easy custom apps on an easy to use SDK, built in Go
Developer Platform
Built in preview environments
Built in ephemeral environments as part of self-serve deployments
Self-serve developer catalog
End-to-end project orchestration
It's possible, but users must build a deep integration using Javascript
Build and deploy entire applications and the resources they need to run, like repos, CI/CD, and databases.
Easy-to-build self-serve workflows
Available as an added plugin
Recipes let admins create seamless workflows that devs can use to self-serve deployments
Built in security and compliance standards
Standardize projects to your organization's best practices
Developer Portal
Out-of-the-box software catalog
Build it yourself
Pre-built and ready to use out-of-the-box
Granular deployment logs
Resource import and sync
Quickly populate your catalog with import policies once that are self-enforcing
Search and filter
Paid Backstage Search plugin, requires setup and maintenance
Relationship visualization and dependency mapping
Requires manual dependency mapping
Coming soon
Developer Portal
Out-of-the-box software catalog
Build it yourself
Pre-built and ready to use out-of-the-box
Granular deployment logs
Resource import and sync
Quickly populate your catalog with import policies once that are self-enforcing
Search and filter
Paid Backstage Search plugin, requires setup and maintenance
Relationship visualization and dependency mapping
Requires manual dependency mapping
Coming soon
Developer Platform
Built in preview environments
Built in ephemeral environments as part of self-serve deployments
Self-serve developer catalog
End-to-end project orchestration
It's possible, but users must build a deep integration using Javascript
Build and deploy entire applications and the resources they need to run, like repos, CI/CD, and databases.
Easy-to-build self-serve workflows
Available as an added plugin
Recipes let admins create seamless workflows that devs can use to self-serve deployments
Built in security and compliance standards
Standardize projects to your organization's best practices
Developer Platform
Built in preview environments
Built in ephemeral environments as part of self-serve deployments
Self-serve developer catalog
End-to-end project orchestration
It's possible, but users must build a deep integration using Javascript
Build and deploy entire applications and the resources they need to run, like repos, CI/CD, and databases.
Easy-to-build self-serve workflows
Available as an added plugin
Recipes let admins create seamless workflows that devs can use to self-serve deployments
Built in security and compliance standards
Standardize projects to your organization's best practices
Developer Platform
Built in preview environments
Built in ephemeral environments as part of self-serve deployments
Self-serve developer catalog
End-to-end project orchestration
It's possible, but users must build a deep integration using Javascript
Build and deploy entire applications and the resources they need to run, like repos, CI/CD, and databases.
Easy-to-build self-serve workflows
Available as an added plugin
Recipes let admins create seamless workflows that devs can use to self-serve deployments
Built in security and compliance standards
Standardize projects to your organization's best practices
Tempest vs. Backstage
Tempest vs. Backstage
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Why choose Tempest over Spotify Backstage?
Teams considering Backstage choose Tempest because they want the flexibility that Backstage offers, without the large dedicated teams, long setup times, and high total cost of ownership. Tempest is great for enterprise engineering teams that want to move nimbly and get value out of their portals faster.
Why choose Tempest over Spotify Backstage?
Teams considering Backstage choose Tempest because they want the flexibility that Backstage offers, without the large dedicated teams, long setup times, and high total cost of ownership. Tempest is great for enterprise engineering teams that want to move nimbly and get value out of their portals faster.
Why choose Tempest over Spotify Backstage?
Teams considering Backstage choose Tempest because they want the flexibility that Backstage offers, without the large dedicated teams, long setup times, and high total cost of ownership. Tempest is great for enterprise engineering teams that want to move nimbly and get value out of their portals faster.
Why choose Tempest over Spotify Backstage?
Teams considering Backstage choose Tempest because they want the flexibility that Backstage offers, without the large dedicated teams, long setup times, and high total cost of ownership. Tempest is great for enterprise engineering teams that want to move nimbly and get value out of their portals faster.
Is Tempest as flexible as Backstage?
Is Tempest as flexible as Backstage?
Is Tempest as flexible as Backstage?
Is Tempest as flexible as Backstage?
What if we're already using Backstage?
What if we're already using Backstage?
What if we're already using Backstage?
What if we're already using Backstage?
How does Tempest's pricing compare to Backstage?
How does Tempest's pricing compare to Backstage?
How does Tempest's pricing compare to Backstage?
How does Tempest's pricing compare to Backstage?
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