Backstage Enterprise
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Explore Backstage Enterprise features including SSO, RBAC, dedicated support, and SLAs.
Custom enterprise pricing available.
Backstage for Enterprise
Backstage is CNCF-graduated open source with no enterprise license. Enterprise adoption requires significant engineering investment (1-3 FTEs for setup and maintenance). Managed offerings like Roadie ($2/dev/mo) reduce operational burden.
Enterprise Requirements
SSO/SAML via auth-backend plugins (Okta, Azure AD, Google, Auth0). RBAC via permission plugins. Audit logging plugins. Plugin management and version compatibility. TechDocs with centralized documentation.
Managed Backstage Options
Roadie provides fully managed Backstage with SSO, RBAC, plugins, and support. Other options include Kion, OpsLevel, and custom deployments on Kubernetes. Evaluate build vs buy based on platform team capacity.
Governance and Compliance
Software Catalog with ownership metadata enables governance. Scorecards via plugins (not built-in). Plugin ecosystem covers security, compliance, cost, and reliability. Custom plugins for organizational policies.
Scalability
Backstage scales to thousands of developers (Spotify, Netflix, Expedia). Frontend performance optimization needed at scale. Backend plugins for catalog, scaffolder, and techdocs can be horizontally scaled.
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