Started in June 2020, Roadie is a SaaS version of Backstage — removing the operational overhead of self-hosting while retaining the benefits of Backstage's ecosystem. It's particularly beneficial for teams seeking a quick deployment with minimal setup effort.
1. Limited Scorecards: While Roadie team have created Scorecards (which are not defacto available in Backstage), the integrations & checks supported here are limited. This means it’ll still require some bit of custom development (on Roadie team or your team?) to get to a quality that is otherwise promised by commercial tools.
2. Cost: Roadie charges about $20/user/month so in case you are restricted on financial budget but have access to engineering talent, it might be worth exploring developing it inhouse.
3. No self-hosted option available.
1. Low maintenance overhead: Roadie provides a managed version of Backstage so in case you want to leverage the power of OSS-driven Backstage, Roadie can be an easy alternative.
2. Tribal knowledge: Roadie team helps with best practices & faster go-live given their experience in deploying Backstage across multiple teams.
Website: https://roadie.io/
(Perfect for making buy/build decisions or internal reviews.)
