Spotify Portal for Backstage

What it does

Access management

The RBAC plugin provides a no-code interface for managing access to Backstage plugins, routes, and data through roles and permissions.checked 9 Oct 2026

Backstage framework

Backstage is an open source framework for building internal developer portals, created by Spotify and donated to the CNCF.checked 9 Oct 2026

Included plugins

The bundle includes Soundcheck, Role-Based Access Control, Insights, and Skill Exchange.checked 9 Oct 2026

Purchase availability

Spotify says the plugins are available only as a bundle and directs interested customers to contact its sales team.checked 9 Oct 2026

Purpose

Spotify Plugins for Backstage is a bundle of plugins intended to help organizations accelerate their developer experience goals.checked 9 Oct 2026

Skill Exchange

Skill Exchange provides an internal marketplace for learning opportunities, including mentoring, temporary team placements, and hack projects.checked 9 Oct 2026

Skill Exchange integration

The FAQ says Skill Exchange offers a Slack integration.checked 9 Oct 2026

Soundcheck

Soundcheck visualizes checks for security, testing, reliability, and other development and operational standards for software components.checked 9 Oct 2026

Soundcheck integrations

Soundcheck offers out-of-the-box integrations with GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Gerrit, Bitbucket Cloud, and Bitbucket Server.checked 9 Oct 2026

Support

Spotify offers weekly demos hosted by a Spotify expert for questions about its plugins.checked 9 Oct 2026

Usage analytics

Insights analyzes Backstage usage and sentiment, including user, search, catalog, and template activity.checked 9 Oct 2026