Backstage
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VisitBackstage vs tmux
What both publish
| Fact | Backstage | tmux |
|---|---|---|
| Intended users | Backstage is aimed at organizations whose product and engineering teams need a shared developer portal and software ecosystem catalog. | The project describes tmux as a tool for working with multiple terminals from one screen, including sessions that can persist across SSH disconnections. |
| Purpose | Backstage is an open-source framework for creating and deploying developer portals, originally created at Spotify. | tmux is a terminal multiplexer that lets users create, access, and control multiple terminals from one screen. |
| Support | The project documentation links to a community support chatroom and contribution resources. | The project directs users to its tmux-users mailing list for general discussion and bug reports. |
Backstage plans
- Backstage open-source frameworkFree
tmux plans
- Open sourceFree
Pick Backstage if…
It is aimed at organizations whose product and engineering teams need a shared developer portal and software catalog. Teams should be prepared to self-host and configure its security for their environment.
Pick tmux if…
tmux suits people who need to organize multiple terminal sessions on one screen, including users whose sessions should remain available after an SSH disconnection. It may also fit people who need several instances to connect to a shared session.