Backstage celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2025 with major technical advancements. The platform now dominates the internal developer portal market with 89% market share. Key updates include the adoption-ready New Frontend System, deprecation of the old backend system, introduction of the Actions Registry with MCP server support for AI integration, and progress on Backstage UI design system. The community contributed over 7,700 commits to the main repo and 3,300 to community plugins, continuing to expand the ecosystem of adopters, contributors, and plugins.
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Busy beavers here, there, and everywhere Mature for a five-year-old Building the future on modern foundations See you in 2026! Sort: