# www.port.io llms.txt > Port is a platform that lets platform engineers build a context-rich software catalog with maturity and quality scorecards. It can also support comprehensive, long-running, developer self-service actions on services, resources, and more, as well as workflow automation. - [Internal Developer Portal & Platform | Port](https://www.port.io): Port allows developers and DevOps to build a service/software catalog, and enable developer self-service actions. - [Internal Developer Portal Blog](https://www.port.io/blog): News and stories about internal developer portals, platform engineering, software catalogs and developer experience. - [Careers | Port](https://www.port.io/careers): Port is building the best internal developer portal to drive the platform engineering revolution. Join us. - [Port Product Community](https://www.port.io/community): Join the Port Product Community. Engage in discussions about best practices and emerging trends, get access to community sessions. - [About Us | Port](https://www.port.io/company): With Port every engineering team can create an internal developer portal, from a software-resource catalog to self-service actions, with policies, RBAC and more - [Spotify Backstage Alternative: Compare Port to Backstage | Port](https://www.port.io/compare/backstage-vs-port): Need a Spotify Backstage alternative that's hosted and simple to use? You've come to the right place. - [Compare Port to Cortex | Port](https://www.port.io/compare/cortex-vs-port): Cortex alternatives: compare Port to Cortex and see which is the right internal developer for you. - [OpsLevel Alternative: Compare OpsLevel to Port | Port](https://www.port.io/compare/opslevel-vs-port): Opslevel alternatives: Compare OpsLevel to Port and match your internal developer portal to match your exact needs. - [Compass-Atlassian alternatives: Compare Compass to Port](https://www.port.io/compare/compass-vs-port): Compass-Atlassian alternatives. Compare Compass to Port to find your best internal developer portal. - [Developer Experience & Platform Engineering Glossary | Port](https://www.port.io/glossary): Find here the main terms of the industry, everything related to internal developer portals, platform engineering, software catalogs, and developer experience. - [Practical Guide to Internal Developer Portals](https://www.port.io/guide): Enter the internal developer portal (“portal”): a foundational technology that holds the promise to improve developer efficiency and autonomy - [Integrations | Port](https://www.port.io/integrations): Get all the data you need inside Port with out-of-the-box plugins, write your own custom ones, or use other integration methods - [Newsroom | Port](https://www.port.io/newsroom): Check out the latest company news and product updates. Visit Port's newsroom now and get familiar with our industry insights. - [Community Code of Conduct](https://www.port.io/port-community/code-of-conduct): Achieve seamless port operations with our Port Community Code of Conduct. Learn how to align with global standards. - [Plans and Pricing | Port](https://www.port.io/pricing): Take advantage of our free sign up (and no trial period) and build the portal you need, from a minimum viable portal to a full solution. - [Interface designer](https://www.port.io/product/interface-designer): Developers, teams and managers need different views and abstractions to see what needs to be done and take action. - [Role-based Access Control for Internal Developer Portal | Port](https://www.port.io/product/rbac): Easily control access to data, views and self-service actions. Software catalogs contain a lot of data - and not everyone needs it. - [Internal Developer Portal Scorecards and Initiatives](https://www.port.io/product/scorecards-and-initiatives): Explore Port's Scorecards and Initiatives to streamline organizational standards for quality, security, and cost efficiency. - [Self Service Actions in Internal Developer Platform | Port](https://www.port.io/product/self-service): Drive developer productivity by allowing developers to use self-service actions like scaffolding a service or provisioning a cloud resource. - [Software & Microservice Catalog | Port](https://www.port.io/product/software-catalog): A comprehensive software and resource catalog, all in one, for a great developer experience and internal developer portal. - [Internal Developer Portal for Workflow Automation | Port](https://www.port.io/product/automations): Automate devops workflows by integrating with the internal developer platform’s API. Use the software catalog. - [Homepage](https://www.port.io/product/homepage): Where your software delivery day begins - [Resource self-service](https://www.port.io/product/resource-self-service): Move fast—without breaking standards - [AI Agents](https://www.port.io/product/ai-agents): Build AI agents that simplify workflows and surface insights - [Product | Define & deliver experiences that developers love](https://www.port.io/product-main): Port is about creating compelling developer experiences and delivering them in a portal, using the building blocks you need, according to your stack, developer personas and culture. - [Resource Center | Port](https://www.port.io/resource-center): Find here all the relevant Ebooks, blogs, how-to guides and videos from Port, from our experts to you. - [Sitemap | Port](https://www.port.io/sitemap) - [2024 State of Internal Developer Portals | Port](https://www.port.io/state-of-internal-developer-portals-2024): This report plants the first flag in understanding the state of internal developer portals in engineering organizations. - [Webinars | Port](https://www.port.io/webinars): Webinars and stories about internal developer portals, platform engineering, software catalogs and developer experience. - [Delivering AppSec with an internal developer portal](https://www.port.io/usecase/appsec): Bake security into every developer routine. With immediate visibility into the security posture of any app, developers can work independently. - [Cloud cost management made easy](https://www.port.io/usecase/cloud-cost-management): Discover how Port empowers developers to optimize cloud costs and provides managers with essential cost control. - [Incidents management and developer portals](https://www.port.io/usecase/incident-management): While incident management tools ensure you manage incidents, the developer portal provides on-call so you can understand the whole context and solve incidents. - [Just in time permissions within a developer portal](https://www.port.io/usecase/just-in-time): Using developer self-service you can define how developers request temporary access to assets, and ensure expiration when time is up. - [API management and developer portals](https://www.port.io/usecase/api-management-and-developer-portals): API proliferation makes it challenging to efficiently manage your APIs. 
Internal developer portals can cover all your API discoverability. - [Maintain the highest standards, continuously](https://www.port.io/usecase/compliance-with-standards): It's one thing to set standards for production readiness, SLOs or AppSec. It's another to ensure ongoing compliance. Port lets you define and monitor standards, and to course correct when needed. - [Roadmap Planner](https://www.port.io/roadmap-planner): Build your portal roadmap by identifying and prioritizing user stories, using the portal-as-product approach. - [Book a Demo | Port](https://www.port.io/demo-request): Our DevEx team will be happy to talk about Port & Show you a demo. Fill the form now and we will reach you. - [Port for Developers](https://www.port.io/port-for-developers): Port is in about creating compelling developer experiences and delivering them in a portal, using the building blocks you need. - [Partner with Port](https://www.port.io/partners): Join our Partner Program to unlock the power of internal developer portals. Together, we can drive better developer experiences. - [Trusted by platform engineering leaders](https://www.port.io/customers): Learn how forward thinking leaders define their internal developer portals - [Portal Talks](https://www.port.io/portal-talks) - [Portals vs CMDB](https://www.port.io/portals-vs-cmdb): CMDBs come up short with tracking microservices. Discover the power of a service catalog. - [Use cases | Port](https://www.port.io/use-cases): Find the internal developer portal use cases that will make a difference to your developers, standards, and productivity - [Book a demo | Port](https://www.port.io/book-a-demo) - [Port for Managers](https://www.port.io/port-for-managers): Your developer portal has everything you need to move engineering forward. - [A ready-made portal, out of the box](https://www.port.io/plug-and-play): Sign up for Port, and your portal will be ready almost immediately. Port has pre-built templates for data models, integrations, scorecards, dashboards and self-service actions. - [Track and improve DORA metrics inside a developer portal](https://www.port.io/lp/dora-metrics): Use an internal developer portal to quickly define and track DORA metrics, as well as other (important!) software metrics, from cost and AppSec to production readiness. - [Track and improve engineering metrics inside a developer portal](https://www.port.io/lp/engineering-metrics): Use an internal developer portal to quickly define and track engineering metrics, from DORA or SPACE to cost, AppSec and production readiness. - [2025 State of Internal Developer Portals](https://www.port.io/state-of-internal-developer-portals): Our second annual report on the state of internal developer portals dives deeper into the challenges engineering teams face and why they look towards platform engineering best practices as a way to overcome these challenges. - [Release management](https://www.port.io/release-management): Standardize releases, eliminate friction, and ship on demand. - [Engineering onboarding](https://www.port.io/engineering-onboarding): Faster and safer onboarding with built-in guidance, tools, and guardrails. - [2024 Platform Engineering Predictions](https://www.port.io/blog/2024-platform-engineering-predictions): 2023 was all about platform engineering. In this article, we'll explore our predictions for 2024 and more, read now. - [5 developer productivity metrics you should measure](https://www.port.io/blog/5-developer-productivity-metrics-you-should-measure): Learn how to address developer productivity, resolve pain points in the development process, and understand how they affect your performance in this post. - [7 Steps to Whiteboard Your Software Catalog Taxonomy](https://www.port.io/blog/7-steps-to-whiteboard-your-software-catalog-taxonomy): Creating a software catalog isn’t that difficult. In this post, we’ll set 6 steps to do just that. Read more here. - [Package Catalog in Your Internal Developer Portal | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/a-package-catalog-in-your-internal-developer-portal): How to use an internal developer portal for package management, from the point of view of devops using a developer portal. - [A Quick Migration From Backstage to Port & What You Need to Know](https://www.port.io/blog/a-quick-migration-from-backstage-to-port-what-you-need-to-know): Building an internal developer portal often begins with some experimentation. We will show a quick and handy way to import your data from Backstage to Port. - [A Terraform-first Approach to Internal Developer Portals | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/a-terraform-first-approach-to-internal-developer-portals): To make it easy for platform engineers, we chose to make Port both API and Terraform first, so that everything can be configurable using Terraform. - [Add API visualizations in Port with Swagger UI | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/add-api-visualizations-in-port-with-swagger-ui-embedded-url-and-markdown-information): Here are the visualization features we just added: Markdown documentation visualization, Open API - swagger and embedded URLs. - [The advantages of ‘builder-based’ product design](https://www.port.io/blog/advantages-of-builder-based-product-design-and-how-to-do-it): Here's why I believe developing a 'builder' mindset can deepen the success of your product teams. Read more here. - [Introducing AI agents in Port](https://www.port.io/blog/ai-agents-port): We released native AI agents to Port! Learn more about why we believe AI agents are the future of development. - [Alert Management and Unification With Platform Engineering | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/alert-management-and-unification-with-platform-engineering): Internal developer portals have a software catalog at their center. The catalog is extremely flexible in terms of its data model. - [An Internal Developer Portal for Workflow Automation](https://www.port.io/blog/an-internal-developer-portal-for-workflow-automation): Integration of machines with an internal developer portal can bring significant business value to an organization. - [Announcing: Automations](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-automations): We're excited to announce a major addition to Port that's going to completely change how you manage your development workflows: Automations! - [Announcing Dashboards](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-dashboards): Port introduces customizable dashboards for efficient data visualization and management, catering to specific user needs and roles. - [Announcing Manual Approval for Developer Self-service | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-manual-approval-for-developer-self-service): One of the more persistent questions we get asked is about manual approval. Here’s how to do it in Port. Find all the information in the article. - [Announcing Port Scorecards| Port](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-port-indicators): You can easily track scorecards within the internal developer portal in the context of the specific entity they relate to. - [Announcing Port Ocean: An Open-source Extensibility Framework](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-port-ocean-an-open-source-extensibility-framework): Today, we’re announcing Port Ocean, an open source extensibility framework that makes Port an open and flexible internal developer portal. - [Announcing Port Timer: TTL for ephemeral cloud environments](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-port-timer-ttl-for-ephemeral-cloud-environments-permissions-and-more): Developers need to provision short-lived cloud environments/resources, on-demand. They need temporary permissions too. - [Announcing Port’s new GCP integration](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-ports-new-gcp-integration): You can now integrate live cloud resource data into the software catalog, displaying both metadata and runtime data in context, making it easy. - [Announcing Role-based Access Control](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-role-based-access-control): Controlling authorizations is at the center of a good internal developer platform implementation. Read more here. - [Announcing run logs for developer self-service actions | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-run-logs-for-developer-self-service-actions): Self-service actions allow developers to be independent and rid themselves of the need to message DevOps in order to request anything infrastructure related. - [Announcing SOC2 Compliance](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-soc2-compliance-ensuring-your-internal-developer-portal-is-as-safe-as-it-should-be): Announcing SOC2 Compliance: Ensuring your Internal Developer Portal is as safe as it should be. Read more here. - [Announcing the AWS Exporter | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-the-aws-exporter): The AWS exporter brings us even closer to realizing our vision of getting everything into the software catalog and the internal developer portal. - [Announcing the Azure exporter](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-the-azure-exporter): Adding cloud resource data to the internal developer portal is a basic requirement for anyone building a great internal developer portal. - [Announcing the GitHub and Bitbucket Exporters | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-the-github-and-bitbucket-exporters): As 2023 begins, things are really warming up at Port. Our GitHub and BitBucket exporters are our newest features. - [Announcing the software catalog dependency graph](https://www.port.io/blog/announcing-the-software-catalog-dependency-graph): The software catalog sees it all - cloud resources, versions, kubernetes namespaces, on-call resources and more. - [API Catalog vs. API Developer Portal: Main Differences](https://www.port.io/blog/api-catalog-vs-api-developer): An IDPl streamlines API access, reducing waste and cognitive load, ensuring high-quality APIs, and providing contextual data for developers - [Understanding how the Internal Developer Portal and Platform Connect](https://www.port.io/blog/are-orchestrators-required-for-platform-engineering): Explore the integration and orchestration of internal developer portals and platforms, focusing on APIs and streamlined developer experiences. - [Learn what incident response automation is and how it works](https://www.port.io/blog/automated-incident-management-what-is-it-benefits-implementation): Incident response automation using an internal developer portal - definition, benefits and best practices - [Backstage: All You Need to Know About This Developer Portal](https://www.port.io/blog/backstage-all-you-need-to-know-about-this-developer-portal): Look in detail at the benefits and solutions a developer portal solves and whether Backstage is the right platform for you - [Backstage Plugin Development 101: Introduction and a basic example](https://www.port.io/blog/backstage-plugin-development-101-introduction-and-a-basic-example): What Backstage plugins are, how they integrate with Backstage, and show you a quick tutorial on how to develop a simple plugin. - [Backstage TechDocs vs. Port: Modernize your internal documentation](https://www.port.io/blog/backstage-techdocs-vs-port): Docs go stale fast when they’re only updated manually. Learn how Port and Backstage’s TechDocs offer different, improved strategies for keeping high-quality documentation with no manual effort. - [Beware of Missing the Point About Internal Developer Portals](https://www.port.io/blog/beware-of-missing-the-point-about-internal-developer-portals): Internal developer platforms are about accelerating delivery at scale by bringing all data and tools together, in one tab. - [Building a Platform: an Architecture for Developer Autonomy](https://www.port.io/blog/building-a-platform-an-architecture-for-developer-autonomy): Building an internal developer platform that empowers developers to work autonomously requires careful consideration of the stack and reference architecture. - [Building an Internal Developer Portal for a Serverless Architecture](https://www.port.io/blog/building-an-internal-developer-portal-for-a-serverless-architecture): This post covers how to set up and use an internal developer portal to support the software development life cycle in a serverless architecture. - [Building InnerSource practices with an internal developer portal](https://www.port.io/blog/building-innersource-practices): Discover how an internal developer portal can foster InnerSource practices within your organization, enhancing collaboration, code sharing, and innovation across teams - [Building the perfect internal developer platform with Port and Humanitec](https://www.port.io/blog/building-perfect-internal-developer-platform): Learn how Port and Humanitec work together to streamline development, unify workflows, simplify infrastructure management, and enhance developer productivity. - [Centralize user and team data for streamlined automation and software ownership tracking](https://www.port.io/blog/centralize-user-team-data-streamlined-automation-software-ownership-tracking): You can now use Port Blueprints to organize your user groups and share ownership visibility with teams. - [Top Code Quality Metrics: How to Measure and Improve](https://www.port.io/blog/code-quality-metrics): Discover essential code quality metrics and learn how to effectively measure and enhance your software development practices. - [How to build a clear RFP for your developer portal](https://www.port.io/blog/crafting-an-rfp-for-your-internal-developer-portal): Learn how to build a clear, useful RFP for your internal developer portal selection process. Find the right vendor, features, and tools for your team using our template. - [Curate Personalized Experiences with Folders](https://www.port.io/blog/curate-personalized-experiences-with-folders): Port introduces Folders to enhance customization, navigation, and user-specific experiences in its developer portal. - [Building an IDP For Self-Service and Increased Velocity](https://www.port.io/blog/cyberark-building-an-internal-developer-platform): CyberArk's team had a vision for a better developer experience, and ended up building an internal developer platform in-house. - [How Cybersixgill has significantly improved developer efficiency](https://www.port.io/blog/cybersixgill-case-study): How cyber security company Cybersixgill has used Port’s internal developer portal to improve developer efficiency with self-service actions - [Debugging K8s with K8sGPT in your internal developer portal](https://www.port.io/blog/debugging-k8s-with-k8sgpt-internal-developer-portal): Learn how to debug your Kubernetes workflow using K8sGPT, all within a seamless developer portal experience. - [Scale Your React Project: Use Mocks to Decouple Backend](https://www.port.io/blog/decoupling-backend-from-frontend-development-using-mocks): This allows the developer to take full control of all variables and for a better development process that's decoupled from any unexpected source. - [Port’s internal deployment pipeline](https://www.port.io/blog/deploying-your-favorite-portal-ports-internal-deployment-pipeline): Port enhances developer operations by simplifying self-service deployment, streamlining pipeline complexity, and improving log visibility. - [Deployment frequency: How to increase it with 5 key strategies | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/deployment-frequency): Discover 5 key strategies to improve deployment frequency and learn how Port drives faster and more quality deployments. - [What is Developer Experience (DevEx, DX)?](https://www.port.io/blog/developer-experience): Learn how developer experience impacts the quality and speed of software development and provide a better environment, better tools, and better processes to support a good experience. - [Developer experience metrics: best practice and examples](https://www.port.io/blog/developer-experience-metrics-best-practices-key-components-and-examples): Optimizing developer experience improves productivity by focusing on quality, access, and reducing friction in their workflow. - [Ultimate Developer Onboarding Checklist for 2024](https://www.port.io/blog/developer-onboarding-checklist): Streamline new hires with our 2024 Developer Onboarding Checklist. Ensure a smooth transition and boost productivity from day one. - [What is a developer portal? Benefits, use cases & why you need one](https://www.port.io/blog/developer-portal): Learn what an internal developer portal is, how it enhances developer experience, and why leading companies use them to streamline DevOps, improve productivity, and reduce complexity in software engineering. - [Top 10 developer productivity tools](https://www.port.io/blog/developer-productivity-tools): Developer productivity tools make it easy to improve developer efficiency, experience, and velocity. Learn about ten tools you can use to help your devs be more productive. - [Set Up Developer Self-service in Your Internal Developer Portal | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/developer-self-service-in-your-internal-developer-portal): Port supports many variations of implementing developer self service actions, including allowing for self-service RBAC, TTL and manual approvals. - [Letting Developers Create Microservices Quickly](https://www.port.io/blog/developers-create-microservices-in-minutes-the-monday-com-internal-developer-portal): Monday.com built an IDP to enable developer self-service. Today an amazing 40% of its developers use the platform every week - [How developers' role changes with AI](https://www.port.io/blog/developers-role-changes-ai): As AI becomes a native part of software development and handles more code writing, the role developers play in the SDLC will change. Learn more about these expected changes in this article. - [Top 5 DevOps Metrics Tools (2025 List)](https://www.port.io/blog/devops-metrics-tools): There are many DevOps metrics tools to choose from — learn about the top five options available in this article. - [DevOps vs. Platform engineering: Key differences and which to choose](https://www.port.io/blog/devops-vs-platform-engineering): Explore the core differences between DevOps and platform engineering. Learn how each approach impacts software delivery, team efficiency, and scalability. - [Do Devops Need an Internal Developer Portal?](https://www.port.io/blog/do-devops-need-an-internal-developer-portal): DevOps need internal developer portals too. Tracking all services, resources, and devops tools in a multi-cloud multi-region environment is too much. - [DORA Metrics: Improving DevOps Performance](https://www.port.io/blog/dora-metrics-improving-devops-performance): Discover how DORA metrics enhance DevOps performance by optimizing deployment frequency, lead time, and recovery. - [Enabling developer independence: delivering world class documentation](https://www.port.io/blog/enabling-developer-independence-world-class-documentation): Documentation for our platform to make sure developers get the most out of their developer portal. Read more here. - [7 Engineering Metrics That Matter in 2024](https://www.port.io/blog/engineering-metrics): Track and optimize these 7 essential engineering metrics to boost performance and efficiency in your development team. - [Top Engineering Metrics to Follow in 2024](https://www.port.io/blog/engineering-metrics-to-follow-in-2024): Discover the top engineering metrics to track in 2024 for improved performance, productivity, and project success. - [Engineering Productivity Strategies & Tools for 2025](https://www.port.io/blog/engineering-productivity-strategies): Learn about strategies for improving engineering productivity and how to implement tools to support your productivity goals. - [50% of engineers lack trust in the data they rely on most](https://www.port.io/blog/engineers-lack-trust-metadata-they-rely-on-most): When engineering metadata is inaccurate, it becomes impossible for developers and managers to make decisions grounded in truth. - [Learn how to improve API governance using a developer portal](https://www.port.io/blog/enhancing-api-governance-using-a-developer-portal): Lightweight API governance can be instilled into an organization using a portal - [Fast-tracking service deployment with Port](https://www.port.io/blog/fast-tracking-service-deployment-with-port-a-plain-vanilla-internal-developer-portal): How to create an efficient internal developer portal in just 4-5 hours to streamline SDLC, boost productivity, and enhance developer autonomy. - [FinOps for Platform Engineering](https://www.port.io/blog/finops): Port announced today that its no-code internal developer portal now brings FinOps insights into the portal. - [Getting a Handle on CI Cost and Duration Using an IDP](https://www.port.io/blog/getting-a-handle-on-ci-cost-and-duration-using-an-internal-developer-portal): Master CI cost and duration with an internal developer portal. Learn how at GetPort.io. Take control of your software development today! - [GitOps Effects On Developer Experience](https://www.port.io/blog/gitops-effects-on-developer-experience): GitOps has a lot going for it, but it can also be challenging from the developer experience perspective. Read more here. - [Give Day-2 Operations Autonomy to Your Developers](https://www.port.io/blog/give-day-2-operations-autonomy-to-your-developers): Empower developers with Day-2 operations for improved productivity and adherence to best practices via self-service actions. - [Guide to Internal Developer Portals | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/guide-to-internal-developer-portals): This article covers the whys and how's of internal developer portals and how they affect developer experience and productivity. - [How AMCS Group embraced Platform Engineering with Port](https://www.port.io/blog/how-amcs-group-embraced-platform-engineering-with-port): As AMCS Group has expanded, the Ops team was challenged with the amount of tickets it received and was unable to focus on other activities. - [How Can Different User Personas Get The Best Out of An IDP](https://www.port.io/blog/how-can-different-user-personas-get-the-best-out-of-an-internal-developer-portal): Revolutionize SDLC efficiency with a versatile developer portal for personalized, role-specific insights and actions. - [Learn how Checkmarx benefited from internal developer portal](https://www.port.io/blog/how-checkmarx-saved-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-on-developer-environments-with-port): Checkmarx used Port’s developer portal to cut costs on developer environments - [How Clear Channel Outdoor Used Port](https://www.port.io/blog/how-clear-channel-outdoor-used-port-to-reduce-developer-platform-complexity-and-enable-standardization): How Clear Channel Outdoor Used Port To Reduce Developer Platform Complexity and Enable Standardization - [How IDPs help you to pave and remain on the golden path](https://www.port.io/blog/how-internal-developer-portals-help-you-to-pave-and-remain-on-the-golden-path): Golden paths guide developers in software development, deployment, and management, reducing bottlenecks and DevOps burdens. - [How internal developer portals improve incident management](https://www.port.io/blog/how-internal-developer-portals-improve-incident-management): Boost your incident management program: Upgrade from tools to a developer portal for better context, autonomy, and effectiveness. - [How Libertex Group is Continuously Improving DevEx](https://www.port.io/blog/how-libertex-group-is-continuously-improving-its-developer-experience-using-port): Libertex Group selects Port to enhance its developer experience, overcoming limitations of previous EAM tools for a flexible, real-time solution. - [Open Source Developer Portals: Changing the Tech Landscape](https://www.port.io/blog/how-open-source-developer-portals-are-changing-the-tech-landscape): Open source developer portals, led by Backstage, are reshaping tech by improving devops and platform engineering standards. - [Learn how to build a platform engineering team](https://www.port.io/blog/how-to-build-a-platform-engineering-team): Understanding the platform engineering team structure, challenges and benefits - [How to create a developer experience survey: The ultimate guide](https://www.port.io/blog/how-to-create-a-developer-experience-survey): A developer experience survey helps you to know exactly what features and capabilities you need for your platform and portal - [How to Create a Service Catalog (Step by Step Guide)](https://www.port.io/blog/how-to-create-a-service-catalog): Service Catalogs enhance devops by organizing microservices for improved access and decision-making. Read more here. - [How to Drive a Culture of Kubernetes Standardsm Engineering](https://www.port.io/blog/how-to-drive-a-culture-of-kubernetes-standards-with-platform-engineering): Internal developer portals drive a culture of quality by setting guardrails for developer self-service and scorecards that determine quality. - [How to Implement & Track DORA Metrics in Your Organization](https://www.port.io/blog/how-to-implement-and-track-dora-metrics-in-your-organization): Using this guide, you can learn how to implement and track DORA metrics in your internal developer portal. - [How to improve DORA metrics with an internal developer portal](https://www.port.io/blog/how-to-improve-dora-metrics-with-an-internal-developer-portal): Boost DORA metrics with an internal developer portal using self-service actions and driving standards compliance. - [How to organize a hackathon for your internal developer portal](https://www.port.io/blog/how-to-organize-a-hackathon-for-your-internal-developer-portal): Organizing a hackathon for your internal developer portal can make the portal more useful and increase adoption - [How to Streamline Application Scaffolding with IDP](https://www.port.io/blog/how-to-streamline-application-scaffolding-with-internal-developer-portals): Automate new app development with internal portals to meet organizational standards, streamlining creation and compliance processes. - [How to Upgrade Your Start-Up to an Enterprise?](https://www.port.io/blog/how-to-upgrade-your-start-up-to-an-enterprise): Port is a Developer Portal that brings everyone together. It serves as a one-stop-shop for engineering teams to get a complete view of their environment - [How TransferGo is revolutionizing developer experience with Port](https://www.port.io/blog/how-transfergo-is-revolutionizing-developer-experience-with-port): TransferGo leverages Port’s Internal Developer Portal for enhanced developer autonomy, driving productivity and setting industry standards. - [How Port improves the developer onboarding experience](https://www.port.io/blog/improve-developer-onboarding-with-an-internal-developer-portal): Learn how to streamline and improve your entire developer onboarding process using an Internal Developer Portal. - [Improving Developer Workflows Through a Better Developer Experience](https://www.port.io/blog/improving-developer-workflows-through-a-better-developer-experience): Optimize developer workflows with platform engineering, reducing complexity and enhancing productivity by integrating tools ann more. - [Integrate your software catalog into every workflow: Introducing the Port MCP Server](https://www.port.io/blog/integrate-software-catalog-every-workflow-port-mcp-server): Port's MCP server enables tools that developers and other users rely on daily to communicate directly with Port using natural language. - [Internal Developer Platform vs. Internal Developer Portal: Main Differences](https://www.port.io/blog/internal-developer-platform-vs-internal-developer-portal): Discover internal developer platforms and portals differences, and how they optimize tech stack complexity and boost developer productivity. - [What is an internal developer portal homepage?](https://www.port.io/blog/internal-developer-portal-homepage): Learn how to boost productivity and improve DevEx with a developer homepage in your internal dev portal. - [Internal Developer Portal: How Do I Get Started?](https://www.port.io/blog/internal-developer-portal-how-do-i-get-started): You’re using more dev tools that solve different problems, and now your breaking the developer experience. Learn the first steps to get started. - [Internal Developer Portals and Kubernetes: What You Need to Know](https://www.port.io/blog/internal-developer-portals-and-kubernetes-what-you-need-to-know): Internal developer portals create a simple one stop shop where developers can go to gain visibility and understanding of what is actually going on in K8s. - [Internal developer portals in real-life](https://www.port.io/blog/internal-developer-portals-in-real-life): Companies across various industries, backgrounds, and tech stacks are all striving to solve the same challenges with platform engineering and internal developer - [IDP: self-service actions using infrastructure as code and GitOps](https://www.port.io/blog/internal-developer-portals-self-service-actions-using-infrastructure-as-code-and-gitops): When developers perform self-service actions using the IDP, they can be self-sufficient, and the benefits of using GitOps under the hood remain. - [Internal developer portals: top 10 selection criteria](https://www.port.io/blog/internal-developer-portals-top-10-selection-criteria): Discover essential features for successful internal developer portals, from a product-driven approach to security and personalized experiences. - [Introducing the Port and LaunchDarkly integration](https://www.port.io/blog/introducing-the-port-and-launchdarkly-integration): LaunchDarkly is a feature management and experimentation platform that enables high-velocity teams to release, monitor, and more. - [Jenkins as Self-Service UI](https://www.port.io/blog/jenkins-as-self-service-ui): There’s a better way to do self-service, solving for a great developer experience and creating much less devops bottlenecks and surprises. - [Top 5 Strategic Technology Trends in Software Engineering in 2024](https://www.port.io/blog/key-takeaways-from-gartners-top-5-strategic-technology-trends-in-software-engineering): Gartner released a report on the top 5 technology trends in software engineering in 2024. Here are the five key trends. - [Kubernetes Exporter](https://www.port.io/blog/kubernetes-exporter): Integrate Kubernetes data into Port's Software Catalog for live sync, smart mapping, and enhanced developer portal visualization. - [Leveraging Product Management Strategies for Your Developer Portal](https://www.port.io/blog/leveraging-product-management-strategies-for-your-developer-portal): You can use some common product management approaches to decide what you want to offer developers in the internal developer portal, how and when. - [Making Port your own](https://www.port.io/blog/making-port-your-own): Learn about Port features that can help you customize your portal — and make your IDP experience even more intuitive. - [APIs using an Internal Developer Portal](https://www.port.io/blog/manage-your-apis-using-an-internal-developer-portal): An API Catalog should be housed in an Internal Developer Portal as it is built to abstract away complexity for dev teams. - [Managing Just-in-time Permissions in a Developer Portal](https://www.port.io/blog/managing-just-in-time-permissions-in-a-developer-portal): JIT permissions in portals ensure minimal access for users, reducing security risks and simplifying management for developers and ops. - [Managing standards in a developer portal - a how-to guide](https://www.port.io/blog/managing-standards-in-a-developer-portal): Production readiness varies across engineering teams, but generally, it's a process defining reliability criteria for software in production. - [How to measure the ROI of GenAI tools](https://www.port.io/blog/measure-roi-genai-tools): Learn how to use an internal developer portal to understand the value GenAI tools have across your software development pipeline. - [Meet Engineering 360: Your hub for developer experience](https://www.port.io/blog/meet-engineering360-developer-experience): We launched Engineering 360 to help engineering organizations close that loop: to gather insights, prioritize efforts, and turn feedback into visible outcomes. - [Overcoming the challenges of implementing microservice architecture](https://www.port.io/blog/microservice-architecture): A microservice architecture releases engineering organizations from the lengthy deployment cycles that are part and parcel of having large application monoliths - [Microservice Catalog: Everything You Need to Know](https://www.port.io/blog/microservice-catalog): This article covers everything you need to know about microservice catalog, from the basics to the benefits of using one - [A microservice catalog isn’t enough: why software catalogs](https://www.port.io/blog/microservice-catalog-isnt-enough-why-software-catalogs-with-resources-inside-are-the-right-approach-for-developer-portal): The best approach today for platform engineers to catalog assets and services- the software catalog. Read more here. - [Learn how observability can fit into platform engineering](https://www.port.io/blog/observability-in-platform-engineering-strategies-for-seamless-integration): Observability can be integrated into platform engineering best practices to help you improve reliability, compliance, and responsiveness - [How open source service catalogs changed in 2025](https://www.port.io/blog/open-source-service-catalogs): As platform engineering matures, open source service catalogs leave a lot to be desired. Learn about more mature options in this post. - [A Roadmap Planner for Developer Portals](https://www.port.io/blog/planner-for-developer-portals): The roadmap planner lets you build your portal roadmap by identifying and prioritizing user stories, using the portal-as-product approach. - [Platform as a Product & Portal as a Product](https://www.port.io/blog/platform-as-a-product-portal-as-a-product-why-you-should-use-both): Explore why combining 'Platform as a Product' and 'Portal as a Product' enhances developer experience and boosts productivity. - [Platform as a Product: Why an IDP is key to your success](https://www.port.io/blog/platform-as-a-product-why-an-internal-developer-portal-is-key-to-your-success): Platform-as-a-product is an approach to building the platform your teams need using product management techniques. - [Platform Engineer: Job Description Skills, Responsibilities, Salary](https://www.port.io/blog/platform-engineer): Discover the evolving role of platform engineers and how they streamline developer workflows in modern tech environments. - [Platform Engineering: what is it and why do you need it?](https://www.port.io/blog/platform-engineering): We cover everything from the basics of being a Platform Engineer to the benefits of hiring one for your team - [Port x Amplication: Announcing a new integration](https://www.port.io/blog/port-amplication-announcing-new-integration): Use Port’s Amplication integration to create, manage, and standardize your services, and learn how Amplication used Ocean to create the integration. - [Port is Open: Let’s Build Port Together](https://www.port.io/blog/port-is-open-lets-build-port-together): We aren’t building Port alone. We’re building it with the community and the more open the product and we are, the better. So this is our vision: Port is Open - [Using Port and Komodor to improve Kubernetes DevEx](https://www.port.io/blog/port-komodor-improving-devex-kubernetes): With our new Komodor integration, Port can now help you improve visibility of your Kubernetes clusters in your internal developer portal. - [Bringing open source cost monitoring for cloud native environments](https://www.port.io/blog/port-opencost-bringing-open-source-cost-monitoring-for-cloud-native-environments-to-developers): Port integrates with OpenCost for real-time cloud cost management, enhancing developer autonomy and streamlining cost control. - [Port Product Updates: April 2024](https://www.port.io/blog/port-product-updates-april-2024): Explore our April updates: GCP integration, usability improvements, new automation features, and a roadmap planning tool. - [Port product updates - August 2024](https://www.port.io/blog/port-product-updates-august-2024): Happy end of summer! Check out Port’s latest release notes—enhanced automations, better workflows, improved data model creation, and syncing capabilities. - [Port Product Updates: December 2023](https://www.port.io/blog/port-product-updates-december-2023): 2023 was a breakout year for Port, and these release notes mark the end of a year that was spent making Port better, together with our community. - [Port product updates - July 2024](https://www.port.io/blog/port-product-updates-july-2024): How are you spending your summer? We’re spending it on making Port better, notably by releasing Port-hosted integrations, which make it simpler to set up Port. - [Port product updates - June 2024](https://www.port.io/blog/port-product-updates-june-2024): The biggest theme for our first 2024 summer release notes is using the portal for engineering insights. - [Port Product Updates: March 2024](https://www.port.io/blog/port-product-updates-march-2024): Discover Port's fresh rebranding, enhanced developer portals, data model changes, and new self-service action widgets. - [Port Product Updates: May 2024](https://www.port.io/blog/port-product-updates-may-2024): Discover Port's new Automations feature, AWS & Datadog integrations, custom scorecards, and enhanced API docs. Explore now! - [Port Queries and Reporting](https://www.port.io/blog/port-queries-and-reporting): Port’s API comes with a built-in search route that allows you to navigate your Software Catalog with ease. - [Port Raises $18M to Grow its Open Internal Developer Portal](https://www.port.io/blog/port-raises-18m-to-grow-its-popular-open-internal-developer-portal): A leader in the thriving internal developer portal space, Port has seen rapid product-led sales growth and built an active community. - [Port announces $35m Series B funding](https://www.port.io/blog/port-raises-35m-for-its-end-to-end-internal-developer-portal): Port, the leading internal developer portal, announced $35 million in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to $58M to date. - [Port's internal developer portal](https://www.port.io/blog/port-raises-to-build-internal-developer-portal-that-fits-any-engineering-organization): Port raises $7M to build an internal developer portal that fits any engineering organization. Read more here. - [How we built Port’s survey template](https://www.port.io/blog/port-survey-template): We built Port’s downloadable survey template to help you start your portal building process on the right foot, by getting to know your developers better. - [What You Should Know About Production Readiness: A Guide](https://www.port.io/blog/production-readiness): Why should you evaluate your services and how to improve their production readiness. Read more here. - [Production readiness checklist: ensuring smooth deployments](https://www.port.io/blog/production-readiness-checklist-ensuring-smooth-deployments): Learn how to enable automated production readiness checks across your SDLC, and why they’re important. - [What is the ROI of Spotify’s Backstage internal developer portal?](https://www.port.io/blog/roi-spotify-backstage-internal-developer-portal): Implementing Backstage comes with hidden development and financial costs — learn whether they're worth it in this post. - [How to run incident response with Port and incident.io](https://www.port.io/blog/run-incident-response-with-port-incident-io): Learn how to use Port with incident.io to improve and automate your incident management playbook. - [Learn about service catalogs and what they are](https://www.port.io/blog/service-catalog-what-is-it-benefits-components): The definition of a service catalog, its benefits and what engineers should be able to see inside it - [Data Model for an Internal Developer Portal With Git and Kubernetes](https://www.port.io/blog/setting-up-a-git-based-internal-developer-portal): How do you define the initial developer portal software catalog and how do you set up initial developer self-service actions? Read more. - [Setting up an IDP with Port, Terraform and Codefresh](https://www.port.io/blog/setting-up-an-internal-developer-portal-with-port-terraform-and-codefresh-a-three-part-demo): Learn how to set up an internal developer portal with Port, Terraform, and Codefresh in this three-part demo. Boost productivity now! - [How to simplify Kubernetes with a developer portal](https://www.port.io/blog/simplify-kubernetes): Simplify Kubernetes management with a developer portal, enabling self-service, reducing cognitive load, and accelerating development with streamlined workflows. - [How SREs can shift left with unified service catalogs](https://www.port.io/blog/site-reliability-engineers-sres-shift-left-unified-service-catalog): Discover how site reliability engineers can "shift left" using unified service catalogs to enhance collaboration, reliability, and efficiency. - [Software Catalog Templates | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/software-catalog-templates): With templates, we’re truly delivering on the ability to quickly set up your internal developer portal with a software catalog template that best works with you - [Improve productivity with software development metrics dashboards](https://www.port.io/blog/software-development-metrics-how-dashboards-drive-performance-and-security): Learn how engineering leaders can use software development metrics dashboards to improve team performance and productivity - [It’s time to replace the CMDB with a service catalog](https://www.port.io/blog/solving-service-sprawl): Tackle service sprawl effectively: Ditch spreadsheets and CMDBs. Opt for an internal developer portal for streamlined software development. - [Gartner’s “Market Guide for Internal Developer Portals”](https://www.port.io/blog/some-takeaways-gartners-market-guide-for-internal-developer-portals): Gartner makes some very powerful points on where internal developer portals are going and how it all connects to platform engineering - [Using internal developer portal to modernize DevOps workflows](https://www.port.io/blog/streamlining-devops-with-workflows): How to use and build workflows in a developer portal, making DevOps easier - [The 2024 State of Internal Developer Portal Report](https://www.port.io/blog/the-2024-state-of-internal-developer-portal-report): Internal developer portals are becoming a big deal for engineering leaders aiming to reduce cognitive load on developers and drive productivity. - [Learn the benefits and pitfalls of platform engineering](https://www.port.io/blog/the-benefits-and-pitfalls-of-platform-engineering): Platform engineering provides benefits to engineers, developers and the entire organization, but you have to be careful of the pitfalls - [The Four Pillars of Internal Developer Portals | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/the-four-pillars-of-internal-developer-portals): Internal developer portals have four main parts: a software catalog, a scorecard layer, a developer self-service actions layer and a workflow automation layer. - [Best ai agent for test generation](https://keploy.io): Generate unit, api, integration tests for backend using AI coding agent, keploy - [The top 10 ways to use an internal developer portal](https://www.port.io/blog/the-top-10-ways-to-use-an-internal-developer-portal-what-weve-learned-from-our-customers): An analysis of Port’s customer deployments found the top use cases for internal developer portals. Read more here. - [Top 10 tools to measure DORA metrics](https://www.port.io/blog/top-10-tools-to-measure-dora-metrics): Learn about the top 10 software tools you can use to track DORA metrics for your team to improve developer experience, boost developer productivity, set standards, and streamline development. - [Top 11 KPIs for Engineering Teams for 2024](https://www.port.io/blog/top-11-kpis-for-engineering-teams): Explore the top 11 KPIs every engineering team should track to boost performance, efficiency, and product quality. - [Top 5 Backstage plugins for 2025](https://www.port.io/blog/top-5-backstage-plugins): Plugins extend Backstage’s internal developer portal. Learn more about how these five Backstage plugins can enhance your portal. - [What is an internal developer platform?](https://www.port.io/blog/top-5-internal-developer-platform-tools): What is an internal developer platform? - [Top 4 Backstage Alternatives for 2025](https://www.port.io/blog/top-backstage-alternatives): Backstage, the open source internal developer portal framework, has many challenges. The best alternatives can overcome these problems. - [Top 10 Developer Experience Tools for 2025](https://www.port.io/blog/top-developer-experience-tools): Discover the best developer experience tools to boost productivity, reduce stress, and improve workflows in 2025. Make your developers happier and your teams stronger! - [Top examples of service catalogs in action](https://www.port.io/blog/top-examples-of-service-catalogs-in-action): As the definition of service catalogs have expanded, so have the number of different use cases, here are some examples. - [Top 10 Platform Engineering Tools for 2025](https://www.port.io/blog/top-platform-engineering-tools): Discover the must-have platform engineering tools for 2025. Simplify workflows, enhance developer autonomy, and build reliable, scalable internal platforms. - [Top 10 site reliability engineering tools for 2025](https://www.port.io/blog/top-site-reliability-engineers-tools): Here, we discuss 10 essential Site Reliability Engineer tools, including both open-source options and commercial solutions. Check our list. - [How to use JQ commands to speed developer workflows](https://www.port.io/blog/use-jq-commands-speed-developer-workflows): The jq command provides a consistent way to manipulate JSON data without leaving the command line. Learn how it works by tinkering in a jq playground. - [How We Use Our Own Developer Portal](https://www.port.io/blog/use-our-own-developer-portal-worst-critics): How we use our internal developer portal for a better developer experience and productivity - specifically for deployment tracking and environment locks - [Using an Internal Developer Portal For Superior FinOps Visibility](https://www.port.io/blog/using-an-internal-developer-portal-for-superior-finops-visibility): Port transforms FinOps by integrating and contextualizing data from multiple sources to optimize cloud costs efficiently. - [Using an IDP to make developers 10X and break conway’s law](https://www.port.io/blog/using-an-internal-developer-portal-to-make-developers-10x-and-break-conways-law): How to apply product thinking to the internal developer portal, by focusing on the personas that will use the portal and how to engage with them. - [How to Use the Operational Maturity Model](https://www.port.io/blog/using-an-operational-maturity-model): Learn how to use the operational maturity model to assess your organization's efficiency and drive continuous improvement. - [Using Backstage’s C4 Model adaptation to visualize software](https://www.port.io/blog/using-backstages-c4-model-adaptation-to-visualize-software-creating-a-software-catalog-in-port): Using Backstage’s C4 Model Adaptation to Visualize Software - Creating a Software Catalog in Port. Read more here. - [Using dynamic permissions in an internal developer portal](https://www.port.io/blog/using-dynamic-permissions-in-an-internal-developer-portal): Today, we want to dive into the ability to create dynamic permissions in Port for both executing and approving self-service actions. - [Using Engineering360 to measure DORA metrics](https://www.port.io/blog/using-port-insights-to-measure-dora-metrics): Engineering360 is designed to help you measure DORA metrics — and take action toward improving them based on developer experience surveys. - [Using Pulumi With an Internal Developer Portal | Port](https://www.port.io/blog/using-pulumi-with-an-internal-developer-portal): Internal developer portals can close the IaC and developer loop. Let’s look at a live example of how to use Pulumi and internal developer portals. - [Learn how to use scorecards for standards compliance](https://www.port.io/blog/using-scorecards-for-standards-compliance-a-repeatable-framework-and-examples): A guide to using scorecards in an internal developer portal for standards compliance - [What Type of Investment and Commitment Do IDP Require?](https://www.port.io/blog/using-the-platform-engineering-maturity-model-to-evaluate-your-investment-in-internal-developer-platforms): Exploring the investment and commitment needed for platform engineering success, guided by the CNCF platform engineering. - [What are the technical disadvantages of Backstage?](https://www.port.io/blog/what-are-the-technical-disadvantages-of-backstage): Open source developer portal Backstage has many disadvantages related to its software catalog, plugins and self-service actions. - [What Comes First: Developer Platform or Developer Portal?](https://www.port.io/blog/what-comes-first-developer-platform-or-developer-portal): Chris Westerhold shares insights on enhancing developer experience and navigating portal versus platform decisions. - [What I Learned From Building a Developer Portal for an Enterprise](https://www.port.io/blog/what-i-leaned-from-building-a-developer-portal-for-an-enterprise): Here are a few lessons I learned as the Head of Platform Engineering while building a customizable DevPortal to provide a great developer experience - [What is Internal Developer Portal? Benefits and Use Cases](https://www.port.io/blog/what-is-an-internal-developer-portal): Discover the advantages and applications of Internal Developer Portals. Streamline development, enhance collaboration, and boost productivity. - [What makes the ideal platform engineer?](https://www.port.io/blog/what-makes-the-ideal-platform-engineer): A guide for aspiring platform engineers about what they need to know, with info from experts in the field and data to back it up. - [What You Need to Know About the Data Model in an IDP](https://www.port.io/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-data-model-in-an-internal-developer-portal): Learn all about data models in internal developer portals & level up your development skills. Visit our blog to gain insights and stay ahead! - [Why Appsec Teams Need Internal Developer Portals‍](https://www.port.io/blog/why-appsec-teams-need-internal-developer-portals): If you want self-sufficient developers working in a “you build it you own it” world, you need an internal developer portal. - [Why GitHub chose Port as its internal developer portal](https://www.port.io/blog/why-github-chose-port): Learn why GitHub chose Port as its internal developer portal and how Port helps GitHub stay dynamic. - [Why “running service” should be part of the data model](https://www.port.io/blog/why-running-service-should-be-part-of-the-data-model-in-your-internal-developer-portal): Why the data model matters, how it makes the software catalog better, and will do all that featuring our favorite model: running service. ‍ - [Best practices to work with a platform engineering team](https://www.port.io/blog/work-with-platform-engineering-team): Discover the role of platform engineering and how to work better, simplify workflows, and collaborate more effectively. - [How Working Agreements Drive Continuous Improvement](https://www.port.io/blog/working-agreements-engineering-metrics-and-developer-portals): Working agreements can work alongside engineering metrics in a developer portal to drive continuous improvement. Read more on our blog. - [Abby Bangser | Principal Engineer at Syntasso](https://www.port.io/author/abby-bangser): Abby is a Principal Engineer at Syntasso delivering Kratix, an open-source cloud-native framework for building internal platforms on Kubernetes. Her keen interest in supporting internal development comes from over a decade of experience in consulting and product delivery roles across platform, site reliability, and quality engineering. - [Aidan O'Connor |](https://www.port.io/author/aidan-oconnor) - [Amit Benano |](https://www.port.io/author/amit-benano) - [Amit Shani |](https://www.port.io/author/amit-shani) - [Amit Zonenfeld | Marketing Operations Manager](https://www.port.io/author/amit-zonenfeld): Amit Zonenfeld is the Marketing Operations Manager at Port, where he drives data-driven marketing strategies to enhance developer experience. Prior to joining Port, Amit served as a team lead in the Israel Defense Forces’ Special Operations Division, where he was in charge of a research team. At Port, he focuses on multi-channel campaigns, lead generation, and performance tracking, ensuring seamless integration of marketing automation and CRM management. - [Antara Palit | Solutions Engineer](https://www.port.io/author/antara-palit): Antara is a Solutions Engineer at Port. Her background is in the Observability space, having worked for New Relic and Elastic as a Solutions Engineer. Before that, Antara worked in consulting, as a DevOps engineer, for a few years. - [Bri Strozewski | Content Marketing at Port IO](https://www.port.io/author/bri-strozewski): Bri Strozewski is a content writer at Port, currently residing in Boston, MA. With a background in DevOps and software supply chain education, Bri aims to empower developers with the knowledge they need to make their lives easier. - [Christopher Gonzalez |](https://www.port.io/author/christopher-gonzalez): About: Christopher Gonzalez is a content writer at Port with nearly a decade of B2B marketing experience. Previously, he led content efforts at aPriori Technologies, highlighting AI-driven manufacturing insights. His focus areas include SEO, content strategy, and product storytelling. - [Dan Amzulescu |](https://www.port.io/author/dan-amzulescu): Dan Amzulescu is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Port. With over 20 years of experience in solution engineering, including leadership roles, Dan specializes in designing and implementing high-value solutions. His expertise spans DevOps, Cloud, Infrastructure, Automation, and AI technologies. 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Yonatan began his career in the Israel Defense Forces' 8200 unit as a platform engineer, where he and Zohar were involved in the creation of an in-house large-scale developer portal. He then became a platform group leader in the 8200 unit where he led teams that provided generic cloud computing, big data and Kubernetes solutions. - [Zohar Einy |](https://www.port.io/author/zohar-einy-ceo): Zohar Einy is the CEO of Port, a non-code platform for internal developer portals, which he co-founded with Yonatan Boguslavski. Zohar began his career in the Israel Defense Forces' 8200 unit as a platform engineer, where he and Yonatan were involved in the creation of an in-house large-scale developer portal. He then joined TLV Partners as part of the investment team specializing in developer-centric companies. 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Remove cognitive load & define golden paths. Empower developer self-service. - [Kubernetes & ArgoCD Visualization | Port](https://www.port.io/usecases/kubernetes-argocd-visualization): Drive autonomy with the Kubernetes data and visualization developers need and not more. Check out the Kubernetes & ArgoCD visualization in Port. - [Microservice Catalog | Port](https://www.port.io/usecases/microservice-catalog): Give developers a holistic understanding of your development lifecycle and underlying architecture. Check out the Microservice Catalog in Port. - [On-call and Incident Management | Port](https://www.port.io/usecases/on-call-and-incident-management): Reduce on-call toil and uncertainty by creating one uniform view of all elements in the software catalog. Check out how Port can help. - [Package Management | Port](https://www.port.io/usecases/package-management): Using Port, it is very easy to implement package dependency mapping for your microservices. Check out Package Management in Port, with pre-populated data. - [Alert Management With an Internal Developer Portal | Port](https://www.port.io/usecases/unify-alerts): Help developers track and sense of alerts using the internal developer portal, use self-service actions to remediate issues and more. - [Backstage](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/backstage): Backstage - [Case Study](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/case-study): Case Study - [Company News](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/company-news): Company News - [Developer Experience](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/developer-experience): Developer Experience - [Developer Self Service](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/developer-self-service): Developer Self Service - [Engineering Metrics](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/engineering-metrics) - [General](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/general): General - [Guide](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/guide): Guide - [Internal Developer Portal | getPort](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/internal-developer-portal): Internal Developer Portal - [Platform Engineering](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/platform-engineering): Platform Engineering - [Product News](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/product-news): Product News - [Software Catalog](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/software-catalog): Software Catalog - [Use Case](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/use-case): Use Case - [Workflow Automation](https://www.port.io/blog-categories/workflow-automation): Workflow Automation - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/all) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/api-management) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/apm-alerting) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/ci-cd) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/cloud-cost) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/cloud-providers) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/code-quality-security) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/custom) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/developer-portals) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/event-processing) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/feature-management) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/git-providers) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/iac) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/incident-management) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/kubernetes) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/most-popular) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/observability-monitoring) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/project-management) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/scaffolder) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/scaffolder-partner-supported) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/security-compliance) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/security-compliance-partner-spotlight) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/sso) - [Port](https://www.port.io/sync-tags/ticketing-messaging) - [What is C4 Model? 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Types, Benefits & Best practices](https://www.port.io/glossary/code-reuse): Learn about code reuse, its benefits, and best practices to enhance development efficiency and maintainable software solutions. - [What is a Configuration Management Database (CMDB)?](https://www.port.io/glossary/configuration-management-database): A Configuration Management Database (CMDB) is a file or data warehouse that stores configuration information about IT infrastructure and assets - [What is Cookiecutter & How Does It Work?](https://www.port.io/glossary/cookiecutter): Discover how Cookiecutter simplifies project setups with pre-defined templates. Enhance your development workflow effortlessly. - [What is deployment frequency?](https://www.port.io/glossary/deployment-frequency): Deployment frequency is a reliable metric to use for evaluating software delivery efficiency and developer productivity. - [What is Developer Self-Service? Types, Benefits, Architecture](https://www.port.io/glossary/developer-self-service): Developer self-service is a platform engineering practice that allows developers to independently access, manage and deploy the resources and tools they need. - [What is Domain-Driven Design? Benefits, Challenges & Implementation](https://www.port.io/glossary/domain-driven-design): Domain-Driven Design is a software development approach that models software development based on the input from the domain it is meant to serve. - [What are Ephemeral Environments? Characteristics & Benefits](https://www.port.io/glossary/ephemeral-environments): An ephemeral environment is a disposable and customized computing environment that is temporarily created to run applications. - [What Is Infrastructure as Code? Benefits & Challenges](https://www.port.io/glossary/infrastructure-as-code): Explore Infrastructure as Code: Discover its benefits, challenges, and how it transforms IT operations. - [Internal Developer Platform](https://www.port.io/glossary/internal-developer-platform): Discover the advantages and applications of Internal Developer Portals. Streamline development, enhance collaboration, and boost productivity. - [What are Internal Developer Portals? Use Cases & Common Pitfalls](https://www.port.io/glossary/internal-developer-portals): The Internal Developer Portal acts as a single, centralized, easy-to-use and straightforward source of truth for software development operations. - [What is Internal documentation? Types, best practices & tools](https://www.port.io/glossary/internal-documentation): Discover the importance of internal documentation, its types, best practices, and top tools for streamlined team collaboration. - [What is JQ? Why Use it?](https://www.port.io/glossary/jq): JQ is a Turing-complete language that is used as a lightweight and flexible command-line utility to parse, filter, transform, and process JSON data. - [What is lead time for changes in DORA Metrics?](https://www.port.io/glossary/lead-time-for-changes): Learn what Lead time for changes means in DORA metrics and how it impacts software delivery performance and efficiency. - [Mean time to recovery (MTTR‚](https://www.port.io/glossary/mean-time-recovery): Mean recovery time is one of five DORA metrics focused on improving your ability to handle incidents and restore services to full production. - [What is operational maturity? Components & metrics](https://www.port.io/glossary/operational-maturity): Explore operational maturity, its key components, and metrics to improve efficiency and drive organizational growth. - [What is Platform as a Product?](https://www.port.io/glossary/platform-as-a-product): Platform as a Product is a concept that recommends approaching and managing internal platforms the same way as customer-facing products - [What is Platform Engineering](https://www.port.io/glossary/platform-engineering): Learn from Platform Engineering leaders how to think about developer experience, and how to go about making it better. - [Platform Orchestration](https://www.port.io/glossary/platform-orchestration): Platform orchestration lets developers provision infrastructure and environments for application development, testing and QA. - [What is Service-oriented Architecture? Benefits & Examples](https://www.port.io/glossary/service-oriented-architecture): Service-oriented architecture (SOA) designs software systems where different parts (or services) are used to build applications. - [What is the "shift left" movement?](https://www.port.io/glossary/shift-left-movement): To "shift left" means integrating concepts like software testing, reliability, and operational practices into the early stages of development. - [Site Reliability Engineering](https://www.port.io/glossary/site-reliability-engineering): The Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) model is a discipline that applies software engineering principles to IT operations to create scalable and highly reliable software systems. - [What is Software Catalog? Components & Benefits](https://www.port.io/glossary/software-catalog): Discover the Software Catalog, its components, and benefits. Streamline development processes and improve software management efficiency. - [What is Software Engineering Intelligence Platform?](https://www.port.io/glossary/software-engineering-intelligence-platform): Explore the Software Engineering Intelligence Platform, its features, and benefits. Enhance development workflows and boost productivity. - [What is Spotify Backstage? Key Features & Challenges](https://www.port.io/glossary/spotify-backstage): Explore Spotify Backstage, its key features, and challenges. Learn how this platform enhances development workflows and boosts productivity. - [What are Team Topologies](https://www.port.io/glossary/team-topologies): Discover how Team Topologies optimizes software team structures for improved productivity and faster delivery. - [What is Value Stream Management? Benefits, Insights](https://www.port.io/glossary/value-stream-management): Value Stream Management is a set of software delivery practices that bring order to the process by visualizing it so that it can be optimized. - [Introduction: Internal Developer Portals](https://www.port.io/guide/a-new-era-of-software-development): Discover the transformation in DevOps with our guide on platform engineering, focusing on enhancing developer autonomy and fostering innovation. - [Internal Developer Portal Adoption Strategy](https://www.port.io/guide/adoption-strategy): The portal needs to integrate into developers’ existing workflows, start with the right features and then develop organically. - [Internal Developer Portal Automations](https://www.port.io/guide/automations): A robust portal can – and should – be able to trigger workflows around alerting, resource management, remediation, provisioning, and more. - [Blueprints for Product-like Developer Experience](https://www.port.io/guide/blueprints): Blueprints are the foundational building blocks of the internal developer portal. Learn why they matter. - [Developer Self-service Actions](https://www.port.io/guide/developer-self-service-actions): Self-service actions make developers more productive (and happy), through autonomy with guardrails and golden paths. - [Internal Developer Portal Extensibility](https://www.port.io/guide/extensibility): The more data in your developer portal the better. Learn more about how to think about extensibility and integrations. - [Managing standards in a developer portal - A how-to guide](https://www.port.io/guide/managing-standards-in-a-developer-portal-a-how-to-guide): Production readiness means different things to different engineering organizations. Read more here and find everything you need. - [Overview of Internal Developer Portals](https://www.port.io/guide/overview-of-internal-developer-portals): Internal developer portals enable developer self-sufficiency and the reduction of cognitive load. Read more on the practical guide. - [Internal Developer Portal Reporting & Executive Views](https://www.port.io/guide/reporting-and-executive-views): You’re leaving value on the table if you overlook a portal’s reporting capabilities. Done right, reporting can do quite a lot. - [What are Scorecards? Examples, Use Cases & Step-by-step Guide](https://www.port.io/guide/scorecards): Scorecards provide clear standards of quality and maturity to drive alignment across engineering teams – and the toolkit to drive a variety of initiatives. - [Software Catalog - The Center of the Developer Portal](https://www.port.io/guide/software-catalog): Far from being just a “flat” repository for static metadata, the software catalog is at the center of the developer portal. - [What do you use an internal developer portal for?](https://www.port.io/guide/what-do-you-use-an-internal-developer-portal-for): Now that we’ve established what an internal developer portal is, the more practical question is: what do you use it for? - [Engineering metrics](https://www.port.io/case-study-use-cases/engineering-metrics) - [Incident management](https://www.port.io/case-study-use-cases/incident-management) - [K8s and Argo CD visualization](https://www.port.io/case-study-use-cases/k8s-and-argo-cd-visualization) - [Insights](https://www.port.io/portal-features/insights) - [Scorecards](https://www.port.io/portal-features/scorecards) - [Self-service actions](https://www.port.io/portal-features/self-service-actions) - [Software catalog](https://www.port.io/portal-features/software-catalog) - [How Cybersixgill has significantly improved developer efficiency with self-service actions](https://www.port.io/case-study/how-cybersixgill-has-significantly-improved-developer-efficiency-with-self-service-actions): Cyber security company manages the entire lifecycle of runtime microservices in an internal developer portal, significantly increasing efficiency. - [How Space International is using Port to track DORA metrics](https://www.port.io/case-study/how-space-international-using-port-to-track-dora-metrics): As Space International began scaling and transitioning from a monolithic architecture to microservices, it faced challenges with manual processes and a lack of centralized information for its 100+ developers. - [How Xceptor is visualizing Kubernetes and Argo CD with Port](https://www.port.io/case-study/xceptor): Xceptor, a data automation provider including for financial services firms, faced challenges in transforming its software development practices, such as siloed operations, limited visibility into ownership and dependencies, and inefficiencies in deployment processes.