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Head-to-head · Internal Developer Portals

configure8 vs Red Hat Developer Hub

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score configure8 #2 in Internal Developer Portals 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit configure8
Red Hat Developer Hub #7 in Internal Developer Portals 8.7/10 Pricing on request · 60-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Red Hat

configure8 leads on 1 check, Red Hat Developer Hub on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreconfigure8 · 9.3/10
  • Free planonly configure8
  • Free trialonly Red Hat Developer Hub

configure8 scores higher on our rubric for internal developer portals: 9.3 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.

configure8 offers free plan; Red Hat Developer Hub doesn't. On deployment model, configure8 gives you Both where Red Hat Developer Hub offers Self-hosted.

configure8 is the better fit for teams needing catalog and no-code self-service. Red Hat Developer Hub is the better fit for openShift enterprises needing governed self-service.

  • configure8 fits best

    Teams needing catalog and no-code self-service

  • Red Hat Developer Hub fits best

    OpenShift enterprises needing governed self-service

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Side by side

Feature configure8 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Red Hat Developer Hub 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 8.7
Ranking #2 in Internal Developer Portals #7 in Internal Developer Portals
Best for Teams needing catalog and no-code self-service OpenShift enterprises needing governed self-service
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $228/user/yr Pricing on request · 60-day trial
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — 60 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7 Tickets, Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Compliance SOC 2 SSO/SAML
Integrations 12 integrations 200+ integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Enterprise, Mid-market
Features configure8 5/5 · Red Hat Developer Hub 5/5
Software catalog ✓ ✓
Self-service workflows ✓ ✓
Engineering scorecards ✓ ✓
Kubernetes support ✓ ✓
Ownership documentation ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment model Both Self-hosted
Our review
Pros
  • Universal catalog covers services, environments, and cloud resources
  • No-code actions support provisioning and day-two operations
  • Integrates with Kubernetes, cloud, repositories, and infrastructure tools
  • Centralizes catalogs, documentation, tools, APIs, and platform resources
  • Automates self-service provisioning through templates, Orchestrator, and plugins
  • Adds RBAC, audit logging, scorecards, and global search
Cons
  • Free plan limits scorecards and self-service actions to 10 users
  • Catalog items on the Free plan are subject to a data cap
  • Self-hosting is available only on Enterprise
  • Production pricing requires contacting Red Hat sales
  • No free plan is offered
  • The 60-day trial is self-supported
Our verdict

configure8 is an internal developer portal for technology and platform teams that need a central view of services, applications, environments, cloud resources, ownership, documentation, and dependencies. Its catalog can connect with cloud…

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Red Hat Developer Hub is an enterprise internal developer portal based on Backstage. It brings applications, APIs, libraries, databases, documentation, development tools, and platform resources into a unified interface. Platform teams can…

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  1. configure8Internal Developer Portals 9.3Free plan
  2. Red Hat Developer HubInternal Developer Portals 8.7Pricing on request · 60-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • configure8 — where it wins

    • Universal catalog covers services, environments, and cloud resources
    • No-code actions support provisioning and day-two operations
    • Integrates with Kubernetes, cloud, repositories, and infrastructure tools

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan limits scorecards and self-service actions to 10 users
    • Catalog items on the Free plan are subject to a data cap
    • Self-hosting is available only on Enterprise

  • Red Hat Developer Hub — where it wins

    • Centralizes catalogs, documentation, tools, APIs, and platform resources
    • Automates self-service provisioning through templates, Orchestrator, and plugins
    • Adds RBAC, audit logging, scorecards, and global search

    Where it doesn't

    • Production pricing requires contacting Red Hat sales
    • No free plan is offered
    • The 60-day trial is self-supported
  • configure89.3/10 · Free plan

    A broad internal developer portal with no-code actions, scorecards, Kubernetes discovery, and a free plan.

    Visit configure8Full verdict →
  • Red Hat Developer Hub8.7/10 · Pricing on request · 60-day trial

    A governed self-service portal for OpenShift and Kubernetes platform teams.

    Visit Red HatFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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