Port vs Cortex

Port9.0Visit Cortex8.6Visit

Higher score Port #4 in Internal Developer Portals 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Port

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Cortex #8 in Internal Developer Portals 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Cortex

• Port fits best

  Teams wanting a polished cloud portal

• Cortex fits best

  Large teams needing deep portal governance

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Side by side

Feature	Port 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Cortex 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Internal Developer Portals	#8 in Internal Developer Portals
Best for	Teams wanting a polished cloud portal	Large teams needing deep portal governance
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$30/seat/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, GDPR
Integrations	86+ integrations	50+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Port 5/5 · Cortex 5/5
Software catalog	✓	✓
Self-service workflows	✓	✓
Engineering scorecards	✓	✓
Kubernetes support	✓	✓
Ownership documentation	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Searchable catalog covers services, repositories, infrastructure, and resources Self-service workflows automate provisioning and operational tasks Includes scorecards, Kubernetes visualization, permissions, and AI agents	Catalogs services, teams, infrastructure, domains, and dependencies Scorecards evaluate engineering standards with rules, levels, and points Connects Git, cloud, incident, observability, security, and SSO tools
Cons	Paid Basic and Standard plans are billed annually per seat The Free plan includes community support and limits runs to 400 Cloud-native SaaS is not designed for on-premises deployment	Custom per-seat pricing requires a tailored quote The platform is delivered through the web and cloud Its governance depth may exceed smaller teams’ needs
Our verdict	Port is a cloud-native internal developer portal for platform engineering and development teams. It brings services, repositories, infrastructure, Kubernetes resources, and other engineering assets into a searchable software catalog. Teams… Read the review →	Cortex is an engineering operations platform built around an internal developer portal. It gives platform teams, engineering leaders, SRE teams, and developers a shared catalog for services, infrastructure, domains, and teams, with… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Port — where it wins

  • Searchable catalog covers services, repositories, infrastructure, and resources
  • Self-service workflows automate provisioning and operational tasks
  • Includes scorecards, Kubernetes visualization, permissions, and AI agents

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid Basic and Standard plans are billed annually per seat
  • The Free plan includes community support and limits runs to 400
  • Cloud-native SaaS is not designed for on-premises deployment

• Cortex — where it wins

  • Catalogs services, teams, infrastructure, domains, and dependencies
  • Scorecards evaluate engineering standards with rules, levels, and points
  • Connects Git, cloud, incident, observability, security, and SSO tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Custom per-seat pricing requires a tailored quote
  • The platform is delivered through the web and cloud
  • Its governance depth may exceed smaller teams’ needs

• Port9.0/10 · Free plan

  A cloud portal combining software cataloging, self-service automation, governance, and AI agents.

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• Cortex8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A governed developer portal for catalogs, standards, workflows, and Kubernetes visibility.

  Visit CortexFull verdict →