Red Hat Developer Hub vs Atlassian Compass

RHRed Hat Developer Hub9.3Visit Atlassian Compass9.2Visit

Higher score RH Red Hat Developer Hub #1 in Internal Developer Platforms 9.3/10 Pricing on request · 60-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 6 features Contact Red Hat

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Atlassian Compass #2 in Internal Developer Platforms 9.2/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Atlassian

• Red Hat Developer Hub fits best

  Enterprise teams running a self-hosted developer portal

• Atlassian Compass fits best

  Teams standardizing component ownership and health

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Side by side

Feature	RHRed Hat Developer Hub 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Atlassian Compass 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Internal Developer Platforms	#2 in Internal Developer Platforms
Best for	Enterprise teams running a self-hosted developer portal	Teams standardizing component ownership and health
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 60-day trial	$7.67/user/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	60 days	14 days
Free trial length	60 days	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Live chat, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	200+ integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Enterprise, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Red Hat Developer Hub 2/6 · Atlassian Compass 1/6
Service catalog	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Software templates	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Engineering scorecards	✓	✓
Kubernetes support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Role-based access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Audit logs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Centralizes catalogs, technical documentation, tools, APIs, and platform resources Templates and workflows support self-service provisioning and project creation Scorecards, role-based access, and audit logging support governance	Catalogs unlimited software services on the Free plan Maps dependencies and links components to owners, teams, and repositories Connects health scorecards with deployment, activity, and incident context
Cons	Production pricing requires contacting Red Hat sales No free plan is offered Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage their own environment	Free includes only 3 custom fields and scorecards Standard support is limited to 9/5 regional coverage Compass catalog and scorecard functionality is set to transition into the DX app
Our verdict	Red Hat Developer Hub brings software catalogs, technical documentation, development tools, APIs, and platform resources into a single internal portal. Based on Backstage, it is aimed at platform teams that want to offer application teams… Read the review →	Atlassian Compass gives engineering organizations a cloud portal for cataloging software components, services, libraries, applications, and teams. Its searchable catalog records ownership, documentation, repositories, and dependencies,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Red Hat Developer Hub — where it wins

  • Centralizes catalogs, technical documentation, tools, APIs, and platform resources
  • Templates and workflows support self-service provisioning and project creation
  • Scorecards, role-based access, and audit logging support governance

  Where it doesn't

  • Production pricing requires contacting Red Hat sales
  • No free plan is offered
  • Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage their own environment

• Atlassian Compass — where it wins

  • Catalogs unlimited software services on the Free plan
  • Maps dependencies and links components to owners, teams, and repositories
  • Connects health scorecards with deployment, activity, and incident context

  Where it doesn't

  • Free includes only 3 custom fields and scorecards
  • Standard support is limited to 9/5 regional coverage
  • Compass catalog and scorecard functionality is set to transition into the DX app

• RHRed Hat Developer Hub9.3/10 · Pricing on request · 60-day trial

  A self-hosted portal that brings software catalogs, self-service workflows, and governance together.

  Contact Red HatFull verdict →
• Atlassian Compass9.2/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A searchable component catalog with ownership, health scorecards, and operational context.

  Visit AtlassianFull verdict →