# Atlassian Compass alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 212 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Atlassian Compass holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/atlassian-compass/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Port: 69
- Backstage: 45
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud: 10
- Port.io: 8
- Roadie: 8
- OpsLevel: 7

## Internal developer portals

**Small business**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Atlassian Compass (Atlassian Compass is #5 of 7 at 0%).

- Port: first choice in 27 of those 68
- Backstage: first choice in 13 of those 68
- Port.io: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Roadie: first choice in 3 of those 68
- OpsLevel: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Qovery: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Configure8: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Confluence: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Atlassian Compass (Atlassian Compass is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Port: first choice in 27 of those 74
- Backstage: first choice in 17 of those 74
- OpsLevel: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Port.io: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Humanitec: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Qovery: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Roadie: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Atlassian Compass (Atlassian Compass is #8 of 9 at 3%).

- Backstage: first choice in 15 of those 70
- Port: first choice in 15 of those 70
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 70
- Red Hat Developer Hub: first choice in 7 of those 70
- Roadie: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Humanitec: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Harness Platform: first choice in 2 of those 70
- OpsLevel: first choice in 2 of those 70

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