# Roadie: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 30 judge labels across 1 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/roadie/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal developer portals | 0% | 8 | 7% | 30 |

## What the models said for it

- "Managed Backstage services (e.g., Roadie) — get Backstage's power without the operational nightmare of self-hosting" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Developer portals)
- "Choose Roadie if you want the flexibility and future-proofing of the Backstage open-source ecosystem, but cannot afford to build it yourself." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Developer portals)
- "Roadie: The go-to if you are committed to the Backstage ecosystem but do not want to host or manage the platform yourself." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Developer portals)
- "consider Roadie (managed Backstage hosting), which gives you the Backstage experience without the operational burden" (Kimi K2, Developer portals)

## And against it

- "managed offerings built on Backstage, e.g. Roadie ... inherit the same data model and plugin maintenance considerations" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Developer portals)
- "Roadie $$ | High maintenance; not practical without platform team" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Developer portals)

## In its own words

What Roadie's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Engineering Context for AI Agents (https://roadie.io/)
- For: engineering teams (https://roadie.io/)
- Price stated: Teams: $24 per dev/month; Growth: Custom; Enterprise Context: Custom (https://roadie.io/pricing)
- Starting price: 24 (https://roadie.io/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: free trial (https://roadie.io/pricing)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type 2 Certified, SOC2 Type 2 compliance
- Hosting: EU
- Customers named: Contentful, Snyk, Relativity, Royal Mail, Baillie Gifford, Celonis, AstraZeneca, Uplight

## What it publishes

Every page roadie.io exposes, read 2026-10-05: 952 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 112 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-30
- case study: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-06-26
- comparison: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-16
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-27
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-06-30 blog: Context engineering definition problem https://roadie.io/blog/context-engineering-definition-problem
- Recent: 2026-06-11 blog: Ai augmented squads service duplication https://roadie.io/blog/ai-augmented-squads-service-duplication
- Recent: 2026-06-04 blog: Mcp server context window https://roadie.io/blog/mcp-server-context-window
- Recent: 2026-05-27 template or tool: Context engineering checklist ai developer platform https://roadie.io/blog/context-engineering-checklist-ai-developer-platform
- Recent: 2026-05-27 blog: Engineering organisation opacity ai agents https://roadie.io/blog/engineering-organisation-opacity-ai-agents
- Recent: 2026-05-19 blog: Engineering context ai agents production https://roadie.io/blog/engineering-context-ai-agents-production

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.