Roadmap
The Backstage Roadmap
Backstage is still under rapid development, and this page details the project's public roadmap. This not a complete list of all work happening in and around the project, it only highlights the highest priority initiatives worked on by the core maintainers.
2025 Spring Roadmap
The initiatives listed below are planned for release within the next half-year, starting in November 2024. The roadmap is updated every 6 months, and the next update is planned for April 2024.
New Frontend System - Ready for Adoption
The new fronted system still needs more work, and the next milestone is to improve it to the point where there is enough confidence in the design to start encouraging adoption in the community. You can follow along with this work in the meta issue. This milestone also includes reaching and executing rollout phase 2.
Once the initial milestone is reached, the goal is to also build out broader support for the new frontend system in the core plugins.
Rework Pull Request & Issue Process
Our current review and issue triage process is centered around either core- or project area maintainers. The goal of this initiative is to make it simpler for more members of the community to be involved and contribute to this process.
Catalog Performance
The goal of this initiative is to improve the performance of the Software Catalog, both in terms of speeding up the read API and improving the ingestion process.
How to influence the roadmap
As we evolve Backstage, we want you to contribute actively in the journey to define the most effective developer experience in the world.
A roadmap is only useful if it captures real needs. If you have success stories, feedback, or ideas, we want to hear from you! If you plan to work (or are already working) on a new or existing feature, please let us know, so that we can update the roadmap accordingly. We are also happy to share knowledge and context that will help your feature land successfully.
You can also head over to the CONTRIBUTING guidelines to get started.
If you have specific questions about the roadmap, please create an issue, ping us on Discord, or book time with the Spotify team.