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Best Internal developer portals

What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about internal developer portals — measured weekly across 5 engines, published as open data.

Updated 2026-08-15 · 66 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology

Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.

Updated weekly66 samples5 enginesmethodology

Sample: 66 AI answers · Window: Jul 18, 2026Aug 15, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (30 answers)

Samples by engine: GEMINI 18 (last run Aug 3, 2026) · PERPLEXITY 18 (last run Aug 3, 2026 — stalest) · CHATGPT 12 (last run Aug 3, 2026) · CLAUDE 12 (last run Aug 4, 2026) · GROK 6 (last run Aug 3, 2026)

How these numbers are made: sampling design · prompt provenance · what counts as a mention · what we cannot see

On the record: This ranking is frozen as a dated snapshot every day. View this category's history to see what entered and left the ranking and when, or read what the engines actually said on a given day.

What is the best internal developer portals?

Across 66 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, Backstage is recommended most often — appearing in 83.3% of recommendations, followed by Port (80.3%) and Cortex (74.2%).

This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.

recommendedlistedneutral mentionwarned againstRecommendation share counts answers that recommend or list it — neutral mentions and warnings shown for transparency
#ProductShareTrendEngines
1
Backstage

Best for: AI recommends Backstage most when buyers ask best internal developer portal tools for platform engineering teams (100% of those answers)

83.3%

95% CI 72.690.4%

55 mentions · avg pos 7.8

first pick 43.6%

GROK 66.7%GEMINI 94.4%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 88.9%
Claim
2
Port

port.io

Best for: AI recommends Port most when buyers ask what should I use to build an internal developer portal for my engineering org (100% of those answers)

80.3%

95% CI 69.288.1%

53 mentions · avg pos 10.1

first pick 7.5%

GROK 100%GEMINI 72.2%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 75%PERPLEXITY 72.2%
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3
Cortex

cortex.io

Best for: AI recommends Cortex most when buyers ask best internal developer portal tools for platform engineering teams (90.9% of those answers)

74.2%

95% CI 62.683.3%

49 mentions · avg pos 12.4

first pick 2%

GROK 100%GEMINI 72.2%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 75%PERPLEXITY 50%
Claim
4
OpsLevel

opslevel.com

Best for: AI recommends OpsLevel most when buyers ask what should I use to build an internal developer portal for my engineering org (72.7% of those answers)

54.5%

95% CI 42.666%

36 mentions · avg pos 16.7

first pick 5.6%

GROK 100%GEMINI 50%CHATGPT 75%CLAUDE 50%PERPLEXITY 33.3%
Claim
5
Roadie

roadie.io

Best for: AI recommends Roadie most when buyers ask open-source alternatives to commercial internal developer portal platforms (72.7% of those answers)

51.5%

95% CI 39.763.2%

34 mentions · avg pos 9.7

first pick 5.9%

GROK 100%GEMINI 55.6%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 16.7%PERPLEXITY 55.6%
Claim
6
Kubernetes

kubernetes.io

Best for: AI recommends Kubernetes most when buyers ask open-source alternatives to commercial internal developer portal platforms (90.9% of those answers)

47%

95% CI 35.458.8%

31 mentions · avg pos 11.1

first pick 6.5%

GROK 83.3%GEMINI 44.4%CHATGPT 91.7%CLAUDE 41.7%PERPLEXITY 11.1%
Claim
7
Compass

compass.com

Best for: AI recommends Compass most when buyers ask best software catalog and developer portal platforms (63.6% of those answers)

37.9%

95% CI 27.149.9%

25 mentions · avg pos 13.4

first pick 4%

GROK 50%GEMINI 50%CHATGPT 41.7%CLAUDE 16.7%PERPLEXITY 33.3%
Claim
8
TechDocs

Best for: AI recommends TechDocs most when buyers ask open-source alternatives to commercial internal developer portal platforms (54.5% of those answers)

30.3%

95% CI 20.642.2%

20 mentions · avg pos 5.9

first pick 25%

GROK 83.3%GEMINI 22.2%CHATGPT 66.7%CLAUDE 25%
Claim
9
Atlassian Compass

Best for: AI recommends Atlassian Compass most when buyers ask best software catalog and developer portal platforms (54.5% of those answers)

27.3%

95% CI 1839%

18 mentions · avg pos 15.5

first pick 0%

GROK 50%GEMINI 50%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 8.3%PERPLEXITY 11.1%
Claim
10
Northflank

northflank.com

Best for: AI recommends Northflank most when buyers ask what should I use to build an internal developer portal for my engineering org (72.7% of those answers)

25.8%

95% CI 16.737.4%

17 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 11.8%

GROK 66.7%GEMINI 44.4%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 11.1%
Claim
11
Humanitec

Best for: AI recommends Humanitec most when buyers ask what should I use to build an internal developer portal for my engineering org (63.6% of those answers)

25.8%

95% CI 16.737.4%

17 mentions · avg pos 20.5

first pick 0%

GROK 50%GEMINI 33.3%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 16.7%PERPLEXITY 16.7%
Claim
12
GitLab

gitlab.com

Best for: AI recommends GitLab most when buyers ask how do I create a software catalog to help developers find internal services (63.6% of those answers)

24.2%

95% CI 15.535.8%

16 mentions · avg pos 21.8

first pick 6.3%

GROK 50%GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 66.7%CLAUDE 8.3%PERPLEXITY 5.6%
Claim
13
Terraform

terraform.io

Best for: AI recommends Terraform most when buyers ask open-source alternatives to commercial internal developer portal platforms (63.6% of those answers)

22.7%

95% CI 14.334.2%

15 mentions · avg pos 16.2

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%GEMINI 33.3%CHATGPT 41.7%PERPLEXITY 16.7%
Claim
14
Git

git-scm.com

Best for: AI recommends Git most when buyers ask how do I create a software catalog to help developers find internal services (81.8% of those answers)

21.2%

95% CI 13.132.5%

14 mentions · avg pos 20.8

first pick 7.1%

GROK 50%GEMINI 33.3%CHATGPT 8.3%CLAUDE 16.7%PERPLEXITY 11.1%
Claim
15
Crossplane

Best for: AI recommends Crossplane most when buyers ask open-source alternatives to commercial internal developer portal platforms (72.7% of those answers)

21.2%

95% CI 13.132.5%

14 mentions · avg pos 21.6

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 8.3%PERPLEXITY 16.7%
Claim
16
Argo CD

argoproj.github.io

Best for: AI recommends Argo CD most when buyers ask open-source alternatives to commercial internal developer portal platforms (81.8% of those answers)

19.7%

95% CI 11.930.8%

13 mentions · avg pos 9.8

first pick 7.7%

GROK 16.7%GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 41.7%CLAUDE 8.3%PERPLEXITY 16.7%
Claim
17
Spotify's Backstage

backstage.io

Best for: AI recommends Spotify's Backstage most when buyers ask open-source alternatives to commercial internal developer portal platforms (36.4% of those answers)

18.2%

95% CI 10.729.1%

12 mentions · avg pos 4.6

first pick 50%

GROK 33.3%GEMINI 11.1%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 8.3%PERPLEXITY 5.6%
Claim
18
Cycloid

cycloid.io

Best for: AI recommends Cycloid most when buyers ask best internal developer portal tools for platform engineering teams (36.4% of those answers)

12.1%

95% CI 6.322.1%

8 mentions · avg pos 14.6

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%GEMINI 11.1%CLAUDE 8.3%PERPLEXITY 22.2%
Claim
19
Kratix

Best for: AI recommends Kratix most when buyers ask open-source alternatives to commercial internal developer portal platforms (45.5% of those answers)

12.1%

95% CI 6.322.1%

8 mentions · avg pos 21.8

first pick 0%

GROK 33.3%GEMINI 5.6%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 16.7%
Claim
20
Qovery

qovery.com

Best for: AI recommends Qovery most when buyers ask best internal developer portal tools for platform engineering teams (63.6% of those answers)

10.6%

95% CI 5.220.3%

7 mentions · avg pos 13.3

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%GEMINI 5.6%CLAUDE 8.3%PERPLEXITY 22.2%
Claim
21
Opsgenie

atlassian.com

10.6%

95% CI 5.220.3%

7 mentions · avg pos 14.3

first pick 14.3%

GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 8.3%PERPLEXITY 5.6%
Claim
22
Slack

slack.com

Best for: AI recommends Slack most when buyers ask how do I create a software catalog to help developers find internal services (45.5% of those answers)

10.6%

95% CI 5.220.3%

7 mentions · avg pos 24.4

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%GEMINI 16.7%CHATGPT 8.3%CLAUDE 16.7%
Claim
23
Humanitec Portal

humanitec.com

9.1%

95% CI 4.218.4%

6 mentions · avg pos 9.2

first pick 0%

GEMINI 11.1%CHATGPT 8.3%CLAUDE 8.3%PERPLEXITY 11.1%
Claim
24
DigitalAPI

digitalapi.ai

9.1%

95% CI 4.218.4%

6 mentions · avg pos 9.4

first pick 0%

GEMINI 11.1%PERPLEXITY 22.2%
Claim
25
React

react.dev

9.1%

95% CI 4.218.4%

6 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

GROK 33.3%GEMINI 5.6%CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 8.3%
Claim
26
SwaggerHub

swaggerhub.com

7.6%

95% CI 3.316.5%

5 mentions · avg pos 8.8

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%PERPLEXITY 22.2%
Claim
27
Datadog

datadoghq.com

7.6%

95% CI 3.316.5%

5 mentions · avg pos 18.5

first pick 20%

GROK 16.7%GEMINI 5.6%CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 8.3%
Claim
28
Red Hat Developer Hub

6.1%

95% CI 2.414.6%

4 mentions · avg pos 3.5

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%CHATGPT 8.3%CLAUDE 16.7%
Claim
29
Postman

postman.com

6.1%

95% CI 2.414.6%

4 mentions · avg pos 9.8

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%PERPLEXITY 16.7%
Claim
30
AWS

aws.amazon.com

6.1%

95% CI 2.414.6%

4 mentions · avg pos 16.3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%CHATGPT 16.7%CLAUDE 8.3%
Claim
31
Fern

buildwithfern.com

6.1%

95% CI 2.414.6%

4 mentions · avg pos 17.3

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%GEMINI 11.1%PERPLEXITY 5.6%
Claim
32
Apigee

cloud.google.com

6.1%

95% CI 2.414.6%

4 mentions · avg pos 20.3

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%GEMINI 11.1%PERPLEXITY 5.6%
Claim
33
ReadMe

readme.com

6.1%

95% CI 2.414.6%

4 mentions · avg pos 22.5

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%GEMINI 11.1%CLAUDE 8.3%
Claim
34
WSO2

wso2.com

4.5%

95% CI 1.612.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%PERPLEXITY 11.1%
Claim
35
Puppet

puppet.com

4.5%

95% CI 1.612.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 7.3

first pick 0%

GEMINI 16.7%
Claim
36
GuideFlow

guideflow.com

Best for: AI recommends GuideFlow most when buyers ask best software catalog and developer portal platforms (36.4% of those answers)

4.5%

95% CI 1.612.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%PERPLEXITY 11.1%
Claim
37
Mintlify

mintlify.com

4.5%

95% CI 1.612.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 18

first pick 0%

GEMINI 11.1%PERPLEXITY 5.6%
Claim
38
Kong

konghq.com

4.5%

95% CI 1.612.5%

3 mentions · avg pos 20.5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 11.1%PERPLEXITY 5.6%
Claim
39
Red Hat Developer Portal

developers.redhat.com

3%

95% CI 0.810.4%

2 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

GROK 33.3%
Claim
40
Harness IDP

3%

95% CI 0.810.4%

2 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%CHATGPT 8.3%
Claim
41
Sourcegraph

sourcegraph.com

3%

95% CI 0.810.4%

2 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 50%

GROK 33.3%
Claim
42
Jenkins

jenkins.io

3%

95% CI 0.810.4%

2 mentions · avg pos 11.5

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%CHATGPT 8.3%
Claim
43
Scalar

3%

95% CI 0.810.4%

2 mentions · avg pos 17

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%GEMINI 5.6%
Claim
44
OpenChoreo

3%

95% CI 0.810.4%

2 mentions · avg pos 18.5

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%CHATGPT 8.3%
Claim
45
Configure8

3%

95% CI 0.810.4%

2 mentions · avg pos 26

first pick 0%

GROK 33.3%
Claim
46
Elasticsearch

elastic.co

3%

95% CI 0.810.4%

2 mentions · avg pos 58.5

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%CHATGPT 8.3%
Claim
47
Flanksource Mission Control

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 4

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 5.6%
Claim
48
Spotify Portal

backstage.spotify.com

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 8.3%
Claim
49
Dev.to

dev.to

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 7

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%
Claim
50
OpenTofu

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 8.3%
Claim
51
IBM API Connect

ibm.com

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 17

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%
Claim
52
Spotify Backstage

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 18

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%
Claim
53
Helm

helm.sh

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 19

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 8.3%
Claim
54
Redocly

redocly.com

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 19

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%
Claim
55
Stoplight

stoplight.io

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 19

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%
Claim
56
Zuplo

zuplo.com

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 19

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%
Claim
57
Azure API Management

azure.microsoft.com

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 20

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%
Claim
58
MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform

mulesoft.com

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 20

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%
Claim
59
Apiboost

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 21

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%
Claim
60
Notion

notion.so

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 22

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%
Claim
61
OpenMetadata

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 23

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%
Claim
62
Airtable

airtable.com

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 24

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%
Claim
63
Superblocks

superblocks.com

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 24

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%
Claim
64
Okta

okta.com

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 31

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 8.3%
Claim
65
PostgreSQL

postgresql.org

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions · avg pos 93

first pick 0%

CHATGPT 8.3%
Claim
66
Cloud Native Computing Foundation

cncf.io

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%
Claim
67
ConnectWise ScreenConnect

connectwise.com

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 5.6%
Claim
68
Datadog IDP

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

GROK 16.7%
Claim
69
Drupal

drupal.org

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

GEMINI 5.6%
Claim
70
F6S

f6s.com

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 5.6%
Claim
71
Harness

harness.io

1.5%

95% CI 0.38.1%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

PERPLEXITY 5.6%
Claim

Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 66 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.

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