Stop Maintaining.
Start Using.
The intelligent developer platform that fits your stack, not the other way around.
Explore a fully populated portal with 100+ services, search documentation, view Kubernetes clusters, browse org charts, and more—read-only access with real data
Try Live DemoWhy Shoehorn
Built for teams who need a production-ready platform without the complexity
- × Manual configuration - Endless YAML files
- × Weeks of setup - Complex plugin systems
- × Dedicated team required - Hard to maintain
- × Migration headaches - Rewrite everything
- ✓ Auto-discovery - Zero manual config
- ✓ 15-minute setup - Works out of the box
- ✓ Nothing to maintain - Turnkey platform - Small team friendly
- ✓ Backstage compatible - Use existing files
How It Works
From connection to complete visibility in three simple steps
Connect Your Stack
Point Shoehorn to your GitHub organization, Kubernetes clusters, and Git repositories. One-time setup, zero configuration files.
Auto-Discovery Runs
Shoehorn automatically discovers services, APIs, documentation, dependencies, and team ownership. No YAML files to maintain.
Start Using
Search documentation, view service dependencies, scaffold new services, and manage operations—all from one beautiful interface.
Continuous Sync
Built on event-driven architecture, Shoehorn stays in sync with your infrastructure in real-time. New services, updated docs, and configuration changes are automatically detected and indexed as they happen.
Works Your Way
Choose your approach based on your workflow:
Mix and match as needed—use what works for your team
Built for Real Problems
The daily challenges platform teams face—solved automatically
"Who owns this service?"
A new developer joins. Production is down. A service needs updating. Who do you ask?
Auto-discovered service catalog with team ownership, dependencies, and contact info
Instant search finds services, APIs, and owners in under 200ms
"Where's that config documented?"
Documentation scattered across Confluence, GitHub wikis, READMEs, and Notion. Finding anything takes forever.
Hybrid search (BM25 + Vector) across all your docs, regardless of where they live
Auto-indexed from all markdown files across your GitHub organization
"What's running in prod?"
Multiple Kubernetes clusters. Dozens of services. No single source of truth for what's actually deployed.
Real-time cluster discovery shows all deployments across all environments
ArgoCD & FluxCD support for GitOps-driven deployment visibility and reconciliation status
"Are we accumulating tech debt?"
Outdated docs, knowledge silos, bus factors, and governance gaps silently erode your platform health.
Governance insights surface outdated docs, knowledge silos, and bus factor risks automatically
Follow-up actions are created so nothing falls through the cracks
"How is the org structured?"
Teams, sub-teams, and ownership hierarchies are buried in spreadsheets or someone's head.
Dynamic org chart visualizes parent and sub-team relationships in real time
Auto-synced from your catalog — no manual org chart maintenance needed
"Is anything running that shouldn't be?"
Forgotten services consume resources and accumulate risk. Nobody knows which ones are safe to remove.
Zombie service detection flags services with no dependents and no recent activity
Decommission candidates surfaced automatically so you can reclaim resources safely
"What breaks if I change this?"
A simple change can cascade through dozens of services. Without a dependency map, you're flying blind.
Impact analysis shows which services depend on each entity at configurable depth (1–5 levels)
Dependency graph lets you understand blast radius before making changes
"Has anything drifted from Git?"
GitOps promises declarative deployments, but detecting drift between desired and actual state is still painful.
Flux & ArgoCD integration pulls reconciliation status directly into Shoehorn
Drift visualization highlights what's out of sync so you can fix it fast
"I want to script this"
Not everything should require opening a browser. Power users and CI pipelines need programmatic access.
Shoehorn CLI lets you get and put data from the Shoehorn API without the UI
Download the CLI and integrate Shoehorn into your existing workflows and pipelines
Built for Platform Teams
Every admin operation can be managed programmatically or through the UI
Terraform Provider
Declare your entire platform configuration as code
REST API
Automate everything with our comprehensive API
Admin UI
Or manage everything visually with one click
Manage users, teams, policies, integrations, and more—version controlled and repeatable
See It In Action
A unified interface for service catalogs, documentation, Kubernetes management, and team organization
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Shoehorn?
How is this different from Backstage?
Can I migrate from Backstage?
Yes, zero migration required. Shoehorn is fully compatible with Backstage catalog files:
- ✓ catalog-info.yaml files are auto-discovered and indexed
- ✓ Existing service catalogs work immediately—no changes needed
- ✓ Run Backstage and Shoehorn in parallel during evaluation
Your existing Backstage service catalog will work seamlessly in Shoehorn, allowing you to evaluate the platform without any migration effort.