By Glue Team

Glue vs OpsLevel: Developer Portal vs Codebase Intelligence

OpsLevel is a portal for engineering operations. Glue is intelligence about what's in the codebase.

OpsLevel: Operations Portal

OpsLevel provides:

• Service inventory
• Standards enforcement
• Maturity scoring
• Ownership tracking

Use case: "What services do we have and who owns them?"

Glue: Code Intelligence

Glue provides:

• What's actually in code
• Code health metrics
• Technical debt
• Impact analysis

Use case: "What does this code do and how healthy is it?"

The Relationship

OpsLevel is about organization. Glue is about code.

OpsLevel: "Service A is owned by Team B" Glue: "Service A has high debt in these areas"

Using Both

1. OpsLevel: Track service ownership and standards
2. Glue: Understand service health
3. Together: Know who owns what and what shape it's in

With both, you can say: "Team B owns Service A, and it has high debt. Let's help them prioritize fixes."

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do we need both? A: If you have multiple teams and services, yes. OpsLevel for organization. Glue for understanding code.