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IDP vs Dev Portal: how to choose (and succeed) with an internal platform
The trap is not the tool. The trap is confusing portal, catalog, and orchestration capability. Here’s how to choose based on outcomes.
- IDP
- Developer Experience
- Platform Engineering
- Strategy
An IDP is not just a UI. It’s an internal product: conventions, modules, governance, run.
1) Portal ≠ orchestration
A portal can present—but not necessarily standardize.
2) What matters: the workflow
Inputs, policies, toolchain execution, observability.
Conclusion
Argy puts orchestration at the center, and the portal in service of the flow.
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