Harness

split.io
DevOps
Weekend Project

Intelligent Feature Management

How to Replace Harness

Overview

Harness is a platform that helps engineering teams move faster and innovate at scale with intelligent feature management, continuous delivery, continuous integration, and experimentation capabilities. It enables teams to create, target, and manage feature flags at enterprise scale while monitoring the impact of releases on system performance and user behavior. Split.io is now part of Harness, bringing advanced feature management and experimentation to the platform.

Features

30 features across 22 categories

Access Control(1)

Custom RolesPremium

Define and configure roles with tailored permissions to match organization's unique workflows and security requirements

Also in: Kubernetes Dashboard, Lacework, LastPass

Administration(1)

OrganizationsPremium

Create and manage multiple organizational units within your account to segment teams, projects, and resources

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Analytics(2)

Pipeline Execution History

View and analyze historical pipeline runs, including logs, statuses, and execution details

Software Engineering InsightsAI

Discover SDLC bottlenecks, assess team productivity, and improve developer experience guided by data and insights

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Artifact Management(1)

Artifact Registry

Simplify artifact management by bringing all artifacts into one place, including Docker images and Helm charts

Continuous Delivery(1)

Continuous Delivery & GitOpsAI

Advanced CD platform designed to deploy any app to any cloud with built-in advanced deployment strategies, AI-powered deployment verifications, and automated rollbacks

Also in: Codefresh

Continuous Integration(1)

Continuous Integration

World's fastest CI platform with 4X faster builds, robust security, and cost efficiency in a developer-friendly platform

Also in: Codefresh, Pa11y

Cost Management(1)

Cloud Cost ManagementAI

Control cloud costs with visibility, optimizations & intelligent automation to automate and save up to 70% on cloud bills

Database(1)

Database DevOps

Integrate database changes into deployment pipelines and gain database transparency across environments

Also in: Microsoft 365, Lacework, Airtable

Deployment(5)

Deployment Freeze WindowsPremium

Define time-based rules to temporarily block deployments in specific environments during critical periods

Deployment Templates

Leverage pre-configured deployment templates for consistent, repeatable, and efficient pipeline setups

GitOps

Automate and manage deployments using Git as the single source of truth for consistency, traceability, and streamlined rollbacks

Self Hosted RunnersPremium

Run CI/CD workloads in your own infrastructure for greater control, data privacy, and compliance

Self Managed PlatformPremium

Deploy and manage the Harness platform within your own infrastructure for full control over data, configurations, and updates

Developer Experience(2)

Cloud Development Environments

Dedicated, pre-configured, hosted development environments (Gitspaces™️) connected to favorite IDEs

Internal Developer Portal

Powered by Backstage - Onboard Developers & Services in minutes, build software catalogs, allow complete Developer Self-Service with Service maturity models & scorecards

Experimentation(1)

Experimentation

Test and learn at scale with A/B testing and experiment capabilities enabling data-driven decisions

Feature Management(1)

Feature Management

Create, target, and manage feature flags at enterprise scale to accelerate releases without compromising application integrity

Governance(1)

Policy as CodePremium

Automate and enforce governance by defining policies in code for compliance, security, and consistency across deployments

Infrastructure(1)

Infrastructure as Code Management

Automate and standardize infrastructure provisioning while enabling developer self-service and improving governance

Integrations(2)

Code Repository Integration

Integrate with leading code repositories like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket for seamless source control and version tracking

Native Deployment Integration

Seamlessly integrate with popular deployment tools including Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, and more

Monitoring(1)

Release Monitoring

Protect gradual releases by monitoring each feature's impact on system performance and user behavior with alerts pointing to specific flags causing issues

Performance(1)

Concurrent Pipeline ExecutionsPremium

Run multiple pipelines simultaneously to accelerate delivery workflows and optimize resource utilization

Reliability(1)

Service Reliability ManagementAI

Provide automated SLO management, Change Impact Analysis and Automated Governance to empower Developer & SRE teams

Reporting(1)

Custom Dashboards

Create personalized dashboards to visualize key metrics, monitor performance, and track progress in real-time

Security(2)

Security Testing OrchestrationAI

Shift-left security by seamlessly integrating security scanners and orchestrating tests across build pipelines with intelligent prioritization and deduplication

Software Security Supply Chain

Monitor and control open source components, generate comprehensive Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) for enhanced visibility and guarantee software integrity

Testing(1)

Chaos Engineering

Powered by CNCF Litmus project - increase system resilience, optimize costs, improve customer experience with industry's widest coverage on Chaos Faults

Workflow(1)

Pipeline Chaining

Link pipelines together to create complex workflows with automatic triggering based on success or failure of upstream executions

Pricing

Free Plan

Free
  • For individual developers and small teams
  • Basic CI/CD capabilities
  • Limited concurrent pipeline executions
  • Up to 500 users
  • Up to 5 custom dashboards
  • Up to 5 deployment templates

Essentials Plan

Custom
  • For growing organizations with small to mid-size teams
  • Continuous Delivery & GitOps
  • Continuous Integration
  • Infrastructure as Code Management
  • Security Testing Orchestration
  • Up to 60 concurrent pipeline executions
  • 250GB storage
  • Up to 60 self-hosted runners
  • 6 months pipeline execution history
  • Up to 1 organization
  • Up to 500 users
  • Up to 5 custom dashboards
  • Up to 5 custom roles
  • Standard support

Enterprise Plan

Popular
Custom
  • For large-scale organizations with complex needs
  • All modules: DevOps Essentials and beyond
  • Artifact Registry
  • Feature Management & Experimentation
  • Chaos Engineering
  • Service Reliability Management
  • Database DevOps
  • Software Engineering Insights
  • Internal Developer Portal
  • Cloud Development Environments
  • Security Testing Orchestration
  • Software Security Supply Chain
  • Cloud Cost Management
  • Unlimited concurrent pipeline executions
  • Unlimited users
  • Unlimited custom dashboards
  • Unlimited custom roles
  • Unlimited organizations
  • 25 months pipeline execution history
  • Self Managed Platform (add-on)
  • Advanced features
  • Premium support
  • Dedicated account manager

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Harness. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Harness alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 30 features.

Buy Harness

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Harness saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 30 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

17 known integrations