Harness

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AI Platform for the Autonomous SDLC

CI/CDSan Francisco, California, United States1,001–5,000 employeesFounded 2017

#11 of 45 in CI/CD1,000 customers (per harness.io)52% positive in AI answers

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Visibility score

12.3%

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Weekly run · Nov 3

Data collected Nov 3, 2026·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run Nov 9, 2026

Harness ranks #11 of 45 in CI/CD with an AI visibility score of 12.3 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
Harness is most visible on ChatGPT (16.9) and least on Google AI Mode (6.1).
AI engines name Harness in 13 of the 30 CI/CD buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
jetbrains.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Harness, with 19 citations.

About

Company details for Harness

Harness is a unified software delivery platform covering CI/CD, testing, security, and cloud and AI cost management, built on purpose-built AI agents. Its Software Delivery Agent moves changes from commit to production and checks deployments against baseline metrics, with automatic rollback when a change fails verification. Agent actions run inside the customer's environment through the Harness Delegate, under the same OPA policy, RBAC and approvals that govern human actions. A Software Delivery Knowledge Graph gives pipelines, deployments, security findings and costs a shared context. It ranks #11 of 45 in CI/CD on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 12.3 in the latest weekly run.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, the company employs 1,001–5,000 people. It has raised about $570M. Its differentiator: aI agents act inside the customer's perimeter under the same OPA policy, RBAC, approvals and audit trail that govern human actions.

Website: harness.io
Categories: CI/CD
Company size: 1,001–5,000 employees
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Founded: 2017
Company type: Private, venture-backed
Funding: Series E · $570M raised
Customers: 1,000 · per harness.io/company/about-us
Pricing: Contact sales · flat tiers
Free trial: Free plan available
Deployment: Harness platform with a Harness Delegate that runs inside the customer's VPC or cluster; a self-managed platform is available as an Enterprise add-on.
Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, On-premise infrastructure, Private cloud
Integrations: 40+ native
Compliance: SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, FedRAMP 20x Class A, GDPR
Support: Standard support with a dedicated customer success manager (Essentials), Premier support and dedicated account manager (Enterprise), Community support (Free plan), Professional Services as an add-on

LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/harnessinc/Twitter · twitter.com/harnessio GitHub · github.com/harness YouTube · youtube.com/@Harnessio

Read from linkedin.com, harness.io, gartner.com, techcrunch.com · refreshed Nov 3, 2026.

AI visibility

Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9

Visibility score

12.3%

across CI/CD answers, weighted by position

ChatGPT16.9%

AI Mode6.1%

Perplexity13.9%

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#11 of 45

in CI/CD

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Share of voice

3.7%

of AI mentions in CI/CD

Visibility score trend

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Now12.3%

30-day change—

High · low12.3% · 12.3%

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Changes appear after the second weekly run in CI/CD. GitHub leads the category at 83.3%.

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Which CI/CD vendors do analysts recommend?

As of November 2026, analyst research points to GitLab, Harness, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Microsoft Azure DevOps, and CloudBees as some of the strongest CI/CD vendors to evaluate.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Best CI/CD tool for enterprise

Harness is the strongest candidate when enterprise release governance and deployment orchestration are the primary requirements.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Best CI/CD tool with AI features

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Best CI/CD tool with AI features

Specialized & Autonomous Delivery Platforms (AI-first pipelines) Harness CI via Harness AI Best For: Enterprise teams looking for deep, autonomous pipeline optimization and governance.

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Which CI/CD vendors do analysts recommend?

- Harness : Highlighted by analysts as a prominent innovator and strong executioner specializing in continuous delivery, feature flagging, and AI-driven deployment rollbacks.

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Best CI/CD tool with AI features

Choose Harness if deployment safety and automated rollback matter most.

Perplexity · run of Nov 3

What are the best CI/CD tools in 2026?

However, GitLab CI/CD, Buildkite, CircleCI, Harness, and Jenkins can be better choices for specific environments.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Top CI/CD tool options for B2B SaaS companies

My recommendation is to shortlist six platforms: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI, Buildkite, Harness, and Argo CD.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Products & features

What Harness sells

Software Delivery Agent

Takes every change from commit to production, with builds, deployments and infrastructure changes.

Security Testing Agent

AI SAST and AI SCA, supply chain security and security testing orchestration.

Runtime Protection Agent

Protects APIs, AI agents and apps in production, with API posture and AI firewall.

Cost Management Agent

Attributes AI and cloud spend, removes idle resources and enforces budgets.

Cosmos Software Factory Agent

Takes engineering work from ticket to code.

Continuous Integration

Pipeline builds, tests and artifact publishing.

Continuous Delivery & GitOps

Deployment pipelines, deployment templates and freeze windows for Kubernetes and cloud targets.

Infrastructure as Code Management

Manages infrastructure as code through governed pipelines.

Strengths engines cite

Strong enterprise release governance
Deployment safety and automated rollback
Deployment verification and progressive delivery
AI-driven pipeline optimization
Analyst recognition as a strong continuous delivery vendor

Target market & buyers

Enterprises and startups across financial services, healthcare, retail and other industries.

Notable customers include Morningstar, United Airlines, Citi, Deluxe, Twilio, Experian, DigiCert, Speedway Motors.

Industry	Primary use case
Financial Services	Consolidating thousands of pipelines into governed templates and speeding deployments (Morningstar, Citi, Deluxe).
Transportation	Speeding deployments and migrating workloads to the cloud (United Airlines).
Healthcare	AI-driven test automation to speed test creation and debugging (Siemens Healthineers).

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Round	Year	Amount
Series A	2017	$20M
Series B	2019	$60M
Series C	2021	—
Series D	2022	$175M
Series E	2025	$200M

Latest known round	Total raised
Series E	$570M

Recent developments

Oct 2026ProductCosmos software factory agent and FedRAMP 20x Class A
October release notes list the Cosmos software factory agent, MCP sign-in via one's own identity provider, and FedRAMP 20x Class A.
Jun 2026ProductAutonomous Worker Agents launched
Worker agents for building and running AI agents in software delivery.
Apr 2026ProductCursor plugin launched
Plugin built on a Harness-hosted MCP server, bringing software delivery into the developer workflow.
Apr 2026PartnershipSoftware Delivery Knowledge Graph integrated with Google Cloud Developer Connect
Joint integration giving customers a relationship-aware view across Harness and Google Cloud.
Dec 2025FundingSeries E financing of $240M
Announced $200M primary investment led by Goldman Sachs, plus a $40M planned tender offer for employee liquidity.