by Harness · harness.io ↗
Software delivery platform for CI/CD, deployment automation, and release management.
Harness pricing is a mix of public usage-based rates and contact-sales packaging. If you want the most concrete public numbers, the official Flex Pricing documentation is the clearest source: Harness says its unit-based model lets you buy a pool of Harness Subscription Units (HSUs) and consume them across modules, with published rates of $0.00, $0.75, and $1.25 per HSU for Free, Essentials, and Enterprise respectively. The same documentation says every Free and Essentials account receives 1,000 free HSUs per month, billing happens on calendar month boundaries, and the first month is prorated if a contract starts mid-month. For teams that go over their included units, Harness says overage is billed monthly in arrears at the plan’s per-HSU rate, so monthly spend can vary with usage.
The main pricing page adds packaging context. It names Free, Essentials, and Enterprise plans, positions Essentials for growing organizations, and positions Enterprise for large-scale organizations with complex needs. It also shows that some capabilities are bundled into specific packages while others are add-ons, such as longer Pipeline Execution History retention and Self Managed Platform. In other words, the public pages support a buyer-friendly split between published usage rates and quote-based or not-publicly-disclosed plan packaging. If you need a direct number, look to the HSU prices; if you need the final commercial quote, Harness steers buyers to sales.
Hybrid public pricing: a free plan, published unit-based Flex Pricing for HSUs, and contact-sales packaging for some plans/modules. sourceUrls
Harness publicly describes Flex Pricing as monthly calendar billing, with months billed on calendar boundaries regardless of contract start date. If a contract begins mid-month, the first month is prorated. The official pricing page also presents contact-sales packaging for Essentials and Enterprise, and the developer pricing page says Flex Pricing is currently in limited availability and rolled out gradually. Free and Essentials accounts receive 1,000 free HSUs per month, which reset each calendar month. The Flex Pricing FAQ says unused HSUs are typically part of an annual commitment and carry forward within the contract period, and that additional HSUs can be purchased later.
Public tier pricing is for trying out Harness modules before committing usage. Every Free account receives 1,000 free HSUs per month at no cost. This plan is in limited availability for Flex Pricing.
Best for small to medium businesses. Overage is billed at the plan's per-HSU rate, and Harness shows usage alerts at 80%, 90%, and 100% of the HSU limit.
Best for large organizations with committed usage. Overage is billed at the plan's per-HSU rate, and additional usage is charged monthly in arrears.
The public pricing page names a Free Plan but does not disclose a dollar amount or usage cap on the page text provided.
Positioned for growing organizations with small to mid-size teams. The page lists DevOps Essentials as including Continuous Delivery & GitOps, Continuous Integration, Infrastructure as Code Management, and Security Testing Orchestration.
Positioned for large-scale organizations with complex needs. The page does not disclose a public list price.
The pricing comparison table shows Pipeline Execution History at 6 months on Essentials and 25 months as an add-on on Enterprise.
Harness lists Self Managed Platform as an add-on for deploying and managing the platform within your own infrastructure.
The pricing page says Professional Services can be purchased as a separate offering, but no price is shown in the provided text.
A small team wants to evaluate Harness with low commitment before purchasing additional capacity.
Expected cost$0.00 initially, plus any paid HSU overages or later unit purchases if usage exceeds the free monthly allowance.A growing organization adopts Essentials and expects to consume 10,000 HSUs in a month.
Expected costAt $0.75 per HSU, 10,000 HSUs implies $7,500 before any separate packaging or add-ons.A large enterprise consumes 55,000 HSUs after purchasing 50,000 HSUs on Enterprise.
Expected costThe official example shows 5,000 overage HSUs billed at $1.25 per HSU, for an additional $6,250.A buyer needs long retention for pipeline history and self-managed deployment.
Expected costNot publicly disclosed beyond the add-on labels shown on the pricing page.The public Flex Pricing documentation describes Harness as a unit-based pricing model where customers purchase a pool of Harness Subscription Units and spend them across modules. That is usage-based rather than a simple per-seat model. The same page also says the number of HSUs consumed varies by module, feature, and activity, so the actual bill depends on consumption patterns.
No. The official pricing page publicly names Free Plan, Essentials Plan, and Enterprise Plan, but it does not disclose a numeric list price for those packaged plans in the provided text. The developer pricing page does publish per-HSU rates for Flex Pricing, so buyers can still estimate usage-based spend even when package pricing is quote-based.
Harness says work is not interrupted if you exceed your HSU pool. Extra usage is billed at your plan's per-HSU rate and invoiced monthly in arrears. The developer pricing page also says you can receive alerts at 80%, 90%, and 100% of your HSU limit, which helps buyers anticipate overage costs before they hit the cap.
