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Comparison

Harness vs Semaphore

On the evidence we track, Semaphore leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Harness43
★Semaphore68
Score
Vioscale score
Harness43 / 100low · 29%
Semaphore68 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Harness✓
Semaphore✓
Model
Harnessfreemium
Semaphorefreemium
Price level
Harnesslow
Semaphorelow
Transparent
Harness✗
Semaphore✓
Integrations
Count
Harness8
Semaphore1
Security
Iso27001
Harness–
Semaphore✓
Pci
Harness–
Semaphore✓
Soc2
Harness–
Semaphore✓
Reliability
Status page
Harness✓
Semaphore✓
Market
Availability
HarnessAvailable worldwide · HQ US
Semaphore–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ci/cd tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Hosting
HarnessCloud only
Semaphore-
Self-hosted runners
Harness✗
Semaphore✓
Core
Config-as-code pipelines
Harness✓
Semaphore✓
Matrix / parallel builds
Harness✗
Semaphore✓
Build
Container-native builds
Harness✗
Semaphore✓
Performance
Build caching
Harness✗
Semaphore-
Security
Secrets management
Harness✗
Semaphore-
Delivery
Deployment environments & approvals
Harness✓
Semaphore-
Ecosystem
Reusable actions / marketplace
Harness✗
Semaphore-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Harness

A comprehensive software delivery platform combining continuous integration, deployment, and feature management with AI-driven automation to help teams ship code faster and more reliably across complex cloud environments.

Independently observed

Semaphore

Leader

An all-in-one continuous integration and delivery system that enables teams to automate testing and deployment workflows. It supports containerized and cloud-native architectures and can be deployed as a managed cloud service or self-hosted.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Harness

SubscriptionFree tier

Free plan available. Commercial plans require contacting sales for pricing.

  • Free PlanFree
  • Essentials PlanContact sales
  • Enterprise PlanContact sales
as of verify ↗

Semaphore

Leader
from $0.00/moUsage-basedFree tier

Pay-per-minute metered compute: $0.0025/min (self-hosted) to $0.09/min (MacOS). Includes 20 concurrent jobs, $15/month free credits, 9.6 GB cache, and free support. Optional modular support and success services.

  • Compute - Ubuntu ARM$0.003–$0.012/min depending on vCPU
  • Compute - Ubuntu x64$0.0075–$0.015/min depending on vCPU
  • Compute - MacOS$0.09/min
  • Compute - Self-Hosted$0.0025/min
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Harness✓
Semaphore✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Harness✓
Semaphore✓
Self-hosted
Harness✗
Semaphore✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Harness

8 total
  • Google Analytics
  • mParticle
  • Segment
  • Sentry
  • Datadog
  • Jira
  • New Relic
  • Sumo Logic
Independently observed

Semaphore

Leader
1 total
  • Flowdock
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.