Comparison

Harness vs Tekton

On the evidence we track, Tekton leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Harness43
Tekton66
Score
Vioscale score
Harness43 / 100low · 29%
Tekton66 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Harness
Tekton
Model
Harnessfreemium
Price level
Harnesslow
Tektonfree
Transparent
Harness
Tekton
Integrations
Count
Harness8
Tekton4
Reliability
Status page
Harness
Tekton
Adoption
Dependent repos
Harness
Tekton1,105
Github stars
Harness
Tekton9,045
Activity
Commits last 30d
Harness
Tekton84
Release
Cadence days
Harness
Tekton6
History
Harness
Tekton20 items
License
Spdx
Harness
Language
Primary
Harness
TektonGo

Capabilities

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

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

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

Tekton

Leader

A vendor-agnostic, Kubernetes-centered approach to automating the build, test, and deployment stages of application delivery, available for any cloud or on-premise setup.

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 ↗

Tekton

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Harness
Tekton
CLI
Harness
Tekton
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Harness
Tekton
Self-hosted
Harness
Tekton
On-premise
Harness
Tekton
Hybrid
Harness
Tekton

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

Tekton

Leader
4 total
  • Jenkins
  • Jenkins X
  • Skaffold
  • Knative
Independently observed

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