Best Software for 2025 is now live!

Compare GitHub and Harness Platform

Save
    Log in to your account
    to save comparisons,
    products and more.
At a Glance
GitHub
GitHub
Star Rating
(2,194)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 1 users
Browse all 3 pricing plans
Harness Platform
Harness Platform
Star Rating
(132)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Harness Platform
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that GitHub excels in repository integration, achieving a perfect score of 10.0, which reviewers mention significantly enhances collaboration and version control for development teams.
  • Reviewers mention that Harness Platform shines in deployment automation, scoring 8.9, with users appreciating its ability to streamline the deployment process and reduce manual errors.
  • G2 users highlight GitHub's analytics and trends feature, also scoring 10.0, as a key advantage, allowing teams to gain insights into their codebase and improve productivity.
  • Users on G2 report that Harness Platform's feature flags functionality, scoring 8.2, provides a robust way to manage feature rollouts, although some users wish for more customization options.
  • Reviewers mention that GitHub's test automation capabilities, scoring 8.7, are well-integrated with its CI/CD workflows, making it easier for teams to implement automated testing.
  • Users say that Harness Platform's monitoring features, scoring 9.6, are highly praised for providing real-time insights into application performance, which helps teams quickly address issues as they arise.
Featured Products
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GitHub
Free for Individuals and Organizations
$0.00
1 users
Browse all 3 pricing plans
Harness Platform
No pricing available
Free Trial
GitHub
Free Trial is available
Harness Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
1,900
8.8
92
Ease of Use
8.7
1,911
8.7
96
Ease of Setup
9.0
522
8.4
68
Ease of Admin
8.7
442
8.7
52
Quality of Support
8.7
1,512
8.9
82
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
380
9.1
48
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
1,850
9.3
87
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.0
100
Operations
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Cost Optimization
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Application Release OrchestrationHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.7
1,344
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
122
Not enough data
9.0
127
Not enough data
8.6
125
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
125
Not enough data
8.5
115
Not enough data
8.8
116
Not enough data
9.0
127
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
Processes
9.0
126
Not enough data
8.8
125
Not enough data
8.6
122
Not enough data
Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.4
390
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.8
30
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.3
31
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
Testing
9.2
33
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
7.8
27
Not enough data
Cloud Infrastructure AutomationHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.7
775
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
72
Not enough data
8.9
72
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
9.1
74
Not enough data
Automation
8.7
72
Not enough data
8.3
67
Not enough data
8.5
72
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
IT Management
8.8
75
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
1,198
8.7
268
Functionality
9.0
200
8.7
46
9.1
203
8.7
45
8.8
201
8.3
43
Management
9.0
199
8.8
46
8.4
194
8.7
44
8.9
201
9.0
44
Software Development Analytics ToolsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
Not enough data
9.8
46
Functionality
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
10.0
8
Management
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
10.0
8
Not enough data
9.7
6
8.7
931
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
8.8
156
Not enough data
8.8
154
Not enough data
8.9
158
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
8.3
152
Not enough data
8.8
161
Not enough data
8.9
150
Not enough data
Software Composition AnalysisHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.8
369
Not enough data
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
8.7
59
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
9.1
62
Not enough data
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
8.6
61
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.4
54
Management
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
8.8
984
Not enough data
Management
8.7
110
Not enough data
9.1
110
Not enough data
8.5
108
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
108
Not enough data
8.8
110
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
Processes
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.8
108
Not enough data
9.0
112
Not enough data
Continuous IntegrationHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
8.8
1,045
8.6
71
Functionality
9.3
183
8.5
12
8.9
173
8.6
12
8.5
166
8.3
12
Management
8.8
177
8.8
12
8.8
176
8.9
11
8.2
170
8.3
12
8.6
853
Not enough data
Documentation
8.7
151
Not enough data
8.8
147
Not enough data
8.6
139
Not enough data
Security
8.0
135
Not enough data
8.4
136
Not enough data
8.9
145
Not enough data
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GitHub
GitHub
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
45.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
24.3%
Harness Platform
Harness Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
44.8%
Reviewers' Industry
GitHub
GitHub
Computer Software
31.9%
Information Technology and Services
22.4%
Internet
6.9%
Higher Education
3.4%
Financial Services
3.2%
Other
32.1%
Harness Platform
Harness Platform
Computer Software
24.8%
Financial Services
15.2%
Information Technology and Services
12.0%
Banking
6.4%
Retail
4.0%
Other
37.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
GitHub
GitHub
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Internet

Free access to open source repos. Free, easy collaboration with developers in amateur settings. Powerful, inexpensive collaboration in professional settings. The Octo-Kitty is pretty great. We integrate with Slack, Jira, and Heroku. At this point pretty...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Airton S.
AS
Airton S.
Verified User in Security and Investigations

Custom support is terrible. They are very slow to reply, even if you are in a crisis. I'm at BRT and they put me someone at Sydney to help me, for god sake. It takes a day for someone to read what you sent. Adding users when you're an enterprise client is...

Harness Platform
Harness Platform
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Banking

Customer service is superior. Tool is intuitive and have gained valuable insights.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Stéphane P.
SP
Stéphane P.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

The received emails are raw and systematic, it would probably be better not to send emails for successive successful builds. The website is simplistic, live console output does not work all the time. The support of languages is very limited. It's always...

Alternatives
GitHub
GitHub Alternatives
GitLab
GitLab
Add GitLab
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Add Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Jenkins
Jenkins
Add Jenkins
CircleCI
CircleCI
Add CircleCI
Harness Platform
Harness Platform Alternatives
Jenkins
Jenkins
Add Jenkins
GitLab
GitLab
Add GitLab
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Add Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
CloudBees
CloudBees
Add CloudBees
Discussions
GitHub
GitHub Discussions
What can GitHub be used for?
5 comments
Mohanendra S.
MS
It's a platform for version controlling. Where group of people collaborate each other and work on a single project. Read more
What is GitHub used for?
5 comments
MK
- store software source code - use actions to execute CI / CD and publish artefacts / create releases - lightweight software project managementRead more
What does GitHub mean?
2 comments
Jagadeesh V.
JV
It is a platform for doing projects based on serveral services like website development projects etcRead more
Harness Platform
Harness Platform Discussions
What is App harness?
1 comment
Official Response from Harness Platform
Harness Continuous Delivery provides cloud-native application deployment automation. It is part of the Harness's overall software delivery platform. Read more
What is harness in cloud computing?
1 comment
Official Response from Harness Platform
Harness is a software delivery platform that works very well for cloud applications. OOTB options around canary, blue-green and rolling deployments help your...Read more
What does the company harness do?
1 comment
Official Response from Harness Platform
Harness is the industry’s first Software Delivery Platform to use AI to simplify your DevOps processes - CI, CD & GitOps, Feature Flags, Cloud Costs, and...Read more