Harness Introduces $0 Open Source Plan with Comprehensive Features Including CDE and Artifact Registry
What happened
Between the Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024 captures of Harness's pricing page, Pulse recorded 5 changes: Cloud Development Environments (CDE) added to Open Source plan; Artifact Registry added to Open Source plan; Open Source plan introduced as a new $0 tier with Code Repository, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Cloud Development Environments, and Artifact Registry; Software Supply Chain Assurance renamed to Supply Chain Security; Feature Flags renamed to Feature Mgmt & Experimentation across all plans. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, new plan, plan renamed) with an upward direction.
Harness's previous recorded change was "Harness Introduces 2000 Cloud Credits per Month on Free Plan, Enhancing Accessibility for Users" (Q2 2024). Harness has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Atlassian, Hashicorp and GitLab also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Open Source · FeatureFeature added
Cloud Development Environments (CDE) added to Open Source plan
- Open Source · FeatureAddedNo Artifact RegistryArtifact Registry
- Open Source · PlanAddedNo Open Source planOpen Source plan
- — · PlanRenamed
BeforeSoftware Supply Chain Assurance
AfterSupply Chain Security
- All plans · PlanRenamed
BeforeFeature Flags
AfterFeature Mgmt & Experimentation
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Feature | Cloud Development Environments (CDE) added to Open Source plan | Feature added | |
| Open Source | Feature | No Artifact Registry | Artifact Registry | Added |
| Open Source | Plan | No Open Source plan | Open Source plan | Added |
| — | Plan | Software Supply Chain Assurance | Supply Chain Security | Renamed |
| All plans | Plan | Feature Flags | Feature Mgmt & Experimentation | Renamed |
Values as written on Harness's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Harness's pricing page (harness.io) from Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where Artifact Registry now appears.
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Harness, the last 90 days
Full history- Feb 17, 2026improvedHarness adds Web App & API Protection to Security Testing suite
- Q1 2025packagingHarness Transitions to Flexible and Modular Pricing Model, Introducing Essentials Tier for Growing Organizations
- Q4 2024packagingHarness Discontinues Startup Plan, Impacting Developers with $57/Month Pricing
- Q3 2024packagingHarness Introduces $0 Open Source Plan with Comprehensive Features Including CDE and Artifact Registry · this change
- Q2 2024packagingHarness Introduces 2000 Cloud Credits per Month on Free Plan, Enhancing Accessibility for Users
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- AtlassianJan 11Atlassian Opsgenie Confirms Opsgenie Discontinuation for New Customers, Introduces API Rate Limits for Standard and Enterprise Plans
- HashicorpJan 11Hashicorp Vault Reduces Monthly Vault Client Cost by 35% Amid Tier Consolidation and Renaming Changes
- GitLabJan 10GitLab Reduces Ultimate Plan Trial Period from 60 to 30 Days, Impacting User Access
Questions about this change
Did Harness raise prices in October 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, new plan, plan renamed.
What changed on Harness's pricing page between Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024?
Cloud Development Environments (CDE) added to Open Source plan; Open Source feature: No Artifact Registry → Artifact Registry, added; Open Source plan: No Open Source plan → Open Source plan, added; plan: Software Supply Chain Assurance → Supply Chain Security, renamed; All plans plan: Feature Flags → Feature Mgmt & Experimentation, renamed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Harness change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Harness in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Harness Introduces 2000 Cloud Credits per Month on Free Plan, Enhancing Accessibility for Users" in Q2 2024; Harness has been tracked since 2023-11-14.