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Harness vs Jenkins comparison

Harness and Jenkins are both solutions in the Build Automation category. Harness is ranked #12 with an average rating of 7.5, while Jenkins is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.8. Harness holds a 5.0% mindshare in BA, compared to Jenkins’s 11.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Harness users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of Jenkins users who would recommend it.
Harness
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  • 1,578 Comparison Views
100% willing to recommend
Jenkins
Read 89 Jenkins reviews
  • 5,264 Views
  • 4,524 Comparison Views
87% willing to recommend
 

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Executive Summary
We performed a comparison between Harness and Jenkins based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Build Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Harness
Ranking in Build Automation
12th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) (30th), Cloud Cost Management (15th)
Jenkins
Ranking in Build Automation
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Build Automation category, the mindshare of Harness is 5.0%, up from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jenkins is 11.3%, down from 14.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Misbah Mohammed Kollathodi - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 5, 2024
Provides a good graphical interface, but the initial setup process needs improvement
We use Harness for deploying Kubernetes clusters. It is a SaaS-based tool with a good graphical user interface. We can create workflows and deployment pipelines and easily visualize them. We can see the logs and understand where the pipeline is breaking. It's a highly customizable DevOps tool The…
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AllenUmlas - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 29, 2024
Streamlines the CI/CD process with its user-friendly interface, extensive plugin ecosystem and efficient automation capabilities
In our CI/CD pipeline, we rely on Jenkins to trigger various tasks related to the Telco Cloud infrastructure. It's an essential tool for managing our infrastructure tasks efficiently Jenkins is incredibly user-friendly, so I haven't encountered any difficulties using it. It's the only product…
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Harness starts integrating with organizations, making everything automated without the need for manual interruption."
"It's a highly customizable DevOps tool."
"The most valuable features are Jenkins Pipelines for ALM and full Deploy Cycle."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that there are multiple features. We can abstract certain variables and then build our deployment routine while being able to do some abstraction onto the SSH connections."
"The deployment of traditional Jenkins is easy."
"It is very useful for us to be able to collect and manage automatic processing pipelines."
"It can scale easily."
"Jenkins has built good plugins and has a good security platform."
"We can schedule anything with Jenkins, which is useful for deployment or anything that requires scheduling. It also has multiple plugins we can use for Maven, JUnit, etc."
"We really appreciate that this solution is plug and play. When coding in the version control system, this product completes the build process automatically."
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Cons

"There's also room for improvement in debugging pipeline issues, which can sometimes become complex."
"Even with automation, there's a requirement for manual change requests for approvals."
"Integrating Jenkins with other tools or solutions has presented some challenges. For instance, when attempting to integrate Jenkins with Kubernetes, I encountered numerous errors, which took several days to resolve. In Jenkins, adding a feature typically involves incorporating the repository feature separately. Jenkins lacks built-in Git repository functionality, necessitating an external Git repository to store Jenkins manifests."
"Jenkins could simplify the user interface a little bit because it sometimes creates too many features cramped in the UI."
"The disadvantage of Jenkins is writing Groovy scripts. There are other CI tools where you do not need to write this many scripts to manage and deploy."
"Jenkins needs a faster deployment process."
"Some kind of SaaS product would be helpful in providing organizational structure."
"Adding support for OIDC and internal user databases simultaneously would improve Jenkins."
"Sometimes, random errors of metadata are not there, which causes delays. These are essentially gaps in the information being passed to the job."
"There is no way for the cloud repositories to trigger Jenkins."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution is one of the lowest costs compared to competitors."
"It could be cheaper because there are many solutions available in the market. We are paying yearly."
"Jenkins is an open-source tool."
"The tool is open-source."
"We are using the free version of Jenkins. There are no costs or licensing."
"In our company, we do pay for the licensing of the solution."
"Some of the add-ons are too expensive."
"Jenkins is open-source, so it is free."
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Comparison Review

it_user184734 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 22, 2015
I generally find TeamCity a lot more intuitive than Jenkins.
Moving to TeamCity from Jenkins At work, we’re slowly migrating from Jenkins to TeamCity in the hope of ending some of our recurring problems with continuous integration. My use of Jenkins prior to this job has been almost strictly on a personal basis, although I pretty much only use Travis…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
35%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Harness?
It's a highly customizable DevOps tool.
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What needs improvement with Harness?
The platform's initial setup process could be simplified. Additionally, security features and capabilities for understanding vulnerabilities within the application could be enhanced directly from t...
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What is your primary use case for Harness?
We use Harness for deploying Kubernetes clusters. It is a SaaS-based tool with a good graphical user interface. We can create workflows and deployment pipelines and easily visualize them. We can se...
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How does Tekton compare with Jenkins?
When you are evaluating tools for automating your own GitOps-based CI/CD workflow, it is important to keep your requirements and use cases in mind. Tekton deployment is complex and it is not very e...
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What do you like most about Jenkins?
Jenkins has been instrumental in automating our build and deployment processes.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jenkins?
Jenkins is open source and free to use. You simply download it, install it on your server, and it manages your pipelines.
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Compared 6% of the time
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Compared 17% of the time
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Compared 15% of the time
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Compared 9% of the time
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Compared 8% of the time
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Overview

Harness offers a comprehensive toolset for automating deployment processes and enhancing software update efficiency. It's lauded for its CI/CD capabilities, feature flagging, and real-time deployment monitoring. Key features include an intuitive UI, secret management, and robust rollback functionalities, all contributing to improved productivity and reduced errors in DevOps environments.

Jenkins is an award-winning application that monitors executions of repeated jobs, such as building a software project or jobs run by cron.

 

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