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Harness sells its AI-native software delivery platform as modules licensed mainly per Developer (a unique email address) with module-specific consumption units such as CD services, Cloud Credits, Security Scans and Monthly Tracked Keys, offers Free, Essentials and Enterprise plans, an optional unit pool called Harness Subscription Units, and Harness Open Source under the Apache License 2.0.

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Overview articleHarness licensingHarness sells its AI-native software delivery platform as modules licensed mainly per Developer (a unique email address) with module-specific consumption units such as CD services, Cloud Credits, Security Scans and Monthly Tracked Keys, offers Free, Essentials and Enterprise plans, an optional unit pool called Harness Subscription Units, and Harness Open Source under the Apache License 2.0.Cited · Edited 2026-10-08 · 12 references

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Harness Developer 360 and License UnitsCited · Edited 2026-10-08Harness CD service licensingCited · Edited 2026-10-08Harness Cloud credits, Flex Pricing and overageCited · Edited 2026-10-08Harness Open Source and editionsCited · Edited 2026-10-08Harness terms, support and complianceCited · Edited 2026-10-08

Licensing Data

From the Harness catalog: how usage is counted, the rules that apply, the programs licences are bought through and the SKUs. Backed by 120 verbatim excerpts from 20 Harness documents.

Products

All 21 Products

DevOps Software 11

All Harness modules (Flex Pricing), Harness Artifact Registry, Harness Code Repository, Harness Continuous Delivery and GitOps, Harness Continuous Integration (Harness Cloud), Harness Database DevOps, Harness DevOps Essentials, Harness Infrastructure as Code Management, and 3 more

Application Security Software 4

Bot & Abuse Protection, Harness API Protection, Harness Security Testing Orchestration, Web Application Firewall

Cloud Cost Management Tools 2

Harness Cloud and AI Cost Management, Harness Cloud and AI Cost Management (CACM)

Feature Management Software 2

Harness Feature Flags, Harness Feature Management & Experimentation

IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO) Software 1

Harness Resilience Testing (Chaos Engineering)

Software Supply Chain Security Solutions 1

Harness Supply Chain Security

Product History

All acquisitions
  1. Harness acquired TraceableAnnounced 2025-02-10 · Closed 2025-03-04

    Harness announced a merger with Traceable, an API security platform, and completed it effective 2025-03-04, describing the result as an AI-native DevSecOps platform.

    Licensing impact
    • Harness said the combined platform would remove the need for separate security and software delivery solutions by integrating security into every stage of the development lifecycle.[2]
    • Harness described the transaction as a merger and said it was effective on 2025-03-04.[1][2]
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  2. Harness acquired Split SoftwareAnnounced 2024-05-29 · Closed 2024-06-11

    Harness agreed to acquire Split Software, a feature management and experimentation provider, and completed the acquisition on 2024-06-11.

    Legacy productBecame
    Split feature management and experimentationMerged into Harness feature flag and experimentation offering · Stated to be integrated into the Harness Software Delivery platform
    Licensing impact
    • Harness said that, with Split, businesses would no longer need to buy single-point solutions for end-to-end software delivery, and that feature management and experimentation would be integrated into the Harness Software Delivery platform.[1][2]
    • The completion announcement stated that the acquisition was effective on 2024-06-11.[2]
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  3. Harness acquired Drone.ioAnnounced 2020-08-05 · Closed 2020-08-05

    Harness, a continuous delivery platform vendor, announced that it had acquired Drone.io, the creator of the open source Drone continuous integration project.

    Legacy productBecame
    Drone (open source)Renamed Harness CI Community Edition · Remains open source and free for the community
    Drone EnterpriseRenamed Harness CI Essentials Edition
    Licensing impact
    • Harness said Drone would continue to be open source and free for the community and would become Harness CI Community Edition.[1]
    • Harness said Drone Enterprise would be sold as Harness CI Essentials Edition, and that it would later introduce Harness CI Enterprise Edition.[1]
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