Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Gitlab Cicd
GitLab CI/CD clearly comes out ahead of Harness on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $29/mo for GitLab CI/CD and $57/mo for Harness.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | GitLab Inc. | Harness |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSecSales & CRMSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentEducation & EdTechAI & Machine LearningSales & CRMSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | devops | devops |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | gitlab-cicd | harness |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Gib Storage | ||
| 2,000 Cloud Credits Per Month | ||
| 10,000 Compute Minutes Per Month | ||
| Advanced Support Options | ||
| 400 Compute Minutes Per Month | ||
| Chaos Engineering | ||
| 5 Licensed Users | ||
| Cloud Cost Management (Ccm) | ||
| 50,000 Compute Minutes Per Month | ||
| Code Repository | ||
| Advanced Ci/Cd | ||
| Continuous Delivery (Cd) & Gitops | ||
| Application Security Testing | ||
| Continuous Delivery (Cd) And Gitops | ||
| Compliance And Governance | ||
| Continuous Integration (Ci) | ||
| Gitlab Duo Agent Platform | ||
| Custom Dashboards | ||
| Priority Support | ||
| Enterprise Security | ||
| Sla Management | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Software Supply Chain Security | ||
| Everything In Startup | ||
| Source Code Management & Ci/Cd | ||
| Feature Flags Management (Ff) | ||
| Strategic Portfolio Management | ||
| Infrastructure As Code Management | ||
| Team Project Management | ||
| Internal Developer Portal (Idp) |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, GitLab CI/CD comes out ahead overall, though Harness can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
GitLab CI/CD's paid plans start at $29/mo and Harness's start at $57/mo, so GitLab CI/CD is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both GitLab CI/CD and Harness offer a free tier.
GitLab CI/CD scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
GitLab CI/CD is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
