Software · head to head
Harness vs HCP Terraform
Harness
Software
Software delivery platform across CI, CD, security testing and cost management
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
HCP Terraform
Software
Infrastructure as code provisioning and management, formerly Terraform Cloud
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Harness essentials plan caps users at 500, organizations at 1, custom dashboards at 5 and concurrent CI pipeline executions at 60, all unlimited only on Enterprise; HCP Terraform billed per managed resource per month rather than per user: Essentials starts at $0.10 per resource per month, Standard at $0.47, and Premium at $0.99
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Harness and HCP Terraform actually diverge.
| Attribute | Harness | HCP Terraform |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | quote | subscription |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Harness
- Essentials plan caps users at 500, organizations at 1, custom dashboards at 5 and concurrent CI pipeline executions at 60, all unlimited only on Enterprise
- Pipeline history is limited to 6 months on the Essentials plan; extending to 25 months requires an Enterprise add-on
- Enterprise plan pricing is quote only, reached by contacting sales rather than a published rate
HCP Terraform
- Billed per managed resource per month rather than per user: Essentials starts at $0.10 per resource per month, Standard at $0.47, and Premium at $0.99
- Standard and Premium tiers bundle HCP Waypoint, which is unavailable on Essentials
- Enterprise tier for self-managed deployments is quote only through sales
Pricing, plan by plan
Harness
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Harness review.
HCP Terraform
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the HCP Terraform review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Harness if
Nothing in the data separates Harness from HCP Terraform on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose HCP Terraform if
Nothing in the data separates HCP Terraform from Harness on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Harness or HCP Terraform better?
- Neither clearly leads. Harness starts at On request and HCP Terraform at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Harness or HCP Terraform?
- Harness starts at On request and HCP Terraform at On request.
- Does Harness or HCP Terraform run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.