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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$5,000 per year
Harness Platform
Star Rating
(282)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Harness PlatformRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Star Rating
(373)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000 per year
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that both Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Harness Platform have a strong star rating of 4.6, indicating overall satisfaction among users. However, Red Hat has a larger market segment presence in the Enterprise category, with 48.9% of reviews coming from this segment compared to Harness's 40.8%.
- Reviewers mention that Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform has a slightly higher ease of use score (8.7) compared to Harness (8.8), but users on G2 appreciate Harness for its intuitive interface, making it easier for new users to get started quickly.
- Users say that Red Hat excels in automation capabilities, scoring 9.6, which reviewers attribute to its robust features like Ansible Playbooks and Tower, while Harness, with a score of 8.5, is noted for its continuous delivery features but lacks some of the depth in automation that Ansible provides.
- Reviewers mention that the quality of support for Harness Platform is rated higher (9.1) than Red Hat's (8.3), with users highlighting Harness's responsive customer service and extensive documentation as key strengths.
- Users report that both platforms have similar scores for extensibility (Red Hat 8.9 vs. Harness 8.5), but Red Hat's integration capabilities (8.9) are slightly better than Harness's (8.8), with users praising its ability to connect seamlessly with various tools and services.
- G2 users highlight that while both platforms have strong processes and workflow capabilities, Red Hat's score of 9.1 stands out, with reviewers mentioning its ability to streamline complex workflows effectively, whereas Harness's score of 8.8 indicates room for improvement in this area.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Harness Platform
No pricing availableRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Basic Tower
$5,000
per year
Up to 100 nodes
- 30 Days of Support only
- No response time SLA
- Maintenance & Upgrades
Free Trial
Harness Platform
Free Trial is available
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
208
9.0
154
Ease of Use
8.8
215
8.7
318
Ease of Setup
8.6
117
8.2
246
Ease of Admin
8.8
86
8.8
90
Quality of Support
9.1
167
8.3
126
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
82
8.8
74
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
205
9.4
155
Features by Category
Operations
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Cost Optimization
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Cost Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
23
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.4
21
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
24
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.2
19
Processes
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.3
20
Configuration
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Agentic AI - Network Automation Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Logistics
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Security - Network Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.9
29
Automation
Not enough data
9.2
30
Feature Not Available
9.0
29
Not enough data
9.3
27
Not enough data
9.0
31
IT Management
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
8.5
28
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
99
9.1
16
8.8
91
8.9
17
8.4
88
8.9
16
Management
8.7
97
9.1
15
8.1
84
8.2
16
8.5
82
9.6
16
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Functionality
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
10.0
8
Not enough data
Management
9.6
8
Not enough data
10.0
8
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Incident Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
9.3
80
Not enough data
9.2
73
Not enough data
8.2
58
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
77
Not enough data
9.5
80
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
Data Preparation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analysis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visualization
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Processes
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
8.3
11
Functionality
8.6
14
8.3
5
8.7
14
8.3
5
8.0
14
8.3
5
Management
8.8
14
8.3
5
8.8
13
8.0
5
8.2
14
8.7
5
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Computing
9.1
25
Not enough data
6.4
28
Not enough data
8.3
45
Not enough data
Experimental Design
8.8
41
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
Analytics
8.0
33
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
Agentic AI - A/B Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Automation Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Code Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation Support - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Error Management - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance and Reporting - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Runbook Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Simplification - Internal Developer Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation - Internal Developer Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Coding Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Usability - AI Coding Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Software Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
5.6
13
Platform
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
6.5
12
Not enough data
6.9
12
Security
Not enough data
6.0
12
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Value Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Value Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Harness Platform and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform are categorized as Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Continuous Delivery, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, DevOps Platforms, Vulnerability Scanner, and Build Automation
Unique Categories
Harness Platform is categorized as AI Coding Assistants, Repository Management, A/B Testing, Cloud Cost Management, Value Stream Management, Software Testing, Container Registry, AI Code Generation, Version Control Software, Automation Testing, Internal Developer Platforms, Software Development Analytics Tools, Database DevOps Software, Peer Code Review, Feature Management, and Incident Management
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is categorized as Network Automation Tools, Application Release Orchestration, Patch Management, Log Analysis, Enterprise IT Management, and Runbook Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Harness Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
27.9%
Financial Services
14.0%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Banking
3.7%
Retail
2.6%
Other
41.2%
Information Technology and Services
15.8%
Financial Services
10.7%
Computer Software
9.0%
Telecommunications
8.2%
Banking
6.3%
Other
50.0%
Discussions
What is App harness?
1 Comment
Official Response from Harness Platform
Harness Continuous Delivery provides cloud-native application deployment automation. It is part of the Harness's overall software delivery platform. Read more
What is harness in cloud computing?
1 Comment
Official Response from Harness Platform
Harness is a software delivery platform that works very well for cloud applications. OOTB options around canary, blue-green and rolling deployments help your...Read more
What does the company harness do?
1 Comment
Official Response from Harness Platform
Harness is the industry’s first Software Delivery Platform to use AI to simplify your DevOps processes - CI, CD & GitOps, Feature Flags, Cloud Costs, and...Read more
What is Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform used for?
1 Comment
AJ
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform streamlines IT operations by automating configuration management, application deployment, and task automation. It excels...Read more
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