Harness Platform Features
Operations (4)
Scheduling
Allows users to schedule instances, changes or other operational tasks in advance. This feature was mentioned in 11 Harness Platform reviews.
Automation
Efficiently scales resource usage to optimize spend whith increased or decreased resource usage requirements. This feature was mentioned in 11 Harness Platform reviews.
Multi-Cloud Management
As reported in 11 Harness Platform reviews. Allows users to track and control cloud spend across cloud services and providers.
Usage Monitoring
Based on 11 Harness Platform reviews. Tracks infrastructure resource needs and alerts administrators or automatically scales usage to minimize waste.
Cost Optimization (3)
Spend Forecasting and Optimization
Ability to project spend based on contracts, usage trends, and predicted growth. This feature was mentioned in 11 Harness Platform reviews.
Recommendations
As reported in 11 Harness Platform reviews. Provides use-specific recommendations regarding performance and resource utilization.
Spend Tracking
As reported in 11 Harness Platform reviews. Provides ability to track and/or map spending on all cloud spend across departments with little to no manual entry.
Administration (3)
Reporting
Creates reports outlining resource, underutilization, cost trends, and/or functional overlap. This feature was mentioned in 11 Harness Platform reviews.
Dashboards and Visualizations
As reported in 11 Harness Platform reviews. Presents information and analytics in a digestible, intuitive, and visually appealing way.
Compliance
Based on 11 Harness Platform reviews. Helps companies ensure they meet their industry-specific compliance needs for data management and privacy standards.
Administration (4)
Administration Console
Provides Administration tools/console that are easy to use and learn for routine maintenance tasks
Task Management
The ability to assign various tasks to employees and track their status.
Dashboards and Visualizations
Presents information and analytics in a digestible, intuitive, and visually appealing way.
Access Control
Allows administrators to set user access privileges to permit approved parties to access sensitive data.
Automation (6)
Test Automation
Runs pre-scripted tests without requiring manual work.
Release Automation
Automates releases of the application for access on desktop, web, or or mobile devices.
Automated Provisioning
Automates IT systems provisioning to speed up infrastructure availability.
Organization
Automatically assigns relevant followup tasks and notifies appropriate team members of status after testing.
Reliability
Runs tests automatically and reliably according to the parameters and frequency defined.
Thoroughness
Tests completely and thoroughly to minimize developer workload.
IT Management (3)
Workflow Management
Creates new or streamlines existing workflows to increase efficiency and user experience.
Infrastructure Management
Gives administrators control over hardware and software resource allocation
IT Discovery
Unveils infrastructure and applications in use to help manage complex IT systems
Performance (4)
Issue Tracking
Track issues as vulnerabilities are discovered. Documents activity throughout the resolution process.
Detection Rate
The rate at which scans accurately detect all vulnerabilities associated with the target.
False Positives
The rate at which scans falsely indicate detection of a vulnerability when no vulnerabilitiy legitimately exists.
Automated Scans
Runs pre-scripted vulnerability scans without requiring manual work.
Network (3)
Compliance Testing
Allows users to scan applications and networks for specific compliance requirements.
Perimeter Scanning
Analyzes network devices, servers and operating systems for vulnerabilities.
Configuration Monitoring
Monitors configuration rule sets and policy enforcement measures and document changes to maintain compliance.
Application (2)
Static Code Analysis
Scans application source code for security flaws without executing it.
Black Box Testing
Scans functional applications externally for vulnerabilities like SQL injection or XSS.
Functionality (22)
Deployment-Ready Staging
As reported in 98 Harness Platform reviews. Maintain, or facilitate maintenance of, tested and approved code in a deployment-ready state for manual pushes to production.
Integration
Integrate with other development and testing software, such as continuous integration or test automation tools. This feature was mentioned in 90 Harness Platform reviews.
Extensible
As reported in 87 Harness Platform reviews. Plug-in capable for added resources, features, and functions within the product itself.
Repository Integration
Integrate with one or more code repositories.
Analytics and Trends
Analyze historical data to highlight trends, statistics, and KPIs.
Productivity Updates
Follow assigned tasks across the development team to find quick turnarounds and bottlenecks.
Package Management
Create, maintain, and remove available packages.
Integration
Integrate with other software development and maintenance tools.
Code Analysis
Run static code analysis on package code to find errors or possible contention points.
Vulnerability Checks
Verify packaged code is secure against potential threats.
Multi-Environment Control
Empowers users to smoothly deploy features in a variety of environments. This feature was mentioned in 77 Harness Platform reviews.
Feature Testing
Allows teams to test features in production for select target groups without deploying. This feature was mentioned in 80 Harness Platform reviews.
Low-Code Interface
As reported in 63 Harness Platform reviews. Presents users with a low-code interface to build and maintain feature management systems.
Automation
Successfully and thoroughly automates CI/CD processes.
Integrations
Allows for additional features and functionalities in the form of pre-packaged integrations and plug-ins.
Extensibility
Plug-in capable for added resources, features, and functions within the product itself.
Integrations
Integrates with other development and testing software, such as continuous delivery or test automation tools. 14 reviewers of Harness Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Extensibility
Based on 14 Harness Platform reviews. Plug-in capable for added resources, features, and functions within the product itself.
Test Customization
Based on 14 Harness Platform reviews. Enables full control over test types and parameter definitions for effective automated testing.
Automation
Reliably automates elements of the database development process.
Change validation
Validates potential database changes against development, security, and/or compliance standards.
Version control
Tracks and manages database changes, allowing users to collaborate on and change the same files without compromising the overall build by introducing conflicting code.
Management (22)
Processes and Workflow
Designate the necessary tasks and workflows for a team's unique development cycle. 96 reviewers of Harness Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Reporting
Based on 83 Harness Platform reviews. Generate visual dashboards and reports around development cycle progress.
Automation
Automate repository detection, version control, testing, and more. 81 reviewers of Harness Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Historical Data Consolidation
Consolidate development historical data within a single solution.
Data Context
Provide insights into why trends are occurring and what issues could be related.
Testing Integration
Integrate with manual and automated testing tools to increase bottleneck and problem identification.
Package Access Control
Dictate which users, teams, or locations have access to certain packages.
Package Tracking
Track package downloads by count, user, location, or other demographics.
Automation
Allow automated package deployment.
Rollback
Allow package rollback if unforeseen circumstances arise.
Flag Management
As reported in 80 Harness Platform reviews. Grants users a centralized dashboard for organized feature flag management.
Rollout & Rollback Control
As reported in 73 Harness Platform reviews. Grants users granular control over feature rollouts and rollbacks.
Monitoring
Allows users to track the status of deployed features and application performance via automated alerts. 58 reviewers of Harness Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Configuration Management
Grants users control over application updates, versions, and alterations.
Access Control
Allows administrators to control access to updates, releases and changes.
Orchestration
Helps develop processes for reliable automated releases.
Automation
As reported in 14 Harness Platform reviews. Fully automates repetitive or tediuos tasks to ease developer workload.
Processes and Workflow
Designates the necessary tasks and workflows for a team's unique development cycle. This feature was mentioned in 13 Harness Platform reviews.
Reporting
Generates visual dashboards and reports around development cycle progress. 14 reviewers of Harness Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Visibility
Provides administrators with detailed insight into changes made by database developers.
Rollbacks
Allows users to revert back to previous versions of their database builds.
Post-deployment validation
Detects and notifies teams of problematic post-deployment outcomes such as security vulnerabilities.
Monitoring (4)
Constant Monitoring
Monitors systems constantly in real-time.
Timely Alerts
Alerts users of incidents and issues as soon as they arise.
TIcket Accuracy
Generates accurate incident reports.
AI Monitoring
Utillizes AI to monitor and report on incidents in real-time.
Management Tools (3)
Ticket Assignment
Assigns tickets to relevant team members.
Standardization
Cultivates a standardized workflow for enhanced organization.
Lifecycle Visualization
Grants transparent overviews for the lifecycle of each incident.
Value Analysis (4)
Metric Relevance
Measures value using clear, useful metrics such as ROI.
Insight
Provides relevant, actionable insights to optimize DevOps pipelines for maximum value.
Impact Predictions
Accurately predicts value impact for project and process proposals.
Report Generation
Creates transparent, thorough reports detailing relevant value analytics.
Value Management (3)
Planning Tools
Provides tools to plan DevOps pipelines based on value optimization.
Communication Tools
Enables clear communication between DevOps teams, stakeholders, and relevant parties to set value-based expectations.
Control
Empowers companies to govern their value streams efficiently and effectively.
Processes (3)
Pipeline Control
Grants control and organization for infrastructure and release processes.
Workflow Visualization
Allows users to easily map their and examine pipelines.
Continuous Deployment
Automates releases of the application for access on desktop, web, or or mobile devices.
Analytics (2)
Reporting and Analytics
Provides reporting and analytics tools to quantify the results of the experiment. 33 reviewers of Harness Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Heatmaps
Provides heatmap functionality to assess what parts of the website visitors are engaging with most. 27 reviewers of Harness Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Experimental Design (3)
Multivariate testing capacities
Based on 41 Harness Platform reviews. Allows for the testing of multiple variables at a time during a single test.
Concurrent Testing
Allows multiple experiments to be deployed simultaneously. This feature was mentioned in 40 Harness Platform reviews.
Mobile Testing
Based on 37 Harness Platform reviews. Allows mobile web pages to be tested during A/B experiments.
Computing (3)
WYSIWYG
As reported in 25 Harness Platform reviews. What You See is What You Get (WYSIWYG) features allow the editing of web pages without HTML. This means you can directly edit pages with images and text without any coding.
AI/Machine Learning
Uses algorithms and continuous data entry to enable the technology to develop insights and optimize testing. 28 reviewers of Harness Platform have provided feedback on this feature.
Little to No Coding
Requires little to no knowledge of coding. Usually this means it comes with prewritten code. This feature was mentioned in 45 Harness Platform reviews.
Functionality (4)
Test Feedback
Provides developers with actionable insight after running tests.
Test History
Maintains a thorough history of test logs for future reference and analysis.
Customization
Grants developers granular control to define tests and test parameters.
Test Variety
Allows developers to automate a wide variety of test types according to need.
Generative AI (2)
AI Text Generation
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Simplification - Internal Developer Platform (3)
Self-Service
Empowers developers to work independently
Utilization
Enables developers with quick building of testing and development environments
Streamlining
Streamlines code release and deployment across environments
Automation - Internal Developer Platform (2)
Integration
Offers continuous integration and deployment for testing and reliability
Infrastructure
Automates management of infrastructure resources
Functionality - AI Coding Assistants (2)
Contextual Relevance
Provides coding suggestions accurately aligned with the developer's current context and coding style.
Code Optimization
Suggests efficient, optimized code improvements to enhance performance and maintainability.
Usability - AI Coding Assistants (4)
Collaboration
Facilitates smooth collaboration and knowledge sharing within development teams.
Integration
Seamlessly integrates with existing integrated development environments (IDEs) and development workflows.
Speed
Generates code snippets quickly to improve developer productivity.
Interface
Provides an intuitive and easy-to-use interface
Agentic AI - Automation Testing (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Agentic AI - Software Testing (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery (4)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Agentic AI - A/B Testing (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Agentic AI - Vulnerability Scanner (2)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Cloud Cost Management (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Incident Management (7)
Autonomous Task Execution
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
AI Test Generation & Authoring (3)
UI-Based Test Generation
Effectively creates tests by recording or analyzing user interface interactions.
Natural Language Test Creation
Accurately translates plain-language descriptions into functional tests.
Test Coverage Suggestions
Provides AI-driven recommendations for improving test coverage.
Test Maintenance & Resilience (3)
Self-healing
Tests effectively self-heal to adapt to changes in the application.
Dynamic Element Locators
Identifies application elements even after their properties change.
AI-Powered Test Maintenance
Reduces the time and effort required to maintain existing test suites via AI.
Execution & Analytics (3)
Intelligent Reporting
Provides insightful dashboards and reports for understanding test results and overall application quality.
Visual Anomaly Detection
AI accurately identifies unintended visual changes or bugs in the user interface.
Root Cause Analysis
Analysis clearly pinpoints the root cause of test failures.







