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1,194 views|937 comparisons
87% willing to recommend
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2,365 views|1,885 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between GoCD and Harness based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most notable aspect is its user interface, which we find to be user-friendly and straightforward for deploying and comprehending pipelines. We have the ability to create multiple pipelines, and in addition to that, the resource consumption is impressive.""Permission separations mean that we can grant limited permissions for each team or team member.""The UI is colorful."

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"It's a highly customizable DevOps tool."

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Cons
"The tool must be more user-friendly.""The documentation really should be improved by including real examples and more setup cases.""The aspect that requires attention is the user management component. When integrating with BitLabs and authenticating through GitLab, there are specific features we desire. One important feature is the ability to import users directly from GitLab, along with their respective designations, and assign appropriate privileges based on that information. Allocating different privileges to users is a time-consuming process for us."

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"There's also room for improvement in debugging pipeline issues, which can sometimes become complex."

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  • "It's an open-source and free tool."
  • "This is an open-source solution and it is inexpensive."
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    Adaptive ALM, Thoughtworks Go
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    Overview
    GoCD is an open source continuous delivery server created by ThoughtWorks. GoCD offers businesses a first-class build and deployment engine for complete control and visibility. It was designed for continuous delivery and the concepts essential to this practice are built in at the core.

    Harness is the first Continuous Delivery-as-a-Service platform that uses Machine Learning to simplify the entire process of delivering code from artifact into production – quickly, safely, securely, and repeatably.

    Sample Customers
    Ancestry.com, Barclay Card, AutoTrader, BT Financial Group, Gamesys, Nike, Vodafone, Haufe Lexware, Medidata, Hoovers
    Linedata, Openbank, Home Depot, Advanced
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Retailer10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm38%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Healthcare Company4%
    Company Size
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise38%
    Large Enterprise25%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise69%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise78%
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    GoCD is ranked 8th in Build Automation with 6 reviews while Harness is ranked 12th in Build Automation with 1 review. GoCD is rated 7.6, while Harness is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of GoCD writes "User-friendly, useful multiple pipeline capabilities, and low resource consumption". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Harness writes "Provides a good graphical interface, but the initial setup process needs improvement ". GoCD is most compared with GitLab, Tekton, Microsoft Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions and CircleCI, whereas Harness is most compared with Tekton, Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity and GitHub Actions.

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