Atlassian Compass vs Harness Internal Developer Portal

Atlassian Compass9.2Visit Harness Internal Developer Portal8.7Visit

Higher score Atlassian Compass #2 in Internal Developer Platforms 9.2/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Atlassian

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Harness Internal Developer Portal #7 in Internal Developer Platforms 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 6 features Visit Harness

• Atlassian Compass fits best

  Teams standardizing component ownership and health

• Harness Internal Developer Portal fits best

  Teams wanting golden paths and lifecycle workflows

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Side by side

Feature	Atlassian Compass 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Harness Internal Developer Portal 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Internal Developer Platforms	#7 in Internal Developer Platforms
Best for	Teams standardizing component ownership and health	Teams wanting golden paths and lifecycle workflows
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$7.67/user/mo	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Atlassian Compass 1/6 · Harness Internal Developer Portal 2/6
Service catalog	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Software templates	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Engineering scorecards	✓	✓
Kubernetes support	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Role-based access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Audit logs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Catalogs unlimited software services on the Free plan Maps dependencies and links components to owners, teams, and repositories Connects health scorecards with deployment, activity, and incident context	Catalogs services, APIs, resources, workflows, and ownership information. Supports self-service templates, environment provisioning, and lifecycle management. Adds scorecards, dependency mapping, Kubernetes discovery, and Backstage plugins.
Cons	Free includes only 3 custom fields and scorecards Standard support is limited to 9/5 regional coverage Compass catalog and scorecard functionality is set to transition into the DX app	Paid-tier pricing is contact-sales rather than published. The free plan lists community support rather than standard support. Cloud is the only listed deployment model.
Our verdict	Atlassian Compass gives engineering organizations a cloud portal for cataloging software components, services, libraries, applications, and teams. Its searchable catalog records ownership, documentation, repositories, and dependencies,… Read the review →	Platform teams can use Harness Internal Developer Portal to bring software services, APIs, resources, workflows, environments, documentation, owners, and standards into a developer-facing portal. Its audience includes platform engineering,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Atlassian Compass — where it wins

  • Catalogs unlimited software services on the Free plan
  • Maps dependencies and links components to owners, teams, and repositories
  • Connects health scorecards with deployment, activity, and incident context

  Where it doesn't

  • Free includes only 3 custom fields and scorecards
  • Standard support is limited to 9/5 regional coverage
  • Compass catalog and scorecard functionality is set to transition into the DX app

• Harness Internal Developer Portal — where it wins

  • Catalogs services, APIs, resources, workflows, and ownership information.
  • Supports self-service templates, environment provisioning, and lifecycle management.
  • Adds scorecards, dependency mapping, Kubernetes discovery, and Backstage plugins.

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid-tier pricing is contact-sales rather than published.
  • The free plan lists community support rather than standard support.
  • Cloud is the only listed deployment model.

• Atlassian Compass9.2/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A searchable component catalog with ownership, health scorecards, and operational context.

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• Harness Internal Developer Portal8.7/10 · Free plan

  A broad portal for platform teams building governed self-service workflows.

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