Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition Overview (FirstGen)
In addition to the Harness SaaS offering, Harness offers on-premises editions named Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition.
This topic describes the major difference between the SaaS and Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition offerings, and then describes the two Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Editions.
Looking for the How-tos? If you want to jump right to the How-to topics, see Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition.
Harness SaaS vs Self-Managed
The following table covers the major differences between our SaaS and Harness Self-Managed Enterprise editions. It can be useful when deciding on which edition to use.
| Harness SaaS | Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition | |
| Platform Management | Harness | Customer |
| Hardware Cost | — | ~$25,000 |
| Hardware Maintenance | — | Required |
| Continuous Updates | Daily | Weekly |
| Security | TLS/SSL Outbound | TLS/SSL Outbound |
| Data Governance | No Corporate Data Leaves Firewall | No Corporate Data Leaves Firewall |
| Avg. Onboarding Time | Days | Weeks |
| Avg. Site Readiness | Days | Weeks |
| Avg. Support Res. Time | Days | Weeks |
Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition Offerings
Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition offerings provide both online and offline (air gapped) methods of installation and updates.
Let's looks at each offering:
- Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition - Kubernetes Cluster: use this option if you already have a Kubernetes cluster set up.
- Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition - Virtual Machine: use this option if you want to install on VMs.
Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition - Kubernetes Cluster
In Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition - Kubernetes Cluster, Harness installs into an existing Kubernetes cluster you have set up.
To set up Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition - Kubernetes Cluster, use the following topics:
- Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition - Kubernetes Cluster: Infrastructure Requirements
- Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition - Kubernetes Cluster Setup
Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition - Virtual Machine
In Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition - Virtual Machine, Harness installs Kubernetes and the Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition cluster into your VMs.
| GCP Architecture | AWS Architecture |
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To set up Harness Self-Managed Enterprise Edition - Virtual Machine, use the following topics: