Infrastream’s Edge: Outperforming Harness Cloud in Key Platform Engineering Areas
Infrastream’s edge over
Security Philosophy:
Embedded vs. Orchestrated
Harness Cloud’s IDP integrates security tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, etc.) into orchestrated workflows and pipelines. Security enforcement is configurable and often pipeline-specific.
Infrastream enforces security by default across environments and infrastructure. Every environment benefits from Zero Trust principles, applied inherently through the platform architecture.
Identity & Credential Management: Ephemeral by Design
Harness Cloud’s IDP uses cloud service accounts or keys configured per task, often requiring users to manage IAM and secrets externally.
Infrastream introduces ephemeral Executors — short-lived, scoped identities used for one-time infrastructure and deployment tasks, with credentials that auto-expire.
Runtime Security:
Configurable vs. Enforced
Harness Cloud’s IDP can deploy security tools like Falco, service mesh, and network policies — but configuration is up to the user.
Infrastream mandates runtime security, including automatic mTLS, strict default-deny networking, and eBPF-based threat detection, provisioned automatically.
Governance & Policy Exceptions
Harness Cloud’s IDP uses OPA for policy enforcement, but exception handling is left to user-defined processes.
Infrastream adds a structured exception workflow — deviations from default security require documented risk acceptance and centralized approval.
Cloud-Native Integrations: Orchestration vs. Ownership
Harness Cloud’s IDP integrates with GCP and other cloud tools through connectors and delegates.
Infrastream not only integrates but manages key GCP primitives like IAP, Cloud Service Mesh, and Secret Manager as part of its platform runtime layer.
AI/ML Data Orchestration Strategy
Harness Cloud’s IDP supports AI/ML pipelines via general CI/CD workflows and IaC.
Infrastream delivers pre-engineered integration with Vertex AI and BigQuery, securely managing provisioning and access using Executors, plus secure deployment of Mojo/Modular Max runners.
Robust all-in-one solution Offers on-premise option for data-sensitive orgs Fine-grained access controls for team roles Centralized hub for platform access Enforces best practices by default Native GitOps integration Role-based repo access Templated pipelines for consistency Auto static analysis for security Dedicated runners for isolation Auto-integrated observability Deep Kubernetes support Built-in support Bare metal & VM friendly Platform-level security Automated & integrated SSO / SAML / OIDC ready Fully native integration Integrated mesh options Secret store compatible Native support for events Manage team/user access directly Centralized permission flows Manage user/group-based auth flows Assign IAM roles from platform Manage secrets/users at scale Access & role provisioning via platform Federated auth & role sync Role-based client access provisioning
(Terraform Provider, etc.) (On-prem/VPC)
(Integrates with Vault) (OPA, Policy as Code) (Integrates)Via SCM
Via Integration
(CV, integrations)Via Cloud/Tool Int.
(Integrates Okta, etc.) (Core Integration)Via Integration (e.g. Istio)
(Strong Integration) (Integrates if needed) (Uses, doesn't manage access) (Uses, doesn't manage access) (SSO integration only) (Uses credentials) (Reads/writes secrets) (Managed via GCP IAM) (Integrates as client/IdP) Can act as IdP/brokerReady to Redefine Your Infrastructure?
