# harness vs Sure

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | harness | Sure |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 28 in CI/CD | #4 of 62 in Personal Finance |
| GitHub stars | 38 748 ✓ | 10 712 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +321 | +688 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026 | v0.7.5-hotfix.3 · 24 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Ruby |

## Which one should you pick?

harness scores 80/100 against 74/100 for Sure, so it is the safer default.

Sure ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for harness.

Sure is growing faster right now (+688 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [harness](https://selfhost.directory/project/harness) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/harness.md)
- [Sure](https://selfhost.directory/project/sure) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sure.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/harness-vs-sure