Harness Cloud Cost Management

AI cloud cost management with hourly visibility, Kubernetes cost allocation, anomaly detection, AutoStopping automation, and FOCUS support. Free Forever tier available for up to $250K/year spend.

About Harness Cloud Cost Management

Harness Cloud Cost Management (CCM) is an AI FinOps platform designed to provide granular cost visibility and optimization across cloud infrastructure. Unlike traditional tools built for monthly CFO reporting, CCM puts cost visibility directly in the hands of engineers and DevOps with hourly insights into resource consumption.

CCM supports the complete FinOps lifecycle: Inform (visibility and allocation), Optimize (recommendations and automation), and Operate (governance and continuous improvement). The platform provides granular cost details of cluster namespaces, workloads, nodes, pods, and labels, with details of total cost versus utilized, idle, and unallocated cost.

The platform includes AI-powered anomaly detection, intelligent recommendations, and a FinOps AI Assistant. CCM supports FOCUS (FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification) for unified cost reporting and seamless external data ingestion. As part of the Harness Platform, it integrates with CI/CD pipelines for proactive cost management.

Key Features

Hourly Cost Visibility: Granular cost insights by account, environment, deployment, application, microservice, and cluster updated hourly, not monthly.
Kubernetes Cost Allocation: Detailed cost allocation for namespaces, workloads, nodes, and pods with utilized, idle, and unallocated cost breakdowns.
AutoStopping: Cloud AutoStopping rules to automatically detect, shut down, and restart idle resources for immediate savings.
Anomaly Detection: AI detection and alerting on abnormal cost spikes to reduce bill shock and enable rapid response.
Cost Governance: Budget configuration with threshold based notifications and policies to prevent cost overruns.
FOCUS Support: Full support for FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification for standardized cost reporting.

Pricing

Free Forever: $0 Manage up to $250,000/year cloud spend, up to 2 Kubernetes clusters, up to 10 AutoStopping rules, 30 day data visibility, cost recommendations, and community support.
Enterprise: (Request based) Required when cloud spend exceeds $250K/year, includes unlimited clusters, unlimited AutoStopping rules, extended data retention, advanced analytics, dedicated support, and enterprise integrations.

Pricing last updated: February 22, 2026 at 8:26 AM

Use Cases

Enable engineering teams with hourly cost visibility into applications and clusters
Implement chargeback/showback with granular Kubernetes cost allocation
Reduce waste with automated stopping/starting of idle resources via AutoStopping
Detect and alert on cost anomalies before they impact budgets
Standardize cost reporting using FOCUS specification across multi cloud

Pros & Cons

Pros:

Free Forever tier with generous limits ($250K/year spend, 2 K8s clusters)
Hourly granularity versus traditional monthly reporting
Native integration with Harness CI/CD for shift left cost management
AI-powered anomaly detection and intelligent recommendations
Full FOCUS specification support for standardized reporting

Cons:

Free tier limited to 30-day data visibility and 10 AutoStopping rules
Enterprise pricing not publicly disclosed
Most powerful when integrated with broader Harness platform

Integrations

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Harness CI/CD, ServiceNow, Jira, Slack, FOCUS specification

FAQ

What is the difference between FinOps and Cloud Cost Management (CCM)?

FinOps is the cultural practice bringing together finance, engineering, and business teams to collaborate on cloud financial decisions. CCM refers to the specific tools and technologies used to monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud spending. Harness CCM provides the platform to enable FinOps practices.

What are the limits of the Harness CCM Free Forever plan?

The Free Forever plan supports up to $250,000/year in managed cloud spend, up to 2 Kubernetes clusters, up to 10 AutoStopping rules, and 30 days of data visibility. When spend exceeds $250K/year, Enterprise plan is required.

Does Harness CCM support the FinOps FOCUS format?

Yes, Harness CCM supports FOCUS (FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification) for unified cost reporting and seamless external data ingestion, enabling standardized cost reporting across tools.

How does Harness CCM differ from traditional cloud cost tools?

Traditional tools are built for monthly CFO level reporting. Harness CCM provides hourly granularity designed for engineers and DevOps who need visibility into namespaces, nodes, pods, and deployments to make cost aware decisions during development.

What is Cloud AutoStopping in Harness CCM?

AutoStopping automatically detects idle cloud resources, shuts them down when not needed, and restarts them on-demand. This eliminates waste from non production resources running 24/7 without manual intervention.

How does Harness CCM support different teams?

For Finance: cost categories, chargeback/showback, budgeting, and executive dashboards. For Engineering: CI/CD integration, real time cost impact analysis, and developer friendly dashboards. For Business: cost perspectives by product/project and custom business aligned reporting.

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