# Claude Code vs Harness (slim)

> Harness and Claude Code score within a point of each other for multi-agent orchestration, 60.3 and 59.9 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Harness and Claude Code score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 60.3 (C) and 59.9 (C). Claude Code leads on reliability, agent ergonomics, security & auth, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do multi-agent orchestration.

- Claude Code: C 59.9, rank #585 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-code.min.md
- Harness: C 60.3, rank #570 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/harness-autonomous.min.md
- Claude Code, good for A developer or a pipeline that wants Claude doing repository work with fine-grained, centrally managed permissions and an SDK for the same loop. Ahead on Reliability, 50 against 35; Agent ergonomics, 87 against 82; Security & auth, 80 against 57; Maintenance & community, 82 against 60; Transparency & trust, 81 against 68.
- Harness, good for A developer who runs Claude Code and Codex on several machines and wants their agents to hand work to each other where the person can watch. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 85 against 80; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20. Also Runs on your own machine; Free to start without a card; Open source; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5; No incidents deducted, where Claude Code loses 8 points for them.

| Category | Claude Code | Harness |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 87 | 82 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 80 | 57 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 60 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 81 | 68 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Claude Code | Harness |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Anthropic | Autonomous, Inc. |
| Transports |  | stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary. `LICENSE.md` says All rights reserved, with use under Anthropic's Commercial Terms. The GitHub repository holds the changelog, plugins and examples, not the source | MIT |
| Tools exposed | none | 7 |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2026-10-17 |
| Terms last updated | no date given |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given |  |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes |  |
| Popularity | 141k stars | 1.3k stars |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |