Harness Named to the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100, Ranks Among the World's Top Private Cloud Companies for Fourth Consecutive Year
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Harness, the AI DevOps Platform™ company, today announced it has been named to the Forbes 2025 Cloud 100 for the fourth consecutive year. The Cloud 100 is the definitive ranking of the world's top 100 private cloud companies, published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners.
The repeat recognition highlights Harness' sustained leadership in modern software delivery, following a landmark year of innovation, strategic expansion, and industry accolades that are redefining what it means to deliver software in the AI era.
"We are honored to be named to the Forbes Cloud 100 for another year," said Jyoti Bansal, co-founder and CEO of Harness. "This list is the definitive ranking of the world's most impactful cloud companies, and being included again underscores the momentum behind our strategy to bring AI into every stage of software delivery. We believe the future will be defined by intelligent systems that accelerate how software is built and continually improve how it is tested, secured, deployed, and optimized."
This recognition follows a year of strategic innovation and momentum at Harness, including:
- Completed merger with Traceable, embedding security across the full software lifecycle from design to runtime.
- General availability of Harness AI, unifying intelligent agents to streamline, secure, and optimize the entire delivery process after code.
- Launch of the Harness Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, setting a new standard for securely integrating AI agents into enterprise workflows.
- Recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: DevOps Platforms, Q2 2025.
- Recognized as a Leader in The Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for DevOps Platforms in 2024.
Recognized on the Cloud 100 for the fourth consecutive year, Harness is entering its next chapter of growth focused on helping enterprises innovate faster with AI. To see Harness' latest launches and get a preview of what's ahead, register for Harness {unscripted} 2025, the world's leading AI Software Delivery Conference.
The full Forbes 2025 Cloud 100 list is available online at forbes.com/cloud100 and appears in the August/September 2025 issue of Forbes.
About Harness
Harness is the AI DevOps platform for complete software delivery. It provides a simple, safe, and secure way for engineering and DevOps teams to release applications into production. Harness uses AI and machine learning to monitor the quality of deployments and automatically roll back failed ones, saving time and reducing the need for custom scripting and manual oversight, giving engineers their nights and weekends back. Harness customers like United Airlines, Citibank, and Choice Hotels accelerate deployments by up to 75%, reduce infrastructure costs by up to 60%, and decrease lead time for changes by up to 90%. Harness is based in San Francisco and is backed by industry-leading investors like Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, and Citi Ventures.