Drone

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Employees

1-10

AI Classification

SaaSInfrastructure/DevTools

Drone.io is an open-source, container-native CI/CD platform that automates software build, test, and deployment pipelines using Docker containers and YAML-based pipeline-as-code. Acquired by Harness in 2020, it operates as an open-source product under Harness with a commercial enterprise tier branded as Harness CI Essentials Edition, serving software development teams across technology, financial services, and internet companies.

Deep Intelligence

Buying Signals

Parent company Harness secured $200M in funding in December 2025, signaling active investment and growth in the CI/CD product suite including Drone
GitHub repository has 100M+ downloads and 50,000+ active monthly users, indicating strong adoption momentum
Commercial enterprise tier actively sold as 'Harness CI Essentials Edition', indicating structured go-to-market investment
Kubernetes orchestration and autoscaler support for cloud providers (on-demand runners) reflect active infrastructure feature development
Known named enterprise customers include eBay, Cisco, VMware, and The New York Times, indicating upmarket traction

Account Scoring

Tier BLow Churn RiskRecently Funded

Pain Signals

Drone.io holds only 0.07–0.13% CI/CD market share versus Jenkins at ~47%, indicating significant competitive disadvantage in market penetration
Limited standalone Drone.io-specific news or product announcements in 2024–2025, suggesting the product operates in maintenance mode under Harness rather than actively innovating independently
Pre-acquisition team of 2–10 employees and seed funding of only ~$45K–$73K reflects historically under-resourced development, now dependent entirely on Harness investment