Clockodo vs Harvest (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Clockodo if

• Fits if you bill clients by the hour and want projects and budgets tracked
• Works for small German-style offices that need holiday and break rules

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you want customer projects, which need Pro or Pro Plus
• Skip it if you need single sign-on, as it needs a Plus plan
• Watch out: Pro allows 1 webhook with 3 event types
• Watch out: prices are shown in euros and dollars, and the vendor sells to businesses

Pick Harvest if

• Fits if you run an agency or consultancy and bill clients for tracked hours
• Works for solo freelancers with one or two active projects, who can stay on the free plan

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're staying free with more than 2 projects or a second person
• Pricey if you need timesheet approvals, profitability reports or SAML SSO, which sit on Enterprise at $14 a seat
• Skip it if you want scheduling included, since Harvest Forecast is billed separately at $5 a person
• Watch out: $9 a seat is a starting price, and extra invoices, projects, clients and tasks are billed on use
• Not for you if you want automatic tracking or a Linux app, as neither is listed

Clockodo

• Webhooks are limited to 1 webhook with 3 event types on Pro, and unlimited only on Pro Plus.
• Single sign-on and the extended SLA need a Plus plan.
• Work time and project time are separate product lines, so tracking customer projects needs Pro or Pro Plus.
• The pricing page shows each price in both euros and dollars; the vendor says it is sold to businesses.

Harvest

• The free plan is limited to 1 seat and 2 projects.
• Paid prices are shown as starting prices: the pricing page says additional invoices, projects, clients and tasks are billed based on use.
• Timesheet approvals, profitability reporting and SAML-based SSO need the Enterprise plan.
• No Linux desktop app is listed, and scheduling needs the separately billed Harvest Forecast.

Clockodo

Work time tracking

Clock in, clock out and record breaks in the browser or the app, with target hours, time accounts, overtime and break deduction.

Project time tracking

Time is assigned to customers, projects and services with hourly rates, flat rates, project budgets and budget alerts.

Absence management

Vacation quotas, public holidays, sick leave and an approval process, with a calendar showing who is away.

Reports and invoicing

A reports builder with PDF and CSV export, and invoice line items that transfer to tools such as Lexware Office, sevdesk and easybill.

Open API and MCP server

A REST API, webhooks and an MCP server for custom integrations, plus a browser extension for starting the stopwatch.

Optional AI helpers

The pricing page lists optional AI features for adding time entries by voice and improving or generating descriptions.

Harvest

Timers and timesheets

One-click timers, daily and weekly timesheets and calendar imports in the browser, desktop and mobile apps, with automated reminders to submit time.

Invoicing and online payments

Invoices are generated from the tracked time and expenses already in the account, and clients can pay them through the PayPal and Stripe integrations.

Expense tracking

Receipts and reimbursable costs are logged alongside time, so they can be added to the same client invoice.

Budgets and reports

Project budgets update as time is logged. Team capacity and utilization reports start on Teams, and profitability reporting is limited to Enterprise.

Approvals and audit trail

Enterprise adds timesheet approval before hours are billed, an activity log of every time entry and edit, and the option to require notes on entries.

Harvest Forecast

A companion scheduling and capacity planning tool that connects to Harvest. It is billed separately at $5 per person a month on annual billing.

Clockodo

• Basic$3.80

  per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly)

  Work time line: clock-in and out, breaks, holiday management and personal support by phone and email.

• Basic Plus$5.70

  per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)

  Work time line with single sign-on, priority service with an extended SLA and automatic backups.

• Pro$9.50

  per user / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)

  Project time line: customers, projects, budgets, hourly rates, absences and invoicing-tool integration.

• Pro Plus$11.40

  per user / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)

  All Pro features plus single sign-on, priority support, extended SLA, budget warnings and unlimited webhooks.

Harvest

• Free$0

  1 seat and 2 projects, with time tracking, invoicing, expense tracking, project estimates and basic reports.

• Teams$9

  per seat / month, billed annually ($11 billed monthly)

  Unlimited seats, billable and cost rates, team capacity reporting, CSV import, and accounting and payment integrations. Listed as a starting price.

• Enterprise$14

  per seat / month, billed annually ($17.50 billed monthly)

  Adds unlimited custom reports, profitability reporting, timesheet approvals, an activity log, SAML-based SSO and required notes.

• Enterprise PlusCustom

  Adds custom integrations, product customization, a dedicated customer success manager, assisted data migration and white labelling.

Clockodo

• Annual discount

  5% off with annual billing

  Each plan on the pricing page has a Monthly or Annually toggle, with annual billing marked 5% lower.

Harvest

• Annual discount

  20% off when paying for the year up front

  Harvest's pricing FAQ states a 20% discount for yearly payment. Enterprise is listed at $14 per seat a month annually against $17.50 monthly, and Teams at $9 against $11.