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

Pick eBillity if

• Fits if you bill clients by the hour and want timesheets and invoices together
• Works for firms that need legal billing codes and trust accounts

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you need Workforce or Premium, as each adds a monthly base fee on top of the seat price
• Skip it if you want a free plan, as the 14-day trial is the only free option
• Too light for large companies, which have to contact the vendor for volume pricing
• Watch out: the cheapest plan is time tracking and billing only, and legal features cost $33.60 a user

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

eBillity

• Workforce and Premium add a monthly base fee on top of the per-user price.
• There is no free plan; the 14-day trial is the only no-cost option.
• Volume pricing for large companies is quoted on request by contacting the vendor.

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.

eBillity

Timesheets and timers

Log time with timers or time cards, submit entries for approval and use a kiosk for clocking in. GPS and geofencing are included.

AI Time Entry Assistant

Listed on every edition, an assistant that helps enter time. The vendor also lists a Time Tracker MCP for connecting AI assistants.

Billing and expenses

Premium and LawBillity cover project tracking, job costing, budgets, expense tracking, client invoicing and online payments.

Employee scheduling

Schedule employees and compare hours worked against the plan. Workforce is aimed at businesses tracking hours for payroll.

Legal billing

LawBillity adds ABA codes, LEDES invoicing, trust accounts and a conflict checker for law firms.

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.

eBillity

• Time Tracker Billing$8

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

  Simple time tracking and billing for freelancers, consultants, agencies and accountants, with basic business reports.

• Time Tracker Workforce$11.20

  per user / month, plus $17.60 base fee, billed annually

  Employee hours for payroll: time clock kiosk, GPS, scheduling. Billed monthly: $14 per user plus a $22 base fee.

• Time Tracker Premium$16.80

  per user / month, plus $24 base fee, billed annually

  Adds project tracking, expenses, job costing, invoicing and online payments. Billed monthly: $21 per user plus a $30 base fee.

• LawBillity$33.60

  per user / month, billed annually ($42 billed monthly)

  Time Tracker Premium plus legal features: ABA codes, LEDES invoicing, trust accounts and a conflict checker.

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.

eBillity

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  eBillity's pricing page lists a 20% saving on every edition when billed annually instead of month to month.

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.