Harvest vs Tick

Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.

Harvest

Time tracking that turns logged hours into client invoices

Free plan · from $9/mo

Tick

Time tracking against project budgets, priced by project count

Free plan · from $19/mo

Where they differ

Harvest starts at $9 per seat / month, billed annually ($108 per seat). Tick starts at $19 per month for a team running 10 projects, unlimited users.
Only Harvest lists a Windows app.
Harvest also covers invoicing.
Tick also covers menu bar app.

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	Harvest	Tick
Pricing	Free plan	Free plan
Starts at	$9 per seat / month, billed annually ($108 per seat)	$19 per month for a team running 10 projects, unlimited users
Free plan	Free forever for 1 seat and 2 projects: time tracking, invoicing, expense tracking, basic reports with up to 4 custom reports, and the web, desktop and mobile apps.	Free when tracking time toward a single project, with unlimited people. An account downgraded to the Free plan must first close its other open projects.
Free trial	30-day free trial of the paid plans, no credit card required	30-day free trial, no credit card required
Web
macOS
Windows
iOS
Android
Browser extension
Made by	Bending Spoons Operations S.p.A.	Higher Pixels
Price read from	getharvest.com	tickspot.com
Checked	Oct 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026

Harvest

Tick

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.

Tick

Tick's pricing page is behind a bot check and was not read; prices here come from its comparison pages, which give no plan names or exact project limits.
Tick tracks time budgets only: the help center says it does not track expenses or work with dollar amounts.
There is no built-in invoicing; time and billable rates are pushed to QuickBooks Online to create invoices there.
A Mac menu bar app is listed, but no Windows or Linux desktop app.

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.

Tick

Timecard: Entering time takes three steps: pick a project, organized by client, pick a task, and enter the hours. Notes can be added to each entry.
Running timers: Start one timer or switch between several as you move between tasks, then save the time from the timer. Timers run on phone, watch, desktop and browser.
Budget feedback on every entry: Projects and individual tasks each carry a time budget. After an entry is saved, Tick shows how many hours remain in both, without running a report.
Recurring projects: A monthly project such as a retainer can be set to recur: it closes at the end of the month and a new one opens. The help center marks this as available on select plans.
Reports and exports: Reports show hours by client or by person for a week, month or custom period, expand to individual entries, and export as CSV or to QuickBooks.
Basecamp integration: Imports projects from a Basecamp account, creates tasks from Basecamp to-dos automatically, and lets people track time inside Basecamp 2 or 3.

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.

Tick

Free plan$0
Tracking time toward a single open project, with unlimited people.
10 open projects$19
per month, unlimited users
The price Tick's comparison pages quote for a team running 10 projects, whether it has 10 people or 30.
30 open projects$49
per month, unlimited users
The price Tick's comparison pages quote for a team running 30 projects.
50 open projects$79
per month, unlimited users
The price Tick's comparison pages quote for a team of 50 people running 50 projects.
100 open projects$149
per month, unlimited users
The price Tick's comparison pages quote for a team of 100 people running 100 projects.

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.

Tick

No public discounts listed.