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

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

Pick TimeLog if

• Fits if you run a consultancy that wants hours, projects and invoices in one place
• Makes sense if you work in euros

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you are a small team, as the cheapest plan is €14 a user
• Tight if you stay on Starter, which has no integrations or API
• Watch out: prices are in euros and the page does not say whether they assume annual billing
• Watch out: Starter support is email only, through your TimeLog contact

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.

TimeLog

• Prices are shown in euros per user per month, and the page does not say whether they assume annual or monthly billing.
• Integrations and APIs are not on Starter; they begin on Growth.
• Starter has no salary administration and only email support for the designated TimeLog responsible.

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.

TimeLog

Time and expense tracking

Log time on mobile, web and desktop, register expenses with receipts, record absences and flex, and route hours through approval.

Project management

Gantt charts, budgets by project, task and employee, and work breakdown structures that go up to five levels on higher plans.

Resource planning

A resource planner with a utilization heatmap, booking by competence and availability, kept in step with project plans and logged time.

Invoicing and finance

Price lists, multi-currency invoicing, automated invoice suggestions and accounting periods that lock data for revenue follow-up.

Integrations and API

Connects to more than 25 finance and salary systems, with single sign-on through Google Workspace or Microsoft Entra ID.

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.

TimeLog

• Starter€14

  per user / month, billing basis not stated

  Time and expense logging, project management features, invoicing for time spent and fixed rates. No integrations or APIs.

• Growth€34.50

  per user / month, billing basis not stated

  Adds project and organization management, salary administration, travel logging, multi-currency invoicing, integrations and APIs.

• Professional€53

  per user / month, billing basis not stated

  Adds income logging, retainers and prepaid deals, KPI reporting, automated invoicing and advanced salary administration.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds licensed invoicing support, advanced contract management and rate indexing. Sold through sales.

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.

TimeLog

• Nonprofit

  Discounted rate for NGOs

  TimeLog's solutions menu describes a discounted rate for NGOs and non-profit organisations.