Harvest vs Timesheet

Harvest

• Agencies and consultancies that bill clients for tracked hours
• Solo freelancers with up to 2 active projects, on the free plan
• Teams that sync invoices and payments to QuickBooks Online or Xero

Timesheet

• Freelancers who track on a phone and want a free plan with exports
• Small teams that turn tracked hours into PDF invoices
• Employers that record hours, breaks and overtime against contracts
• Clocking in automatically by location, Wi-Fi network or NFC tag

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.

Timesheet

• Basic and Plus are for one person; Basic has no cloud sync or multi-device support, and web app access starts on Pro.
• Invoices, team features, API access and the AI assistant need Pro at $10 per user a month.
• Pro and Business are limited to 50 users, and Enterprise to 200.
• Prices are net: the pricing page says applicable VAT is added at purchase.

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.

Timesheet

Timers on phone, watch and browser

Android and iOS apps start a timer in one tap and keep it running in the background, with breaks, expenses, tags and custom rates on every plan. A browser extension is also offered.

Location, Wi-Fi and NFC automation

Timers can start and stop from geofence rules, a detected Wi-Fi network or an NFC tag, for when a manual timer is easy to forget. All three are included in the free plan.

Reports and exports

Daily, weekly and monthly reports break time down by project, task, client and income. Data exports to Excel and CSV on every plan, with PDF reports alongside.

Invoices from tracked time

From Pro, invoices are generated from time entries with expenses and notes added, exported as PDF, and tracked by payment status.

HR and working-time rules

Business adds contracts and employment models, daily, weekly and monthly working-time limits, rest period and break enforcement, absence requests and leave and overtime balances.

Chronis AI and Activity Tracker

From Pro, the Chronis assistant logs time and controls the timer from chat in the web app or Telegram, and a Mac app records app usage and turns it into tasks you confirm.

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.

Timesheet

• Basic$0

  One person on the mobile app: unlimited time tracking and projects, basic statistics, Excel and CSV export, and geofence, Wi-Fi and NFC automation.

• Plus$5

  per month; $54 per year with annual billing, plus VAT

  One person: adds cloud backup, real-time sync between devices and unlimited storage. No web app or team access.

• Pro$10

  per user / month; $108 per user / year billed annually

  Adds web access, PDF invoices, team features for up to 50 users, API access, the Chronis AI assistant and the MCP server.

• Business$20

  per user / month; $216 per user / year billed annually

  Adds contracts and employment models, working-time limits, absence requests, leave and overtime balances, approval workflows and audit logs.

• Enterprise$35

  per user / month; $378 per user / year billed annually

  Everything in Business for up to 200 team members, with 24/7 priority support.

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.

Timesheet

• Annual discount

  Save 10% with annual billing

  The pricing page says annual plans save 10% against monthly billing: Plus is $54 a year against $5 a month, and Pro $108 per user a year against $10 a month.