Harvest vs Timesheets.com (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 Timesheets.com if

• Fits if you run a small team and need clock-ins that go straight to payroll
• Works for freelancers who only need to log their own hours and expenses for free

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a native iPhone or Android app, since it's a mobile website
• Pricey if you want photo punches, which add $1 a user on top of $5.50
• Not for you if you want a free plan for a team, because the free account can't track other workers
• Watch out: monthly customers can't pay by check, and the pricing page also shows a $7.50 Freelancer price next to the $0 one

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.

Timesheets.com

• Photo Timestamp, which saves a photo at each punch, is an extra $1 per user per month.
• It is browser-based; the vendor says no app is required, and no native iOS or Android app is mentioned.
• Freelancer accounts cannot track other workers.
• Monthly-plan customers cannot pay by check; annual customers can.

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.

Timesheets.com

Time tracking for payroll

Clock in and out with GPS, photo and IP lockdown options, with signatures, approvals, a complete audit trail and payroll exports.

Billable time and job costing

Track time by customer, project and task with custom bill and cost rates, and run job costing reports.

Time off and scheduling

Time off and PTO with accruals, plus employee scheduling and email or text notifications.

Mobile and kiosk

A mobile website needs no app download, and Kiosk Mode lets staff clock in from a shared device.

Expenses and mileage

Expenses with receipt photos and mileage with an optional odometer image, assigned to vendors, customers or projects.

Reports and API

Reporting, exports, a reports API and an HR small business suite are included in the per-user price.

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.

Timesheets.com

• Freelancer$0

  For single users and sole proprietors to manage their own time and expenses; cannot track other workers.

• Professional$5.50

  per user / month, same price billed monthly or annually

  All features except Photo Timestamp, which is sold separately for an extra $1 per user. No base fee.

• Nonprofit$4.40

  per user / month, same price billed monthly or annually

  The same as the Professional account with a 20% price reduction.

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.

Timesheets.com

• Nonprofit

  Nonprofit accounts at 20% off

  The pricing page lists a Nonprofit account at $4.40 per user per month, the standard account with a 20% price reduction.