Harvest vs Timestamp (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 Timestamp if

• Fits if you are a freelancer who needs hours and invoices in one place
• Works for a small team paying a flat price per 10 or 30 users

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you have more than 4 projects, as the free plan stops there
• Skip it if you want a phone app, as none is named
• Watch out: prices are in pounds and teams over 30 have to get in touch
• Watch out: other integrations are marked as coming soon

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.

Timestamp

• The free plan covers 1 user and 4 projects.
• Prices are in pounds sterling and the page names no mobile app; it describes a web app that works on all devices.
• Integrations are limited to the five add-ons listed; others are marked as coming soon.

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.

Timestamp

Time and expense tracking

Simple timesheets and expense entries for staff, including contractors and temporary workers, against clients, projects and tasks.

Project profitability

Track cost, revenue and profitability in real time for each project, and review what the team has logged.

Invoices

Create invoices from tracked time and expenses; the Xero add-on imports contacts and users and lets you create invoices in Timestamp.

Single sign-on

Import users and sign in with existing Office 365 or Google Apps credentials through the add-ons.

Active-user billing

Only users who log time or expenses in a billing cycle are charged, with a 10% discount for a fixed user count paid yearly.

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.

Timestamp

• Free£0

  per month for 1 user

  1 user, 4 projects, invoices and expenses.

• Solo£5

  per month for 1 user

  Unlimited clients, projects, tasks, time entries, expenses and invoices, plus external users and add-on importing.

• Startup£50

  per month for 10 active users

  Same features as Solo for 10 users; the page says plans are representative and a slider works out the exact monthly cost.

• Business£150

  per month for 30 active users

  Same features for 30 users. Teams of more than 30 are asked to get in touch.

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.

Timestamp

• Annual discount

  10% off for yearly payment

  Timestamp offers a 10% discount if you choose a fixed user count and pay yearly.

• Nonprofit

  25% off for charities and non-profits

  Timestamp says it gives charities and non-profit organizations a 25% discount.