Harvest vs TMetric

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

TMetric

• Freelancers and pairs who fit within the free 2-seat plan
• Service teams and agencies that invoice clients from tracked time
• Teams with Linux users: desktop apps cover Windows, macOS and Linux
• Managers who want optional screenshots and app usage data

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.

TMetric

• The free plan is limited to 2 seats.
• Invoicing, billable rates, budgets, calendar sync and task management start on Professional.
• Time off, team timesheets, screenshots and the QuickBooks, Jira, Redmine and ClickUp integrations need Business.
• Refunds are offered within 30 days for annual subscriptions and within 7 days for monthly ones.

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.

TMetric

Timer and timeline

Track time with a timer or add it by hand, organize entries with tags, and review the day on a timeline. Idle detection and an offline mode are part of the feature list.

Timer button in web apps

Browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari and Opera add a TMetric timer button inside more than 50 web apps, such as Jira, Asana and GitHub.

Billing and invoicing

Professional adds billable rates, expenses, project budgets with alerts, time rounding and invoices for clients built from tracked time.

Team timesheets and time off

Business adds team timesheets alongside a Time Off module for requesting and tracking leave. Professional includes a personal timesheet view.

Activity monitoring

On Business, managers can turn on app and site monitoring, screenshot capturing and activity tracking for the team, with notifications as events happen.

Reports

Reports summarize time by project, task, team member and app usage. Exportable project reports are part of the free plan.

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.

TMetric

• Free$0

  Up to 2 seats. Unlimited time tracking, clients and projects, exportable project reports, web, mobile and desktop apps, and API access.

• Professional$5.83

  per seat / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly)

  Adds billable rates and expenses, project budgets and alerts, time rounding, client invoicing, calendar sync and task management.

• Business$7.50

  per seat / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)

  Adds the Time Off module, team timesheets, app and site monitoring, screenshots, and QuickBooks, Jira, Redmine and ClickUp integrations.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Everything in Business plus customizable features and integrations, priority support, tailored deployment and volume discounts.

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.

TMetric

• Annual discount

  Save up to 20% with annual billing

  The pricing page labels annual billing "Save up to 20%". Professional is $70 per seat a year ($5.83 a month) against $7 billed monthly, and Business is $90 against $9.

• Nonprofit

  Discounts for non-profits on request

  TMetric's pricing FAQ says discounts may apply to workspaces run by non-profit or government institutions. No percentage is published; the vendor asks you to get in touch.

• Education

  Discounts for educational institutions

  The same pricing FAQ says discounts may apply to educational institutions. No percentage is published.