Alternatives to Harvest
Time tracking with invoicing
Harvest ranks #3 of 8 in Time tracking tools, with an Alt Score of 86. It is freemium from $9/seat/month and available on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Web and Browser extension. 9 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Professional services teams and agencies (consultants, freelancers, creative and dev shops, law and architecture firms) who bill clients by the hour and need to track time and expenses across projects.
A timer and timesheet system for logging hours by project and task, expense tracking with receipt capture, and automatic invoice generation from tracked time and expenses with built-in online payment collection. Reporting tools show project profitability, budgets, and team utilization. It integrates with tools like Asana, Slack, QuickBooks, and Stripe.
Team members track time via a timer, manual entry, or timesheet, and log expenses against projects; that data rolls up into reports and is converted into client invoices, which can be sent and paid online directly from Harvest.
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Time tracking tools checklist (14 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| Time tracking tools checklist | Harvest | Clockify | Everhour | Toggl Track | Timely | RescueTime |
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Every fact and feature listed for Harvest is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Starts at $9/seat/month verified 2026-07-10
Teams plan; $11/seat/mo billed monthly.
starting from $9 seat/month $108 per seat, billed annually
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-10
Free Built for individual freelancers starting from $0 forever
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Platforms Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Web, Browser extension verified 2026-07-10
Browser extension via Chrome extension help; web app.
You can also use the calendar integration with our mobile app for iPhone or Android ... Harvest for Mac and Harvest for Windows desktop apps
https://support.getharvest.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048180932-Google-Calendar-and-Outlook-com-Calendar-Add-calendar-events-to-your-timesheet -
Automatic tracking Partial verified 2026-07-10
Timer/manual-first, not background auto-tracking.
Use live timers or add entries directly to your day or week view.
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Manual timers Yes verified 2026-07-10
Use live timers or add entries directly to your day or week view.
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Idle detection Yes verified 2026-07-10
Harvest for Mac and Harvest for Windows automatically detect when your computer has been idle for a specified number of minutes and gives you the option to either keep or remove time that's been track
https://support.getharvest.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048685231-How-does-the-idle-timer-work-for-the-Mac-and-Windows-apps -
Billable rates & invoicing Yes verified 2026-07-10
Easily create and send accurate invoices using your team's time and expenses already tracked in Harvest.
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Reports & export Yes verified 2026-07-10
Create reports with custom filters that automatically run and send at a cadence that works for you.
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Project budgets Yes verified 2026-07-10
Harvest updates budgets as your team tracks time, so you can keep your projects on track and profitable.
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Team dashboards Yes verified 2026-07-10
who's overworked and who's under-utilized at a glance
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Free tier limits Yes verified 2026-07-10
Free includes: 1 seat 2 projects
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Calendar integration Yes verified 2026-07-10
integrating your calendar app with Harvest will allow you to use those events to populate new time entry information on the Day view of your timesheet.
https://support.getharvest.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048180932-Google-Calendar-and-Outlook-com-Calendar-Add-calendar-events-to-your-timesheet
FAQ
Yes. Clockify, Everhour and Toggl Track have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
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