Harvest
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Time tracking and project management for professional services
How to Replace HarvestOverview
Features
44 features across 10 categories
Analytics(6)
Export time, expense, and financial data in CSV and PDF formats.
Analyze project profitability by comparing revenue against costs.
View all project metrics, budgets, and profitability on a single dashboard.
Generate detailed reports on time, profitability, team utilization, and project performance.
Automatically generate and email reports on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule.
Generate comprehensive team performance reports including utilization and billable hours.
Billing(10)
Create and send multiple invoices to different clients simultaneously.
Set different billable rates per user, project, and role with automatic invoice calculations.
Send invoices and payment reminders directly via email with tracking.
Customize invoice templates with branding, custom fields, and payment terms.
Track invoice payments and mark invoices as paid with payment method recording.
Accept payments directly on invoices through integrated payment gateways.
Automatically send payment reminders for outstanding invoices.
Generate professional invoices directly from tracked time and expenses.
Create invoices and track expenses in multiple currencies with automatic conversion.
Automate invoice generation for retainer-based and subscription clients.
Client Management(2)
Share projects and invoices with clients through a secure, branded portal.
Organize and track all projects and invoices by individual clients.
Expense Management(3)
Require approval for expenses before reimbursement or client billing.
Create custom expense categories to organize and track different expense types.
Log and categorize project expenses with receipt uploads and reimbursement tracking.
Integrations(2)
Build custom integrations using Harvest's comprehensive REST API.
Track time directly from popular web applications using Harvest browser extensions.
Project Management(8)
Set up approval processes for timesheets and expenses before billing.
Set project budgets and monitor spending against allocated amounts in real-time.
Archive completed projects to keep workspace organized while maintaining access.
Create and manage projects with task lists, milestones, and team assignments.
Create reusable project templates with predefined tasks and team assignments.
Track retainer hours and prevent over-billing with automatic usage tracking.
Organize work into tasks with due dates, priorities, and team assignments.
Create project estimates and compare actual time tracked against estimates.
Security(1)
Manage user access using SAML-based single sign-on for enterprise security.
Team Collaboration(2)
Comment on projects and tasks to facilitate team communication.
Invite team members, assign roles, set permissions, and manage team capacity.
Team Management(4)
Create custom roles with granular permission controls for different team functions.
Visualize team workload and identify available capacity for new projects.
Track vacation, sick leave, and other time-off for accurate project staffing.
Monitor user activities and time tracking changes for compliance and auditing.
Time Tracking(6)
Automatically pause timers when computer is idle to ensure accurate tracking.
Track time on iOS and Android devices with offline support and GPS location tracking.
Track billable and non-billable time with start/stop timer, manual entry, and mobile apps.
Set automatic rules for categorizing and assigning tracked time to projects.
Send automatic reminders to team members to complete their timesheets.
Submit and approve time on a weekly basis for better payroll integration.
Pricing
Free
- ✓Time tracking
- ✓basic reporting
- ✓2 users
Pro
Popular- ✓Full time tracking
- ✓invoicing
- ✓projects
- ✓unlimited users
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Total Cost Comparison
DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 44 features at very easy complexity.
Build vs Buy
Should you build a Harvest alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 44 features.
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Better ValueBuild Your Own
Buying Harvest saves ~$32,640 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 44 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
30 known integrations