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Comparison

Hourtick vs Harvest

Harvest: Long-standing time tracking and invoicing tool (getharvest.com) for agencies and consultancies. Hourtick: a Mac menu bar timer, tasks, timesheets, approvals and billable reports, free for your whole team.

CriteriaHourtickHarvest
PricingFree for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month. $29/month for 5 GB. Every feature on both plans, no per-seat fees.Free for 1 seat and 2 projects. Teams $9/seat/month billed yearly ($11 monthly); Enterprise $14/seat/month yearly ($17.50 monthly), which adds timesheet approvals. Usage-based charges for extra invoices, projects, clients and tasks can apply on top.
Team of 10, per month$0 on Free · $29 on Pro (5 GB)$140–$175 + usage (Enterprise, for approvals)
Free planUnlimited people, every feature, 500 MB of usage a month1 seat, 2 projects
Task board and listBoard and list, assignees, chat, files, checklists. Every planNo built-in task board
Built-in timerMac menu bar and web, offline. Every planYes
Timesheet approvalsIncludedEnterprise plan ($14/seat/month yearly)
Mac menu bar timerNative menu bar timer with live timeSee their site
Screenshots / activity monitoringNone — no screenshots or activity trackingSee their site
Best forTeams that want tasks and time tracking together, simple enough to use every day, free for everyone.Teams that want time tracking and client invoicing in one tool.

Prices from each vendor's pricing page where verified (September 2026). “See their site” means we couldn't verify it.

Harvest pricing in 2026

PlanPer person/month, billed yearlyBilled monthlyWhat you get
Free$0—1 seat and 2 projects, with time tracking, invoicing and expenses
Teams$9$11Unlimited seats, team reporting, invoicing, accounting and payment integrations
Enterprise$14$17.50Adds timesheet approvals, profitability reports, custom reports and SAML SSO
Enterprise PlusCustom—Custom integrations, assisted data migration, dedicated success manager
  • Paying for the year up front saves 20%.
  • On Teams and Enterprise, additional invoices, projects, clients and tasks are billed by usage on top of the seat price.
  • A team of 10, per month: $140–$175 + usage (Enterprise, for approvals).
  • Hourtick: Free for unlimited people with 500 MB of usage a month. $29/month for 5 GB. Every feature on both plans, no per-seat fees.

From Harvest's pricing page, checked September 29, 2026. Prices change; check theirs before you buy.

Harvest: strengths and trade-offs

  • + Mature invoicing and expense tracking
  • + Many accounting integrations
  • + Well-known in agencies
  • − Per-seat pricing grows with every hire, and usage charges can be added on top of the seat price
  • − Timesheet approvals need the Enterprise plan
  • − The free plan stops at one seat and two projects

The verdict

Pick Harvest if you need mature invoicing and expense tracking. Pick Hourtick if you want the core of time tracking done beautifully — free for the whole team, with a price that never grows with headcount.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hourtick cheaper than Harvest?

For 10 people, Harvest lists $140–$175 + usage (Enterprise, for approvals) per month; Hourtick is free for the whole team, or $29/month for 5 GB of usage a month.

Does Hourtick do everything Harvest does?

No. Harvest offers mature invoicing and expense tracking, many accounting integrations, well-known in agencies. Hourtick focuses on simple, correct time tracking, tasks, approvals and billable reporting.

How much does Harvest cost?

Free for 1 seat and 2 projects. Teams $9/seat/month billed yearly ($11 monthly); Enterprise $14/seat/month yearly ($17.50 monthly), which adds timesheet approvals. Usage-based charges for extra invoices, projects, clients and tasks can apply on top. (Harvest's pricing page, September 2026.)

What does Harvest's free plan include?

1 seat, 2 projects.

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