Harvest vs Everhour
Harvest is time tracking and invoicing tool designed for professional services teams, while Everhour is time tracking that lives inside your project management tool. Everhour comes in cheaper, but price alone does not tell the full story. Harvest is built for agencies and consultancies that need time tracking + invoicing in one tool, whereas Everhour targets teams already using asana, jira, or trello who want integrated time tracking.
At a glance
| Harvest | Everhour | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Agencies and consultancies that need time tracking + invoicing in one tool | Teams already using Asana, Jira, or Trello who want integrated time tracking |
| Starting price | $10.80/user/mo | $8.50/user/mo |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | — | — |
| Free tier available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | — | — |
| Budgeting | — | ✓ |
| Expense tracking | ✓ | — |
| Invoicing | ✓ | — |
| PM integration | — | ✓ |
| Project budgets | ✓ | — |
| Reporting | — | ✓ |
| Time tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
Harvest
Strengths
- Built-in invoicing saves you from needing a separate tool
- Mature, battle-tested product used by agencies for 18+ years
- Excellent project budgeting and cost forecasting
- Clean QuickBooks and Xero integrations
Weaknesses
- Expensive compared to Clockify and Toggl
- Free plan is very limited (1 user, 2 projects)
- Interface feels dated compared to newer competitors
- Limited customization for reports
Everhour
Strengths
- Seamless integration with Asana, Jira, Trello, ClickUp, and more
- Track time without leaving your project management tool
- Budget tracking and cost estimation per project
- Free plan for up to 5 users
Weaknesses
- Only useful if you use a supported project management tool
- Standalone mode is limited compared to dedicated trackers
- Reporting is basic on the free plan
- No mobile app — browser and desktop only
The bottom line
Pricing: Both tools offer free tiers, so you can test each before committing. Harvest's free plan: Free for 1 user, 2 projects. Everhour's free plan: Free for up to 5 users. When you outgrow the free tier, Everhour is the cheaper option at $8.50/user/mo vs. $10.80/user/mo for Harvest — roughly 27% less.
Feature gaps: Harvest offers Expense tracking, Invoicing and Project budgets that Everhour lacks. Everhour brings Budgeting, PM integration and Reporting that Harvest does not have. Both share Time tracking.
Where each tool shines: Harvest's biggest strengths are: built-in invoicing saves you from needing a separate tool. mature, battle-tested product used by agencies for 18+ years. Everhour's biggest strengths are: seamless integration with asana, jira, trello, clickup, and more. track time without leaving your project management tool.
Watch out for: With Harvest, users commonly note that expensive compared to clockify and toggl. With Everhour, the main complaint is that only useful if you use a supported project management tool.
Choose Harvest if...
- Your profile matches its sweet spot: agencies and consultancies that need time tracking + invoicing in one tool
- You specifically need Expense tracking and Invoicing
- You care about mature, battle-tested product used by agencies for 18+ years
- The free tier works for you: free for 1 user, 2 projects
Choose Everhour if...
- Your profile matches its sweet spot: teams already using asana, jira, or trello who want integrated time tracking
- You want to save on per-user costs — Everhour is $2.30/user/mo cheaper
- You specifically need Budgeting and PM integration
- You care about track time without leaving your project management tool
- The free tier works for you: free for up to 5 users
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