Founded

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Starting Price

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About Harvest

Harvest is a web-based time tracking and invoicing platform that helps teams track time, manage projects, and bill clients. Founded in 2006 by Iridesco LLC and acquired by Bending Spoons in 2025, Harvest has become one of the most established tools in the time tracking space. It combines intuitive timers with expense tracking, budget monitoring, and built-in invoicing so teams can manage the entire billing lifecycle from a single platform. With 80+ integrations including Asana, Jira, QuickBooks, and Slack, Harvest fits naturally into existing workflows. The platform is especially popular among freelancers, agencies, and professional services firms that need to track billable hours across multiple client projects.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Extremely simple and intuitive interface with minimal learning curve
Built-in invoicing saves money on separate billing tools
Generous free plan for solo users
80+ native integrations plus Zapier for 7,000+ more
Established since 2006 with proven reliability

Cons

Key Features

Time Tracking

Manual entry or automated timers with desktop and mobile apps

Project Budgets

Set budgets by hours or fees and monitor progress in real time

Invoicing

Create and send invoices directly from tracked time and expenses

Expense Tracking

Log expenses with receipt photos and attach to projects

Team Reports

Analyze team capacity, billable vs non-billable time, and project profitability

Forecast Integration

Visual scheduling and resource planning via Harvest Forecast

80+ Integrations

Connects with Asana, Jira, Basecamp, GitHub, QuickBooks, Slack, and Zapier

Pricing

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Featured In

#4

Best Invoicing Tools That Actually Get Freelancers Paid on Time (2026)

Best for time-based billing — Harvest is ideal for freelancers who bill by the hour and want tracked time to flow directly into invoices without manual re-entry or calculation errors.

#5

7 Asana Alternatives With Better Budget Tracking (2026)

Best for freelancers and small teams that need the simplest path from time tracking to budget monitoring to paid invoices — maximum value at minimum cost.

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