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Alternatives to Harvest Forecast
20 calendars tools sit alongside Harvest Forecast in this directory. Below is what separates each from Harvest Forecast on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- 4
- Harvest Forecast starts at
- Free, then $5/month
Why people look past Harvest Forecast
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Harvest Forecast has a free tier, and starts at $5/month against a category median of $15/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Smart scheduling for the modern workforce
Priced and rated the same as Harvest Forecast on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
The calendar app built into every Apple device
Priced and rated the same as Harvest Forecast on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
The calendar app you'll love to use
- Starts $51.99 a year dearer, at $56.99/year.
- 3 tiers to Harvest Forecast's 2.
Free time tracker for teams
- Starts $5 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Harvest Forecast's 2.
Free standalone calendar app from Notion, formerly Cron, usable without a paid Notion subscription
- Sold on a Free product, no licence fee model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Harvest Forecast's 2.
Simple calendar management and booking
- Starts $5 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Harvest Forecast's 2.
Every Harvest Forecast alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest Forecast (this page) | Free, then $5/month | Subscription | 2 | |
| Google CalendarSmart scheduling for the modern workforce | Free | - | 2 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Apple CalendarThe calendar app built into every Apple device | Free | - | - | vs Harvest Forecast |
| FantasticalThe calendar app you'll love to use | Free, then $56.99/year | - | 3 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| ClockifyFree time tracker for teams | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Notion Calendar | Free | Free product, no licence fee | 1 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| TidyCal | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Jibble | Free | Freemium | - | vs Harvest Forecast |
| SavvyCal | Free, then $12/month | - | 3 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Skedda | Free, then $99/month | Subscription | 6 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| BusyCal | Free, then $4.99/month | - | 3 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Kronologic | Free, then $15/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Cron Calendar | Free, then $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Microsoft To Do | Free | Free | 1 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Morgen | $15/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Resource Guru | $5/month | - | 3 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Practice | $40/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Float | $6/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Rise Calendar | $16/year | Subscription | 1 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| OmniFocus | $99.99/year | - | 3 | vs Harvest Forecast |
| Google Tasks | Free | - | - | vs Harvest Forecast |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Harvest Forecast badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (14)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Google Calendar , Free
- Apple Calendar , Free
- Fantastical , Free, then $56.99/year
- Clockify , Free
- Notion Calendar , Free
- TidyCal , Free
- Jibble , Free
- SavvyCal , Free, then $12/month
Cheaper than Harvest Forecast (4)
Entry price under Harvest Forecast's $5/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Clockify , Free
- TidyCal , Free
- BusyCal , Free, then $4.99/month
- Microsoft To Do , Free
What you would be giving up
Harvest Forecast is most often brought in for team scheduling and capacity planning, project utilization optimization. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Harvest Forecast is broadly right and the question is cost, the Harvest Forecast pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Calendars category lists everything the directory holds, and best calendars tools ranks them.
Harvest Forecast runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Harvest Forecast alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Harvest Forecast?
- 20 other calendars tools are listed in this directory, led by Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Fantastical, Clockify. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Harvest Forecast?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Fantastical, Clockify, Notion Calendar.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Harvest Forecast?
- Yes. 4 of the alternatives below start under Harvest Forecast's $5/month: Clockify at Free, TidyCal at Free, BusyCal at Free, then $4.99/month, Microsoft To Do at Free.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Harvest Forecast?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Harvest Forecast has a free tier, and starts at $5/month against a category median of $15/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Harvest Forecast?
- Harvest Forecast is most often brought in for team scheduling and capacity planning, project utilization optimization. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Harvest Forecast?
- None of the calendars tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Harvest Forecast alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Calendars, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Harvest Forecast against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Harvest Forecast covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every calendars tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Calendars category, 20 tools beside Harvest Forecast. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.