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Achievers vs Harvest Forecast

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Achievers

Software

Recognize and reward employee success

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Harvest Forecast

Software

Simple visual resource planning

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Achievers pricing is not published and requires a demo; Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects
  • They diverge on capability: Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Achievers and Harvest Forecast actually diverge.

Attributes where Achievers and Harvest Forecast differ
AttributeAchieversHarvest Forecast
Starting priceOn request$5/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
Founded20022006

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Achievers

  • Peer-to-peer recognition
  • Manager recognition
  • Points-based rewards
  • Marketplace rewards
  • Pulse surveys
  • Employee connections
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Values alignment

Only in Harvest Forecast

  • Visual scheduling
  • Capacity planning
  • Project assignments
  • Utilization reports
  • Harvest integration
  • Harvest
  • Google Calendar
  • iCal

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Achievers

  • Employee recognitionnot Harvest Forecast
  • Rewards programnot Harvest Forecast
  • Engagement measurementnot Harvest Forecast
  • Culture buildingnot Harvest Forecast
  • Retention improvementnot Harvest Forecast

Harvest Forecast

  • Time tracking and invoicing against client projectsnot Achievers
  • Forecasting team capacity and scheduling worknot Achievers

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Achievers

  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo
  • Aimed at mid-market and enterprise organisations rather than small teams
  • Sold as separate named modules, Recognize, Reward and Celebrate, so a full programme means more than one line on the quote

Harvest Forecast

  • The free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects
  • Paid plans bill per seat with usage charged beyond the base rate rather than being purely flat
  • The Enterprise plan is $14 per seat per month against $9 on Teams
  • The 20% saving requires annual payment
  • Enterprise Plus is custom priced

Pricing, plan by plan

Achievers

On request
  • Recognize$undefined/month
    • Peer-to-peer recognition
    • Manager recognition
    • Points & rewards
  • Listen$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • Analytics
  • Connect$undefined/month
    • Employee connections
    • Interest groups
    • Events

Harvest Forecast

$5/month
  • Per seat$5/month
    • Visual planning
    • Harvest integration
    • Team scheduling

Which should you pick?

Choose Achievers if

  • You need peer-to-peer recognition.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want manager recognition.
Achievers review

Choose Harvest Forecast if

  • You need visual scheduling.
  • You also want capacity planning.
Harvest Forecast review

Questions people ask

Is Achievers or Harvest Forecast better?
Neither clearly leads. Achievers starts at On request and Harvest Forecast at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Achievers or Harvest Forecast?
Achievers starts at On request and Harvest Forecast at $5/month.
Does Achievers or Harvest Forecast run on more platforms?
Achievers runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Harvest Forecast runs on Web.
What is Achievers best used for?
Achievers is most often used for employee recognition, rewards program, engagement measurement, culture building. Of those, employee recognition and rewards program are not what Harvest Forecast is typically brought in for.
What can Achievers do that Harvest Forecast cannot?
Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Points-based rewards, Marketplace rewards. Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports.
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