Software · head to head
Avaza vs Harvest
Harvest
Software
Time tracking software for teams that care about where their time goes
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Avaza free plan caps at 1 user with timesheet access, 5 active projects and 5 invoices/bills per month; Harvest the free plan is one seat and two projects, so it suits a solo freelancer and nothing larger
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Avaza and Harvest actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Avaza
Nothing recorded that Harvest does not also cover.
Only in Harvest
- Time tracking
- Expense tracking
- Invoicing
- Project budgets
- Team capacity
- Detailed reports
- Mobile apps
- Browser extension
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Avaza
No use cases recorded yet. See the Avaza review.
Harvest
- Time tracking against projects and clientsnot Avaza
- Turning tracked time into invoicesnot Avaza
- Expense capture alongside billable hoursnot Avaza
- Team capacity and utilisation reporting on the paid plansnot Avaza
- Feeding billed time into QuickBooks or Xeronot Avaza
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Avaza
- Free plan caps at 1 user with timesheet access, 5 active projects and 5 invoices/bills per month
- Extra users cost $7/month each for admin or scheduling roles and $2/month for chat-only access
Harvest
- The free plan is one seat and two projects, so it suits a solo freelancer and nothing larger
- Team reporting and unlimited projects require the Teams plan at $9 per seat per month
- Profitability reporting, timesheet approvals and custom reports need Enterprise at $14 per seat per month
- SAML single sign-on is Enterprise only
- QuickBooks, Xero and Stripe integrations are withheld from the free plan
Pricing, plan by plan
Avaza
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Avaza review.
Harvest
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Harvest review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Harvest if
- You need time tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android.
- You also want expense tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Avaza or Harvest better?
- Neither clearly leads. Avaza starts at Free and Harvest at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Avaza or Harvest?
- Avaza starts at Free and Harvest at Free.
- Does Avaza or Harvest run on more platforms?
- Avaza runs on Web. Harvest runs on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Avaza for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What can Avaza do that Harvest cannot?
- Harvest covers Time tracking, Expense tracking, Invoicing, Project budgets.