Softwr

Software · head to head

Bear vs Harvest Forecast

Bear logo

Bear

Software

Markdown notes for Apple devices

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Harvest Forecast logo

Harvest Forecast

Software

Simple visual resource planning

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bear built for Apple hardware only, with no Windows, Android or web client; Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Bear and Harvest Forecast differ
AttributeBearHarvest Forecast
Starting priceOn request$5/month
FoundedUnknown2006

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 Bear

Nothing recorded that Harvest Forecast does not also cover.

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.

Bear

No use cases recorded yet. See the Bear review.

Harvest Forecast

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

Where each one falls short

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

Bear

  • Built for Apple hardware only, with no Windows, Android or web client
  • Free tier is limited to 3 themes, 1 app icon and restricted export formats; iCloud sync requires Bear Pro
  • Bear Pro is $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year after a 7 day free trial

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

Bear

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bear review.

Harvest Forecast

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Bear if

Nothing in the data separates Bear from Harvest Forecast on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Bear review

Choose Harvest Forecast if

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

Questions people ask

Is Bear or Harvest Forecast better?
Neither clearly leads. Bear 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, Bear or Harvest Forecast?
Bear starts at On request and Harvest Forecast at $5/month.
Does Bear or Harvest Forecast run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Bear do that Harvest Forecast cannot?
Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports.
ShareXLinkedInRedditWhatsAppEmail

Related pages

More on Bear

More on Harvest Forecast

Keep looking

Other head to heads