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Chatwork vs Harvest Forecast

Chatwork logo

Chatwork

Software

Group chat for global teams, built to replace email with real-time communication

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: Chatwork no pricing figures or plan names are shown on the vendor's own homepage; only Sign up for free and Get Started buttons are offered, with pricing details requiring further navigation not present on the fetched page; Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Chatwork and Harvest Forecast differ
AttributeChatworkHarvest Forecast
Starting priceOn request$5/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
FoundedUnknown2006

Identical on both: 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 Chatwork

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.

Chatwork

No use cases recorded yet. See the Chatwork review.

Harvest Forecast

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

Where each one falls short

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

Chatwork

  • No pricing figures or plan names are shown on the vendor's own homepage; only Sign up for free and Get Started buttons are offered, with pricing details requiring further navigation not present on the fetched page
  • The homepage highlights 256-bit encryption and ISO27001 certification as its main security claims without stating which plan tier includes them

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

Chatwork

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Chatwork review.

Harvest Forecast

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Chatwork if

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

Chatwork review

Choose Harvest Forecast if

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

Questions people ask

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