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Countly vs Harvest Forecast

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Countly

Software

Product analytics for mobile and web

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Harvest Forecast

Software

Simple visual resource planning

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Countly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Countly the private cloud plan starts at $175 a month and is described as usage based without stating the unit; Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects
  • They diverge on capability: Countly covers Event tracking, Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Countly and Harvest Forecast differ
AttributeCountlyHarvest Forecast
Starting priceFree$5/month
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Mobile, ApiWeb
Founded20122006

Identical on both: 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 Countly

  • Event tracking
  • Crash reporting
  • Analytics dashboard
  • User retention
  • Open-source
  • Cloud deployment
  • On-premise deployment
  • Mobile support

Only in Harvest Forecast

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

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Countly

  • Product analytics for mobile and web applicationsnot Harvest Forecast
  • Self hosting analytics where data cannot leave the organisationnot Harvest Forecast

Harvest Forecast

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

Where each one falls short

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

Countly

  • The private cloud plan starts at $175 a month and is described as usage based without stating the unit
  • No event cap, data point limit or user limit is published for either paid plan
  • The self hosted Enterprise edition is custom priced and billed annually
  • Adaptivity and intelligence features are separately priced add ons on the cheaper plan

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

Countly

Free
  • Open SourceFree
    • Open-source
    • Self-hosted
    • Full features

Harvest Forecast

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Countly if

  • You need event tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want crash reporting.
Countly review

Choose Harvest Forecast if

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

Questions people ask

Is Countly or Harvest Forecast better?
Neither clearly leads. Countly starts at Free and Harvest Forecast at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Countly or Harvest Forecast?
Countly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Countly and $5/month for Harvest Forecast.
Does Countly or Harvest Forecast run on more platforms?
Countly runs on Web, Mobile, Api. Harvest Forecast runs on Web.
Can I use Countly for free?
Yes. Countly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month.
What is Countly best used for?
Countly is most often used for product analytics for mobile and web applications, self hosting analytics where data cannot leave the organisation. Of those, product analytics for mobile and web applications and self hosting analytics where data cannot leave the organisation are not what Harvest Forecast is typically brought in for.
What can Countly do that Harvest Forecast cannot?
Countly covers Event tracking, Crash reporting, Analytics dashboard, User retention. Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports. Both handle Web support.
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