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Freedcamp vs Harvest Forecast

Freedcamp logo

Freedcamp

Software

Free project management for everyone

From
On request
Rated
-
Harvest Forecast logo

Harvest Forecast

Software

Simple visual resource planning

From
$5/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Freedcamp plans are differentiated mainly by file upload size, at 10 MB on free, 25 MB on Pro, 100 MB on Business and 250 MB on Enterprise; Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects
  • They diverge on capability: Freedcamp covers Tasks, Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Freedcamp and Harvest Forecast differ
AttributeFreedcampHarvest Forecast
Starting priceOn request$5/month
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20102006

Identical on both: 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 Freedcamp

  • Tasks
  • Kanban
  • Gantt
  • Calendar
  • Time tracking
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox
  • OneDrive

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.

Freedcamp

  • Task and project management with unlimited projects on a free tiernot Harvest Forecast
  • Adding issue tracking, wiki and invoicing to project workspacesnot Harvest Forecast

Harvest Forecast

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

Where each one falls short

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

Freedcamp

  • Plans are differentiated mainly by file upload size, at 10 MB on free, 25 MB on Pro, 100 MB on Business and 250 MB on Enterprise
  • The issue tracker, wiki, CRM, invoices and reports all require the Business plan at $7.49 per user per month
  • Backups start at Business and are weekly, becoming daily only on Enterprise
  • SAML SSO and white labelling are Enterprise only at $16.99 per user per month
  • AI usage is banded by plan rather than metered in stated units, described as limited, high and almost unlimited

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

Freedcamp

On request
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited users
    • Unlimited projects
    • Core features
  • Pro$1.49/month
    • Advanced features
    • Subtasks
    • Private tasks

Harvest Forecast

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Freedcamp if

  • You need tasks.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want kanban.

Choose Harvest Forecast if

  • You need visual scheduling.
  • You also want capacity planning.

Questions people ask

Is Freedcamp or Harvest Forecast better?
Neither clearly leads. Freedcamp 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, Freedcamp or Harvest Forecast?
Freedcamp starts at On request and Harvest Forecast at $5/month.
Does Freedcamp or Harvest Forecast run on more platforms?
Freedcamp runs on Web, Ios, Android. Harvest Forecast runs on Web.
What is Freedcamp best used for?
Freedcamp is most often used for task and project management with unlimited projects on a free tier, adding issue tracking, wiki and invoicing to project workspaces. Of those, task and project management with unlimited projects on a free tier and adding issue tracking, wiki and invoicing to project workspaces are not what Harvest Forecast is typically brought in for.
What can Freedcamp do that Harvest Forecast cannot?
Freedcamp covers Tasks, Kanban, Gantt, Calendar. Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports. Both handle Web support.

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