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Function Point vs Harvest Forecast

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Function Point

Consulting

Agency management software for operations, projects and finances

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Harvest Forecast logo

Harvest Forecast

Calendar & Time Management

Simple visual resource planning

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Function Point custom Saved Reports, Data Visualization and QuickBooks integration are reserved for the Optimize plan at $62-68/user/month, not the base Standardize plan; Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Function Point and Harvest Forecast actually diverge.

Attributes where Function Point and Harvest Forecast differ
AttributeFunction PointHarvest Forecast
Starting priceOn request$5/month
CategoryConsultingCalendar & Time Management
FoundedUnknown2006

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Function Point

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.

Function Point

No use cases recorded yet. See the Function Point review.

Harvest Forecast

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

Where each one falls short

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

Function Point

  • Custom Saved Reports, Data Visualization and QuickBooks integration are reserved for the Optimize plan at $62-68/user/month, not the base Standardize 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

Function Point

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Function Point review.

Harvest Forecast

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Function Point if

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

Function Point review

Choose Harvest Forecast if

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

Questions people ask

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