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Grasshopper vs Harvest Forecast

Grasshopper logo

Grasshopper

Software

The entrepreneur's phone system

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: Grasshopper available only in the USA and Canada; the site returns a not available in your region error outside those countries; Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Grasshopper and Harvest Forecast differ
AttributeGrasshopperHarvest 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 Grasshopper

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.

Grasshopper

No use cases recorded yet. See the Grasshopper review.

Harvest Forecast

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

Where each one falls short

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

Grasshopper

  • Available only in the USA and Canada; the site returns a not available in your region error outside those countries
  • Plans start at $14/month only under a promotional discount of up to $75 off select plans, meaning the advertised entry price is not the standing rate

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

Grasshopper

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Grasshopper review.

Harvest Forecast

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Grasshopper if

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

Grasshopper review

Choose Harvest Forecast if

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

Questions people ask

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