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Harvest Forecast vs Hubstaff

Harvest Forecast logo

Harvest Forecast

Calendar & Time Management

Simple visual resource planning

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Hubstaff logo

Hubstaff

Productivity

Time tracking and team management for remote teams

From
$5.99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects; Hubstaff billed per seat; the pricing page's own proration example states the Team plan costs $10 per seat per month, with fees adjusted when seats are added or removed mid-cycle
  • They diverge on capability: Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Hubstaff covers Time tracking with timer.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Harvest Forecast and Hubstaff differ
AttributeHarvest ForecastHubstaff
Starting price$5/month$5.99/month
PlatformsWebWeb, IOS, Android, MacOS, Windows
CategoryCalendar & Time ManagementProductivity
Founded20062012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Harvest Forecast

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

Only in Hubstaff

  • Time tracking with timer
  • Activity monitoring
  • GPS location tracking
  • Screenshots
  • Reports and analytics
  • Invoicing
  • Team management
  • Mobile apps

What people use each for

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

Harvest Forecast

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

Hubstaff

  • Productivitynot Harvest Forecast
  • Collaborationnot Harvest Forecast
  • Task managementnot Harvest Forecast
  • Organizationnot Harvest Forecast

Where each one falls short

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

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

Hubstaff

  • Billed per seat; the pricing page's own proration example states the Team plan costs $10 per seat per month, with fees adjusted when seats are added or removed mid-cycle

Pricing, plan by plan

Harvest Forecast

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

Hubstaff

$5.99/month
  • FreeFree
    • Basic time tracking
    • Limited to 1 user
    • Basic reports
  • Starter$5.99/month
    • Time tracking
    • Team management
    • Reports
  • Pro$9.99/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • GPS tracking
    • Activity monitoring

Which should you pick?

Choose Harvest Forecast if

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

Choose Hubstaff if

  • You need time tracking with timer.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android, MacOS, Windows.
  • You also want activity monitoring.
Hubstaff review

Questions people ask

Is Harvest Forecast or Hubstaff better?
Neither clearly leads. Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month and Hubstaff at $5.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Harvest Forecast or Hubstaff?
Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month and Hubstaff at $5.99/month.
Does Harvest Forecast or Hubstaff run on more platforms?
Harvest Forecast runs on Web. Hubstaff runs on Web, IOS, Android, MacOS, Windows.
What is Harvest Forecast best used for?
Harvest Forecast is most often used for time tracking and invoicing against client projects, forecasting team capacity and scheduling work. Of those, time tracking and invoicing against client projects and forecasting team capacity and scheduling work are not what Hubstaff is typically brought in for.
What can Harvest Forecast do that Hubstaff cannot?
Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports. Hubstaff covers Time tracking with timer, Activity monitoring, GPS location tracking, Screenshots.
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