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Harvest Forecast vs MeisterTask

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Harvest Forecast

Software

Simple visual resource planning

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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MeisterTask

Software

The most intuitive project and task management tool

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects; MeisterTask the free plan is limited to 3 projects, 5 notes and 20 AI credits
  • They diverge on capability: Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, MeisterTask covers Kanban boards.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Harvest Forecast and MeisterTask differ
AttributeHarvest ForecastMeisterTask
Starting price$5/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20062015

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 Harvest Forecast

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

Only in MeisterTask

  • Kanban boards
  • Automations
  • Time tracking
  • Checklists
  • Attachments
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • Zendesk

Both cover

  • Web support

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 MeisterTask
  • Forecasting team capacity and scheduling worknot MeisterTask

MeisterTask

  • Kanban task and project management for small teamsnot Harvest Forecast
  • Tracking work across projects with automations and time trackingnot 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

MeisterTask

  • The free plan is limited to 3 projects, 5 notes and 20 AI credits
  • Recurring tasks and automations are excluded from the free plan entirely
  • Timeline views, subtasks, custom fields and custom reports require the Business plan at $24 per user per month
  • Subtasks being a Business feature means task breakdown is unavailable on the $12.50 Pro plan
  • SSO, workload planning and portfolios are Enterprise only with no published price

Pricing, plan by plan

Harvest Forecast

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

MeisterTask

On request
  • BasicFree
    • 3 projects
    • Basic features
  • Pro$8.25/month
    • Unlimited projects
    • Automations
    • Integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Harvest Forecast if

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

Choose MeisterTask if

  • You need kanban boards.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want automations.
MeisterTask review

Questions people ask

Is Harvest Forecast or MeisterTask better?
Neither clearly leads. Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month and MeisterTask at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Harvest Forecast or MeisterTask?
Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month and MeisterTask at On request.
Does Harvest Forecast or MeisterTask run on more platforms?
Harvest Forecast runs on Web. MeisterTask runs on Web, Ios, Android.
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 MeisterTask is typically brought in for.
What can Harvest Forecast do that MeisterTask cannot?
Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports. MeisterTask covers Kanban boards, Automations, Time tracking, Checklists. Both handle Web support.
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