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Harvest Forecast vs Microsoft To Do

Harvest Forecast logo

Harvest Forecast

Calendar & Time Management

Simple visual resource planning

From
$5/month
Rated
-
M

Microsoft To Do

Calendar & Time Management

Your personal task management app

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Microsoft To Do has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • They diverge on capability: Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Microsoft To Do covers My Day suggestions.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Harvest Forecast and Microsoft To Do actually diverge.

Attributes where Harvest Forecast and Microsoft To Do differ
AttributeHarvest ForecastMicrosoft To Do
Starting price$5/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Windows, Macos
Founded20061975

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Calendar & Time Management).

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 Microsoft To Do

  • My Day suggestions
  • List sharing
  • Steps
  • Due dates
  • Reminders
  • Outlook
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Teams

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 Microsoft To Do
  • Forecasting team capacity and scheduling worknot Microsoft To Do

Microsoft To Do

  • Schedulingnot Harvest Forecast
  • Appointment bookingnot Harvest Forecast
  • Time trackingnot Harvest Forecast
  • Resource managementnot Harvest Forecast
  • Team coordinationnot 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

Microsoft To Do

Nothing recorded yet. See the Microsoft To Do review.

Pricing, plan by plan

Harvest Forecast

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

Microsoft To Do

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited tasks
    • My Day
    • List sharing

Which should you pick?

Choose Harvest Forecast if

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

Choose Microsoft To Do if

  • You need my day suggestions.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Windows, Macos.
  • You also want list sharing.

Questions people ask

Is Harvest Forecast or Microsoft To Do better?
Neither clearly leads. Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month and Microsoft To Do at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Harvest Forecast or Microsoft To Do?
Microsoft To Do has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $5/month for Harvest Forecast and Free for Microsoft To Do.
Does Harvest Forecast or Microsoft To Do run on more platforms?
Harvest Forecast runs on Web. Microsoft To Do runs on Web, Ios, Android, Windows, Macos.
Can I use Microsoft To Do for free?
Yes. Microsoft To Do has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month.
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 Microsoft To Do is typically brought in for.
What can Harvest Forecast do that Microsoft To Do cannot?
Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports. Microsoft To Do covers My Day suggestions, List sharing, Steps, Due dates. Both handle Web support.

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