Calendar & Time Management · head to head
Harvest Forecast vs Microsoft To Do

Harvest Forecast
Calendar & Time Management
Simple visual resource planning
- From
- $5/month
- Rated
- -
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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.
| Attribute | Harvest Forecast | Microsoft To Do |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android, Windows, Macos |
| Founded | 2006 | 1975 |
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.
Related pages
More on Harvest Forecast
More on Microsoft To Do
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