Software · head to head
Harvest Forecast vs Okta
The short version
- Only Okta has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects; Okta requires $1,500 annual minimum contract
- They diverge on capability: Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Okta covers Single sign-on (SSO).
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Harvest Forecast and Okta actually diverge.
| Attribute | Harvest Forecast | Okta |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | Unknown |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Web, SaaS |
| Founded | 2006 | 2009 |
Identical on both: 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 Okta
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Multi-factor authentication
- Lifecycle management
- Universal directory
- API access management
- B2B integration
- Passwordless authentication
- Adaptive MFA
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 Okta
- Forecasting team capacity and scheduling worknot Okta
Okta
- Employee SSOnot Harvest Forecast
- Customer identitynot Harvest Forecast
- B2B integrationnot Harvest Forecast
- Zero Trust securitynot Harvest Forecast
- Compliancenot 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
Okta
- Requires $1,500 annual minimum contract
- Admin-only MFA can be vulnerable to push notification fatigue attacks
- Implementation requires significant services and integration fees in year one
Pricing, plan by plan
Harvest Forecast
$5/month- Per seat$5/month
- Visual planning
- Harvest integration
- Team scheduling
Okta
Free- Starter Suite$6/user/month
- SSO
- MFA
- Universal Directory
- Core Essentials Suite$14/user/month
- Adaptive MFA
- Privileged Access
- Lifecycle Management
- Essentials Suite$17/user/month
- Same as Core Essentials
- Most popular
- Professional Suite$null/custom
- Device Access
- Identity Security Posture
- Threat Protection
Which should you pick?
Choose Harvest Forecast if
- You need visual scheduling.
- You also want capacity planning.
Choose Okta if
- You need single sign-on (sso).
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, SaaS.
- You also want multi-factor authentication.
Questions people ask
- Is Harvest Forecast or Okta better?
- Neither clearly leads. Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month and Okta at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Harvest Forecast or Okta?
- Okta has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $5/month for Harvest Forecast and Free for Okta.
- Does Harvest Forecast or Okta run on more platforms?
- Harvest Forecast runs on Web. Okta runs on Web, SaaS.
- Can I use Okta for free?
- Yes. Okta 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 Okta is typically brought in for.
- What can Harvest Forecast do that Okta cannot?
- Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports. Okta covers Single sign-on (SSO), Multi-factor authentication, Lifecycle management, Universal directory.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Okta: What is the minimum contract for Okta Workforce Identity?
Okta requires a $1,500 annual minimum contract for Workforce Identity plans. Pricing starts at $6 per user per month (Starter) and ranges to $17 per user per month (Essentials), billed annually.
SourceOkta: Does Okta offer a free trial?
Yes, Okta provides a 30-day free trial so customers can explore all product capabilities before committing to a paid plan.
SourceOkta: How many pre-built integrations does Okta support?
Okta offers over 7,000 pre-built integrations with popular enterprise applications including Salesforce, Slack, Workday, Box, Confluence, and Zendesk.
SourceOkta: What security features does Okta provide for admins?
Okta provides multi-factor authentication, adaptive MFA, single logout, and identity threat detection and response. However, only 94% of Okta customers have MFA enabled for administrators.
SourceOkta: Can Okta integrate with on-premises directories?
Yes, Okta's Universal Directory and lifecycle management support cloud and on-premises identity sources, including Active Directory and LDAP.
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