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Harvest Forecast vs Roadmunk

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Harvest Forecast

Software

Simple visual resource planning

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Roadmunk

Software

The collaborative roadmapping tool for strategic planning

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects; Roadmunk starter plan at $19/editor/month allows only 3 reviewers; additional reviewers cost $5 each per month
  • They diverge on capability: Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Roadmunk covers Visual roadmaps.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Harvest Forecast and Roadmunk differ
AttributeHarvest ForecastRoadmunk
Starting price$5/month$19/month
Founded20062012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 Roadmunk

  • Visual roadmaps
  • Timeline view
  • Swimlane view
  • Prioritization matrix
  • Feedback inbox
  • Jira
  • Azure DevOps
  • Trello

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 Roadmunk
  • Forecasting team capacity and scheduling worknot Roadmunk

Roadmunk

  • Small product teams managing roadmaps with stakeholder feedback collectionnot Harvest Forecast
  • Multi-team organisations seeking organisation-wide product visibilitynot Harvest Forecast
  • Teams using Jira, Azure DevOps, or Asana as primary project tracking systemsnot 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

Roadmunk

  • Starter plan at $19/editor/month allows only 3 reviewers; additional reviewers cost $5 each per month
  • Enterprise plan requires custom pricing contact; feature scope and support terms not published
  • Two-way Jira and Azure DevOps sync available only on Business tier and above at additional $9/collaborator/month
  • Pricing model based per-editor seats rather than per-organisation, scaling costs significantly for larger teams

Pricing, plan by plan

Harvest Forecast

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

Roadmunk

$19/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Roadmunk review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Harvest Forecast if

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

Choose Roadmunk if

  • You need visual roadmaps.
  • You also want timeline view.
Roadmunk review

Questions people ask

Is Harvest Forecast or Roadmunk better?
Neither clearly leads. Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month and Roadmunk at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Harvest Forecast or Roadmunk?
Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month and Roadmunk at $19/month.
Does Harvest Forecast or Roadmunk run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Roadmunk is typically brought in for.
What can Harvest Forecast do that Roadmunk cannot?
Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports. Roadmunk covers Visual roadmaps, Timeline view, Swimlane view, Prioritization matrix. Both handle Web support.
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