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Harvest Forecast vs VWO

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Harvest Forecast

Software

Simple visual resource planning

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
VWO logo

VWO

Software

Experience Optimization Platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only VWO 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; VWO growth plan restricted to 1 workspace and 0 custom attributes
  • They diverge on capability: Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, VWO covers A/B testing.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Harvest Forecast and VWO differ
AttributeHarvest ForecastVWO
Starting price$5/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android, Server-side
Founded20062007

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 VWO

  • A/B testing
  • Multivariate testing
  • Heatmaps
  • Session recordings
  • Analytics
  • Google Analytics
  • Slack
  • SSL encryption

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 VWO
  • Forecasting team capacity and scheduling worknot VWO

VWO

  • A/B testing and multivariate testingnot Harvest Forecast
  • Conversion rate optimisationnot Harvest Forecast
  • Behavioural analytics and session recordingsnot Harvest Forecast
  • Feature experimentation and progressive rolloutsnot 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

VWO

  • Growth plan restricted to 1 workspace and 0 custom attributes
  • Single Sign-On (SSO) and API access limited to Enterprise tier only
  • Growth plan offers only 8-hour first response time for support

Pricing, plan by plan

Harvest Forecast

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

VWO

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the VWO review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Harvest Forecast if

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

Choose VWO if

  • You need a/b testing.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Server-side.
  • You also want multivariate testing.
VWO review

Questions people ask

Is Harvest Forecast or VWO better?
Neither clearly leads. Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month and VWO at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Harvest Forecast or VWO?
VWO has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $5/month for Harvest Forecast and Free for VWO.
Does Harvest Forecast or VWO run on more platforms?
Harvest Forecast runs on Web. VWO runs on Web, iOS, Android, Server-side.
Can I use VWO for free?
Yes. VWO 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 VWO is typically brought in for.
What can Harvest Forecast do that VWO cannot?
Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports. VWO covers A/B testing, Multivariate testing, Heatmaps, Session recordings. Both handle Web support.
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