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Harvest Forecast vs Wise Business

Harvest Forecast logo

Harvest Forecast

Software

Simple visual resource planning

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Wise Business logo

Wise Business

Software

The smart way to send and receive business payments

From
$29/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects; Wise Business opening a Wise Business account in the UK carries a one off setup fee of 50 GBP
  • They diverge on capability: Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Wise Business covers Multi-currency accounts.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Harvest Forecast and Wise Business actually diverge.

Attributes where Harvest Forecast and Wise Business differ
AttributeHarvest ForecastWise Business
Starting price$5/month$29/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded20062011

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Wise Business

  • Multi-currency accounts
  • International transfers
  • Batch payments
  • API access
  • Team management
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • Various

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 Wise Business
  • Forecasting team capacity and scheduling worknot Wise Business

Wise Business

  • Holding and converting multiple currencies as a businessnot Harvest Forecast
  • Paying international suppliers and contractors at the mid market ratenot Harvest Forecast
  • Receiving payments into local currency account details in several countriesnot 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

Wise Business

  • Opening a Wise Business account in the UK carries a one off setup fee of 50 GBP
  • Volume discounts on transfers start only above 20,000 GBP equivalent sent per month

Pricing, plan by plan

Harvest Forecast

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

Wise Business

$29/month
  • StandardFree
    • Multi-currency account
    • Real exchange rate
    • Batch payments

Which should you pick?

Choose Harvest Forecast if

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

Choose Wise Business if

  • You need multi-currency accounts.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want international transfers.

Questions people ask

Is Harvest Forecast or Wise Business better?
Neither clearly leads. Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month and Wise Business at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Harvest Forecast or Wise Business?
Harvest Forecast starts at $5/month and Wise Business at $29/month.
Does Harvest Forecast or Wise Business run on more platforms?
Harvest Forecast runs on Web. Wise Business runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
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 Wise Business is typically brought in for.
What can Harvest Forecast do that Wise Business cannot?
Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports. Wise Business covers Multi-currency accounts, International transfers, Batch payments, API access. Both handle Web support.

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