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Harvest Forecast vs Woven

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Harvest Forecast

Calendars

Simple visual resource planning

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Free
Rated
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Woven

Calendars

Smart calendar for busy professionals

From
Free
Rated
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The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Harvest Forecast the free plan allows a single seat and 2 projects; Woven the Internet Archive's capture of Woven's homepage on 30 December 2020 named specific features (Smart Templates, Scheduling Links, Availability Sharing, Group Polls) and confirmed integration with Google, G Suite and Office 365, but the linked Pricing page itself could not be retrieved from the archive.
  • They diverge on capability: Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Woven covers Smart scheduling.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Harvest Forecast and Woven differ
AttributeHarvest ForecastWoven
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWebWeb, Macos, Ios
Founded20062014

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Calendars).

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
  • iCal

Only in Woven

  • Smart scheduling
  • Team availability
  • Time analytics
  • Video conferencing
  • Templates
  • Zoom
  • Slack
  • Macos support

Both cover

  • Google Calendar
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Harvest Forecast

  • Team scheduling and capacity planningnot Woven
  • Project utilization optimizationnot Woven

Woven

  • 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

Woven

  • The Internet Archive's capture of Woven's homepage on 30 December 2020 named specific features (Smart Templates, Scheduling Links, Availability Sharing, Group Polls) and confirmed integration with Google, G Suite and Office 365, but the linked Pricing page itself could not be retrieved from the archive.

Pricing, plan by plan

Harvest Forecast

Free
  • Monthly$6.25/month
    • Per-person billing
    • Team scheduling
    • Shift assignments and timelines
  • Annual$5/month
    • Per-person billing
    • 20% discount vs monthly

Woven

Free
  • DiscontinuedFree
    • Now part of Slack

Which should you pick?

Choose Harvest Forecast if

  • You need visual scheduling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want capacity planning.

Choose Woven if

  • You need smart scheduling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Macos, Ios.
  • You also want team availability.

Questions people ask

Is Harvest Forecast or Woven better?
Neither clearly leads. Harvest Forecast starts at Free and Woven at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Harvest Forecast or Woven?
Harvest Forecast starts at Free and Woven at Free.
Does Harvest Forecast or Woven run on more platforms?
Harvest Forecast runs on Web. Woven runs on Web, Macos, Ios.
Can I use Harvest Forecast for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Harvest Forecast best used for?
Harvest Forecast is most often used for team scheduling and capacity planning, project utilization optimization. Of those, team scheduling and capacity planning and project utilization optimization are not what Woven is typically brought in for.
What can Harvest Forecast do that Woven cannot?
Harvest Forecast covers Visual scheduling, Capacity planning, Project assignments, Utilization reports. Woven covers Smart scheduling, Team availability, Time analytics, Video conferencing. Both handle Google Calendar, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Harvest Forecast: How much does Harvest Forecast cost?

Harvest Forecast costs $6.25/person/month with monthly billing or $5/person/month with annual billing (20% discount).

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Harvest Forecast: Is Harvest Forecast free?

Harvest Forecast offers a 30-day free trial with no credit card required, but there is no permanent free plan.

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Harvest Forecast: Do nonprofits and educational institutions get discounts on Forecast?

Yes, Harvest Forecast offers special pricing for nonprofits, educational institutions, and classroom use.

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