Timely vs
Harvest
Timely simplifies tracking across multiple projects with automatic time tracking. Unlike Harvest, which depends on manual entries, Timely ensures accurate and complete records for every task, saving you time and improving billing reliability.
Why agency Soar With Us switched from Harvest
Harvest's timers left gaps in their data. Timely captures every minute in the background, so the team stopped chasing timesheets and started trusting their numbers.
How Harvest's pricing has changed
Since Bending Spoons took over Harvest, it has moved from simple per-seat pricing to a base fee per seat plus usage charges for invoices, projects, clients and tasks. Many teams are only seeing the difference now, as their annual plans renew.
How you're charged
- Per seatPlus usage fees
- Per userNo usage fees
What makes your bill grow
- Adding team members, clients, projects, tasks and invoices
- Adding team members
Projects and clients
- Charged as you add more
- Unlimited on Premium and above
Harvest renewal coming up?
With Harvest’s prices going up, now’s a good time to see what else is out there. Try Timely for free before you renew and decide which one earns its place in your budget.
Last updated . Source: Harvest pricing page.
I’ve been using Harvest for over five years, and as I’ve taken on responsibilities it has become more difficult to accurately track my time to billable projects.
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1. Create an account
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2. Set up your workspace
Add your projects, invite your team, and connect your favorite tools.
3. Start tracking time
Timely automatically captures everything you work on. Just review and approve.
Track your time without the hassle of manual entries
Harvest uses manual time entries, which can become inefficient as your workload grows. Keeping up with logging hours for multiple projects manually often leads to inaccuracies and lost billable time, according to users who find it hard to track time effectively over the long term.
Timely offers a more streamlined solution by automatically tracking all your work across projects. It eliminates the need for manual entries, ensuring that every task is properly logged and billed. This saves you time and effort while ensuring accurate tracking, no matter how many projects you’re managing.
Harvest has no automation and whilst it was simple and easy to use it wasn't helping me track time.
Have all your questions answered
Since Bending Spoons took over, Harvest charges a per-seat base fee plus usage fees for invoices, projects, clients and tasks, so bills now grow with your workload as well as your team.
Timely plans start at $9 per user per month, billed yearly, and you only pay per user. There are no usage fees for projects, clients or invoices, and Premium and Unlimited plans include unlimited projects, so your costs stay predictable as you take on more work. See all plans on our pricing page.
Look for tools that offer automatic time tracking, as it eliminates human error and ensures all hours are captured. Scalability, ease of integration with existing systems, and the ability to provide detailed project insights are also key features for long-term value.
Automatic time tracking captures every minute worked without relying on users to start or stop timers. This reduces the risk of missed entries, provides more accurate billing, and offers real-time data for better decision-making across projects.
Yes, the right time tracking tool ensures that all hours are accurately logged and attributed to the correct project or client. This leads to fewer billing disputes, more transparent invoicing, and maximized revenue.
Scalability is essential for growing businesses. As your team and projects expand, you need a tool that can manage more users and complex workflows without sacrificing accuracy or ease of use.
When evaluating a time tracking tool, check for integrations with your current project management, billing, and communication tools. A seamless integration reduces administrative workload and ensures data flows smoothly across your business system