Harvest alternatives
Harvest charges $9 a seat a month for Teams and $14 for Enterprise billed annually, verified 24 September 2026. Teams leaving it for timesheets with approvals compare Clockify (from $3.99), Toggl Track (Starter $9), Productive.io and Teamwork.com. When hours should feed leave, capacity and utilisation too, PeopleMuster is the strongest alternative at $3 per person a month.
Why people leave
- Monthly billing costs more. Harvest Teams is $9 a seat on an annual plan and $11 month to month. Enterprise moves from $14 to $17.50. A team that wants to stay flexible pays the higher line.
- A free plan for one. Harvest's free tier covers a single seat and two projects, so the moment a second person logs time, you're on a paid plan.
- Hours that stop at the timesheet. If your leave and staff records sit in a separate HR tool, next week's capacity gets rebuilt by hand from two sources. Teams that plan work from their hours want approved time, leave and the plan in one place.
The real options
Five products were compared on 24 September 2026 on the job Harvest is bought for: logging hours against projects and getting them approved. Each was scored on its published per-seat price, the gap between annual and monthly billing, free-plan limits, and where the hours go once they're approved. Evaluated from Harvest's own documentation and pricing, September 2026. Every other figure was read from that vendor's own pricing page.
PeopleMuster
$3 per person a month. Timesheets come with every other module, no tiers, 14 days free with no card.- Who it suits
- Agencies, software houses and consultancies that approve hours by project and plan capacity from them.
- Where it wins
- Daily time logging by project, with approvals and a logging window you set. Approved hours feed utilisation by person, project and department, and the capacity plan already knows who's on leave.
Clockify
Free tier; Basic $3.99, Standard $5.49, Pro $7.99 and Enterprise $11.99 per user a month billed annually ($4.99 to $14.99 monthly). 7-day Pro trial. Verified 24 September 2026.- Who it suits
- Teams that want a free timer to start and a low price per seat after it.
- Where it wins
- The lowest published per-seat entry in this field, with four paid tiers to step through.
- Where it falls short
- Four paid tiers, so the features you need decide which of the four you pay for.
Toggl Track
Free for up to 3 users; Starter $9 and Premium $16 per user a month billed annually ($12 and $24 monthly). 30-day trial. Verified 24 September 2026.- Who it suits
- Small teams that want to start free and move to paid when they pass three people.
- Where it wins
- A free plan for three users and a 30-day trial on paid tiers.
- Where it falls short
- Month-to-month billing moves Starter from $9 to $12 and Premium from $16 to $24.
Productive.io
Essential $10 and Professional $25 per user a month billed yearly ($12 and $29 monthly); Ultimate custom. 3-seat minimum. Verified 24 September 2026.- Who it suits
- Agencies that want time tracking inside a wider agency operations tool.
- Where it wins
- Time off and capacity sit beside the time tracking.
- Where it falls short
- Every plan starts at three seats, and the employee record lives in BambooHR, Personio or Rippling by Productive's own account.
Teamwork.com
Free for up to 5 users; Basics $9.99 and Accelerate $24.99 per user a month billed yearly; Optimize and Enterprise by quote. 14-day trial. Verified 24 September 2026.- Who it suits
- Client-work teams that want time logged inside their project management tool.
- Where it wins
- A free tier for five users with a published ladder above it.
- Where it falls short
- Accelerate is $24.99 against $9.99 for Basics, and the top two tiers are quote-only.
Questions people ask
How much does Harvest cost per user?
Harvest Teams is $9 per seat a month billed annually, or $11 monthly. Enterprise is $14 annually, or $17.50 monthly, and the free plan covers one seat and two projects. Read from getharvest.com/pricing on 24 September 2026. PeopleMuster is $3 per person a month with every module.
Can I approve timesheets in PeopleMuster?
Yes. People log hours daily by project, inside a logging window an admin sets, and managers approve them. Approved hours feed utilisation reports by person, project and department. The capacity plan shows under, full and over bands with leave and holidays already taken out.
How do I bring my projects over from Harvest?
We load your people, leave types and projects with you during setup, with no setup fee. The CSV importer takes a project list exported from Harvest if you'd rather do it yourself. Your team can start logging hours against those projects inside the 14 days free.