# Page 5 | Harvest Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is Harvest the right Professional Services Automation solution for you? Explore 645 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/75598/Harvest/reviews --- Harvest 4.6 (645) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 5 - Reviews of Harvest ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 645 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use AO Arjan O. Helpdesk Support Civil Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great tool for time tracking, especially for small projects" November 13, 2023 4.0 We are very content with . It made tracking our projects and function requests way easier. Which in turn made it easier to see if we sold the projects for a high enough price. Pros Easy to use time tracking. We use it every day to see how much time we spent on each project and function. We can easily see how much time was spent and how much time was calculated for the task. Cons We do not really have any cons. Exept that it takes quite some time to set it up the right way. Review Source Louis M. Expert Glass, Ceramics & Concrete Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Happy to discover Harvest (strange name)" March 19, 2022 5.0 This was a trouble free 30-day trial. I didn’t hesitate to subscribe for a year. Pros For my new consulting company, this provides exactly what I need. Totally intuitive startup. Customer, contact, projects, and functions concepts allow good segmentation. Robust, no glitches. Great looking invoice template. Good integration with QuickBooks. Cons I have not yet found major irritants . Reason for choosing Harvest Simplicity, flexibility Switched from [QuickBooks Time](https://www.capterra.com/p/151722/TSheets/) Totally poor customer service, complicated setup, no help. Maybe good to follow 5 crews of gardeners but not a single consultant! Review Source Steve M. VP of Product Consumer Electronics Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent at what it does, but pricey" January 1, 2022 5.0 Overall it's the simplest solution for straight forward time tracking. There are tons of competitors that do similar things, but was one of the originals in the SaaS space and provides excellent execution and stability. Pros I learned about through the integration with Asana. Although my team doesn't use it for billable time, we do track hours for projects so that we can understand what portions of our product pipeline are consuming the most time, so we're utilizing just one small portion of the overall functionality, which includes different clients, rates, and other features consultants or freelancers would need. That said, what I like the most is the slick integration with Asana right in the app, and the clean clear reporting in the Harvest tool itself. We don't tend to use the mobile app our our usage, but it seems quite good as well. Cons The biggest drawback about is the price for what you get. For a product that does basically one thing, it costs about as much as the Google office suite. The hardest part is that they added a new forecasting tool as a separate product and then that costs an additional monthly fee per user, so instead of extending the capabilities of Harvest itself and giving you more value for your money, they froze the Harvest feature and decided to charge more (fortunately it's an opt-in instead of just raising the prices for all). Review Source VR Verified Reviewer director of marketing Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Harvest - perfect for time tracking on a project by project basis" January 13, 2021 4.0 Overall the experience with has been mediocre. It is a great way to track time, report hours to clients and bill appropriately. There are almost too many options making it a little difficult to first getting things set up. It is a pain to use if you have little random projects that come up frequently because they then have to be separately added to Harvest as their own job by the project manager. Pros is perfect for tracking time, especially on a project by project basis. It is great for marketing agencies that work under retainer and have to report time spent on specific projects. It is pretty simple to track hours and view hours tracked by teammates and be able to report directly to the client. It is an easy way for managers to track other employees. The invoice feature is great if you use it. Cons It almost has TOO many features. Ease of use is great for employees who are simply logging hours, but is very complex and sometimes difficult for the project managers to keep up with. It would be nice if others could add projects (and possibly have to have manager approval) and not have to be added solely by the project managers. It would also be nice to have more of a warning prior to renewing membership. In my instance, we no longer needed to utilize the software, but randomly received a charge on our credit card without prior notification that the program was up for renewal. Review Source BB Bill B. Owner Information Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Time and expense tracking and billing" August 16, 2018 5.0 I used stand-alone when I started my business. A few years ago I took my accounting online with Xero so I explored many of the time-tracking apps that integrate with it. After less than a year, and countless other apps, I returned to Harvest because I've found nothing easier. I create invoice drafts in Harvest and copy them to Xero for final billing. It's simple, fast, goes deeper if you need it, and is reasonably priced. Pros fits my business model. I'm a consultant who also does installs, repairs, and remote support. It's simple to set up Harvest with your client list, hourly rates, products and services. Once set up, tracking time and expenses is even simpler! They have a web interface and a mobile app. The mobile app duplicates most of the web features and is very handy when on-site - a couple taps selects the client and starts the clock. Creating invoices is a matter of running an Uninvoiced report, clicking the customer you want to invoice, and editing the items, descriptions, prices and tax rates. Then save the invoice and either email it directly to the recipient or save as PDF to print or attach later. Harvest can connect to Trello, Quickbooks, Xero, Stripe, PayPal, and about 80 other online applications, and has a programming API if you are so inclined. It only took me an evening to write a script to insert all my Harvest-tracked time into my CRM app's notes. Cons Everything is tracked as a project. To enter time, you first have to create a project to track it. Even if you are doing a one-off visit, you cannot track that hour or two until you have created a new project for that customer. It would be helpful to be able to log billable time directly to a customer. Review Source Leah J. Senior Data Analyst Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Harvest is great for time tracking and billing within small/mid-size companies" December 3, 2018 4.0 I've used as an employee to track my time. Additionally, I have done data analysis on exported information from the platform to predict time requirements and resource allocation across a mid-sized workplace. Pros is an ideal time tracking and billing platform for small- to mid-size companies. Individuals track their time in the desired increments, and then can sub-track their time to particular projects or disciplines. For instance, if tracking time for Client A, time can be segmented into "Client A > Project Review," "Client A > Web Development," "Client A > Business Development," etc. It can flex to accommodate multiple professional disciplines, and provides tallies / time breakouts for each user. On the backend, fairly rich data can be gathered from the platform to analyze time distribution and analysis. Cons It requires time to setup and administrate multiple users, especially if it's one person doing this job. Additionally, to do it well, it requires a thoughtful plan to provide the necessary taxonomy of clients / projects / billing to be used across the organization. It is not as robust as other big, enterprise-caliber time tracking platforms (like Salesforce), but for an organization <50 users, it's a great solution. Review Source Sai R. Client Project Manager Internet Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Ideal platform for time tracking and project management " July 5, 2023 5.0 was a perfect fit for our team’s professional services needs Pros is an intuitive platform for time tracking, tracking billable hours, and invoicing. Harvest is a great platform for consulting and professional services teams Cons ’s UI is easy-to-use but publishing additional resources and FAQs could make the experience better Review Source MT Marek T. CEO Financial Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Harvest Review" May 26, 2023 5.0 My experience with software has been positive. The software provided robust time tracking and invoicing capabilities, which greatly aided in project management and billing processes. The intuitive interface made it easy to track time and generate accurate invoices, ensuring transparency and accountability. The seamless integration with other popular productivity tools enhanced the overall efficiency of our workflow. Although there were limitations in the reporting capabilities of lower-tier plans and occasional performance issues with the mobile app, the overall value and usability of Harvest software were commendable. It played a significant role in streamlining our time management and billing processes, contributing to improved productivity and client satisfaction. Pros One of the things I liked most about software was its comprehensive time tracking and invoicing features. The software provided a user-friendly interface that made it easy to log hours and track time spent on different projects. The ability to assign specific tasks and set project budgets helped in managing and allocating resources efficiently. The invoicing functionality was also impressive, allowing me to generate professional-looking invoices based on the tracked time and expenses. The integration with popular payment gateways made it convenient for clients to make payments online, streamlining the billing process. Cons One thing I liked least was the limited reporting capabilities in the lower-tier plans. Advanced reporting features, such as custom reports and deeper analytics, were only available in the higher-priced plans. This made it challenging to analyze project data and generate in-depth reports for detailed insights. Additionally, the mobile app had some occasional performance issues, such as syncing delays or occasional crashes. However, these issues were not frequent and did not significantly hinder the overall functionality of the software. Review Source ZJ Zachary J. Full Stack Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Data and information is power, and Harvest helps capitalize on better understanding company time" May 20, 2023 5.0 Working with has been an overall positive experience because it helps us keep track of billable/nonbillable hours and analyze how our company time is spent. This data has already given us insights into policy changes that maximize performance, profit, and output. Pros \* The API is easy to work with and works well. \* We use for billing/invoicing, and it saves HR/accounting lots of time.\* It gives us data on billable/nonbillable work hours we have been able to examine to restructure the way we work on projects to reach our financial goals. We've already seen progress towards these goals and we could not have made these realizations without Harvest. Cons The 'payment type' (i.e. net 15, net 30, custom, etc.) is set static at a default--having the ability to customize this per client would be very helpful.Its sales tax functionality is quite limited, even with Quickbooks integration.The desktop app is a little 'buggy', but nothing that we can't work around. Review Source AS Adam S. Graphic Web Designer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "time tracking at its best" March 19, 2024 5.0 really happy with it and can adjust requirements per client/ project needs - its quick and simple to manage timers throughout the day and stop/ start as needed Pros simple to use and integrates to other project management tools, sits as an app or can be used on a browser - includes a mobile app so can track time when out the office on client meetings / visits Cons time tracking continues unless you stop the timer so on occasions you close down for the day and if you forget the timer running it will continue until the following day! id does email you but if you don't look at the email then you miss it! Alternatives considered [ClickUp](https://www.capterra.com/p/158833/ClickUp/) Reason for choosing Harvest cost and simple to use, also the app is a bonus for working remotely or out on the road between client visits Review Source AM Arshad M. Director : Strategy & Partnerships Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Harvest/ GoFetch" November 17, 2022 5.0 Great software, never had a problem over rhe last 8 years I've used it. I have referred many clients to try it. Pros Invoicing and estimates are easy and very functional. User experience is good and integrates easily with many other platforms Cons Setting up projects , expenses etc. Was not easy to figure out Alternatives considered [FreshBooks](https://www.capterra.com/p/142390/FreshBooks/) Reason for choosing Harvest There is a free version, is flexible and user friendly Review Source RM Roberto M. Executive Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Harvest is a game changer " November 10, 2021 5.0 The best possible. I recommend it to everyone. Pros I found my bottlenecks because I use them all the time. I always know what my team and I are doing. As we use shared squads for multiple projects, that's essential. Cons Sometimes I have a bug due to Android and Daylight's saving mode. But that's pretty much it. No cons. Reason for choosing Harvest A lot going on other than time tracking. Becomes too distracting. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Search lead Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Harvest is the best time tracking and expense management tool " October 14, 2023 5.0 Pros The ease and efficiency of use. The platform requires very minimal time and effort to track the time spent on a task. Also, submitting expenses is another great feature that is very easy and efficient to use Cons Nothing that I can think of at my capacity Review Source Muhammad Adil M. Technical Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Harvest" July 4, 2021 4.0 One of the best tool to track my time on any task or project. The biggest feature is you can track it from your laptop, desktop or mobile, Very easy to manage and dashboard is well layered for easy access the different features. Invoicing is a very powerful feature you can always track and engage with your customer. Pros Reporting is a big asset especially virtually. you can easily assign task to individual developer or to the whole team. Track them what is going on and allocate and manage the budget. It is intelligent enough to suggest what part of your project is infected or going strong and you can make your decision accordingly. Cons Not very easy to work on it initially but once you are familiar with it then it is going along very nicely. There is need of improvement in there mobile app and also costing is bit tricky as rate change is not very helpful. Moreover for user or developer it is hard to catch his time sheet as summary is not very helpful. Review Source Aimee K. Free Agent Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best for Simple Bookkeeping and Time Tracking" December 20, 2018 4.0 I literally couldn't run my business without . It makes bookkeeping so easy, even in two currencies. Pros is affordable, and easy to use. As a freelancer, I find it fantastically simple to track time and expenses, bill, follow up on invoices and receive payment. Harvest integrates with Stripe and PayPal, so clients can pay online easily. I literally run my business on this software, and it's so intuitive. Best of all, as an American living in Canada with clients in both countries, I can bill and accept payments in both USD and CAD. Harvest is one of the few solutions that lets me do that in a single account. Cons I wish there were more reports. It would AMAZING if offered P&L reports for simple businesses like mine, but it doesn't. Really, improved ability to produce any reports my accountant can use at tax time would be fabulous. Unfortunately, you have to tie into overpriced Quickbooks or another accounting package to do this. For simple freelancers like me, this just seems silly. I'm hoping the reporting features improve, since Harvest gets better every year overall. Review Source BL Brandon L. Cyber Security Specialist Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Effective and reliable time tracking" October 31, 2023 5.0 has helped us simplify and streamline our processes while maintaining security and organization. This platform is a solid choice for any company looking for an easy to use and secure platform for time tracking. Pros I like its intelligent approach and the ability to track our time, expenses and billing in detail. gives us a clear view of our resources, allowing us to make informed decisions and stay in control. I also value the security it offers, with measures such as two-factor authentication and data encryption, giving us peace of mind in protecting sensitive information. Cons It needs to improve its ability to generate customized reports. Sometimes, we run into limitations when we want to customize reports to fit our needs exactly. Review Source RV Reka V. Jr. HR Specialist Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good all in one time tracker" February 13, 2023 5.0 Overall it is a really good software, would highly recommend for businesses small or large. Pros I like how employees can track time based off of categories, so it is clear during week-end review where all their time has been allocated. Categories can be broken down by department and project, so billable hours are also clear. Time sheets and project-based hours can easily be exported which makes payroll very seamless. I also like the expense tracker feature as well. Cons It is a bit tricky to get used to at first, employees also agree that navigating as a new user can be a bit overwhelming. I wish there were also more integrations with expense tracking, so accountants can directly receive the expenses for their upcoming payroll. I also wish time off had more integrations, because integrating our HR software to time off tracking would make it more consistent with our records and eliminate the need to check both applications. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer DevSecOps Broadcast Media Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Time Tracking with Harvester" March 15, 2024 4.0 Great, i think has some comprehensive feature and makes everything in one place when is regard to time-tracking. Pros When working with multiple projects and clients, time-tracking can be a must and for me is crucial. What i like most is eas of use because is user friendly and integration options with mobile access. Cons Nothing yet, but would be greate to have a desktop app. Review Source VK Vadym K. Head of Customer Success Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great time tracking tool" August 25, 2023 5.0 My overall experience is pretty good. I use on weekly basis and this tool helps our company to track time and then to manage the profitability of our clients. Pros It's really easy and intuitive in using. Also can be integrated with other tools that simplifies a lot it's using. Also weekly automated reports are great Cons probably is a tool without disadvantages for me, but it would be great if there is more customization options for generating reports with specific insights and data from tracked time and projects. Review Source Chris V. President Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The only invoicing tool I'd consider" January 9, 2018 5.0 It made visualising our project budgets and margins dramatically easier, so we know where our time and money are going. Pros I've used for years and I can't imagine switching to another tool. It's by far the easiest, best tool for agencies who work on multiple projects with multiple budgets. Being able to visualise your margins and where your team is spending their time is an absolute game changer. The invoices are attractive and always send reliable. The integrated payment options are intuitive and simple. Cons It's a bit more expensive than other tools but if you're using its full functionality it's absolutely worth it. I'd like to see more flexibility around budgeting and retainers. It has definitely gotten better with new support for fixed-fee budgets, but I would really like to see recurring retainers handled better. We currently create a new project every month for our clients on retainer, which works but is a little tedious. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Assistant Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Gestion de temps " September 17, 2023 5.0 Pros C'est un logiciel spécialisée dans la gestion de temps pour permettre de développer les entreprises sur d'autres niveau Le faite que c'est basé sur le cloud Cons Pour moi j'ai des difficulté pour m'adapter dès les premiers essaisJ'aimerais qu'on revoit le disign de ce logiciel et amené plus de performance Review Source Mark M. Senior Recruiter Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Manage your work flow within your time" February 5, 2021 5.0 I have found it super easy to use. The data record of reminders is all safe. The pricing is handy by two methods i.e. by its free or subscription deals. I am so comfortable after using it on our phones because it just needs a few clicks plus we can also make expenses through mobile app. Overall, we found it very useful as it is easy to use for every kind of business so we will recommend it you as well. Both the client and team would be saved from extra expenses due to tracker system. We found this platform, a strengthening tool for professionals. Pros It is a time tracking software which was combined with Twitter to facilitate its users to track time with their tweets as well. Today it is globally used in many meetings and business by many clients for work procedures. We have found it easy to handle despite the working platform. Cons I found that there was lack of connection between the website and app. It was pretty difficult to constantly have a check on the app. We found this the app did not function properly for tasks assignment to the workers. Moreover it is going well and giving great performance. Review Source RS Randall S. owner Law Practice Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for time and billing; hard to integrate with accounting" March 12, 2020 4.0 Ease of timekeeping and billing has improved. Integration with the rest of my accounting system has become harder. Pros I started using it because I did not find the timekeeping functions of Quickbooks easy enough to use. On that point, is much better--it is excellent at keeping track of time. In addition, Harvest makes it quite easy to bill clients for time and to follow up with repeated billings if needed. Cons I'll mention two things. First, the method of dealing with retainers needs some serious work to be useful for lawyers. If I have an outstanding invoice and a client sends me a retainer, I cannot have payment toward the invoice taken out of the retainer without a fairly convoluted process. Second, it is hard to integrate with Quickbooks. I need Quickbooks (or I suppose, something similar) to keep track of all my financial records. But when I am using for timekeeping and billing, I wind up making many of the entries twice. Reason for choosing Harvest Price was a factor. Mostly it was the well-designed interface and ease of use. Switched from [QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/) Timekeeping and editing invoices was awkward. Review Source AC Amanda C. Class Coordinator Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Harvest is my indispensable freelancing software" March 17, 2020 5.0 Customer support is amazing. I really love this software, and will continue to use it indefinitely. Pros There is so much to love about ! First, it works, really really well. You set up your project - and YES projects can have sub-projects - and you start your timer. As long as you can remember to start and stop your timer, this is perfect. Every two weeks, or every month, when you need to send invoices, all you do is "create an invoice" and the software auto-generates the invoice, in as much or little detail as you'd like, taking all your time and translating that into a professional invoice. I love the graphics that help track how much money you are making. AND you can even input what you are spending versus what you are charging, in order to ensure that you are actually charging enough to cover all your costs. There is a great place to input expenses and receipts -- this software does it all, for a quite affordable rate. Cons The most challenging thing about this software is that you MUST set it up correctly. Take the time at the beginning to get your rates set, ensure that what is a 'billed' and a 'not billed' expense are correct. At the beginning, I was often accidentally putting time into 'not-billed' tasks, when it was just my mistake in setting up my categories. Review Source Bart M. Founder / CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Invoicing made easy" November 24, 2020 5.0 We started using years ago with my previous company and it was our go-to solution with our new company. No questions asked. It just works and that is why I would recommend it to everyone looking for a simple solution. Pros It just works. Creating an offer, turning it into an invoice, setting everything up... it just works easy. In contrast with many software you can use for invoicing, doesn't try to do it all, it just keeps things simple. Probably too simple at times, but I never ran into any issues as we have straightforward product & services lines to add to our invoices. Cons The fact that the time tracking is included and cannot be ignored as easily as the optional planning tool (that they sell separately) was a small frustration at first. Afterwards, I just tended to directly surf to the Invoices overview and avoid the timetracking part all together. For some it is probably thé selling feature as time tracking looks very easy, but our company doens't keep track of detailed time tracking so we never used that part thoroughly. Alternatives considered [Teamleader](https://www.capterra.com/p/153190/Teamleader/) Reason for choosing Harvest We tested teamleader, but it was too featureful. Interesting as it could have been, we didn't want to switch our complete workflow to match that of Teamleader so we continued looking for a tool that was good at invoicing. Period. was that tool. Review Source ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.