Clockify vs Harvest

Clockify and Harvest are both productivity options. Clockify lists 8 features across 7 platforms; Harvest lists 8 features across 6 platforms — see the full breakdown below, sourced from each vendor's own site rather than ratings or reviews.

Side-by-side summary

ComparingClockifyHarvest
CategoryProductivityProductivity
Alternatives tracked33
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extensionWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Pricing modelFree + paid plansFree + paid plans

Best for Clockify

Best suited to freelancers and teams that need time tracking first, with optional billing, approvals, scheduling, productivity monitoring, GPS, and enterprise administration on higher plans.

Best for Harvest

Positioned for creative agencies, consultancies, professional services, and freelancers needing streamlined time tracking tightly connected to project budgets and client invoicing.

Feature comparison

Every feature listed here comes directly from each vendor's own official site.

Clockify

  • Timer, manual timesheet entry, and calendar view for logging time
  • Auto-tracker that turns app and website usage into time entries
  • Kiosk clock-in for shared-device attendance tracking
  • Detailed reports on activity, rates, earnings, and project budgets
  • Scheduling and time-off management
  • Timesheet approval workflows
  • Expense tracking and invoicing
  • Role-based team administration

Harvest

  • One-click time tracking across web, desktop, mobile, and browser extensions
  • Automated timesheet submission, review, and manager approval workflows
  • Client invoicing generated directly from billable hours and tracked expenses
  • Integrated online payments via Stripe and PayPal
  • Project budget tracking with visual progress and burn-down alerts
  • Team capacity and utilization reports to balance workloads
  • Expense tracking with receipt attachment and multi-currency support
  • 50+ native integrations with Asana, Trello, Slack, QuickBooks, and Xero

Pros and cons

Clockify

Pros
  • Timer, manual timesheet entry, and calendar view for logging time
  • Auto-tracker that turns app and website usage into time entries
  • Kiosk clock-in for shared-device attendance tracking
  • Detailed reports on activity, rates, earnings, and project budgets
  • Scheduling and time-off management
  • Timesheet approval workflows
  • Expense tracking and invoicing
  • Role-based team administration
Cons
  • Clockify's Free plan is currently capped at 5 users, so larger teams need a paid plan even if they only need basic time tracking.
  • Every active or invited user on a paid plan occupies a paid seat; annual pricing requires prepaying the seat for the year.
  • Features such as invoicing and approvals start on Standard, while scheduling, expenses, GPS tracking, and profitability controls require Pro or higher.

Harvest

Pros
  • One-click time tracking across web, desktop, mobile, and browser extensions
  • Automated timesheet submission, review, and manager approval workflows
  • Client invoicing generated directly from billable hours and tracked expenses
  • Integrated online payments via Stripe and PayPal
  • Project budget tracking with visual progress and burn-down alerts
  • Team capacity and utilization reports to balance workloads
  • Expense tracking with receipt attachment and multi-currency support
  • 50+ native integrations with Asana, Trello, Slack, QuickBooks, and Xero
Cons
  • Free plan is strictly limited to 1 user and 2 active projects
  • Lacks native employee monitoring features like screenshots or keystroke activity
  • No built-in shift scheduling or GPS geofenced location tracking

Key differences

  • Clockify lists Timer, manual timesheet entry, and calendar view for logging time, Auto-tracker that turns app and website usage into time entries, Kiosk clock-in for shared-device attendance tracking, Detailed reports on activity, rates, earnings, and project budgets, Scheduling and time-off management, Timesheet approval workflows, Expense tracking and invoicing, Role-based team administration that Harvest doesn't list.
  • Harvest lists One-click time tracking across web, desktop, mobile, and browser extensions, Automated timesheet submission, review, and manager approval workflows, Client invoicing generated directly from billable hours and tracked expenses, Integrated online payments via Stripe and PayPal, Project budget tracking with visual progress and burn-down alerts, Team capacity and utilization reports to balance workloads, Expense tracking with receipt attachment and multi-currency support, 50+ native integrations with Asana, Trello, Slack, QuickBooks, and Xero that Clockify doesn't list.
  • Clockify supports Linux, which Harvest doesn't list.

Choose Clockify if…

Choose Clockify if this fits: Best suited to freelancers and teams that need time tracking first, with optional billing, approvals, scheduling, productivity monitoring, GPS, and enterprise administration on higher plans. Compared with Harvest specifically, Clockify also offers Timer, manual timesheet entry, and calendar view for logging time, Auto-tracker that turns app and website usage into time entries, Kiosk clock-in for shared-device attendance tracking, and 5 more features that Harvest doesn't list, plus Linux support that Harvest doesn't list.

Choose Harvest if…

Choose Harvest if this fits: Positioned for creative agencies, consultancies, professional services, and freelancers needing streamlined time tracking tightly connected to project budgets and client invoicing. Compared with Clockify specifically, Harvest also offers One-click time tracking across web, desktop, mobile, and browser extensions, Automated timesheet submission, review, and manager approval workflows, Client invoicing generated directly from billable hours and tracked expenses, and 5 more features that Clockify doesn't list.

Facts on this page are sourced from each vendor's official site (linked below), not from ratings or reviews. Products change — verify anything that matters to your decision directly on the vendor's own site before switching. See our Disclaimer and Sources Policy.

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