Harvest vs. Timesheet Portal

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Harvest
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Harvest is used to track time, gain insights from past projects, and get paid for work. Dedicated apps and integrations with popular tools like Asana and Slack allow Harvest to fit into a team’s workflow. A selection of visual reports are offered to keep projects running smoothly and an organization's team supported. Harvest also helps to turn a team’s tracked time and expenses into professional nvoices and collect payment quickly with integrated online payments.
$13.75
per month per seat
Timesheet Portal
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Timesheet Portal is a multi-functional platform that offers customisable timesheets and instant invoicing. It can also provide an onboarding platform to a holiday management system. It offers integrations with popular payroll and CRM solutions and is available in two unique versions: Project and Recruitment. Users can put together a package they need and pay only for the functionality needed. Timesheet Portal can be used at both start-ups and multi-level enterprises.N/A
Pricing
HarvestTimesheet Portal
Editions & Modules
Harvest Pro
$13.75
per month per seat
Harvest Premium
$17.50
per month per seat
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HarvestTimesheet Portal
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details20% discount for annual billing on Pro and Premium plans.
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Community Pulse
HarvestTimesheet Portal
User Ratings
HarvestTimesheet Portal
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(50 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HarvestTimesheet Portal
Likelihood to Recommend
Harvest
Harvest is ideally suited for a variety of scenarios, particularly in the realms of freelance or consulting work, where accurate hour tracking for billing is crucial. It excels in small to medium businesses managing team projects, allowing for effective resource allocation and time management across multiple concurrent projects. For budgeting and forecasting, Harvest provides valuable data, aiding in accurately estimating the duration and cost of future projects based on past data. It's also highly beneficial for remote or distributed teams, thanks to its cloud-based platform that facilitates seamless coordination. Additionally, its detailed reporting features enhance client transparency, fostering trust through clear communication of time spent on projects. However, Harvest may be less suitable for larger enterprises with complex integration needs or specialized industries requiring more niche features. Small startups or individuals on tight budgets might find the cost challenging, especially if they don't fully utilize all its features. Lastly, for those needing only basic time tracking, simpler or free tools might be more appropriate, making Harvest an unnecessary expenditure for basic needs.
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Anfold Software Timesheet Portal
It is well suited for timesheet management and receiving easy client approval. Overall a very streamlined invoicing process as long as your process is repetitive. It is less appropriate for one off invoices or timesheets as the set up can take a while. Also the help centre is basically useless. We created our own user guides for our external users to use instead.
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Pros
Harvest
  • Offers several options on using the tool, for example, you can use the app on your phone, the app for desktop, or simply have the website open.
  • The timer integrates with other platforms. For example, our team uses Asana as our project management tool. Now, in real-time, I can know which projects my team is working on and whether we're implementing good time management strategies to meet our goals.
  • The summary break downs are wonderful! You can view an individual's hours as well as project hours. There are even notifications you could receive when your team is getting close to reaching the allotted time for a client's project.
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Anfold Software Timesheet Portal
  • Reporting
  • Timesheet submission
  • Timesheet approval via email
  • Integration with QBO
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Cons
Harvest
  • I’m still trying to figure out how tasks best associate to a specific project. There’s a couple different places to edit that and I’m a little confused as to best practice.
  • Does not integrate into basecamp which is our project management system
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Anfold Software Timesheet Portal
  • Customer service
  • Customization in fields for the different modules (contractors, placements, clients, etc.)
  • Data import
  • Email preview windows
  • Consistency throughout system
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Usability
Harvest
Again, just a minor compatibility issues using with other platforms such as Basecamp, but it does do everything promised. The only downfall we have found is having to create a job in both platforms and then connecting them later vs being able to create a project once and having them automatically connect.
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Anfold Software Timesheet Portal
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Support Rating
Harvest
They're very responsive and do their best to answer whatever questions we've had. Sometimes, the question or request we've made is for a feature that doesn't yet exist, however in most cases those features have been built later and did eventually address our need.
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Anfold Software Timesheet Portal
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Alternatives Considered
Harvest
Harvest is significantly better than Jira. I think Jira's is not originally intended to be used as a time logging/management system, but we had been previously using it as that. It was much clunkier, and many employees had a difficult time using it as a user interface goes. Harvest is much more user friendly and has simplified the daily time-logging process for everyone in our office
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Anfold Software Timesheet Portal
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Return on Investment
Harvest
  • Harvest has improved our payment schedules. Since we switched, we get paid for projects much sooner.
  • Harvest has saved us a ton of time with payroll. We are able to track our users time and pay them appropriately based on their billable hours.
  • Harvest is becoming a lifesaver around tax time. The reporting features have allowed us to pull reports for our tax accountant.
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Anfold Software Timesheet Portal
  • Reduced our time spent on invoicing cycle from weeks to hours per month
  • Increased customer satisfaction for the ease of use of the system
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ScreenShots

Harvest Screenshots

Screenshot of the time tracking experience in HarvestScreenshot of project progress tracking, with budgets and costsScreenshot of team capacity trackingScreenshot of a visualization displaying where a team's time is goingScreenshot of Harvest invoicing, that turns tracked time and expenses into invoices so users can get paid online