Alternatives to Harvest

Time tracking and invoicing software for teams and freelancers who bill clients by the hour. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Harvest.

  • Clockify

    A time tracker and timesheet app for teams, with reports, billable rates and invoicing.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Clockify offers timers, timesheets and billable rates with a free tier, plus a kiosk mode, though many team features sit behind paid plans.

  • Kimai

    An open-source time tracker for freelancers and teams, self-hosted or used as a hosted cloud service.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Kimai is an open-source time tracker with invoices and reporting that you can self-host with Docker or use as a hosted service.

  • Timing

    A Mac time tracker that automatically logs the apps, websites and documents you use.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    Timing automatically logs apps, websites and documents on a Mac and assigns them to projects, but it is macOS only and lacks invoicing.

  • RescueTime

    Automatic time tracking service that records time spent in apps and websites and blocks distractions.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    RescueTime tracks computer time passively and produces timesheets and client reports, adding website blocking, but it records detailed activity data on a third-party service.

  • Timewarrior

    A free, open-source command-line tool for tracking the time you spend on tasks.

    FreeOpen sourceCommand line

    Timewarrior is a free, open-source command-line time logger with no graphical interface and no invoicing, suited to terminal users.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.