Harvest - Reviews page 2

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.

Pros

easy to use but wanted to manually enter in time

Cons

too expensive, required constant monitoring

Pros

I like its intelligent approach and the ability to track our time, expenses and billing in detail. Harvest 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.

Pros

The multiple devices and ways to launch the tracker make it fit within our workflow, from phone, tablet, browser, or our PM software, time tracking is easy.

Cons

Takes a little time to set up and use efficiently but once you start people getting used to the system it has a good learning curve.

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

Pros

Very easy to use and put desription and to be paid I need to fill the harvest time sheet to send to the manager

Cons

Nothing I have no complaints with regards to Harvest

Pros

Harvest has been a game-changer for my small business. Its intuitive interface makes project management a breeze, allowing me to efficiently track time and allocate resources. The detailed reports have enhanced our accountability and transparency, crucial for a small business with different clients.

Cons

While the basic features are robust, some advanced functionalities may require a learning curve. Additionally, occasional syncing issues with third-party apps have been a minor inconvenience.

Pros

easy to check how colleagues' capacity and also manage different projects' budget.

Cons

will be easier if the harvest and forecast can automatic change the timesheet and forecast hours.

Pros

Does exactly what it says it can do, track time and it does it well.

Cons

Only does one thing for the monthly price that adds up per seat.

Pros

It's really easy and intuitive in using. Also Harvest can be integrated with other tools that simplifies a lot it's using. Also weekly automated reports are great

Cons

probably harvest 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.

Pros

It is so easy to track time every day, see what other team mates are working on and review the expenses / costs of a project vs the revenue it brings, helping us improve our processes

Cons

Overall I feel it's a great product with very little lacking, can't complain

Pros

The initial setup and training were very easy and fast. Its simple UI for creating projects and setting and tracking it was the best part of this software.

Cons

There was a slight issue in the reporting section. It didn't provide all the sorting options I needed.

Pros

It is a user friendly tool. We do micro-billing and it's easy to track time for multiple clients throughout the day

Cons

I would like the reports function to be a bit simpler

Pros

- ease of use with jira plugin
- ability to set automatic reminders in case for % project budget usage
- ability to set up different rates for different tasks within a project

Cons

- not able to use multiple currencies, can be painful if e.g. you have costs of employment in one currency but resolve projects in different one
- sometimes finding features in UI was not as easy as it could have been
- lacks automatic reminders about not submitted timesheets
- it would be nice if it allowed "guest account" to share with clients, so as they can track project's budget spent live

Pros

it was easy to set up and affordable. As a new business that was budget conscious, this was a great for us

Cons

As we grew and needed more features, harvest just wasn't a fit for us

Pros

The harvest software is very good software for project management. With it I save time and my invoicing is simple and fast. Jr highly recommends to everyone

Cons

The problem with harvest is its high cost. Likewise, its user interface is a bit complex as well as the reports which are very limited.

Pros

No one likes time tracking, that’s why I like the simplicity of Harvest.

Cons

There can be more insight dashboarding for time spent retrospective

Pros

This works great and is super intuitive.

Cons

If only there was a mobile app. I am struggling with one or two features and wish there could be more than one admin.

Pros

I appreciate how straightforward Harvest is to use and set up for business. Creating projects is a breeze due to the level of detail provided, and switching tasks during time tracking is also simple.

Cons

The limitation on profiles in the free version was a downside for me. While I understand the reasoning, it poses challenges for established businesses wanting to try it with a full client list.

Pros

This is a very intuitive tool that allows you to track time from any device, without any complications. I like that it provides automatic reminders that keeps our work team alert. It is very useful to verify the workload of each employee and reorganize the operational capacity. It facilitates the planning of all activities with excellent filters that help optimize our organization.

Cons

This time tracking solution has worked very well, I just wish it incorporated more customization options.

Pros

The meaningful and somehow poetic quotes for every day of the week really keep me going. Nice way to get some inspiration while filling up the timesheet.

Cons

Sometimes I completely forget to submit the week for approval. Tracking time on a daily basis is quite easy. however, submitting the week for approval it in the end of the day on Friday might be an extraordinarily difficult task.

Pros

Ease to assign tasks to multiple team members

Cons

This is an internal system it’s missing project management functionality and client profiles limited to what we’d like them to see

Pros

Harvest is just really really really easy to use. Setting it up is fast and painless, administering jobs is easy, filling out timesheets is easy. Our team had a hard time tracking time prior to Harvest, and once we started using this software it became (almost) painless overnight.

Cons

It isn't really a "con" but Harvest is built to serve agencies who have multiple clients and bill them for work performed. We are an internal department within a company, so we had to work around some of the structural elements built into Harvest, but it was no problem. We easily adopted the platform to meet our needs.

Alternatives Considered

monday.com

Reasons for Choosing Harvest

Team Gantt's interface was clunky, administering it was not intuitive and we had low acceptance / low compliance with our creative teams. Harvest is much simpler to use and now we have virtually no pushback from the teams about timesheet compliance.

Reasons for Switching to Harvest

We chose Harvest over Monday.com because Harvest was much simpler. We preferred that over a bigger more complex tool.

Pros

I love how robust Harvest is excellent for tracking all project-related expenses for time and billing. I love that I can plug in different hourly prices per team member or skill set to have a precise report on project costs.

Cons

I don't love Harvest for actually managing project tasks. The highest level, maybe, but not actual PM and forecasting.

Pros

The ability to track time for clients through time entry for precise billing.

Cons

So far, no complaints. It meets most of our expectations.

Pros

The integration with Asana saves us much time: Harvest recognises the project, task type and name of the task and introduces them on the tracking for you.

Cons

I’m using Mac and this doesn’t work on Safari (it does in Chrome, however).

Alternatives Considered

Toggl Track

Reasons for Switching to Harvest

For the Asana integration.

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 Harvest 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.

Pros

Harvest is extremely easy to use. It requires no special training in order to get in and get to work. It's easy to edit your entries (i.e. start one project and hop to another, add and edits notes, etc.) I appreciate that it lets me know via email if I've accidentally left my timer running, so I can fix it. I get weekly time summary reports so I can see where my billable time has been spent. And I can run reports to see how much time overall has accrued on each project. I used to be spotty at completing timesheets, but this app makes it easy to do. Our small marketing agency does a great job now of tracking time, which has enabled us to negotiate project costs with clients more accurately.

Cons

There is nothing that is difficult to use.

Pros

I think what I liked most was how the team lead was able to oversee my time tracking so that when it came time to report my hours I didn't have to be part of that process which I believe supported productivity.

Cons

The platform seemed to glitch a bit, where time wouldn't start or stop tracking or would duplicate.

Alternatives Considered

QuickBooks Time, Clockify and Toggl Track

Reasons for Choosing Harvest

I made the switch because of a client wanted to switch, but I also didn't like the integration abilities or visuals of Toggl.

Switched From

Toggl Track

Reasons for Switching to Harvest

My client actually chose it because she subcontracted over 50 freelancers and it was what functioned best for her needs.

Pros

Harvest's integrations make this tool imperative to our agency operations and success. The Google Cal feature allows our team to seamlessly track time based on calendar meetings and blocks inputted by each user. The ability to integrate with our resourcing tool, Parallax, provides the necessary actual data we need in order to make informed business decisions on hiring and pricing.

Cons

Often one too many clicks in order to enter time sheets. Slower to pickup on patterns and automation.

Pros

I've been using Harvest to track my weekly time spent on client work and admin work. The tool is quite easy to use on either desktop or mobile. Harvest also provides you with reports that you can look at by the day, week, or month to see where you spent your time the most.

Cons

The tool is limited if you want to integrate it with other accounting or project management software. Harvest also lacks some important features like sending invoices to clients or having the ability to send out contracts.

Pros

- easy to use- useable across multiple devices - compliant with the law- easy to set-up - project-related time recording

Cons

- no individual working time models- no to-do lists- no realtime dashboard- no absence management

Pros

time tracking all our team use ir daily, expenses for every project.

Cons

no comments on this one, it was really easy to use

Pros

1) Can be integrated with our project management and collaboration tools like Asana, Slack, and ClickUp.2) The interface looks neat and clean, and easy to track the time

Cons

The paid plans are so costly when compared to its competitors like Hubstaff.

Pros

1. The ease of use through a clean, simple interface. It is not cluttered, confusing or complicated.2. The affordable aspect of this for my use specifically. I am one freelancer, not a big company, so needing minimal features still works so well for me at this time.3. Support has been excellent with real people who care, and attend to my needs right away.

Cons

I have not seen as much advertisement or marketing on social media these days on Harvest, which is unfortunate, because it is so wonderful and needs more visibility!

Pros

The best part about this software--the price. There is a free option for new freelancers, and for my first year, I strictly used that. Even the free version is highly robust. However, I quickly realized I needed something a bit more custom, and I've upgraded to the paid version, but even that is very reasonable.

Cons

I don't really like that you can't send contracts. I feel like if the program includes estimates, it should also have a contract-sending option. I understand it integrates with other contract platforms, but those were so very expensive-—or just didn't appeal to me.

Alternatives Considered

PayPal Invoicing, Wave and Toggl Track

Reasons for Switching to Harvest

It was affordable and easy to use, and I never heard any customer complaints! It met all my needs.

Pros

I liked Harvest's time tracking software. I was finding it difficult to manage time for my project. I tried many time tracking software but could not find any satisfactory software. As I was using ClickUp for taking notes, I saw there was a third-party integration option with other productivity apps like Harvest. I immediately integrated with Harvest and it made my life easy. I downloaded Harvest on all my devices. Now I can use time very effectively. I'd recommend Harvest to all people who are freelancers, software engineers, and students as it is a great productivity tool.

Cons

I think Harvest should provide some user interface for project management. Hopefully they will listen to this feedback and improve the project management feature.

Pros

Harvest is so easy to use on any platform and integrate with other project management tools really well.

Cons

For our use, I haven’t found any issues with Harvest. Assuming you set up your projects correctly it works like a dream.

Pros

Working in a creative field, I am a person who detests tracking time and invoicing. It takes me out of flow and into a space that doesn't really foster creative ideas or spark the imagination. Harvest makes the process about as painless as possible (let's be real, tracking time will never be entirely painless) and frees me up to focus on what I do and how I best deliver value to my clients and team. For clients that prefer to pay by credit card, it allows you to deliver the invoice via a web portal with the ability to pay via PayPal with your cc.

Cons

I still feel that the project setup scenarios could be simplified and / or streamlined. I've used Harvest for over 10 years and they have consistently added features and addressed certain gray areas that the software couldn't really account for, but I do think that if they were rebuilding the platform knowing what they know now, they would make it even more straightforward and simple from that standpoint.

Alternatives Considered

QuickBooks Online

Reasons for Switching to Harvest

Harvest was simply the best and cleanest designed and most intuitive and user friendly of all of the options that we researched with all the necessary features but not a lot of unnecessary bells and whistles that would be meaningless to most individuals.

Pros

Sometimes its the simple software that provides the most value. In this case, while Harvest does provide some features that we do not use, it is incredibly simple to understand and use on a daily basis. We feel that we are really utilizing the software to the fullest extent even though we only use it to track time for internal purposes. We don't feel like we are wasting money paying for a software that is only partially utilized.

Cons

I am sure that for some companies the simplicity may not be practical. It really does stick to the basics so it is for a company that doesn't need all of the bells and whistles that I am sure some time tracking software has.

Pros

I started my marketing agency in 1999. I used manual, paper solutions for time tracking for the first few years. After much research we found Workamajig in 2004 to switch to an online solution. It served its purpose for many years but everyone struggled with it and found it not user friendly at all. After many attempts we found Harvest in 2018. I played with it for a few days at the end of a month then ripped the bandaid and switched to it on the 1st of a month. It was SO user-friendly everyone loved it out the gate and we have never looked back. It's so great for time tracking and quick insight into projects and budget status at the client, project and task level. I love it!

Cons

It's very hard to complain about Harvest. I really love it. I do wish it had the ability to set budgets for staff by clients/projects so we can see how booked up our team is and better manage their time allocation. There is a second-party project Harvest syncs with to try to do this, but it does not work the way we needed it to so we dropped it after a brief trial.

Pros

The possibility to have different task rates for our customers. Uninvoiced report is very usefull if you have correctly configured billiable and non billiable hours.

Cons

I believe they should include the possibility to have different cost rates to tracks. For example, we have different rates to the customer according to the task involved, but you cannot replicate that on the cost view. You can only set one rate per team member.

Pros

What I really like most about the Harvest platform is the ease of use. I have used it for years and it has always been 100% reliable! It is easy to add new clients, set up recurring invoices, and keep track of my projects.

Cons

It would be great if you could handle setting up invoices from their mobile app but this isn't a deal-breaker. I travel often so that would just be nice to have. That said, I can still log in to the desktop site while traveling and do whatever I need.

Pros

1) Clean, simple, easy to use interface for daily time tracking.
2) Ability to monitor team's time real-time
3) Ability to track real-time billable Revenue
4) Invoicing features
5) inexpensive

Cons

1) No real-time phone support.
Originally, Harvest had real-time phone support, but a while back they (suddenly) changed their phone support from real-time to only scheduled appointments. We've often found that support appointments are not usually available until a while later in the same day, or often the next day, which has been difficult because there is no way to get quicker phone support if needed. Appointment blocks are limited to 15 minute, and in our experience, once 15 minutes is up, the rep will say they have to go because the appointment is over, even if the issue has not been resolved yet.
2) Unfortunately, we've found that so far, Harvest's features have not been keeping up well with the industry's transition to fixed-fee pricing. Though the did add fixed-fee features (thank you!), unfortunately, we found that they did not really work well for tracking fixed-fee projects:
- There is currently no way in Harvest to have recurring, monthly fixed-fee projects (so that you can track time/expenses against these.)
- There is currently no way in Harvest to track actual time/costs against fixed-fee project fees
- There is currently no way in Harvest to add a one-time fixed-price charge for a project (i.e. one day of Bookkeeping at $ amount.) Support told me that the only way to do this is to add these charges as expenses. However, expenses are not included in the revenue reports that we rely on to run the practice, because they are seen as expenses and not revenue.

Pros

It's simple to keep track of harvest time. Multiple projects and tasks can be created and assigned to various members of your team. It is possible to keep track of the time spent by each individual and compare it to the total number of hours allotted for the project.

Cons

An outdated and unfriendly user interface. That would be a great and eye-catching interface to view, in my opinion. As a result, it would be the same as receiving a service or conducting research!

Pros

I like the most that the UI of their software is very simple and intuitive to use. I actively used this software for managing deadlines and managing time to understand how much time is needed for a feature, or task. Some of the tasks that I tracked were like creating a new landing page, creating a portfolio, implementing mobile-friendly UI, etc.Freelancers can also use this tool to keep track of their time, and this software also helps us in generating invoices and track payments.Additionally, it can be integrated with widely used apps like asana, GitHub, slack, Trello, and even payment gateways like Paypal. Excellent software.

Cons

I did not identify any cons so far. It is a very easy-to-use app and provides very good value.

Pros

The best thing about Harvest is how easy it is for employees to use. It took a little to no training to roll this out.

Cons

Overall my biggest gripe with the software is that for some reason it doesn’t track overtime or meal break penalties would still requires our payroll person to go in and calculate all of those manually.

Pros

A very easy-to-use app that lets you track time and clients. End-of-month invoicing is as simple as a few button clicks. Overall, I really like the program.

Cons

The price just wasn't worth it for me anymore. I found I could no longer justify the cost based on free offerings out there in the wild.

Alternatives Considered

Wave and Clockify

Pros

Easy to use with integrations like Asana and Zendesk.
Provides a fast way to draft Estimates and send them for review.
Easy way to draw time reports with a good level of granularity.

Cons

No way to be reminded that you forgot to switch off the timer. I basically do not use it because of that.
Wish there was a search filter by logged time description.

Pros

I love how easy to use and convenient Harvest is for time tracking and invoicing. It's been a tool that our business has used from the very beginning. I love its simple interface and the recent upgrades have been even more awesome!

Cons

There's not much to dislike about Harvest. I only wish it had the same capabilities as more complicated bookkeeping software such as Quickbooks so we could eliminate having additional software for more advanced accounting capabilities.