Harvest vs Toggl Track

Harvest and Toggl Track both start free and both track time, but they are built for different jobs. Harvest is a time tracking platform with real invoicing…

Best for Harvest: Harvest is the better fit for freelancers, consultants, and small agencies who want to track time and send real invoices with expense tracking from the same free plan, without adding a separate billing tool.

Best for Toggl Track: Toggl Track is the better fit for teams already using many other productivity and project tools who want frictionless, automated time capture across web, mobile, and desktop that plugs into that existing stack via 100+ integrations.

At a Glance

	Harvest	Toggl Track
Primary category	Productivity	Productivity
Rating	Not documented	Not documented
Pricing model	Freemium, per-seat subscription with usage-based fees	freemium
Starting price	Free	Free; paid plans from $9/user/month
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Free trial	Yes	Not documented
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows	Not documented
Team collaboration	Not documented	Not documented
AI features	Not documented	Not documented
Public API	Yes	Not documented

Key Differences

Invoicing and expense tracking

Harvest: Harvest includes real invoicing and expense tracking starting on its free plan

Toggl Track: Toggl Track's provided facts do not document built-in invoicing or expense tracking

For freelancers and small businesses that bill clients directly, having invoicing built into the time tracker removes the need for a separate billing tool

Integration breadth

Harvest: Harvest documents integrations with Asana and Slack

Toggl Track: Toggl Track documents 100 plus integrations across productivity and project tools

Teams with a large or varied software stack need a time tracker that connects to whatever they already use, not just a couple of named apps

Free plan structure

Harvest: Harvest's free plan is capped at 1 seat and 2 projects but includes full invoicing and expense tracking

Toggl Track: Toggl Track's free plan is capped by a limited number of users

The shape of a free tier cap determines whether a solo user or a small team can realistically run their whole workflow on it for free

Cross-platform automated tracking

Harvest: Harvest's provided facts do not document automated tracking across web, mobile, and desktop apps

Toggl Track: Toggl Track explicitly offers time tracking across web, mobile, and desktop apps

Field teams and people switching devices throughout the day need tracking that follows them without manual re-entry

Profitability analysis

Harvest: Harvest's provided facts do not document a dedicated profitability analysis feature

Toggl Track: Toggl Track offers profitability analysis on its Premium tier

Agencies pricing projects need visibility into whether billed hours are actually profitable against cost

SSO tier and price

Harvest: Harvest offers SAML-based SSO on its Enterprise tier at 14 dollars per seat per month

Toggl Track: Toggl Track offers SSO on its Premium tier at 18 dollars per user per month

Organizations with identity provider requirements need to know which tier and price unlocks SSO before rolling the tool out company-wide

Entry-level paid plan pricing

Harvest: Harvest's Teams plan is 9 dollars per seat per month

Toggl Track: Toggl Track's Starter plan is 9 dollars per user per month

The two tools price their first paid tier identically, so the deciding factor becomes which set of Starter or Teams features matters more, not raw cost

Top-tier plan pricing model

Harvest: Harvest's Enterprise tier is a fixed 14 dollars per seat per month

Toggl Track: Toggl Track's Enterprise tier is custom pricing

Fixed enterprise pricing is easier to budget for upfront, while custom pricing usually means negotiation and added capabilities beyond the standard tiers

Core product focus

Harvest: Harvest centers on time tracking paired with invoicing and expense tracking

Toggl Track: Toggl Track centers on time tracking paired with broad integrations and profitability reporting

The core focus signals which adjacent workflow, billing versus tool ecosystem connectivity, each product is optimized to support

Feature-by-Feature

Core Time Tracking

Feature	Harvest	Toggl Track
Time tracking	Available	Available
Automated tracking across web, mobile, and desktop	Not documented	Available
Billable rates	Not documented	Available

Invoicing and Expense Management

Feature	Harvest	Toggl Track
Invoicing	Available	Not documented
Expense tracking	Available	Not documented

Integrations

Feature	Harvest	Toggl Track
Asana integration	Available	Not documented
Slack integration	Available	Not documented
Overall integration breadth	Limited	Available

Reporting and Profitability

Feature	Harvest	Toggl Track
Project profitability analysis	Not documented	Available

Security and Access Control

Feature	Harvest	Toggl Track
SAML-based SSO	Available	Available

Pricing and Plans

Feature	Harvest	Toggl Track
Free plan	Available	Available
Entry paid tier	Available	Available
Enterprise tier	Available	Available

Platform Availability

Feature	Harvest	Toggl Track
Web app	Not documented	Available
Mobile app	Not documented	Available
Desktop app	Not documented	Available

Pricing Compared

Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.

Harvest

Free — $0 Forever

Teams — $9/seat/month ($108/seat billed annually) Monthly or annual

Enterprise — $14/seat/month ($168/seat billed annually) Monthly or annual

Enterprise Plus — Custom pricing Negotiated

Toggl Track

Free — $0 N/A

Starter — $9/user/month Monthly (30-day free trial)

Premium — $14/user/month (first year), $18/user/month on renewal Monthly (30-day free trial)

Enterprise — Custom Custom

Pros & Cons

Harvest

Pros

Long track record of reliability and a clean, minimal interface focused on the time-to-invoice workflow
Free plan available for solo freelancers, plus a 30-day trial on all paid tiers
Deep integrations with accounting tools like QuickBooks, Xero and Deel
Strong multi-platform coverage with native Mac, Windows, iOS and Android apps
Visual project profitability and budget reports are useful for agencies billing clients hourly

Cons

Post-acquisition pricing restructure introduced usage-based fees that have increased costs for some high-usage accounts
Not a full project management suite, so teams needing task management must pair it with another tool
Fewer advanced resource-planning features than dedicated agency management platforms like Productive.io
Enterprise-tier features such as SSO and profitability reporting require the higher-priced plan
2025 acquisition by Bending Spoons has raised uncertainty among long-time users about future pricing and roadmap direction

Toggl Track

Pros

Polished, design-forward interface frequently praised in user reviews
Free plan generous enough for individuals and very small teams
Browser extension integrates with a very wide range of other tools
Bootstrapped, financially stable company with a long operating history
Strong reporting and profitability analysis features on paid tiers

Cons

Premium plan price increases after the first year, from 14 to 18 dollars per user per month
Screenshot and activity monitoring features found in some competitors are not part of Toggl Track's core focus
Advanced features like SSO and profitability analysis require the higher Premium tier
Enterprise pricing is not published and requires a sales demo
Per-user pricing can become costly for larger teams compared to some flat-rate competitors

Use Cases

Choose Harvest: Harvest is the better fit for freelancers, consultants, and small agencies who want to track time and send real invoices with expense tracking from the same free plan, without adding a separate billing tool.

Choose Toggl Track: Toggl Track is the better fit for teams already using many other productivity and project tools who want frictionless, automated time capture across web, mobile, and desktop that plugs into that existing stack via 100+ integrations.

Need both: An agency that invoices clients through Harvest but has team members embedded in client workflows built around other tools might run Toggl Track for capture and integrations while keeping Harvest as the invoicing system of record.

Harvest

Freelancer time tracking and invoicing — Independent freelancers track billable hours against client projects and generate invoices with online payment collection, all on the free or Teams plan.
Agency project profitability tracking — Creative and marketing agencies use Harvest's budget and profitability reports to see which client projects are running over budget in real time.
Professional services timesheet approval — Consulting firms use Enterprise-tier timesheet approval workflows and SSO to enforce billing accuracy and security compliance before invoicing clients.

Toggl Track

Freelance Billing and Profitability Tracking — Freelancers track billable hours per client and use profitability analysis to see which projects are most worth their time.
Agency Team Time Reporting — Agencies use Toggl Track's team collaboration, timesheet approvals, and scheduled reports to manage billable hours across multiple client accounts.
Enterprise Time and Productivity Analysis — Larger organizations use Premium and Enterprise features like SSO, multiple workspaces, and Salesforce integration to standardize time tracking across departments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Harvest or Toggl Track?

Their entry paid tiers are priced the same at 9 dollars per seat or user per month, Harvest Teams versus Toggl Track Starter, but Harvest's free plan includes invoicing and expense tracking while Toggl Track's free plan is capped by number of users, and Harvest's Enterprise tier is a fixed 14 dollars per seat per month versus Toggl Track's custom-priced Enterprise tier.

Does Harvest include invoicing like Toggl Track does?

Harvest includes real invoicing and expense tracking starting on its free plan, while Toggl Track's documented facts do not confirm built-in invoicing, so teams needing invoicing directly from the time tracker are better served by Harvest.

Which tool has more integrations, Harvest or Toggl Track?

Toggl Track documents 100 plus integrations, while Harvest documents specific integrations with Asana and Slack, making Toggl Track the broader choice for teams with a varied software stack.

Can Toggl Track track time across mobile and desktop like Harvest?

Toggl Track explicitly supports automated time tracking across web, mobile, and desktop apps, while Harvest's provided facts do not document cross-platform automated tracking specifically.

Does either tool offer single sign-on for larger teams?

Yes, both offer SAML-based single sign-on, Harvest on its Enterprise tier at 14 dollars per seat per month and Toggl Track on its Premium tier at 18 dollars per user per month.

Is Harvest or Toggl Track better for tracking project profitability?

Toggl Track documents a dedicated profitability analysis feature on its Premium tier, while Harvest's provided facts do not document an equivalent profitability analysis feature.

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