The platform used to be a solid choice for freelancers and businesses with straightforward needs (like tracking time for contractors) but it’s recent price hikes have made it unaffordable for many individuals and teams. For example, Forum Communications migrated from Harvest to Toggl<\/a> after Harvest announced a nearly 10x increase in pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its reporting and analysis are useful but generally simpler than other tools with advanced functionality. Harvest also lacks the tools to streamline the time tracking experience for employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Toggl Track<\/strong> is the best choice for large or mid-sized teams where employees need seamless time tracking, and managers and decision-makers need insights that improve productivity and profitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toggl Track\u2019s intuitive design, availability across every platform, and more advanced time tracking tools make logging time a breeze. Many of Toggl Track\u2019s 70,000 customers have reached 100% team-wide adoption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Its extensive analytics tools also empower managers and decision-makers to find productivity sinks, while predictive insights help employees become more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But this is just the starting point of our Harvest vs. Toggl Track comparison. To evaluate how each platform stacks up in 2026, I assessed them across the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s a quick overview of the main differences between Harvest and Toggl Track, before we get into the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n User Experience<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Is intuitive to use but doesn\u2019t offer automatic time tracking or any special features to make employees\u2019 time tracking less of a chore. Available as a web app, mobile app, desktop app, and Chrome extension.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Easy time tracking with a more seamless experience than Harvest. Has an appealing UI and offers tools for automated time tracking and a Pomodoro timer. Available as a web app, mobile app, desktop app, and Chrome extension.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Analytics and Reports<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Customizable time reports with a focus on expenses. Allows data filtering and sorting into billable and non-billable expenses. Export reports as CSV, PDF, or Excel.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Reports on business metrics like ROI, projects, profitability, etc. Time audits to spot tracking inconsistencies. Insights to spot data trends and time sinks. Analytics to visualize data with custom dashboards. Export reports as CSV, PDF, or Excel.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n Integrations<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n 68 integrations, including Asana, Notion, Trello, Google Calendar, Zendesk, Basecamp, and Zapier. Directly connects with payment processors like PayPal and Stripe.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n 145 integrations, browser extensions, and automation apps for project management, customer support, email services, accounting, and more. Includes Zapier, Jira, Slack, Toggl Plan, and Freshdesk.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n Billing and Invoicing<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Great for freelancers to turn timesheets into invoices and get paid with the built-in PayPal or Stripe tools.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Includes a simple invoicing tool. Lets you export billable time into dedicated billing and invoicing software like QuickBooks, Xero, and Zoho Books.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n Price<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Offers a free plan that allows 1 user, 2 projects, no imports, no integrations. The Pro pricing plan is $11\/user\/mo for all features and comes with a 30-day trial. Recent user reports indicate massive price increases at renewals, leading to pricing unpredictability for many customers.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Offers a free plan up to 5 users + allows data imports and integrations. Starter plan is $10\/user\/mo and adds billable rates, while Premium costs $20\/user\/mo for fixed project fees, reminders, audits, and analytics. 30-day free trial for both.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n Employee Privacy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Doesn\u2019t allow employee monitoring. Doesn\u2019t offer employee surveillance tools.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Prioritizes employee privacy and security. Doesn\u2019t offer employee surveillance tools.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n Review Platform Ratings<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n 4.3\/5 rating from 790 G2 reviews<\/a><\/p>\n 4.6\/5 from 565 Capterra reviews<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n 4.6\/5 rating from 1553 G2 reviews<\/a><\/p>\n 4.7\/5 from 2220 Capterra reviews<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n Best for<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Freelancers or small businesses looking for a simple time tracking tool with built-in billing, invoicing, and payments.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n Managers who need powerful time analytics to increase profitability and get productivity insights, while giving their team a simple time tracking experience.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n “Empower your employees. Improve performance.” \ud83d\udcc8\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alari Aho and Krister Haav developed Toggl<\/a> in 2006 to help them better account for their client time. They soon found their clients needed a time tracking solution too and began expanding the software. Following their acquisition, they re-branded to Toggl Track and two more products were introduced: Toggl Plan<\/a> and Toggl Hire<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toggl Track<\/a>\u2019s colorful design, availability across platforms, and time tracking features make logging time seamless and unobtrusive, ensuring it becomes second nature to everyone. Accurate time entries make it easy to hit deadlines, stay on budget, prevent scope creep<\/a>, and calculate fair payroll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Toggl Track\u2019s standout feature is the Reporting<\/a> that offer insights into your team\u2019s time, efficiency, and productivity. It sets the stage for constructive feedback and mentorship, without deviating from Toggl’s core value of respect for employee privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toggl Track is the ideal time tracking tool for companies that want to foster a culture of growth, performance, and trust while empowering decision makers with tools to spot inefficiencies with time reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n “Time tracking and more.” \u23f2\ufe0f\u2795\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Harvest<\/a> was started in 2006<\/a> when Danny Wen and Shawn Liu \u201cmade the tool they couldn\u2019t find: a well-designed, innovative application to track time and <\/em>invoice.<\/em>\u201d Thousands of freelancers and teams globally now use it to track and understand their time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Harvest\u2019s simple user interface reflects its design philosophy of being lightweight, nimble, and designed to power teams. It relies on manual time tracking and includes Invoicing and Billing<\/a> tools to track time, request payments, and get paid in the same app. Meanwhile, its simple Reports<\/a> are designed for expense tracking and keeping track of labor expenditures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This feature set makes Harvest ideal for freelancers and small businesses that want to track time, measure basic metrics, and invoice their clients on a single affordable platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a nutshell,<\/strong> Toggl Track takes time tracking off your mind with automatic tracking, time entry duplication, and a built-in Pomodoro timer, while Harvest only offers manual time tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n \u201cI’ve used Toggl for personal and professional time tracking, and the absolute ease of use makes this product a staple in my daily workflow\u2026 Even the ability to change the start time of an in-progress timer is intuitive and brilliant as a user.\u201d\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n Emily L. in a G2 review<\/a><\/p>\n Associate UX Designer<\/a><\/span>\n Enterprise (>1000 emp.)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n Toggl Track<\/strong> lets you view your entries day-by-day (List View<\/a>) or as a weekly calendar (Calendar View<\/a>). You can also choose how you log time \u2014 either by Manual Mode<\/a> or Timer Mode<\/a>. These features make the tool more convenient for employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toggl Track\u2019s Desktop App<\/a> is perfect for employees who typically fail at time logging. Its Autotracker automatically starts timers based on specific triggers like the time of day or launching of an app. It also automatically logs time and lets you set reminders for when you forget to start or stop timers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Harvest <\/strong>also enables you to view your entries by day or by week. However, it primarily relies on manual time tracking, so you must punch in start and stop times yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re starting a new week, Harvest can copy and modify the timesheets from the previous week. This feature helps if you\u2019re doing repetitive work every day of the week but won\u2019t serve freelancers, devs, creatives, or people with variable schedules and projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another way Toggl Track<\/strong> <\/strong>simplifies time tracking is by allowing employees to duplicate and bulk edit previous time entries. It also lets you pin frequently used time entries for quick access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Harvest<\/strong> doesn\u2019t have the same flexibility and simplicity when it comes to updating time entries because it lacks the option to duplicate individual ones. However, it allows bulk editing time entries from the detailed reports page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Toggl Track<\/strong> <\/strong>includes a built-in Pomodoro Timer<\/a>, convenient for employees who practice this popular time management technique. The feature is accessible in the settings menu (1) and allows you to set the timer interval and duration (2) \u2014 Toggl does the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Comparison Summary:<\/strong> Harvest vs Toggl Track<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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