ActivityWatch vs Harvest
No clear leader: ActivityWatch (49.2) and Harvest (46.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for time tracking. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
ActivityWatch
An open-source time tracking application that monitors applications and websites you use on your device. It prioritizes privacy by storing all activity data locally rather than uploading to cloud servers, giving you complete control over your information.
Harvest
Harvest enables teams to track billable time, automatically generate and send invoices, analyze project profitability, and manage team capacity with integrated reporting and tool connections.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
ActivityWatch
Not documented yet.
Harvest
- Asana
- Trello
- Jira
- monday.com
- Stripe
- PayPal
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.