# ActivityWatch vs Harvest

| Attribute | ActivityWatch | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49.2 (39% (low)) | 46.1 (32% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 22 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 18,720 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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 enables teams to track billable time, automatically generate and send invoices, analyze project profitability, and manage team capacity with integrated reporting and tool connections. |
| integrations.count | - | 40 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"monday.com"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"PayPal"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | MPL-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://activitywatch.net","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:58:17.136Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Free 30-day trial. Paid plans starting from approximately $19–24/user/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.getharvest.com/de/project-management/project-management-software-pricing-comparison","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T21:57:50.311Z","freeTrialDays":30,"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | 13 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.14.0b4-research","date":"2026-08-20T13:15:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.0b4-research"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.14.0b4","date":"2026-08-20T12:20:38Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.0b4"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.14.0b3-research","date":"2026-08-06T12:38:34Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.0b3-research"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.14.0b3","date":"2026-07-28T13:39:58Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.0b3"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.14.0b2","date":"2026-07-22T13:50:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.0b2"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.14.0b1","date":"2026-05-07T12:04:28Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.14.0b1"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.13.2","date":"2024-10-05T13:47:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.13.1","date":"2024-06-10T15:19:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.13.0","date":"2024-06-04T13:07:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.12.3b19","date":"2024-05-11T13:55:04Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.3b19"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.12.3b18","date":"2024-05-07T19:33:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.3b18"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.12.3b17","date":"2024-05-06T17:18:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.3b17"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.12.3b16","date":"2024-01-06T09:12:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.3b16"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.12.3b15","date":"2023-11-22T12:28:19Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.3b15"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.12.3b14","date":"2023-11-21T15:53:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.3b14"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.12.3b13","date":"2023-11-16T16:09:57Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.3b13"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.12.3b12","date":"2023-10-25T06:28:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.3b12"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.12.3b11","date":"2023-10-19T15:00:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.3b11"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.12.3b10","date":"2023-09-13T09:30:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.3b10"},{"url":"https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.12.3b9","date":"2023-08-30T22:10:31Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.12.3b9"}]` | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FActivityWatch%2Factivitywatch&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Time Tracking)

| Capability | ActivityWatch | Harvest |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Manual timesheet entry | - | - |
| Browser extension stopwatch | - | - |
| Automated background activity tracking | - | - |
| Project and task hierarchy | - | - |
| Billable hourly rates invoicing | - | - |
| Employee screenshot surveillance | - | - |
| Idle timeout detection | - | - |
| Geofencing gps tracking mobile | - | - |
| Jira asana trello native extensions | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:04:11.178Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*