# Harvest vs Timely

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Timely

| Attribute | Harvest | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46.1 (32% (low)) | 69.1 (44% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A time tracking platform that automatically records work activity across web and desktop applications, using AI to allocate time to projects and complete timesheets for teams at consultancies, agencies, and SaaS businesses. Designed to eliminate manual timesheet chasing while maintaining privacy and trust within teams. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"iso_27001":true,"pricing_model":"freemium","manual_timesheet_entry":true,"project_and_task_hierarchy":true,"geofencing_gps_tracking_mobile":true,"billable_hourly_rates_invoicing":true,"employee_screenshot_surveillance":true,"jira_asana_trello_native_extensions":true,"automated_background_activity_tracking":true}` |
| integrations.count | 40 | 15 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"monday.com"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"PayPal"}]` | `[{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Asana"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"ClickUp"},{"name":"Clubhouse"},{"name":"Basecamp"},{"name":"Xero"},{"name":"QuickBooks"},{"name":"FreshBooks"},{"name":"Power BI"},{"name":"Tableau"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Git"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"NO","primaryMarkets":["NO","GB","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$9/user/month billed annually; $11/user/month billed monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":11,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"$16/user/month billed annually; $20/user/month billed monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Unlimited","summary":"$22/user/month billed annually; $28/user/month billed monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":22,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":28,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"From free tier. Paid plans from $9/user/month (annual billing).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.timely.com/blog/clockify-pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T15:38:27.371Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":9,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Time Tracking)

| Capability | Harvest | Timely |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | - | Freemium |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:58:40.072Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*