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Harvest vs Hourtick

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Harvest

$9/seat/mo Free tier 30 day free trial

Time tracking tool for client service firms that bill by the hour and want invoicing built in. It is free for one seat and two projects; Teams starts at $9 per seat a month billed annually for unlimited seats, invoicing and accounting links, and Enterprise at $14 adds profitability reports, timesheet approvals and SSO.

Where Harvest fits

  • Agencies and consultancies invoicing clients from tracked hours
  • Freelancers who want free tracking and invoicing for one seat
  • Finance teams that want time synced to QuickBooks or Xero

Hourtick

$29/mo Free tier

Time tracker, timesheet approvals, task board and team chat that is free for unlimited people with every feature, charging only once a workspace passes 500 MB of usage a month (Pro is $29/mo for 5 GB). Its twist is AI agents as teammates: they take tasks, log their own time and show up in billable reports. A REST API and MCP server come with the free plan.

Where Hourtick fits

  • Agencies and consultancies billing clients by the hour
  • Teams that want approvals free without paying per seat
  • Teams handing work to AI agents and billing for it
  • Mac users who want a menu bar timer

At a glance

DetailHarvestHourtick
Starting price$9/seat/mo$29/mo
Free tier✓Yes✓Yes
Free trial30 day free trialNot on record
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underTime & attendanceTime & attendance, Workforce management
Capterra4.5 from 653 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Harvest

Stands out: Invoicing is part of the core product rather than an add on: tracked time and expenses become invoices, and payments and accounting connect to Stripe, QuickBooks Online, Xero and Deel. The 30 day trial includes Enterprise features like profitability reporting and approvals, and no card is taken.

Watch out: The base seat price is not the whole bill: additional invoices, projects, clients and tasks are charged on usage as a team grows, so model the cost before rolling it out. Timesheet approvals and profitability reports are Enterprise only, and SAML SSO cannot be tested during the trial.

Not the right fit for

  • Hourly workforces that need clock in, GPS or scheduling
  • Teams wanting a flat per seat price with no usage charges
  • Managers who need timesheet approvals on the entry team plan

Hourtick

Stands out: No per-seat pricing at all, so a 50-person team pays the same as a 5-person one, and approvals, billable rates and reports are not held back for a higher tier. It is one of very few time trackers built to record the hours and cost of AI agent work alongside people.

Watch out: It is a young product with no import from Harvest, Toggl or Clockify yet, so switching means starting fresh. There is no GPS or kiosk time clock for hourly or field staff, no payroll export, and Pro is billed monthly only. Usage based pricing means a chat and file heavy team can reach the paid plan sooner than a team that only tracks time.

Not the right fit for

  • Hourly shift workers who clock in at a kiosk or by GPS
  • Teams that need payroll integration
  • Companies wanting to import years of Harvest or Toggl data

Pros and cons

Harvest

  • Invoicing and payments built into the core product
  • 30 day free trial with no card required
  • Free plan for a single seat
  • Usage charges on top of the seat price
  • Approvals and profitability need Enterprise
  • Not built for hourly clock in

Hourtick

  • Free for unlimited people with every feature
  • Timesheet approvals and billable reports included
  • API and MCP server on the free plan
  • No import from other time trackers yet
  • No GPS or kiosk clock for shift workers
  • Pro billed monthly only

What each one costs

Harvest

$9/seat/mo

Free for 1 seat and 2 projects. Teams is $9 per seat a month billed annually ($108 a year) or $11 monthly; Enterprise is $14 billed annually or $17.50 monthly. Additional invoices, projects, clients and tasks are billed on usage above the base rate. Enterprise Plus is quoted. 30 day free trial, no card needed. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 27 Sep 2026

Hourtick

$29/mo

Free for unlimited people with every feature and 500 MB of usage a month, with no time limit and no card. Pro is $29/mo per workspace for 5 GB, plus $10/mo per extra GB, billed monthly only. There are no per-seat prices and no feature tiers, and invoicing through your own Stripe carries no Hourtick fee. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 15 Oct 2026

Common questions

Is Harvest cheaper than Hourtick?
Harvest starts lower, at $9/seat/mo against $29/mo for Hourtick. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Harvest or Hourtick for free?
Harvest and Hourtick carry a free tier on our listing. Harvest offers a 30 day free trial.
Does Harvest or Hourtick have an MCP server?
Hourtick ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 27 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?