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Harvest Alternative: TimeQuorum vs Harvest

Harvest is the tool a lot of agencies grew up on — time tracking with invoicing baked in. It's mature and reliable. So why look for an alternative? Usually it comes down to the free plan's single seat and the per-seat price as the team grows.

TimeQuorum and Harvest solve the same fundamental problem: track billable time, then turn it into invoices. This comparison is about where the two diverge — pricing, free-tier generosity, roles, and structure — so you can tell which fits your team.

TimeQuorum vs Harvest at a glance

Feature	TimeQuorum	Harvest
Free tier	✓ Up to 5 users	~ 1 seat, 2 projects
Paid plans start at	✓ $5/user/mo ($4.25 annual)	~ $11/user/mo ($9 annual)
Built-in invoicing	✓ From time entries (Professional+)	✓ Built-in
Billable rates per client / project	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Expense & receipt tracking	~ On roadmap	✓ Built-in
Role-based access control	✓ Granular RBAC	~ Basic roles
Client & project hierarchy	✓ 4-level	~ Client / project / task
Native desktop & mobile apps	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Database-level tenant isolation	✓ Per-workspace DB	✗ Shared DB
Minimum paid seats	✓ 2	✓ 1

Competitor pricing and features are as of July 2026 and may change — check getharvest.com for current details.

Where Harvest wins

Harvest has a long head start, and it shows in a few places:

• Expenses and receipts. Harvest has mature built-in expense tracking with receipt capture. TimeQuorum's expense/mileage/receipts feature is still on the roadmap — if that's core to you today, Harvest is ahead.
• Payments and integrations. Harvest's ecosystem (QuickBooks, Xero, Stripe/PayPal payment collection, and a large integration catalog) is broad and well-worn.
• Single-seat start. If you're a true solo and want to pay for exactly one seat, Harvest's paid plan starts at one; TimeQuorum's paid minimum is two.

Where TimeQuorum wins

1. A free tier a small team can actually use

Harvest's free plan is one person and two projects — really an extended trial. TimeQuorum's free plan covers up to 5 users with unlimited time entries and no project cap on paid tiers, so a small team can run real work before paying anything.

2. Roughly half the per-seat cost

At $5/user/month ($4.25 annually) for Starter and $8/user/month ($6.80 annually) for Professional, TimeQuorum lands well under Harvest's Teams plan at $11/user/month ($9 billed annually). For a five-person team, that difference compounds into real money over a year.

3. Granular roles out of the box

TimeQuorum ships a proper role model — admin, manager, accounting, member, observer — so you can separate who runs reports, who edits invoices, and who only sees their own entries, without upgrading for it.

4. Isolation and structure

Each TimeQuorum workspace gets its own database (not a shared multi-tenant table), and the four-level client → project → class → task hierarchy models more complex engagements than a flat client/project/task list.

Who each is best for

Choose Harvest if: you need mature expense/receipt tracking and its established payments and accounting integrations right now, and per-seat price isn't the deciding factor.

Choose TimeQuorum if: you're an individual contractor or small-to-medium team that wants time tracking plus invoicing at a lower price, with a free tier your whole team can use and roles included from the start.

Frequently asked questions

Is TimeQuorum cheaper than Harvest?

Generally, yes. TimeQuorum starts at $5/user/month ($4.25 billed annually) versus Harvest's $11/user/month ($9 billed annually), and the free tier covers up to 5 users rather than one.

Does TimeQuorum do invoicing like Harvest?

Yes — invoices are generated directly from filtered time entries on the Professional plan, the same core workflow Harvest is known for.

What does Harvest have that TimeQuorum doesn't yet?

Mature built-in expense and receipt tracking, and a broader payments/integrations ecosystem. TimeQuorum's expenses feature is on the roadmap.