Updated October 11, 2026

A Harvest alternative that works the way Harvest used to

If Harvest’s 2026 pricing made it too expensive for your team, you have three realistic options. Here’s an honest look at each, including where Sheaf falls short.

Short answer: if you want the same timer, weekly timesheet, budgets and invoices without usage fees, try Sheaf: it imports your full Harvest history and is free during beta. If you need native apps, many integrations or online invoice payments today, look at Toggl Track or Clockify, or stay on Harvest.

What changed at Harvest

Bending Spoons acquired Harvest in July 2025. In 2026 Harvest moved to seat prices plus usage fees. The Teams plan is $9 per seat a month billed annually ($11 monthly) and Enterprise is $14 ($17.50 monthly). On top of seats come “Flex” usage fees on active projects, clients, tasks, invoices and the amount invoiced, or an “Unlimited” usage add-on. New sign-ups pick a paid billing cycle and add a card to start the trial.

For teams with many small clients, the jump was large. Customers reported bills going from $12 to $1,917 a month for a solo user, and from $79 to $938 a month for six people.

What people leaving Harvest are asking for

Reading reviews and forum threads, the same list comes up again and again:

A flat, published price with no usage fees
A written promise about price increases
Easy cancellation, no auto-renewal surprises
A lossless import of their Harvest history
Payment fees that are only what the processor charges
“Just what Harvest used to be”: simple, with invoicing built in

Your options

Option	Best for	Trade-off
Stay on Harvest	Teams with few active projects, or who rely on its integrations and native apps	Costs grow with projects, clients and invoices
Toggl Track or Clockify	Teams who mostly need a timer, apps on every device and integrations	Different workflow; invoicing, budgets and expenses sit on paid tiers
Sheaf	Freelancers and agencies of 1 to 30 people who liked Harvest’s timer, weekly timesheet, budgets and invoices	New, with no native apps, online payments or integrations yet

Harvest and Sheaf side by side

Feature	Harvest (2026)	Sheaf
Price	Seat price plus usage fees on active projects, clients, tasks, invoices and amount invoiced (or an Unlimited add-on)	Free during beta. Then one flat price per person, no usage fees
Starting a trial	Pick a paid billing cycle and add a card	No card
Timer and weekly timesheet	Yes	Yes, with copy last week’s rows
Project budgets and alerts	Yes	Hours, money or monthly; alerts at 80% and 100%
Invoices from tracked time	Yes	Yes, with share link and print-to-PDF
Online invoice payments	Yes, with an extra fee reported on top of Stripe	Not yet
Expenses	Yes	Yes
Reports with profit	Yes	Yes, with CSV export
Estimates	Yes	Yes, and clients can accept online
Timesheet approvals	Enterprise plan	Yes, on every plan
Billing rounding	Yes	Yes (6, 10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes)
API	Yes	Yes, with personal tokens
Native apps, browser extension, integrations	Yes	Not yet (installable web app, JSON API)
AI features	Yes	None

Harvest details are from Harvest’s public pricing and the reports listed below, as of October 11, 2026. Check Harvest’s site for the latest.

What moving to Sheaf looks like

Create an account. Free during beta, no card.
Create a personal access token in Harvest and paste it into Sheaf with your account ID.
Sheaf copies everything: people, clients, tasks, projects with budgets, every time entry with its rate, and expenses. Already-invoiced time stays invoiced.
Run both for a week if you like. Import again to pick up anything new, then switch.

Import from Harvest Read the step-by-step guide

Questions

What is the best Harvest alternative for a small agency?

It depends on what you used Harvest for. If you mainly need a timer and reports, Toggl Track and Clockify are mature options with native apps. If you want the Harvest workflow itself (a timer, a weekly timesheet, project budgets and invoices built from tracked time), Sheaf was built to be that, with a one-click import of your Harvest history.

Why did Harvest get more expensive in 2026?

After Bending Spoons acquired Harvest in July 2025, Harvest moved to seat prices plus usage fees on active projects, clients, tasks, invoices and the amount invoiced, with an optional “Unlimited” usage add-on. Teams with many small clients or projects saw the biggest jumps.

Can I move my Harvest history, not just my projects?

Yes. Sheaf imports every time entry with its rate, plus people, clients, tasks, projects with budgets, expenses, past invoices and estimates. Time Harvest already invoiced stays linked to its invoice, so it’s never billed twice.

Can I try Sheaf without leaving Harvest?

Yes. The import only reads from Harvest. Run both side by side, then run the import again before you switch to pick up anything new. It only adds what’s new.

Is Sheaf free?

Free during the beta, no card. Paid plans will be one flat price per person with no usage fees, announced at least 30 days ahead, with a founding discount for beta teams.

Sources

Subscription Insider subscriptioninsider.com/blog/harvest-pricing-change-sends-some-renewals-up-1-500
Tillage tillage.ai/blog/harvest-price-increase-2026
Silicon UK silicon.co.uk/e-enterprise/merger-acquisition/harvest-price-shock-631249
Trustpilot reviews of Harvest trustpilot.com/review/getharvest.com

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