How Harvest helps consulting & IT firms

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Gain client trust

With Harvest's visual reports into billable and non billable hours, you'll increase transparency as each project progresses.

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Confidently plan projects

Unique insights into previous consulting jobs help you optimize your time and make better decisions when planning your next project. 

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Easily create retainers

If you bill clients in advance, Harvest makes it easy to create retainers and collect payments up front.  

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TimeSHEETS

Accurate time tracking down to the minute

With Harvest’s accurate time tracking, you’re able to track billable work hours, see how much time rolls over into the next month, and check utilization at a glance. 

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“Harvest has been very useful for us as we have discussions with our client when we re-evaluate our business.”

AJ Vaynerchuk, Co-Founder of Vayner Media

REPORTS & ANALYSIS

Actionable insights for even better results

Harvest’s detailed visual time reporting helps you share accurate, real-time reports with clients, plan projects with confidence, and even keep fixed-fee projects on track.

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INVOICING & PAYMENTS

Seamless invoicing that helps you get paid fast

Your hard work deserves swift payment — and Harvest makes it easy to get paid. We automatically transform billable hours into invoices your customers can pay online. 

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INTEGRATIONS

Integrate seamlessly with your favorite tools

TRUSTED BY 70,000+ COMPANIES

Helping consulting & IT firms thrive since 2006

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Harvest was key to helping me start my company - it allowed us to move from a world of managing a lot of subcontractors to managing a staff quite easily.
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Sara Holoubek
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CEO & Founder of Luminary Labs
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Harvest allows us to track people’s time, not just to know if they’ve worked or not, but also it’s such a cornerstone of how we bill our clients.
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Luis Klefsjo
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Delivery Manager at YLD
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We use Harvest reports all the time, to assess our individual projects. We can see how they’re performing and how we’re going towards our goals.
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Dr. Trenor Williams
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CEO of Clinovations

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Time management is a critical factor of boosting productivity in software development projects, and using time tracking software is a great way to save time and optimize business practices. Harvest offers employee time tracking software that allows you to track time, gain insights from past projects, and get paid for your work — all in one convenient place.
    Harvest is more than a time card app. Not only does it improve time management by tracking hours spent on a project, but it also provides visual reports that show how much time was spent on previous projects so you can analyze the results and plan for better time management for future jobs.
    If you'd like to try Harvest for free, we recommend signing up for a free 30-day trial to unlock all of the great features and see for yourself the value of signing up for a Pro account.

  • As a development agency working to optimize your team practices, using project management software and a good time tracking tool to track employee hours and billing rates instead of relying on manual time tracking is a good idea. There are several time clock and expense tracking apps and other project management tools to choose from online, but it's important to choose one that works best for your needs.
    Harvest is a great time tracking tool for teams of all sizes because it has everything your team needs to keep track of hours and projects in real-time. For starters, it provides intuitive time tracking software that's easy to adopt and flexible enough for all types of teams. It also measures project profitability and provides detailed reports in real-time so you can better plan for future jobs.
    Employees can use it across all types of mobile apps, making it easy to capture their time and submit timesheet approval from wherever they work. Since it's integrated with the popular tools your team already knows and loves, there's no issue getting started. Plus, you can create automated reminders to help them build smart habits and capture powerful insights.
    Speaking of insights, Harvest takes your time tracking data and turns it into a wide selection of visual reports. These help keep projects running smoothly and your team supported by providing insights into time and billing hours. This means if you're worried about your job costing too much, you can use the insights to make changes before an issue arises. See for yourself and get started with a free trial — no credit card required.

  • Harvest's employee time tracking software is affordable for teams of all sizes. For just $10.80 a month per user, you can track time across unlimited projects for an unlimited number of team members. For less than $11, you'll receive more than just time tracking:
    Time tracking: Team members can start and stop timers with one click across all devices.
    Reminders: Your team will never have to worry about forgetting to track time or losing hours worked, because you can create custom reminders to help them build smart habits.
    • Invoicing: Your tracked time and expenses are automatically transformed into accurate invoices.
    • Online Payments: Harvest's integrations with Stripe and PayPal allow you to accept payments from your customers online.
    • Reporting: Harvest creates detailed reports with insights into your budgets, time spent, team capacity, expenses, and more.
    • Integrations: Your team will have no issue getting started with Harvest because we integrate with the popular apps they already know and use in their regular workday.
    • Budgets: Track your budgets along with your time, and if a project is in danger of running off track, Harvest will alert you.
    • Cost Tracking: Drill down into the details and see how much every project costs to complete.
    • Expenses: You can add project expenses in just a few clicks, and even attach photos of receipts with ease. 
    Harvest also provides a free plan for smaller teams and lighter project loads.

  • Time tracking software is an online tool that advertising and marketing teams of all sizes use to measure how much time is spent on projects and tasks. Harvest works in the background without interrupting the work of your team, allowing them to focus on producing great marketing campaigns. You can either start and stop the timer as you work, or fill in the timesheets at the end of each day or week.
    You can also use time tracking software to accurately invoice and bill software development clients. You can also generate reports to gain time management insights and allocate resources. Regardless of the need, time tracking apps are used to:

    • Measure project time
    • Boost productivity
    • Keep projects running smoothly and accurately

    For a better look into how a time tracking tool like Harvest works, get started with a free trial today and see for yourself — no credit card required.