Billed vs Harvest
Quick Summary
Billed publishes this comparison, and we haven't ranked or scored either product. Harvest says it helps professional teams "track time, bill clients, optimize team time, and measure performance with confidence." Billed's invoice software page says: "Billed keeps invoicing, estimates, expenses, time tracking and reports in one account." Each product's details come from its own pages, checked on October 30, 2026.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Billed | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Time tracking Time | ||
| Timesheet view Time | ||
| Bill tracked time Time | ||
| Recurring invoices Invoicing | ||
| Reminders to clients Invoicing | ||
| Stripe payments Payments | Teams plan and up | |
| PayPal payments Payments | Teams plan and up | |
| Expense tracking Work | ||
| Receipts on expenses Work | ||
| Reports Work | ||
| Team access Work | Teams plan and up | |
| Zapier Work | ||
| Mobile apps Work |
Comparison based on publicly available information.
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Harvest
You want the setup Harvest's pages describe, where tracked time becomes the invoice: "Harvest automatically turns timesheets into invoices, so you can accurately bill clients for time and expenses."
You take card and PayPal payments on your invoices. Harvest's invoicing page says: "Stripe and PayPal integrations let your clients pay invoices quickly and conveniently."
Choose Billed
You want to invoice for tracked time and keep expenses and reports in the same account. Billed's invoice software page says you can "bill for time you have tracked", and its financial reports page lists "Expense Reports" and "Time Tracking Reports".
You take payments on your invoices through Stripe or PayPal. Billed's invoice software page says: "Connect your Stripe account and every invoice you send gets a pay button, so clients can pay by card." and "Connect PayPal to add a PayPal option as well."
Detailed Feature Analysis
What each product covers
Harvest: its home page says: "Harvest helps professional teams track time, bill clients, optimize team time, and measure performance with confidence." Its invoicing page says: "Harvest automatically turns timesheets into invoices, so you can accurately bill clients for time and expenses."
Billed: Billed's invoice software page says: "Billed keeps invoicing, estimates, expenses, time tracking and reports in one account." It also says: "Billed works in a web browser on any device, and Billed's mobile app page describes apps for iOS and Android." Its features page says: "Collaborate and track your team’s time in one place." and "Create and export your and your team’s timesheets."
Plans (Harvest, October 30, 2026, prices in US dollars)
- Free: "1 seat" and "2 projects", with time tracking, invoicing and expense tracking.
- Teams: starting from $9 per seat a month on annual billing ("$108 per seat, billed annually"), or $11 per seat a month on monthly billing. It adds "Unlimited seats", "Team reporting" and "Accounting and payment integrations".
- Enterprise: starting from $14 per seat a month on annual billing ("$168 per seat, billed annually"), or $17.50 on monthly billing. It adds profitability reporting, timesheet approvals and SAML-based SSO, among other features.
- Enterprise Plus: custom pricing.
Harvest's pricing page also says: "Your base rate includes core features. As your team grows, additional invoices, projects, clients, and tasks are billed based on what you use, so you're never overpaying." It adds: "The usage of some features may require the payment of fees."
Billed's plans are on its pricing page. They aren't part of this comparison's figures.
Payments
Harvest: its invoicing page says: "Stripe and PayPal integrations let your clients pay invoices quickly and conveniently." Its Stripe listing says: "Receive credit card or ACH payments." On the pricing page, accounting and payment integrations are listed from the Teams plan up.
Billed: Billed's accept payments page says: "Billed charges you nothing to accept online payments with Stripe. Only Stripe standard rates apply." Its invoice software page says: "Connect your Stripe account and every invoice you send gets a pay button, so clients can pay by card." and "Connect PayPal to add a PayPal option as well."
What Billed's pages say about each row
Each Billed tick in the table comes from one of Billed's product pages:
- Time tracking (features): "Collaborate and track your team’s time in one place."
- Timesheet view (features): "Create and export your and your team’s timesheets."
- Bill tracked time (invoice software): "Attach receipts to your expenses, convert an approved estimate into an invoice, and bill for time you have tracked."
- Recurring invoices (invoice software): "For clients you bill on a schedule, set up a recurring profile once."
- Reminders to clients (invoice software): "Invoice reports show which invoices are paid, partially paid or past due, and you can see who owes you money and send them a payment reminder."
- Stripe payments (invoice software): "Connect your Stripe account and every invoice you send gets a pay button, so clients can pay by card."
- PayPal payments (invoice software): "Connect PayPal to add a PayPal option as well."
- Expense tracking (expense tracking): "An expense in Billed records who you paid, when, how much and which category it belongs to, with the receipt attached to the same entry."
- Receipts on expenses (expense tracking): "Attach the receipt when you record the expense, and it stays with that entry in your Billed account instead of in a drawer or an inbox."
- Reports (financial reports): "Billed offers several built-in reports: Invoice Reports (paid, partially paid, and overdue), Expense Reports, Income vs Expense Reports, Top Selling Products, and Time Tracking Reports."
- Team access (invoice software): "Invite your team, accountant or contractors and give them permissions in your account."
- Zapier (Zapier integration page): "Billed has an app on Zapier, so a workflow can start when something changes in Billed, or create and update Billed records from another app, without code."
- Mobile apps (invoice software): "Billed works in a web browser on any device, and Billed's mobile app page describes apps for iOS and Android."
In-Depth Comparison Guide
Disclosure: Billed publishes this page. We haven't ranked or scored either product. Harvest's plans and features come from its own pages, and Billed's from Billed's product pages, all checked on October 30, 2026. Plans and prices change, so check the linked pages before you choose.
The main difference: where the work starts
Harvest's pages start from tracked time. Its invoicing page says: "Use Harvest’s time tracking software to track time spent on tasks, then automatically turn those billable hours into online invoices." Billed's invoice software page says: "Billed keeps invoicing, estimates, expenses, time tracking and reports in one account."
Sample: Harvest's Teams plan for three people
This sample uses Harvest's own Teams prices from October 30, 2026, which its pricing page lists as "starting from" prices.
- Annual billing: $108 per seat × 3 seats = $324 a year.
- Monthly billing: $11 per seat × 3 seats = $33 a month, and $33 × 12 = $396 a year.
- Difference: $396 − $324 = $72 a year less on annual billing.
Harvest also bills additional invoices, projects, clients and tasks "based on what you use", so a team's bill can be higher than this. Billed's prices aren't part of the sample; they're on Billed's pricing page.
Where to check before you choose
- Harvest: pricing, invoicing and payments, time tracking and integrations.
- Billed: features, accept payments, financial reports and pricing.
Switching from Harvest?
Billed's client management page says: "Billed supports client imports so you can quickly onboard your existing client list without entering each contact manually." Check Harvest's help pages for how to export your clients and time entries before you move.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Bottom Line
Harvest suits a team that runs its work from tracked time and wants the time tracking, invoicing and reporting its pages describe. Billed suits a business that wants invoices, expenses, tracked time and reports in one account, with Stripe card payments and PayPal payments on its invoices. Check each product's pages for the features you rely on before you choose.
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