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Toggl Track vs Harvest: Which Time Tracker Fits Your Team in 2026?

Both start at $9 a seat on annual billing, but Harvest adds usage charges it does not publish and builds invoicing into every plan. Toggl adds planning and a bigger free plan. Here is how the costs really compare.

By Bill Belcamino · Last updated September 19, 2026 · Our methodologyResearched and fact-checked by the HelpCompare team
Toggl Track logoFree for up to 3 users; Starter $9/user/mo (annual)

Toggl Track

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Harvest logoFree for 1 seat; Teams from $9/seat/mo (annual) plus usage charges

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Toggl Track vs HarvestVerified Sep 19, 2026
Bottom line Editorial assessment

Which is better for billing clients, Toggl Track or Harvest?

Choose Harvest if you invoice clients from tracked time and want Stripe, QuickBooks, Xero or Gusto connected, and can get a usage quote; choose Toggl if you want a published price with no usage charges, planning tools and SSO on Premium. Both start at $9 a seat a month on annual billing, but Harvest adds unpublished usage charges on Flex billing.

Heads up: Toggl now sells Toggl Track inside its unified Toggl plans (time tracking plus planning). Prices here are the ones new customers see on toggl.com/pricing, checked September 19, 2026. Existing Toggl Track accounts keep their current plans.

Quick verdict: On the headline, these are level: Toggl Starter and Harvest Teams both start at $9 a seat a month on annual billing. The difference is what sits behind that number. Harvest now bills Teams and Enterprise either as “Flex” (seats plus usage charges for active projects, clients, tasks and invoicing above a free allowance) or “Unlimited” (a fixed usage fee), and publishes neither the usage rates nor the Unlimited price, so its $9 is a floor. Harvest builds invoicing, expenses and QuickBooks, Xero, Stripe and Gusto connections into its paid plans. Toggl’s price is the full price, its free plan covers 3 users against Harvest’s 1, and its plans add planning and capacity tools.
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Toggl Track vs Harvest: quick facts

At a glanceToggl TrackHarvest
CategoryTime Tracking
Entry priceFree for up to 3 users; Starter $9/user/mo (annual)Free for 1 seat; Teams from $9/seat/mo (annual) plus usage charges
Free planYes — up to 3 usersYes — 1 seat, 2 projects

Is Toggl Track cheaper than Harvest?

At list price they start level: $9 a seat a month on annual billing for Toggl Starter and Harvest Teams. On monthly billing Toggl is $12 and Harvest $11. But Harvest’s price excludes usage charges on its Flex billing, which Harvest does not publish; its own help center shows an example bill moving from a seats-only $44 to $404 once usage is added. Ask Harvest for a quote at your project and client volume before comparing.

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Toggl Track vs Harvest at a glance

CategoryToggl TrackHarvest
Free planUp to 3 users1 seat, 2 active projects
Entry paid planStarter — $9/user/mo annual, $12 monthlyTeams — from $9/seat/mo annual ($108/yr), $11 monthly
Usage chargesNone publishedFlex billing adds charges for projects, clients, tasks and invoicing above an allowance — rates not published
Next plan upPremium — $16 annual, $24 monthlyEnterprise — from $14 annual, $17.50 monthly
InvoicingNot listed on Toggl’s plans pageBuilt in on every plan, with Stripe payments
Accounting and payrollNot listed on Toggl’s plans pageQuickBooks Online, Xero, Stripe on Teams; Gusto sync
Timesheet approvalsPremiumEnterprise
Single sign-on / SCIMSSO on PremiumSAML SSO on Enterprise; Harvest says it does not offer SCIM
Planning and PTOTimelines, PTO and flexible hours on StarterTime off rolling out to all accounts
Free trial30 days30 days, no card

Verified September 19, 2026Prices recorded from each vendor’s own pricing page. See sources

Prices in USD from toggl.com/pricing and getharvest.com/pricing; Flex billing from Harvest’s help center. All checked September 19, 2026.

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How they actually differ

Toggl is a time tracker that has grown into planning and capacity. Harvest is time tracking plus invoicing and expenses, built for agencies and consultancies that bill clients by the hour.

What the $9 buys

Harvest bills Teams and Enterprise either as “Flex”, a per-seat rate plus usage-based charges for active projects, clients, tasks and invoicing above a free allowance, or as “Unlimited” with a fixed usage fee. Harvest does not publish the usage rates, the free allowances or the Unlimited price, so its per-seat prices are a floor, not a total.

Toggl publishes a per-user price with no usage charges: $9 or $16 a user a month on annual billing, or $12 and $24 monthly.

Invoicing and accounting

Harvest turns tracked time and expenses into invoices on every plan, takes card payments through Stripe, and syncs with QuickBooks Online and Xero on Teams and up; it also pushes hours to Gusto payroll. Toggl’s plans page lists billable rates, labor costs and profitability reports, but not invoicing.

Control and security

Toggl includes single sign-on and timesheet approvals on Premium. Harvest keeps SAML SSO and approvals for Enterprise, says it does not offer SCIM, and stores data in the US only.

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Pros & cons

Toggl Track

Pros

  • Price published in full, with no usage charges
  • Free plan for up to 3 users
  • Planning, timelines and PTO on Starter
  • SSO and approvals on Premium

Cons

  • Invoicing not listed on current plans
  • Monthly billing costs $12 to $24 a user
  • No accounting integrations listed on the plans page
  • Enterprise is quote-only

Harvest

Pros

  • Invoicing and expenses on every plan
  • QuickBooks, Xero, Stripe and Gusto connections
  • Unlimited seats on Teams
  • 30-day trial without a card

Cons

  • Usage charges on Flex billing are not published
  • Free plan is 1 seat and 2 projects
  • Approvals and SSO need Enterprise
  • No SCIM; US-only data storage
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Cost calculator: what does your team actually pay?

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List prices checked September 19, 2026. Harvest’s seat prices are “starting from” rates: Flex billing adds usage charges for projects, clients, tasks and invoicing above a free allowance, and Harvest does not publish those rates, so the Harvest figure is a minimum. Taxes are not included.

Choose Toggl Track if…

You want a price you can budget exactly, planning and PTO in the same tool, or SSO and approvals without an Enterprise contract.

Choose Harvest if…

You bill clients by the hour and want invoices, expenses and payments in the tracker, connected to QuickBooks, Xero or Gusto, and you can get a usage quote first.

Total cost over time

Uses your selections above. Estimate excludes add-ons, overages, and negotiated discounts.

Ready to pick your time tracker?

Both offer 30-day trials. If you are leaning to Harvest, ask for your Flex usage estimate before the trial ends.

See Toggl Track pricing See Harvest pricing
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Toggl Track vs Harvest: security, offline & remote work

How Toggl Track and Harvest compare on compliance reports, sign-in controls, offline access and the setup details that matter for remote, hybrid and in-office teams. Every value links to the vendor page it came from.

What we checkedToggl TrackHarvest
Security & compliance
SOC 2 reportSOC 2 Type IIsourceNot published
ISO/IEC 27001CertifiedsourceNot published
Other certificationsNot publishedPCI DSS (merchant certificate)source
HIPAA (BAA)Not publishedNot published
GDPR data processing agreementDPA offeredsourceDPA offeredsource
Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC)YesPremiumsourceYesEnterprisesource
SCIM user provisioningNot publishedNosource
Two-factor authenticationYessourceYesEnforcement: Teamssource
Admin audit logYesPremiumsourceYesEnterprisesource
Data residency choicesNot publishedUS onlysource
EncryptionEncryption in transit and at rest; TLS; hosted on Google Cloud PlatformsourceTLS 1.2/1.3 in transit; backups AES-256 at rest; attachments encrypted at rest on Amazon S3source
Self-hosting optionNot publishedCloud onlysource
Offline access
Offline modeWorks offlineThe Windows and macOS desktop apps track and edit time offline and sync when reconnected; the web app works offline only on the Timer page, with reports and settings unavailable.sourceWorks offlineThe iPhone and Android apps track time and log expenses offline and sync when reconnected; the browser and desktop apps need an internet connection, though a running timer keeps running.source
Desktop appsWindows, macOSsourceWindows, macOSsource
Mobile appsiOS, AndroidsourceiOS, Androidsource
Offline limitsWeb app offline mode covers time tracking on the Timer page only, for a limited time; logging out of a desktop app deletes unsynced entries.sourceOffline works only in the mobile apps; browser and desktop apps require a strong internet connection.source
Remote, hybrid & in-office
IP allowlistingNot publishedNot published
Device & session controlsNot publishedNot published
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What this means for your team

  • Audit reports: Toggl Track states a SOC 2 report on its own site; we found no SOC 2 statement for Harvest. If your security team requires SOC 2, ask Harvest directly before shortlisting.
  • Single sign-on: Toggl Track includes it on Premium; Harvest includes it on Enterprise. If your team signs in through Okta, Microsoft Entra ID or Google, price the plan that includes SSO, not the entry plan.
  • Working offline: Toggl Track and Harvest let you keep working without a connection. Details are in the Offline mode row above.

Toggl Track: worth knowing

  • RemoteToggl Track does not take screenshots or monitor app usage in any of its apps, so remote staff are not surveilled. source
  • OfficeDesktop apps in offices with restricted internet (firewall/proxy) most commonly hit sync problems; the Windows app has proxy settings. source
  • SecurityOrganizations can enforce SSO-only login for their domain once an SSO profile (Premium or Enterprise) is approved. source

Harvest: worth knowing

  • SecurityWhen enabled, two-factor authentication is an account-wide sign-in requirement for everyone, and it is mandatory for accounts connected to Xero. source
  • RemoteAll Harvest data is stored in the U.S. (Google Cloud, with AWS backups), with no customer-selectable region. source
  • OfficeHarvest's Gusto payroll sync is only for US-based Gusto customers and must be run by an Administrator. source

Checked September 19, 2026 against each vendor’s own trust center, help docs and app pages. Hover or tap “source” to see the exact wording we relied on. “Not published” means we could not find the vendor saying it on its own site — it doesn’t mean the feature is missing. Plan names are the lowest plan the vendor says includes the feature. Security · Offline · Remote vs office · Download the data

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Harvest more expensive than Toggl Track?

Their seat prices start level at $9 a month on annual billing, but Harvest adds usage charges on Flex billing that it does not publish, so Harvest usually costs more than its seat price. Toggl’s published price has no usage charges.

What is Harvest Flex billing?

A per-seat rate plus usage-based charges for active projects, clients, tasks and invoicing above a free allowance. The alternative, Unlimited, charges a fixed usage fee. Harvest does not publish either rate.

Can Toggl import my Harvest data?

Yes. Toggl’s help center documents a Harvest importer on paid plans that brings over clients, projects, tasks, billable rates and the past 12 months of time entries.

Does Toggl Track do invoicing?

Toggl’s current plans page lists billable rates and profitability reports but not invoicing. Harvest includes invoicing on every plan.

Which plan do I need for single sign-on?

Toggl Premium ($16 a user a month, annual) or Harvest Enterprise (from $14 a seat, annual, plus usage).

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When to Buy — and When to Walk Away

Every “best time tracker” listicle tells you why to buy. Here’s the other half: the specific conditions under which Toggl Track or Harvest is the wrong purchase for your team.

Toggl Track

Buy Toggl Track if:

  • You need a predictable per-user price
  • Planning and capacity matter as much as tracking
  • You want SSO below Enterprise

Do NOT buy Toggl Track if:

  • You want to invoice clients from the tracker
  • You rely on QuickBooks, Xero or Gusto sync
  • You need more than 3 users free

Harvest

Buy Harvest if:

  • You bill clients by the hour and invoice from tracked time
  • You want expenses and payments in one place
  • You use QuickBooks, Xero or Gusto

Do NOT buy Harvest if:

  • You need a fixed, published price
  • You need SCIM or data outside the US
  • Many small projects and clients would drive up usage charges

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