Harvest

What Harvest does

Harvest is a New York-based SaaS company, founded in 2006 and operated by Bending Spoons US Inc. (a Delaware corporation within the Bending Spoons group, with Bending Spoons S.p.A. in Milan handling data processing), that provides cloud-based time tracking, expense management, invoicing, and reporting software to professional service teams. The platform is delivered via web, native macOS and Windows desktop apps, and iOS and Android mobile apps with offline sync, and is integrated with more than 40 native partners spanning project management (Asana, Jira, Trello, Monday.com, Linear, Notion), communication (Slack), payments (Stripe, PayPal), and accounting (QuickBooks, Xero). A companion module, Harvest Forecast, adds team scheduling and capacity planning, and the company has begun layering AI-powered predictive analytics on top of its time-tracking dataset following a September 2025 launch.

Harvest serves over 70,000 companies globally, with a primary customer base of professional services firms including architecture, legal, consulting, advertising/marketing agencies, software development teams, design studios, construction, and accounting practices, alongside enterprise logos such as Volkswagen, FedEx, Domino's, Restoration Hardware, Yale, ACLU, Soho House, The Sphere, and Claire's. The company monetizes through subscription-based SaaS pricing (per-seat or usage-based, with 30-day free trial and no credit card required), supplemented by professional services and onboarding for 50+ seat enterprise deployments. Distribution is product-led growth via website self-serve signup, mobile and desktop app stores, and a dedicated enterprise sales motion, supported by content marketing, customer stories, webinars, and an annual State of Professional Services report. Compliance posture includes SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and CCPA.

Ownership transitioned in 2025 when TA and Montagu acquired co-controlling stakes from Five Arrows, placing Harvest within the Bending Spoons portfolio of software businesses. The company operates as a private, for-profit entity with 101-250 employees and a global footprint, targeting a global time tracking software market valued at $3.38 billion in 2024 and projected to reach $18.17 billion by 2035.

Name

Harvest

Legal name

Bending Spoons US Inc.

Website

https://getharvest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Harvest is a New York-based SaaS company founded in 2006 that provides cloud-based time tracking, expense management, invoicing, and reporting software to over 70,000 professional service firms and enterprises globally, delivered via web, desktop, and mobile apps with 40+ native integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Subscription-based SaaS model with per-seat or usage-based pricing for time tracking and invoicing platform
2. Professional Services: Consulting and onboarding services for enterprise teams with 50+ seats

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Harvest provides a cloud-based SaaS platform for time tracking, expense logging, invoicing, online payments, and project profitability reporting aimed at professional service teams. The core platform lets users start timers, log timesheets, attach receipts, generate invoices, and accept payments via Stripe and PayPal, with companion products Harvest Forecast for team scheduling and capacity planning, plus native mobile and desktop applications.

Product overview

Harvest offers a unified time tracking and invoicing platform designed for professional service teams. The core Harvest platform provides time tracking, reporting & analysis, invoicing & payments, expenses, budgets, and team management capabilities. Harvest Forecast is a companion scheduling and capacity planning module that works alongside the core platform for team scheduling. The platform is accessible via web browser, native desktop apps for Mac and Windows, and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Over 70,000 companies use the platform, with support for 40+ native integrations and connections to hundreds of additional tools via automation platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Harvest Forecast: A team scheduling and capacity planning tool that integrates with Harvest time tracking.

Products and services

• Harvest (Core Platform) Cloud-based time tracking and invoicing platform for professional service teams. Includes one-click timers, timesheets, calendar-based logging, expense capture with receipt attachments, automatic invoice generation, online payments via Stripe and PayPal, profitability and utilization reporting, budgets with alerts, and team management. Used by over 70,000 companies including Volkswagen, FedEx, Restoration Hardware, ACLU, Soho House, Domino's, The Sphere, Claire's, and Yale.
• Harvest Forecast Team scheduling and capacity planning module that works alongside the Harvest core platform. Provides forecasting, scheduling, time off tracking, and scenario modeling so managers can visualize team workload and balance assignments across projects.
• Harvest Mobile App (iOS) Native iOS application that lets Harvest users track time and log expenses from an iPhone, view invoices, check team time, and capture receipts. Supports offline tracking that automatically syncs when the device reconnects.
• Harvest Mobile App (Android) Native Android application that lets Harvest users track time and expenses wherever work takes them, with real-time insights into invoices and team time and offline capability that syncs when reconnected.
• Harvest Desktop App (Mac) Native macOS application that integrates Harvest time tracking into the desktop workflow for Mac users, available as a direct download from the Harvest website.
• Harvest Desktop App (Windows) Native Windows application that integrates Harvest time tracking into the desktop workflow for Windows users, available as a direct download from the Harvest website.
• Harvest AI-powered Predictive Analytics AI-powered predictive analytics capability embedded in the Harvest platform that delivers advanced analytics on time tracking and project management data, enabling forward-looking insights for professional service teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70,000+ companies track time with Harvest
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration67 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• AsanacoreTechnology or IntegrationTrack time right from Asana tasks without switching to Harvest. Native integration allowing users to start timers from task cards.
• SlackcoreTechnology or IntegrationStart timers, check someone's status, and keep track of project budgets from Slack. Includes Slack Reminder integration for team notifications.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationReceive invoice payments online by credit card or ACH payment directly through Harvest invoices.
• QuickBooks OnlinemajorTechnology or IntegrationCopy Harvest invoices and recorded payments right into QuickBooks Online accounting tool, eliminating double entry.
• XeromajorTechnology or IntegrationCopy Harvest invoices and payments to Xero accounting app, eliminating double entry.
• JiracoreTechnology or IntegrationTrack time right from Jira issues and project tracking software.
• TrellocoreTechnology or IntegrationStart and stop timers from Trello cards using Harvest Power-Up or browser extension.
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationAccept online payments through PayPal Standard on Harvest invoices.
• GitHubcoreTechnology or IntegrationTrack time from GitHub issues and pull requests with Harvest browser extension.
• Google CalendarcoreTechnology or IntegrationPull Google Calendar events into Harvest timesheet for automatic time logging.
• ZapiercoreTechnology or IntegrationConnect Harvest to 1,000+ apps with automated workflows using Zapier.
• ZendeskmajorTechnology or IntegrationProfessional help desk tool for tracking time spent on tickets for billing.
• Monday.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationTrack time to Harvest from Monday.com items without switching tabs.
• NotioncoreTechnology or IntegrationTrack time to Harvest without leaving Notion workspace. Start timers from tasks.
• LinearcoreTechnology or IntegrationTrack time to Harvest from Linear issue properties sidebar for product development projects.
• BasecampmajorTechnology or IntegrationTrack time from Basecamp to-dos using Harvest browser extension.
• DeelmajorTechnology or IntegrationTransfer timesheets from Harvest to Deel for paying global contractors easily.
• Salesforce (via HarvestSync)majorTechnology or IntegrationHarvestSync app sends Harvest time entries and expenses to Salesforce for reporting and analytics.
• Bending SpoonscoreTechnology or IntegrationParent company providing services, support, and infrastructure for Harvest platform.
• Amazon Web ServicescoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure provider hosting Harvest platform services.
• Google CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure partner for Harvest platform.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Clockify: Clockify is a free/affordable time tracking and timesheet app from CAKE.com, directly competing with Harvest's PLG motion. Cited alongside Harvest and Toggl as a leading time tracking brand.
• Paymo: Paymo combines time tracking, project management, invoicing, and expense tracking for creative agencies and consultants — overlapping directly with Harvest's time-to-invoice workflow.
• Toggl Track: Toggl Track is one of Harvest's most direct competitors — a freemium cloud-based time tracking tool popular with freelancers, agencies, and small teams. Explicitly named alongside Harvest as a top time tracking solution in the source data.
• Hubstaff: Hubstaff offers time tracking with productivity monitoring, invoicing, and project management — competing in the same professional services time tracking + billing category as Harvest.
• Timely: Timely is an AI-powered automatic time tracking app for agencies and professional service teams, with similar positioning and use cases as Harvest.
• QuickBooks Time (TSheets): QuickBooks Time (formerly TSheets), owned by Intuit, is a time tracking solution tightly integrated with QuickBooks Online — directly overlapping with Harvest's invoicing-and-time-tracking workflow for SMBs and accountants.
• Time Doctor: Time Doctor is a SaaS time tracking and productivity tool with screenshots, payroll, and integrations — a directly comparable time tracking SaaS targeting similar SMB/mid-market professional teams.
• BigTime: BigTime is a professional services automation platform with time tracking, billing, and project accounting — overlapping with Harvest at the mid-market professional services segment Harvest's enterprise motion targets.
• Replicon: Replicon is a cloud time tracking and workforce management platform with project billing and AI-powered time capture — comparable enterprise-grade time tracking competitor.

Broad incumbents

• FreshBooks: FreshBooks is a broader SMB invoicing and accounting platform that includes built-in time tracking — competing with Harvest on the invoicing-and-billing side and overlapping in the freelancer/SMB segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/harvest
• Facebookfacebook.com/harvest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harvest_2

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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