The Harvest price change: what changed and what you can do
Updated October 2026 · Sources: Harvest pricing page, BBC News
What changed
Harvest's pricing page now lists per-seat plans plus usage:
- Free: 1 seat, 2 projects.
- Teams: $9/seat/month billed annually, or $11 month-to-month.
- Enterprise: $14/seat/month billed annually, or $17.50 month-to-month.
- On paid plans, additional invoices, projects, clients and tasks are billed based on usage.
The per-unit usage rates aren't on the public pricing page, so the seat price alone doesn't tell you what your bill will be. Agencies with many small clients or projects, and freelancers who send lots of invoices, are the most exposed.
What customers reported
In August 2026 the BBC reported that some Harvest customers saw bills rise by as much as 1500% at renewal:
- A UK consultancy said its monthly bill went from $130 to $2,110.
- A US customer reported an annual charge going from $2,800 to $23,000.
- Under the new model, usage can include active projects, clients and tasks, and the amount of revenue you invoice through the platform.
- Harvest said the largest increases hit customers on older legacy plans, and that customers are emailed 30 days and 10 days before renewal.
Annual plans renew throughout the year, so many teams only find out when their own renewal notice arrives.
What you can do
- Check your renewal date and your usage in Harvest's billing settings before you renew.
- Archive what you don't need. Old projects and clients may count toward usage.
- Export your data now while you decide. Reports → Detailed time → All time → Export CSV gives you every entry.
- Compare a flat-price tool. If you mostly track time and invoice, you may not need a usage-priced plan at all.
Hourflat: the same workflow at a flat price
Hourflat is a timer, timesheet and invoicing tool at $6/seat/month with everything unlimited. There is no usage billing anywhere in our pricing. It's free during early access, and the Harvest CSV import moves your clients, projects and history in a couple of minutes.