A Transparent Harvest Alternative
Tired of watching your time-tracking bill climb? TRCR replaces Harvest with one all-in-one workspace — time tracking, invoicing, task boards, team chat, and reports — at one flat, predictable price. Free until 2026.
Why teams are switching away from Harvest
Harvest pioneered simple time tracking, but pricing has crept upward and shifted toward a usage-based model — so the more your team tracks, the harder your bill is to predict. And it is still, fundamentally, a time tracker: to actually run projects you end up paying for a separate planning tool, a separate chat tool, and a separate task board.
TRCR takes the opposite approach. One flat rate per user. Every feature included. Time tracking, invoicing, project and task management, team chat, client CRM, and seven kinds of reporting live in a single real-time app — so there is nothing to bolt on and nothing to meter.
| TRCR | Harvest | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat $12/user/mo, every feature included — free until 2026 | Per-seat pricing with usage-based add-ons |
| One-click time tracking | Persistent timer, synced across devices | Yes |
| Invoicing from tracked time | Unlimited, multi-currency, tax & PDF export | Built-in invoicing |
| Kanban task boards | Priorities, dependencies, custom workflows | Not built in — planning is a separate product |
| Built-in team chat | Channels, threads, DMs, task-linked discussions | Not included |
| Reporting | 7 reports incl. profitability & utilization | Time & expense reports |
| Real-time sync | WebSocket-first — instant, no refresh | Standard refresh |
| APIs | REST, GraphQL, WebSocket & MCP | REST API |
| Client CRM | Contacts, billing details, activity history | Basic client records |
Comparison based on publicly available information as of June 2026. Competitor features and pricing change — check each vendor’s site for current details.
One price, no usage meters
With TRCR you pay one flat rate per user and unlock everything — unlimited projects, unlimited invoicing, every report, team chat, and the full API. There are no per-feature upsells and no usage-based overages that grow with the hours your team logs. The bill you see is the bill you pay.
Everything Harvest does — tracking to invoice
Click to start a timer on any client project. When the work is done, select those entries and generate an invoice with pre-filled line items, rates, and totals, then export to PDF or send it on. The whole track-to-invoice flow lives in one place, just like Harvest — only here it is connected to your tasks, chat, and reports too.
The project tools Harvest makes you buy separately
Real projects need more than a stopwatch. TRCR includes full Kanban task boards with priorities, dependencies, complexity estimates, and custom workflow statuses — plus built-in team chat with channels and task-linked threads. No Forecast, no Slack, no third app to reconcile.
Reports that show profit, not just hours
Beyond time and expense summaries, TRCR gives you profitability reports (revenue versus cost per project and client) and utilization reports (how much of your team’s capacity is billable). You see which clients actually make you money — not just where the hours went.
Real-time, built on Rust
TRCR is WebSocket-first: start a timer on your phone and it is already running on your laptop, with task updates, chat, and assignments syncing instantly across every device. The backend is written in Rust, so the app stays fast as your data grows.
Switch from Harvest in an afternoon
Recreate your clients and projects in minutes, or bulk-import them through the API. Free until 2026 — every feature, no credit card, no automatic charge.
Try TRCR Free →Harvest vs. TRCR — common questions
Is TRCR a good alternative to Harvest?
Yes. TRCR covers everything teams use Harvest for — one-click time tracking, project budgets, and invoicing from tracked hours — and adds the pieces Harvest leaves out: Kanban task boards with dependencies, built-in team chat, profitability and utilization reports, and real-time sync across every device. It is a single workspace instead of a time tracker you have to bolt other tools onto.
How is TRCR's pricing different from Harvest's?
TRCR charges one flat rate per user — $12 per user per month — with every feature included and no usage meters, seat tiers, or paid add-ons. There are no surprise overage charges as your team logs more hours. During early access, every plan is completely free until December 31, 2026, with no credit card and no automatic charge when the offer ends.
Can I move my data over from Harvest?
Yes. You can recreate your clients and projects in minutes, and because TRCR exposes a full REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket API (plus an MCP server), you can bulk-import clients, projects, and historical time entries from a Harvest export programmatically. Most teams are up and running the same day they switch.
Does TRCR handle invoicing like Harvest?
Yes, and more of it. Select a date range and client and TRCR generates a detailed invoice pre-filled with time entries, descriptions, rates, and totals. Invoicing is unlimited on Pro, with multi-currency support, tax handling, recorded payments, and PDF export — all generated directly from the hours you tracked.
What does TRCR have that Harvest doesn't?
Built-in team chat with channels, threads, and task-linked discussions; full Kanban task boards with priorities, dependencies, and custom workflows; profitability and utilization reports beyond basic time and expense summaries; real-time WebSocket sync with no refresh; and REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, and MCP APIs so every action is automatable.
Is there a free plan?
Every feature is free until December 31, 2026 during early access. After that, the Free plan stays free for 1 user with 3 projects, basic reports, and 5 invoices per month. The Pro plan is $12 per user per month for unlimited users, projects, invoicing, chat, all seven report types, and role-based permissions.