Comparison
A Harvest alternative for invoicing beyond hourly work
Harvest is a time-tracking tool first. Invoicing is the step at the end: you track hours, then turn them into an invoice. JupiterInvoice is invoicing first, and works the same whether you bill by the hour, by milestone, by retainer, or by fixed price.
Why JupiterInvoice exists
Harvest's invoice is downstream of a timesheet. You track hours against a project, then Harvest turns those hours into an invoice. That's the right model for hourly, tracked-time billing, and Harvest does it well.
It's the wrong model for fixed-price, milestone, retainer, or product-based invoicing, where there are no hours to convert and the invoice is the starting point, not the output. JupiterInvoice starts from the invoice, not the timer. It's free, and the invoice is a two-way document: the recipient adds the PO number, corrects the billing entity, forwards to AP, and approves, with full version history.
What Harvest does well
Harvest is best-in-class at what it's built for:
- •Excellent time tracking, with timers across desktop, mobile, and the browser.
- •Team time, capacity, and utilization reporting for agencies running billable teams.
- •Project budgeting that warns you before a project runs over.
- •Clean conversion of tracked hours and expenses straight into an invoice.
Feature by feature
| Feature | JupiterInvoice | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient can add or edit PO number on the invoice | Yes | — |
| Recipient can correct billing entity or address | Yes | — |
| Two-way comment thread on the invoice | Yes | — |
| Version history with one-click revert | Yes | — |
| Anonymous invoice creation (no signup) | Yes | — |
| Built for fixed-price, milestone, and retainer billing | Yes |
Limited
Built around tracked hours.
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| Free tier with unlimited invoices | Yes |
Limited
Free for one seat and a few projects.
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| Time tracking and timers | — | Yes |
| Team capacity and utilization reports | — | Yes |
| Project budgeting | — | Yes |
| Built-in card payment | — | Yes |
Pricing
JupiterInvoice
Free
- Unlimited invoices and recipients
- No per-seat pricing
- No per-invoice fees
- "Powered by" footer on invoices
Harvest
Per seat monthly
- A limited free tier for a single seat and a few projects
- Paid plans priced per seat for unlimited projects
- See getharvest.com for current pricing
Don't switch if...
- — You bill hourly and need time tracking. Harvest is built for tracked-time billing; JupiterInvoice does not track time.
- — You need team capacity and utilization reporting across a billable team.
- — You rely on project budgeting to catch overruns before they happen.
- — Your team already lives in Harvest timers and that workflow is working.
We'd rather you stay where you are than switch and regret it.
Common questions about switching from Harvest
Does JupiterInvoice track time?
Then who is JupiterInvoice for?
Can I use both Harvest and JupiterInvoice?
Is JupiterInvoice free?
Can clients pay a JupiterInvoice invoice directly?
Is there a migration path from Harvest?
Invoice work that isn't measured in hours
Keep Harvest for tracked time. Send fixed-price and milestone invoices through JupiterInvoice and let the recipient handle their own details.
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