Timeslider vs. Harvest
Harvest combines time tracking with invoicing and expenses – in English, hosted in the US. Timeslider covers less on the commercial side, but it is faster to log time and closer to German requirements.
In short
When Timeslider fits
You enter time in seconds and nudge the blocks into place on the timeline. You track working hours, overtime, and absences. Your data sits on servers in Germany, GDPR-compliant in every plan. And five users cost €29.99 instead of five times $9 per seat.
When Harvest fits
Time tracking and invoicing should live in one tool. You capture expenses with receipts and watch project budgets in money. Or you work with QuickBooks or Xero.
| Feature | Timeslider | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Slider-based time tracking | ✓ Core feature, one click starts the timer | ✗ Classic timer |
| Day at a glance | ✓ One timeline per timer, all timers of a day stacked under one shared time scale – gaps stand out immediately | List and calendar view |
| Adjusting times afterwards | ✓ Drag & drop the time blocks | ✓ Manual |
| Time templates | ✓ Personal templates from Free, team-wide from Professional | Favourites and recent entries |
| Tagging | ✓ By drag & drop or direct entry; freely definable categories and tags | Projects, tasks, notes |
| Calendar integration | ✓ From Freelancer: Google and Microsoft 365, one click turns a meeting into time | ✓ Google and Outlook |
| Dashboard | ✓ Freely configurable widgets with Excel and PDF export, already in the Free plan | ✓ Reports and project overviews |
| Interface language | ✓ German and English | English only |
| GDPR & server location | ✓ Servers in Germany, in every plan | Servers in the USA |
| Team management | ✓ In the Professional plan, 5 users included | ✓ Billed per seat |
| Clock in/out & overtime | ✓ From Professional: working-time profiles, public holidays, overtime account with carry-over | ✗ Project time and timesheets only |
| Microsoft Teams | ✓ Runs as a tab inside Microsoft Teams, personal and in a channel | ✓ Integration |
| Starting for free | 1 user forever, with dashboard and templates; 30-day Professional trial | 1 user, 2 projects; 30-day trial |
| Invoicing | ✗ Not included | ✓ Core feature, incl. Stripe |
| Expenses & receipts | ✗ Not included | ✓ With receipts |
| Budget tracking | Target hours per dashboard widget | ✓ In hours and money, per project |
| Profitability per project | Hours only, no amounts | ✓ From Enterprise ($14/seat) |
Timeslider details taken from our pricing overview and help center; competitor details from the public product and pricing pages of the vendor. Last checked: August 2026.
| Scenario | Timeslider | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Free | €0 · 1 user, forever | $0 · 1 user, 2 projects |
| 1 user / month | €7.49 (Freelancer) | $9 (Teams) · $14 (Enterprise) |
| 5 users / month | €29.99 (Professional, 5 users incl.) · €6.00 per user | $45 (Teams) · $70 (Enterprise) |
| Larger teams | €4.99 per additional member · self-hosting on request | On request (Enterprise Plus) |
Vendor list prices for annual billing, as of August 2026. For the competitors, the five-user figure is their per-user price times five. Timeslider prices include German VAT; the Professional plan covers 5 users, each additional member costs €4.99 per month. Prices in other currencies are exclusive of tax. Vendors may change their prices.
Timeslider is the better choice for
- Teams in Germany: German interface, German support, German servers
- Anyone who logs time in seconds and corrects the blocks by drag & drop
- Freelancers who invoice from a separate accounting tool
- Cheaper from four people up: five users for €29.99, each further one €4.99
- Companies with an overtime account and working-hours rules
Harvest is the better choice for
- Freelancers who want time tracking and invoicing in one tool
- Agencies with expenses, receipts, and project budgets in money
- Teams using QuickBooks or Xero
- English-speaking teams that need profitability reporting
Free plan forever · No credit card · Servers in Germany