Harvest and Float, or for hours, schedules and margin.
Many agencies log hours in Harvest and plan people in Float, then reconcile the two in a spreadsheet to see margin. With , the hours, the bookings and the fee in one project, so the margin is there while the work runs.
14 days with every product on. No card to start.
Both are good tools. They fit different agencies.
Harvest + Float fits if
- You only need a timer and a schedule, and each is best in its own tool.
- Harvest's free plan covers you: one seat and two projects.
- You schedule more than 100 people and want Float's enterprise terms.
fits if
- You want the margin per project without exporting two tools into a spreadsheet.
- The project's fee, budget, invoices and bookings belong in the same place as its hours.
- Leave, skills and who knows the client should shape the schedule.
What each one does, from public pages.
Time tracking
- Harvest + Float
- Harvest: timers and timesheets, unlimited seats on paid plans. Float Pro adds time tracking too.
- Time tracking that feeds billing, margin, the at-risk flag and capacity, with timesheet approvals.
Scheduling
- Harvest + Float
- Float: resource scheduling, capacity and time off, project scoping and role suggestions.
- Bookings ahead, confirmed or tentative, over-booking in the next 14, 30 or 90 days, and offices with their own holidays.
Margin
- Harvest + Float
- Float Pro estimates project cost from rate cards; joining it to Harvest's hours is up to you.
- Every hour priced at that day's rate and netted against the fee, with burn alerts and a morning digest.
Logins
- Harvest + Float
- Two products, two subscriptions.
- One account, with eight products on Base.
Where Harvest + Float is better.
- Focus: each does one job and has done it for years.
- Harvest has a free plan and a 30-day trial; Float's trial is 30 days too.
- A low entry price when you only need one of the two.
List prices, as published.
Harvest + Float
Harvest Teams is $11 a seat a month, or $9 billed annually. Float lists Starter at $7 and Pro at $12 per scheduled person a month; its page doesn't say which billing period those figures are.
Source: getharvest.com/pricing, checked Oct 19, 2026.
Base is $99 a month for 5 seats, with eight products including and . Each extra seat is $8.
See every planHow to switch, step by step.
Start the 14-day trial: every product is on and no card is asked for.
Enter your clients, active projects and rate card. They are entered by hand today, so plan a few hours.
Book the team's next month in from your Float schedule.
Log new hours in from the switch date and keep the Harvest history for the record.
After the 14-day trial (all ten products, every seat, 500 AI credits, no card), choose a plan or keep one product free, with 1 seat and 2 clients.
The products in this comparison
Sources
- getharvest.com/pricing, checked Oct 19, 2026
- float.com/pricing, checked Oct 19, 2026
Competitor facts come from their own public pages on the date shown. Prices and plans change: check their page before you decide. Product names belong to their owners.
Other comparisons
Try it on your own clients before you decide.
Run beside Harvest + Float for one cycle, then keep the one that fits.
14 days with every product on. No card to start.