Teetrack vs Harvest: Which Time Tracker Fits Freelancers Who Bill Elsewhere?
A practical comparison for freelancers who already have a billing tool.
Compare Teetrack and Harvest across pricing, feature depth, calendar capture, and data hosting. One skips the billing suite; the other owns it.
| Feature | Teetrack | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat $9/month (single-user) | $9–$14/seat/month (per-seat, annual) |
| Billing document creation | Not included — export to your billing tool | Full invoice + payment + UBL e-invoicing suite |
| Expense tracking | Not included | Built in with receipt photos |
| iCal feed import | Yes — Google, Outlook, iCal | No iCal feed import |
| Per-track rate override | Yes — per entry, per currency | Not available |
| AI/MCP tools | MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot | No AI integrations |
| Data hosting | Hetzner, Germany | US-based (Bending Spoons) |
Billing and budget tracking
| Feature | Teetrack | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Billable/non-billable status per entry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-track rate and currency override | ✓ | ✗ |
| Hour and amount budgets per project | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-currency support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Billing document creation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Client payment collection (Stripe/PayPal) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Accounting sync (QuickBooks/Xero) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Expense tracking with receipts | ✗ | ✓ |
Time tracking and calendar
| Feature | Teetrack | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Start/stop timers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manual time entry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Calendar view | ✓ | ✓ |
| iCal feed import | ✓ | ✗ |
| Calendar draft review before commit | ✓ | ✗ |
| Configurable time rounding | ✓ | ✓ |
| Idle detection | ✗ | ✗ |
Pricing and infrastructure
| Feature | Teetrack | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Flat-rate pricing | ✓ | ✗ |
| EU data hosting | ✓ | ✗ |
| MCP integration | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team features | ✗ | ✓ |
| Profitability reporting | ✗ | ✓ |
Choose Teetrack if you bill elsewhere; choose Harvest if you want a full billing suite inside your time tracker.
Harvest's invoicing depth is genuinely superior — it covers the full billing pipeline from tracked time through Stripe payment collection to QuickBooks sync, plus white-label invoices and UBL e-invoicing added in May 2026. Teetrack doesn't try to compete on that. The angle is different: freelancers who already use lexoffice, sevDesk, Stripe Invoicing, or another billing tool are over-served by Harvest's invoice suite and over-charged by per-seat pricing. Teetrack gives clean time records and billable exports at a flat rate, with iCal feed import and per-track rate overrides that Harvest doesn't offer.
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