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Harvest vs. PayPal Payments Pro

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The short version

Harvest starts at Free per seat, versus PayPal Payments Pro at $0. PayPal Payments Pro carries the higher aggregate rating (9.5/5 vs 4.5/5).

Full comparison

Harvestfrom Free
PayPal Payments Profrom $0 per month
Audyense Score29AS*Low29AS*Low
PositioningHarvest does two things well and resists the urge to do more: it tracks time against projects and clients, then turns those hours into invoices, with payment collection built in.PayPal Payments Pro is a payment processing solution built on PayPal’s technology that enables online merchants and businesses to accept credit card payments online as well a
Free tierYesYes
DeploymentCloud / SaaSCloud / SaaS
Best fitStartup, SMB, Mid-marketStartup, SMB, Mid-market
Pricing plans
  • Free or entry planFree
  • Higher tiersCustom pricing
  • Free or entry planFree
  • Higher tiersCustom pricing
Editorially noted strength: Time + invoicing Simple Good integrationsYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
InvoicingYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
billingYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
Financial reportingYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
WebYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
WindowsYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
iOSYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
Documented capability: Harvest does two things well and resists the urge to do more: it tracks time against projects and clients, then turns those hours into invoiYesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
Documented capability: Harvest tracks time and turns it into invoices for client work.YesDocumented in the Softwares.com editorial review.—
Accept PayPal payments—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Accept Visa—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Mastercard and American Express—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Virtual Terminal—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Accept payments in 25 currencies from 202 countries—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Payment Gateway—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Options to simplify PCI compliance.—YesDocumented in the independently researched profile.
Integrations verified——
Aggregate rating4.5 · No reviews yet9.5 · No reviews yet
Integrations——
Security & compliance——
Pros
  • Editorial review documents a concrete business workflow
  • Editorially noted strength: Time + invoicing Simple Good integrations
  • Invoicing
  • Billing
  • Independent review documents a concrete business workflow
  • Documented capability: Accept PayPal payments
  • Documented capability: Accept Visa
  • Documented capability: Mastercard and American Express
  • Documented capability: Virtual Terminal
Cons
  • ultancies, and freelancers who bill by the hour and want time tracking and invoicing in one tidy workflow rather than two disconnected tools.
  • Reporting is functional rather than deep, so analytics-heavy shops may outgrow it.
  • There is a free tier and an affordable Pro plan.
  • Against Toggl, Harvest folds in invoicing; against full PSA suites, it stays light and quick to adopt.
  • Pricing and usage limits should be checked against the exact plan
  • Implementation effort depends on the team's data and process maturity
  • Reported outcomes should be validated with the buyer's own data
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