Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis
HarvestvsWave
Harvest starts at $10.8/mo, 32% cheaper than Wave's $16/mo. Wave is rated higher at 4.4/5 vs Harvest's 4.3/5.
Harvestvs Wave
★ 4.3/5-0.1 vs Wave
Only in Harvest
- ✦ Time Tracking
- ✦ Expense Tracking
- ✦ Project Budgets
✓ Free planFrom $10.8/mo(cheaper)80K+ companies users · est. 2006
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Wavevs Harvest
★ 4.4/5+0.1 vs Harvest
Only in Wave
- ✦ Accounting
- ✦ Receipt Scanning
- ✦ Bank Connections
✓ Free planFrom $16/mo(pricier)2M+ small businesses users · est. 2010
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Harvest
4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.6/5
G2 Rating4.3/5
Wave
4.4/5 avg
G2 Score4.4/5
Capterra Score4.4/5
G2 Rating4.4/5
Quick Stats
Feature Comparison
Harvest uniquely offers Time Tracking, Expense Tracking, Project Budgets. Wave uniquely offers Accounting, Receipt Scanning, Bank Connections. Both share 4 features including Invoicing, Online Payments, Integrations.
Feature
Harvest
Wave
Invoicing
✓
✓
Online Payments
✓
✓
Integrations
✓
✓
Mobile App
✓
✓
Time Tracking
✓
✗
Expense Tracking
✓
✗
Project Budgets
✓
✗
Team Scheduling
✓
✗
Reporting
✓
✗
Timesheets
✓
✗
Approval Workflows
✓
✗
Browser Extension
✓
✗
Desktop App
✓
✗
API
✓
✗
Forecasting (Forecast add-on)
✓
✗
Accounting
✗
✓
Receipt Scanning
✗
✓
Bank Connections
✗
✓
Financial Reports
✗
✓
Payroll
✗
✓
Multi-currency
✗
✓
Sales Tax Tracking
✗
✓
Recurring Invoicing
✗
✓
Customer Management
✗
✓
Estimates
✗
✓
Dashboard
✗
✓
Total Features
15
15
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Harvest if you need:
- ✓ Time Tracking
- ✓ Expense Tracking
- ✓ Project Budgets
- ✓ Team Scheduling
- ✓ Reporting
Choose Wave if you need:
- ✓ Accounting
- ✓ Receipt Scanning
- ✓ Bank Connections
- ✓ Financial Reports
- ✓ Payroll
Pricing Comparison
Harvest starts at $10.8/mo, 32% cheaper than Wave's $16/mo.
Harvest Plans
Free tier available
Free
Free- • 1 seat
- • 2 projects
ProBest Value
$10.8/seat/mo- • Unlimited projects
- • Unlimited clients
Wave Plans
Free tier available
Free (Accounting)
Free- • Accounting
- • Invoicing
- • Receipt scanning
Pro (Accounting)Best Value
$16/mo- • Bank connections
- • Receipt scanning
Payroll
$20/mo base- • + $6/employee
- • Tax-filing states
Advisors
$149/mo- • 1-on-1 coaching
- • Bookkeeping support
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