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Compare Harvest and QuickBooks Desktop Pro 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (81.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$499.95
Harvest
Star Rating
(829)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansQuickBooks Desktop Pro
Star Rating
(1,747)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$499.95
Browse all 5 pricing plansHarvest vs QuickBooks Desktop Pro
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Harvest easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Harvest overall.
- Harvest and QuickBooks Desktop Pro both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Harvest is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Harvest over QuickBooks Desktop Pro.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
QuickBooks Premier 2017
$499.95
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Harvest
Free Trial is available
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
743
8.9
1,487
Ease of Use
9.1
742
8.6
1,495
Ease of Setup
9.0
267
8.3
631
Ease of Admin
8.8
249
8.6
623
Quality of Support
8.7
449
7.7
1,316
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
217
8.2
606
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
720
7.5
1,477
Features by Category
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.7
946
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
763
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.6
939
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
729
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
598
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.6
754
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
851
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
658
|
Verified
Other Functionality
Not enough data
8.2
453
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
474
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
461
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
579
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
579
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
909
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
650
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
648
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
9.0
999
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
969
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
740
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
873
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.0
823
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
884
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
530
Not enough data
8.6
953
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
862
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
835
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Cash Flow
Not enough data
8.9
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
131
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
8.4
740
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
115
|
Verified
Revenue
Not enough data
8.9
122
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
91
Payroll
Not enough data
8.7
96
Not enough data
8.8
108
Not enough data
8.7
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
121
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
6.1
15
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
6.4
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
5.3
15
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
5.0
11
Not enough data
6.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
4.6
8
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
230
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
170
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
462
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
333
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
331
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
386
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
310
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
276
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
415
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
344
|
Verified
Taxes
Not enough data
9.1
430
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
114
Not enough data
8.8
335
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.4
255
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
89
Not enough data
8.6
293
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
72
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
445
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
437
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
464
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
410
|
Verified
Cost Tracking
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.5
180
Not enough data
8.5
174
Not enough data
Bill Generation
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
9.2
75
Not enough data
9.1
71
Bill Processing
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.8
74
Not enough data
9.1
80
Integration
Not enough data
9.0
89
Not enough data
9.0
85
Not enough data
8.6
61
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
4.0
5
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.3
621
Not enough data
9.2
618
Not enough data
8.9
541
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.7
350
Not enough data
8.4
266
Not enough data
8.3
322
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
9.4
563
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
324
Not enough data
8.4
332
Not enough data
8.4
342
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
361
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
388
Not enough data
8.3
261
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
416
Not enough data
8.6
316
Not enough data
7.7
218
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Harvest and QuickBooks Desktop Pro share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Harvest
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
28.0%
Information Technology and Services
14.4%
Computer Software
8.2%
Design
3.9%
Internet
2.8%
Other
42.7%
Accounting
17.0%
Construction
6.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
3.3%
Information Technology and Services
3.2%
Other
64.2%
Discussions
What is the ultimate intention for the use of harvest?
3 Comments
JC
Track your time and manage the hours spent on each project. You can even start a timer when you start a task. Read more
What is the best way to keep my team actively logging time?
2 Comments
JS
Have them use a browser plugin that will allow them to more easily manage time. Training and ease of use are the best way to drive adoption. If you have...Read more
What is the easiest way to manage changing pay rate in many projects for a single client?
1 Comment
EC
I believe you can go to Team >Click on yourself>Edit profile>Basic Info. Change your billable rate in there and it should appy to all your projects. Read more
Does Quickbooks allow you to charge customers on a recurring basis?
I know that quickbooks is kind of the gold standard when it comes to accounting software, but does it have an online payment gateway?
2 Comments
EM
It can be set up in a few easy steps. Check out this guide: http://www.qbexpress.com/how-to-setup-recurring-charges-for-customers-in-quickbooks/Read more
Best unique feature ?
2 Comments
MA
User interface is simply fantastic. It has got a beautiful interface with excel. Like anything and everything in software can be exported and imported...Read more
What plans are there to migrate the features from quick books online?
2 Comments
BL
My understanding is that QuickBooks Desktop is more in "Maintenance Mode" right now. I would not expect big new features added to desktop.
As an example,...Read more
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