How We Stack Up?
Invoice Ninja vs. Harvest
Harvest pulls no punches when it comes to time tracking, team management and billing of tasks. That's their forte. Yet the strong focus on time tracking means that other parts of the invoicing process suffer.
As champions of billing time-based projects, Harvest loses steam when it comes to invoicing functionality, customization, payments processing and more. Let's take a look at how the time tracking titan compares with the true ninjas of invoicing.
Pricing
No Free Plan
Harvest does not offer a free plan. Following the 30-day free trial, subscription prices start from $12 a month.
Forever Free Plan
Invoice Ninja offers a free forever plan with no hidden costs, and supports up to 500 clients, making it a truly worthwhile solution for freelancers and small business owners.
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Invoice Design
Practically None
Harvest invoice design and customization is almost nonexistent. There is just one template, and it's pretty plain. There are some basic layout options, such as adding a logo, showing the client's address, and showing/hiding three data columns. But it doesn't go any further than that.
10 Templates Fully Customizable
Invoice Ninja customization of invoice design is as comprehensive as it gets. The free plan includes 4 available templates, with paid plans offering 10 template choices. In addition, there are a ton of design features, from colors, fonts and column fields, to complete customization from the ground up via pdfmake.
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Email Templates
Text Changes Only
For customer emails, including invoice, estimate and reminder emails, there is no option for customization or design, except basic changes to the text.
Fully Customizable Design
Email templates are thoroughly customizable for both text and layout, with a range of design features including font type, color and size, alignment, bullet points, and more.
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Auto-Billing
No Auto-Billing
Harvest does not offer auto-billing although there is a recurring invoicing feature.
Yes Auto-Billing Available!
Auto-billing is available with WePay, Stripe and Braintree for all Invoice Ninja users – including free forever accounts.
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Payment Gateways
Paypal & Stripe Only
Harvest offers very limited payments processing options, with just two on offer. Stripe and Paypal are the only available payment gateways.
50+ Payment Gateways Supported
With more than 50 payment gateways available, Invoice Ninja offers a truly global, accessible choice for receiving payments.
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Languages
English Only
Harvest only supports one language: English. There is an option to manually translate invoice labels, but it's clunky and time consuming.
18 Languages & Counting
Invoice Ninja supports 18 languages, with more being added all the time.