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Rinkta vs Harvest
# The Harvest alternative built for agencies that refuse to run timers
Harvest makes your team start and stop timers, then piece invoices together from reports. Rinkta plugs into Asana, GitHub, Linear, and Slack — captures billable hours automatically, no timers — and turns them into client-ready invoices in one click.
[Start free trial](https://app.rinkta.com/registration/new)
## Why agencies switch from Harvest
Real numbers from agencies that dropped the timer workflow.
- more hours billed per client
- +12%
more hours billed per client
- less time on admin
- 88%
less time on admin
- for your team to manage
- 0 timers
for your team to manage
Head to head
## Rinkta vs Harvest
How the two tools compare for agencies billing clients by the hour or by project.
| | Rinkta$99/mo flatTeam plan, up to 2000 ops/mo [Start free trial](https://app.rinkta.com/registration/new) | Harvest$12/user/moPro plan, billed monthly |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Time capture |
| Automatic time capture from work tools | YesAsana, GitHub, Linear, Slack + more | NoManual timers only |
| AI hour estimationEstimates time from task complexity without timers | Yes | No |
| Manual timers | PartialAvailable, not required | YesCore workflow |
| Billing & invoicing |
| Invoice generation | YesFrom auto-captured work entries | YesFrom manually entered time entries |
| Per-client rates & currencies | Yes | Yes |
| Tax handling (VAT/GST) | Yes | PartialBasic tax rates on invoices |
| Built-in payment collection | No | YesStripe & PayPal via Harvest Pay |
| Profitability |
| Real-time profitability by client | Yes | NoHour reports only |
| Project budget alerts | Yes | YesProject-level only |
| Revenue leak detection | Yes | No |
| Team experience |
| Required team training | NoWorks with existing tools | YesTeam must adopt the timer workflow |
| Surveillance / screenshots | NoNever | NoHarvest avoids this too |
| Integrations |
| Native OAuth integrations | 10+ (Asana, GitHub, Linear, Slack, ClickUp, Basecamp, Notion, more) | 50+ (Asana, Basecamp, Jira, Trello — linking only, timer required) |
| MCP / AI agent access | YesAgency plan | No |
| Pricing & setup |
| Setup time | Coffee break (~10 min) | 30–60 min team onboarding |
| Free trial | Yes7 days, no credit card, full refund within 7 days | YesFree plan (1 user, 2 projects) |
| Pricing model | Flat per workspace ($99–$399/mo) | Per seat ($12/user/mo, Pro) |
Rinkta
$99/mo flatTeam plan, up to 2000 ops/mo
[Start free trial](https://app.rinkta.com/registration/new)
Time capture
- Automatic time capture from work tools
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Asana, GitHub, Linear, Slack + more
- AI hour estimation
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- Manual timers
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Available, not required
Billing & invoicing
- Invoice generation
-
From auto-captured work entries
- Per-client rates & currencies
-
- Tax handling (VAT/GST)
-
- Built-in payment collection
-
Profitability
- Real-time profitability by client
-
- Project budget alerts
-
- Revenue leak detection
-
Team experience
- Required team training
-
Works with existing tools
- Surveillance / screenshots
-
Never
Integrations
- Native OAuth integrations
- 10+ (Asana, GitHub, Linear, Slack, ClickUp, Basecamp, Notion, more)
- MCP / AI agent access
-
Agency plan
Pricing & setup
- Setup time
- Coffee break (~10 min)
- Free trial
-
7 days, no credit card, full refund within 7 days
- Pricing model
- Flat per workspace ($99–$399/mo)
Harvest
$12/user/moPro plan, billed monthly
Time capture
- Automatic time capture from work tools
-
Manual timers only
- AI hour estimation
-
- Manual timers
-
Core workflow
Billing & invoicing
- Invoice generation
-
From manually entered time entries
- Per-client rates & currencies
-
- Tax handling (VAT/GST)
-
Basic tax rates on invoices
- Built-in payment collection
-
Stripe & PayPal via Harvest Pay
Profitability
- Real-time profitability by client
-
Hour reports only
- Project budget alerts
-
Project-level only
- Revenue leak detection
-
Team experience
- Required team training
-
Team must adopt the timer workflow
- Surveillance / screenshots
-
Harvest avoids this too
Integrations
- Native OAuth integrations
- 50+ (Asana, Basecamp, Jira, Trello — linking only, timer required)
- MCP / AI agent access
-
Pricing & setup
- Setup time
- 30–60 min team onboarding
- Free trial
-
Free plan (1 user, 2 projects)
- Pricing model
- Per seat ($12/user/mo, Pro)
Pricing accurate as of May 2026. Harvest pricing from getharvest.com/pricing.
How Rinkta is different
## Three things Harvest was never built to do
Harvest is a solid timer-and-invoice tool. Rinkta is what happens when you stop needing the timer.
Capture
### Your team keeps using Asana. Rinkta watches.
Rinkta plugs into your PM tools via OAuth and captures tasks as they get completed. No timer to start, no entry to remember, no nudge on Friday afternoon. Your team works the way they already work, and the billable record builds itself in the background.
Bill
### From completed work to a client-ready invoice — no reconstruction
Harvest generates invoices from time entries. Rinkta generates invoices from completed work. Per-client rates, currencies, and taxes are stored once and reused every billing cycle. Review the AI estimates, adjust any outliers, send. Done in minutes, not hours.
See profit
### Find out which clients are actually profitable
Every entry knows its cost and its rate, so Rinkta shows you real-time profitability per client, per project, and per team member. Harvest shows you hours. Rinkta shows you whether those hours paid off.
Switching is easy
## What you keep. What you stop doing.
Asana, ClickUp, Linear, Basecamp, GitHub, Notion — Rinkta connects to them. No migration, no disruption.
Export invoices to PDF and feed them into QuickBooks, Xero, or your accounting system.
Your team stops starting and stopping Harvest timers. The billable hours show up anyway. Friday afternoons are yours again.
End-of-month invoice archaeology is over. Open Rinkta, review, send. Minutes, not hours.
Real-time profitability per client and project. No more end-of-quarter surprises from projects you thought were profitable.
Rinkta is priced per workspace, not per user. A 15-person agency pays the same $99/mo as a 5-person agency on the Team plan.
FAQ
## Switching from Harvest to Rinkta
How is Rinkta different from Harvest?
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Harvest is a time tracker with invoicing built in — your team starts and stops timers, and those entries become invoices. Rinkta is an automatic billable-hours engine that captures completed work from the tools your team already uses (Asana, GitHub, Linear, Slack, ClickUp, Basecamp), estimates hours with AI, and generates invoices in one click. It also shows real-time profitability by client and project. The core difference: Harvest requires manual time entry. Rinkta makes it automatic.
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Is Rinkta cheaper than Harvest for an agency?
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It depends on team size. Harvest Pro is $12/user/month, so a 10-person agency pays $120/month and a 20-person agency pays $240/month. Rinkta is flat per workspace — $99/month for the Team plan, $199/month for Studio, $399/month for Agency. For teams of 9 or more, Rinkta is cheaper even before you count the hours saved on invoicing.
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Can I switch from Harvest to Rinkta without losing data?
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Yes. You can export your Harvest time entries as CSV and import them into Rinkta for historical continuity. Going forward, Rinkta connects to your PM tools and starts capturing new entries automatically. Most agencies are fully running on Rinkta within a coffee break — no workflows disrupted, no team retraining needed.
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Harvest has built-in payment collection. Does Rinkta?
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Harvest Pay (Stripe/PayPal integration) is a genuine Harvest advantage — Rinkta does not currently have built-in payment collection. Rinkta generates client-ready invoices that you can send and collect payment on through your existing flow. If built-in online payment is essential to how you bill, Harvest has the edge there.
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What if my team refuses to adopt another new tool?
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Your team doesn't need to adopt Rinkta at all. They keep using Asana, GitHub, or whatever PM tool they already use. Rinkta runs in the background and watches those tools — team members don't even need a Rinkta login to have their work captured. Only the person doing billing (usually the founder or ops lead) needs to log in.
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What if the AI hour estimates are wrong?
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You review every entry before invoicing. The AI gives you a starting estimate based on task complexity and your historical patterns — you adjust before approving. Over time the estimates get sharper as Rinkta learns your team's pace. You're always in control of what goes on the invoice.
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Who shouldn't use Rinkta?
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Solo freelancers and 2–4 person teams where the billing admin is manageable and the $99/month entry point is too much. Large enterprises (50+) usually want Productive, Scoro, or Kantata-class platforms. And if you bill fixed fees only with no time tracking component at all, auto-capture won't add much value.
## When to choose Rinkta
- You run an agency or studio billing clients by the hour or by project
- Your team already lives in Asana, ClickUp, GitHub, Linear, or Basecamp
- You want billable hours captured automatically — no timers, no manual entry
- You need real-time profitability by client and project, not just hour reports
- Your team is growing and flat pricing beats a per-seat bill that scales with headcount
## When to choose Harvest
- You need built-in payment collection (Stripe/PayPal via Harvest Pay)
- You're a solo freelancer on Harvest's free plan
- You already have QuickBooks or Xero synced to Harvest and it works well
- You bill fixed fees only and time tracking is not part of your workflow
- Your team is under 5 people and the $99/month Rinkta entry point is too much
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