Ruam vs Harvest

• How time is tracked

  RuamAutomatic on paid plans: people on a shift are counted inside it, and everyone else picks automatic or one tap. Free is one tap.

  HarvestManual. Harvest says "Use live timers or add entries directly to your day or week view." Its features page describes no automatic tracking. Source

• Screenshots

  RuamNo. Ruam has no screenshot feature on any plan.

  HarvestNo screenshot feature is listed on Harvest's pricing or features pages. Source

• Keyboard and mouse activity

  RuamNo. No keystroke or mouse tracking, no webcam and no activity scores.

  HarvestHarvest lists no keystroke or mouse tracking. It records the hours people enter or time with a timer. Source

• Shifts and attendance

  RuamYes, on Team and up. Shifts across time zones, overnight shifts, and attendance against the schedule.

  HarvestNo shift scheduling in Harvest. Scheduling is Forecast, a separate product billed separately: $5 a person a month billed annually, $6.25 billed monthly. Source

• Approvals

  RuamYes, on Team and up. Approvals for timesheets, manual time and schedule changes, plus time off with balances and holidays.

  HarvestTimesheet approvals are on Enterprise ($14 a seat a month billed annually, $17.50 billed monthly). They are not on Teams. Source

• Time off

  RuamYes, on Team and up, with balances and holidays.

  HarvestHarvest's features page does not list time off. Forecast, the separate product, covers scheduling and does not mention leave. Source

• Invoicing, expenses and estimates

  RuamInvoicing with Stripe and PayPal is coming soon. No expenses or estimates.

  HarvestYes. Invoicing from tracked time and expenses, expense tracking and project estimates, on every plan including Free. Source

• Platforms

  RuamWeb clock, Chrome extension, and apps for Mac and Windows (from the Microsoft Store). No Linux. iPhone and Android are coming soon.

  HarvestWeb, desktop and mobile apps, with iPhone and Android apps, plus browser extensions for tools such as Chrome, Firefox and Edge. Source

• Integrations

  RuamNone yet.

  Harvest50+ core integrations, with accounting and payment integrations (QuickBooks, Xero, Stripe) on Teams and up. Source

• Free plan

  RuamYes. Free for 1 person at $0. Paid plans start with a 7-day trial, no card.

  HarvestYes. Free is $0 for 1 seat and 2 projects. Paid plans have a 30-day trial with no card. Source

• Pricing model

  RuamFlat price, not per person. Starter $39 a month for up to 10 people. Team $99 and Business $249 for unlimited people.

  HarvestPer seat. Teams $9 a month billed annually ($108 a seat a year) or $11 billed monthly. Enterprise $14 annual or $17.50 monthly. Enterprise Plus is custom. Annual billing is 20% off. Source

1. 1

   Start on Ruam and invite your team from a CSV.

2. 2

   Set the shift schedule, then ask everyone to use the web clock, the Chrome extension or the Mac or Windows app.

3. 3

   Run both for one pay period and compare the hours, then cancel Harvest. Export your Harvest history and keep Harvest for invoicing until Ruam's invoicing ships, because Ruam does not import it.

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We checked Harvest's pricing, features, integrations and Forecast pages in October 2026 and linked each one next to the claim it supports. Cost figures are arithmetic from published list prices, per seat times people, before any usage fees. Ruam facts come from Ruam's own product and privacy pages. Ruam is made by Kratuva Inc., which is a bias to keep in mind. If something here is wrong, write to hello@ruam.ai and we will correct it.

Checked October 2026.