Miru vs Harvest
Harvest is a solid tool. But it costs 10x more than Miru, it's closed source, and it doesn't have a CLI. Here's the full breakdown.
Quick verdict
Harvest is a mature, well-known time tracker. But at $10.80/user/month, a 20-person team pays $2,592/year. The same team on Miru pays $240/year. That's a 90% savings. And Miru gives you a CLI, dark mode, self-hosting, and full source code access. Harvest gives you none of that.
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | Miru | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1/member/mo — all features | $10.80/user/mo |
| Time Tracking | Timer + manual + CLI | Timer + manual |
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expenses | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reports | 6 report types | Basic reports |
| Team Management | 5 roles + leave tracking | Basic roles |
| CLI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open Source | ✓ MIT licensed | ✗ |
| Self-Hostable | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dark Mode | ✓ | ✗ |
| API Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stripe Payments | ✓ One-click pay | PayPal + Stripe |
Key differentiators
90% cheaper
Harvest: $10.80/user/month. Miru: $1/member/month. For a 10-person team, that's $108/mo vs $10/mo. The savings add up fast.
Open source
Miru's full source code is on GitHub under the MIT license. Self-host it. Audit it. Customize it. Harvest is a black box.
Built for developers
Miru has a full CLI, a REST API, and dark mode. Track time from your terminal. Automate invoicing with scripts. Harvest has no CLI, no dark mode, and no self-hosting.
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