What happened to Harvest?
In June 2025, Bending Spoons — the Italian PE-backed firm known for aggressive post-acquisition monetization — acquired Harvest. Within weeks, reports surfaced of 70-80% overhead cuts, a shift to usage-based billing, and long-time customers seeing their $12/mo accounts migrate to $1,900/mo Enterprise tiers without warning.
For many freelancers and small teams, the trust that made Harvest a default choice for over a decade was destroyed overnight. If you are one of them, this guide is for you.
What you keep with vlastERP
Every core Harvest feature has a direct equivalent in vlastERP — often with more depth.
Harvest: Time tracking
Time tracking with heatmap
GitHub-style contribution heatmap so you see productivity at a glance.
Harvest: Invoicing
Invoicing with auto-generation from hours
One click turns tracked time into a polished, ready-to-send invoice.
Harvest: Reports
Profitability reports (not just time reports)
See actual profit per project, client, and team member — not just hours logged.
Harvest: Team access
6 granular roles (not just admin/member)
Owner, Admin, Manager, Member, Viewer, and Accountant — real access control.
Harvest: Integrations
626 API endpoints, OpenAPI 3.1.0
Build any integration you need. Full REST API with auto-generated docs.
Harvest: Data export
CSV export + full API access (no lock-in)
Your data is always yours. Export everything, anytime, no questions asked.
Price comparison
Harvest
vlastERP
1 user, billing < $10k/mo
Unlimited projects
5 users included
How to migrate in 3 steps
Export your data from Harvest
Go to Settings → Export → CSV. Download your clients, projects, and time entries. Harvest lets you export everything in one go.
Sign up for vlastERP
2-month free trial, no credit card required. You'll be tracking time within 60 seconds.
Create your accountImport your CSV into vlastERP
Navigate to Settings → Import → Upload and drop your clients and time entry CSVs. The importer maps columns automatically.
What vlastERP adds that Harvest doesn't
- Expense tracking per project
- 6-level RBAC (role-based access control)
- Complete audit trail for every change
- BOM management (bill of materials)
- Document versioning with full history
- EU compliance: GoBD, ZUGFeRD e-invoicing
- Schema-per-tenant data isolation