Can I migrate from my current tool?

Yes. CSV importer for clients, projects, and time entries — most teams migrate in an afternoon.

Is there a desktop app?

Yes — a native macOS menu bar app on every plan. Start and stop timers, add time, and see your week without opening a browser tab. It signs in with your normal Tempough login (no separate setup), stays in sync with the web in real time, and keeps working offline — entries you log without a connection sync automatically when you're back. Download it from Settings → Desktop app. A Windows version is on the way.

Can I control what different roles see?

Yes. Permission groups bundle granular keys (view team time, approve timesheets, see project health reports, etc.) and you assign them to staff. Admins can revoke the Dashboard entirely for specific roles, or set a per-user default landing page so contributors jump straight to Timesheet and payroll goes straight to Reports.

Does everyone have to use the dashboard?

No. The Dashboard is a permission — turn it off for a role and those users land directly on their chosen default view after sign-in. Individual gauges adapt too: managers see team-wide utilization, contributors see their own.

Who processes invoice payments?

Your own Stripe account. Payments settle directly to your bank — Tempough never holds funds.

Workspace-level isolation so data never crosses between accounts. Two-factor authentication with backup codes. Scoped tokens for integrations and AI access. Every change recorded in a searchable audit log with configurable retention.

Can I connect Claude, Cursor, or Zed?

Yes. Tempough exposes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server from Partnership up. Each user mints a personal token in Profile → AI access — the AI client then acts as that user, scoped to their permissions. A contributor's AI sees their own time; a manager's AI sees the team. Per-token rate limits and sustained-abuse auto-cooldown built in.

What if I pick the wrong tier?

Move between tiers any time. Features turn on or off tenant-wide when you switch — data stays put, no migration, no downtime. Individual plans can upgrade to Partnership when a co-founder joins, and Partnership plans can move to Team when the business grows past two people.

Does it work for solo freelancers or partnerships?

Yes to both. Free covers the basics — timer, timesheet, projects, and CSV export — for one user, forever. Individual at $8/mo adds invoicing and QuickBooks export. Partnership at $15/mo adds a second seat for a partner or co-founder. All three plans support unlimited clients and projects; the difference is whether you need to send invoices and how many people are logging time.

Are there any add-on fees or metered usage charges?

No. The monthly price on this page is the full cost. Tempough does not charge per email sent, per API call, per integration, or per any other usage metric. No overage charges, no tiered add-ons, no "starter" features that get unlocked for extra money. If you ever see a surprise line item on your invoice, it's a bug — email us and we'll fix it.

What is the Harvest usage fee?

Harvest has been rolling out an additional usage-based charge to accounts above certain seat or activity thresholds. Specifics vary by account and aren't published on the public pricing page. The effect for customers: the headline per-seat price is no longer the total monthly bill. We recommend asking your Harvest account rep for a written quote that includes any usage component before renewing.

Is Tempough cheaper than Harvest?

For most service businesses, yes. Tempough Team is $11/seat/mo billed annually with forecasting, cost rates, approvals, time-off, and team reports included. Harvest Pro is $13.75/seat/mo and Harvest Forecast is an additional $5/seat/mo — so an apples-to-apples Harvest setup is $18.75/seat/mo before any usage fee. Tempough flat-rate is $11/seat. The gap widens further at Tempough Team Pro ($13/seat) which adds branded invoices, document distribution, webhooks, and team groupings.

Does Tempough have hidden usage fees?

No. The per-seat monthly price on tempough.com is the total monthly cost. No per-API-call charges, no per-invoice charges, no per-integration charges, no overage tiers, no "starter" features unlocked for extra money. If a line item ever appears on your invoice that isn't the per-seat charge, it's a bug — email us and we'll fix it.

Why is Harvest more expensive than it used to be?

Harvest has steadily increased per-seat pricing over the past several years and recently added a usage-based fee layer for higher-volume accounts. Public pricing for the Pro tier rose from $12 to $13.75/seat/mo in the most recent change, and Harvest Forecast moved from a flat product into a per-seat charge. Compounding seat price increases plus the new usage layer is what's prompting many teams to revisit their tooling.

Can I migrate my Harvest data to Tempough?

Yes. Tempough has a built-in CSV importer that accepts Harvest's standard exports (clients, projects, time entries). One gotcha — Harvest's time export identifies people by name and Tempough's importer matches on email, so you'll need to add a user_email column before uploading. About 5 minutes of spreadsheet work for a small team.

Is there a desktop timer like Harvest has?

Yes — a native macOS menu bar app, included on every plan. Start and stop timers from the menu bar without opening a browser, synced live with the web and offline-capable. It signs in with your normal Tempough login and scopes to your own projects. A Windows version is on the way.

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Pricing breakdown · 2026

Harvest pricing,
honestly.

The public tiers, the Forecast add-on, and the usage fee that recently started showing up on customer bills. Plus what Tempough costs for the same feature set.

What Harvest costs in 2026

Plan / Add-on	Price	What you get
Harvest Free	$0	1 seat, 2 projects. Time tracking only — no invoicing.
Harvest Pro	$13.75/seat/mo ($16.50 billed monthly)	Unlimited projects + seats, invoicing, integrations, reports.
+ Harvest Forecast	+$5/seat/mo	Capacity planning. Sold separately — not bundled.
+ Usage fee	Variable	Rolling out across accounts above certain thresholds. Specifics aren't public — ask your account rep before renewing.
Real cost for a team using both	$18.75/seat/mo +	Pro + Forecast, before any usage fee.

Prices from Harvest's public pricing page, current as of 2026. Usage-fee structure not published — verified anecdotally from recent customer reports.

The usage-fee rollout

The price you signed up for isn't the price you'll pay.

Multiple Harvest customers have reported new usage-based fees appearing on their invoices in recent renewal cycles — on top of the per-seat charge. The specifics aren't documented on the public pricing page, which means the cost of running Harvest at the next renewal is now harder to predict than it used to be.

That's the underlying frustration we keep hearing: not "Harvest is bad," but "I can't quote our annual SaaS cost to my CFO with confidence anymore."

What Tempough costs

Plan	Price	What you get
Free	$0	1 seat, unlimited projects + clients, CSV export. Forever.
Individual	$6/mo	Adds invoicing, expenses, QuickBooks export.
Partnership	$12/mo	Two seats. Adds quotes, API + webhooks.
Team	$11/seat/mo	Forecasting + capacity, cost rates + margin, approvals, time off, team reports — all included.
Team Pro	$13/seat/mo	Team + branded invoices, document distribution, team groupings, priority support.

Per-seat prices billed annually. Monthly billing available at a small premium. No usage fees. No per-API-call charges. No add-on plans.

For an apples-to-apples Team setup:

Harvest

$18.75/seat/mo

Pro + Forecast, before usage fee.

Tempough Team

$11/seat/mo

Everything in one product, flat rate.

A 10-seat team saves $930/year switching. A 25-seat team saves $2,325/year. And forecasting won't get spun out into another product the year after that.

Questions

Harvest has two public tiers: Free (1 seat, 2 projects) and Pro at $13.75/seat/mo billed annually ($16.50/seat/mo billed monthly). Harvest Forecast — the capacity planning product — is sold separately at $5/seat/mo on top. Recent accounts have also reported usage-based fees applied above certain thresholds.