Stripe Invoicing vs Harvest

Two invoicing & payments tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Short version

  • Stripe Invoicing costs less for a six-person team.
  • Stripe Invoicing fits retail shop, restaurant or café, trades or contractor, online store.
  • Harvest: Time to invoice in a few clicks.
CompareStripe InvoicingStripeHarvestHarvest
In one lineInvoices and payment links on Stripe's railsTime tracking that turns hours into invoices
Starting priceFreeFrom $9/person
Six-person team$0/mo$54/mo
On $10,000 of card sales$336/moYour own card processor
PlansNo monthly fee; Starter 0.4% per paid invoice; Plus 0.5% (adds quotes); plus Stripe card processing 2.9% + 30¢Free (1 seat, 2 projects); Teams from $9/seat/mo billed yearly ($11 monthly); Enterprise from $14/seat/mo yearly ($17.50 monthly); extra invoices, projects, clients billed by usage (rates not published); 30-day trial
Pricing modelFree tierFree tier
Free trial—30 days
UsersUnlimited1 on free
Both connect toQuickBooks Online, Xero
Also connects toFreshBooks, Zoho Books, Puzzle, Akaunting, Kashoo, ZipBooks, Bench, Patriot Accounting +1 moreNo others on record
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 peopleJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportEvery planTeams and up
Live chatEvery planNone listed
Support hoursPhone: 24x7 · Email: 24x7 · Live chat: 24x7Not published
Incidents postedStripe has a public status page. Status page0 incidents posted on Harvest's status page, which covers all Harvest products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page
Capterra score4.6 / 5 from 10 reviews (few reviews)4.5 / 5 from 655 reviews
Trustpilot scoreNot listed1.6 / 5 from 24 reviews
Fit: Retail shop5020
Fit: Restaurant or café3010
Fit: Service business8882
Fit: Agency or studio9292
Fit: Trades or contractor7055
Fit: Online store8520
Why people pick it
  • No subscription
  • Subscriptions and payment links included
  • Time to invoice in a few clicks
  • Free for one person
Where it falls short
  • Needs a developer for anything custom
  • Percentage fee on every invoice
  • Usage fees not published
  • Built for hourly billing only
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $500 average sale. How we calculate prices

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