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Billable Hours Software

Harvest is the solution for professionals losing 15-25% of billable hours due to poor tracking. Harvest's one-click timers ensure precise, real-time time logging.

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What should you charge per hour?

Most freelancers and consultants dramatically undercharge. This calculator accounts for what most people miss: non-billable time, taxes, and overhead.

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Accounting for vacation, holidays, sick days
60%
Most freelancers can bill 50-70% of their time. The rest goes to admin, marketing, proposals, and learning.
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Software, insurance, equipment, accounting, taxes beyond income tax, etc.
Your break-even rate $0
Recommended rate (+20% buffer) $0
Billable hours per week 0h
Equivalent daily rate $0

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How this hourly rate calculator works

It works back from the income you need to the rate you must bill, accounting for the hours you can't bill.

  • Billable hours/year = working weeks × hours per week × billable %.
  • Break-even rate = (target income + business expenses) ÷ billable hours.
  • Recommended rate = break-even plus a 20% buffer for taxes, slow periods, and profit.

Raising your billable percentage or trimming expenses lowers the rate you need.

Track Billable Hours with Harvest

Explore how Harvest's dashboard helps track billable hours accurately with one-click timers and detailed reports.

Harvest dashboard showing billable hours tracking features.

Billable Hours Software FAQs

  • Billable hours software helps professionals track time spent on client-related tasks to ensure accurate billing. It moves beyond manual methods, reducing errors and capturing more billable time.

  • Harvest uses one-click start/stop timers to track billable hours in real-time. This feature eliminates the reliance on memory and helps capture all work hours accurately.

  • Using Harvest for time tracking offers benefits like increased revenue capture, detailed reporting, and seamless integration with tools like Asana and QuickBooks. These features enhance efficiency and accuracy.

  • Yes, Harvest integrates with popular project management tools such as Asana, Trello, and Jira, allowing seamless time tracking within your existing workflows.

  • Look for features like automated timers, project/task categorization, customizable rates, and detailed reporting. Harvest provides all these features, enhancing time tracking accuracy and efficiency.

  • Harvest improves financial management through features like project profitability analysis and expense tracking linked to billable hours, ensuring accurate invoicing and revenue forecasting.

  • Harvest offers a free 30-day trial, allowing you to explore its features for tracking billable hours without any initial cost. This trial includes all functionalities to ensure you can fully evaluate its benefits.