{
  "id": 19105381,
  "title": "RIP, Harvest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/rip-harvest-19105381",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-09T01:58:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News Best",
    "slug": "hacker-news-best",
    "url": "https://aphyr.com/posts/427-rip-harvest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Harvest, a time-tracking and invoicing service used by many self-employed individuals, has come to an end. Once a reliable and simple solution for small business needs, Harvest has been acquired by Bending Spoons, the company responsible for the downfall of Vimeo. The new owners raised prices dramatically, transitioning users from a $13.32 monthly plan to a $133.98 enterprise plan, despite the users only needing basic invoicing services. In addition, Harvest now charges an extra 2% on top of the usual card transaction fees, which is often more than the actual cost of processing payments. The company's customer support has also deteriorated, with users finding that their emails are not answered by human representatives, but rather by an automated language model. Due to the rapid decline of Harvest, freelancers will now need to search for new invoicing services, as well as potential alternatives for bookkeeping solutions.",
  "summary": "Article URL: https://aphyr.com/posts/427-rip-harvest Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50420035 Points: 216 # Comments: 65",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}