BigTime

BigTime

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About

BigTime is a top-rated online time and billing software for professional service firms. With BigTime, firms can take advantage of time and expense tracking tools, WIP management, billing and invoicing, task and workflow management tools, and more, in a single platform. Cloud-based with an intuitive interface, BigTime bundles industry best practices and operational know-how in a user-friendly application that runs on all desktop and mobile devices. From project creation to client payments, BigTime streamlines firm operations with intuitive budgeting, project management, and invoicing solutions that can be configured to automate even the most complex scenarios. BigTime also integrates with leading productivity apps such as QuickBooks, Lacerte, Slack, Salesforce, and Zapier.

About

Make invoicing and billing painless for your small business with FreshBooks. A top-rated invoice and accounting software for self-employed professionals and small businesses, FreshBooks offers a fast, easy, and secure way of crunching numbers so companies can focus on doing the work they love. It offers a wealth of powerful features that includes invoicing, expense tracking, time tracking, project management, payment processing, and reporting. FreshBooks also lets users work from anywhere with the Freshworks mobile app.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Professional services firms, including Accounting, Architecture, Engineering, Consulting, Design, IT, Legal, Marketing, and many more.

Audience

Self employed professionals, agencies, firms, and consultancies.

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$10.00/month/user
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$6.30/month
Get 70% off for 3 month offer now!

Lite - $21 per month. Send unlimited invoices to up to 5 clients

Plus - $38 per month. Send unlimited invoices to up to 50 clients

Premium - $65 per month. Send unlimited invoices to an unlimited amount of clients
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.7 / 5
ease 4.5 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 4.6 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.6 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 4.8 / 5
support 4.7 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Well Big Time definately stands out as a leading Professional Services Automation (PSA) software, offering critical advantages for businesses: >Effortless Time and Expense Management >Resource Optimization >Seamless Accounting Integration In addition to these advantages, BigTime's user-friendly design and intuitive timers set it apart from competitors. For businesses valuing comprehensive reporting, BigTime offers a rich source of data to identify growth opportunities and drive success.
  • BigTime offers a comprehensive and user-friendly platform for time tracking and project management.
  • One thing I like about BigTime is the ease of utilization. I was able to navigate the entire interface on my first day. After a few weeks - I could tutor the rest of my colleagues and other workmates at our organization.
  • BigTime has proven to be an invaluable asset to our organization. The software's time and billing features are top-notch, delivering a streamlined and intuitive user experience. The ability to effortlessly track project progress and manage our team's hours has resulted in a significant increase in our overall productivity. The expense tracking feature is also a standout, as it offers a robust platform for submitting and approving expenses.
  • - BigTime excels in providing extensive time tracking capabilities, allowing users to accurately record and monitor their time spent on tasks. - Customizable reporting and analytics - Integration and Compatibility. BigTime integrates well with various popular business tools and platforms. - Scalability and flexibility. It can adapt to changing business requirements.

Cons

  • Well Overall BigTime a healthy platform but sometimes when I Try to make some changes to our invoice format is sometimes tricky, but the support we receive from the staff has always been great and made things work the way we would like them to. And also I frequently faced trouble adding new jobs into Big Time from Quickbooks and it does require manual adjustments every time.
  • The pricing structure can be a bit steep for small businesses or freelancers.
  • The only issue I've had as a BigTime user and my organization's Chief Financial Officer is the pricing that they offer. For most organizations, it can be pricey - and they do not offer a free trial.
  • There's a bit of a learning curve when first getting started with BigTime, but the company offers plenty of resources to get you up to speed. The reporting capabilities could be a bit more customizable, but this is a minor concern when compared to the wealth of benefits the software provides.
  • Some users may find the process of configuring these customizations to be complex or time-consuming. Simplifying the customization process and providing more intuitive tools for users to personalize their experience would enhance the software's flexibility.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The software offers a simple and intuitive user interface that makes it easy to create and manage invoices, track payments, and manage clients. The mobile app makes it easy to access the software from anywhere, and the integration with other popular business apps, such as PayPal and Stripe, makes it even more convenient. Freshbooks also offers a range of accounting features, such as tracking expenses, generating reports, and managing taxes.
  • The platform is very simple and easy to use, all its features and tools are very intuitive. They handle a large amount of information without the need to present any kind of blocking in the system. The price is incredible, Freshbooks fits what it offers. The best CDFi option is included and projects are handled much better.
  • The best finance software for streamlining invoicing process for clients and time tracking. It is highly reliable in completing complex financial processes and automating tasks.
  • FreshBooks have managed to bed down the Quote to Cash (Proposals - Invoice - Receipt - Report) process in a very elegant and concise way, hats off to them. We adopted FreshBooks after extensive evaluation and despite the price, the value they provide makes it worth it. Proposal are a definite win though it would be nice if we could customize/personalize the sending domain name.
  • Freshbooks works with high-performance financial analytics, from which you can create advanced statistics showing the billing and closing cycles of all dates booked in the system, so you can access the information as often as needed. Freshbooks quickly manages file exports.

Cons

  • The customer service can be slow to respond and not very helpful. The prices are also higher than other accounting software programs.
  • They should translate the platform to other languages as some of our users don't speak English and it has been difficult for them to interact with Freshbooks. Otherwise this platform is amazing and can be manipulated by anyone.
  • I currently don't have any dislike since they upgraded the interface which was one area that I really wanted to see upgraded.
  • Not a negative - a wish rather that they would allow online payments in South Africa. The pandemic has minimized movement for all and integration with the local banks#paywalls would help speed up payments and automate reconciliations.
  • Freshbooks does not have good integrations to other ledger management services, which is noticeable when trying to adapt formats from the Xero platform to Freshbooks, whose formatting varies greatly. Freshbooks also does not include an expense tracker integrated directly from the control panel.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

BigTime Software
Founded: 2002
United States
www.bigtime.net

Company Information

FreshBooks
Founded: 2004
Canada
www.freshbooks.com/

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Categories

AI PSA Supported
Architecture Supported
Gantt Chart Supported
Job Costing Supported
Project Accounting Supported
Project Planning Supported
Time and Expense Supported
Time Tracking Supported

Categories

Accounting Supported

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AR Automation Supported

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Bookkeeping Supported

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Expense Report Supported

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Finance Supported

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General Ledger Supported
Legal Billing Supported
Payment Processing Supported

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Payroll Supported
Project Accounting Supported
Receipt Scanner Supported
Reconciliation Supported
Recurring Billing Supported

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Time and Expense Supported
Time Clock Supported
Time Tracking Supported

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Billing and Invoicing Features

Billing Portal Supported
Contact Database Supported
Contingency Billing Supported
Customer Portal Supported
Customizable Invoices Supported
Dunning Management Supported
Hourly Billing Supported
Invoice History Supported
Mobile Payments Supported
Multi-Currency Not Supported
Online Invoicing Supported
Online Payments Supported
Payment Processing Supported
Project Billing Supported
Recurring/Subscription Billing Supported
Service Ticket Billing Not Supported
Tax Calculator Supported

Time Tracking Features

Automatic Time Capture Not Supported
Billable & Non-Billable Hours Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Employee Database Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Mobile Time Tracking Supported
Multiple Billing Rates Supported
Offline Time Tracking Supported
Online Time Tracking Supported
Overtime Calculation Supported
Time per Project Reporting Supported
Timesheet Management Supported
Vacation / Leave Tracking Supported

Time and Expense Features

Activity Tracking Supported
Billable Hours Tracking Supported
Billing Rate Management Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Invoice Processing Supported
Multiple Billing Rates Supported
Project Tracking Supported
Reimbursement Management Supported
Time Tracking by Client Supported
Time Tracking by Project Supported

Architecture Features

2D Drawing Not Supported
3D Modeling Not Supported
Bills of material Supported
BIM Modeling Not Supported
Building Information Modeling Supported
Client Management Supported
Contact Management Supported
Contract Management Not Supported
Document Management Supported
Drafting Not Supported
Manufacturing Design Data Not Supported
Presentation Tools Supported
Project Management Supported
Proposal Management Supported
Quotes/Proposals Supported
Visualization / Presentation Supported

Gantt Chart Features

Alerts/Notifications Supported
Capacity Monitoring Supported
Color Coding Supported
Dependency Tracking Supported
Drag & Drop Supported
Milestone Tracking Supported
Progress Tracking Supported
Task Management Supported
Templates Supported

IT Project Management Features

Bug Tracking Not Supported
Issue Management Not Supported
Milestone Tracking Supported
Percent-Complete Tracking Supported
Portfolio Management Not Supported
Prioritization Supported
Product Roadmapping Not Supported
Requirements Management Supported
Resource Management Supported
Status Tracking Supported
Supports Agile Not Supported
Supports Scrum Not Supported
Task Management Supported
Testing / QA Management Not Supported
Time & Expense Tracking Supported

Job Costing Features

Bills of Material Not Supported
Budgeting & Forecasting Supported
Change Orders Not Supported
Cost-to-Completion Tracking Supported
Invoice Management Supported
Overrun Reporting Supported
Percent-Complete Tracking Supported
Production Cost Tracking Supported
Purchase Order Management Supported
Quotes / Estimates Supported
Time Tracking Supported
Work Order Management Not Supported

Professional Services Automation Features

Billing & Invoicing Supported
Client Portal Supported
Collaboration Tools Supported
CRM Not Supported
Document Management Supported
Portfolio Management Supported
Project Management Supported
Proposal Generation Supported
Quote Management Supported
Resource Management Supported
Time & Expense Tracking Supported

Project Planning Features

Agile Methodologies Not Supported
Budget Management Supported
Collaboration Tools Not Supported
Due Date Tracking Supported
Gantt Charts Supported
Kanban Board Supported
Prioritization Supported
Progress Tracking Supported
Resource Management Supported
Task Management Supported
Template Management Not Supported
Traditional Methodologies Not Supported

Billing and Invoicing Features

Billing Portal Supported
Contact Database Supported
Contingency Billing Not Supported
Customer Portal Supported
Customizable Invoices Supported
Dunning Management Supported
Hourly Billing Supported
Invoice History Supported
Mobile Payments Supported
Multi-Currency Supported
Online Invoicing Supported
Online Payments Supported
Payment Processing Supported
Project Billing Supported
Recurring/Subscription Billing Supported
Service Ticket Billing Not Supported
Tax Calculator Supported

Time Tracking Features

Automatic Time Capture Supported
Billable & Non-Billable Hours Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Employee Database Not Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Mobile Time Tracking Supported
Multiple Billing Rates Supported
Offline Time Tracking Not Supported
Online Time Tracking Supported
Overtime Calculation Not Supported
Time per Project Reporting Supported
Timesheet Management Supported
Vacation / Leave Tracking Not Supported

Time and Expense Features

Activity Tracking Supported
Billable Hours Tracking Supported
Billing Rate Management Not Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Invoice Processing Supported
Multiple Billing Rates Supported
Project Tracking Supported
Reimbursement Management Not Supported
Time Tracking by Client Supported
Time Tracking by Project Supported

Accounting Features

Accounts Payable Supported
Accounts Receivable Supported
Bank Reconciliation Not Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Cash Management Not Supported
CPA Firms Not Supported
Cryptocurrency Support Not Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Fixed Asset Management Not Supported
Fund Accounting Not Supported
General Ledger Supported
Government Not Supported
Multi-Currency Not Supported
Nonprofits Supported
Payroll Management Supported
Project Accounting Not Supported
Purchase Orders Supported
Tax Management Not Supported

Accounts Receivable Features

ACH Payment Processing Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Check Processing Not Supported
Collections Management Not Supported
Online Payment Processing Supported
Overpayment Processing Not Supported
Partial Payments Supported
Receivables Ledger Supported
Recurring Billing Supported

Bookkeeping Features

Accounts Payable Supported
Accounts Receivable Supported
Bank Reconciliation Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Cash Management Not Supported
Collections Not Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Fixed Asset Management Not Supported
General Ledger Not Supported
Payroll Supported
Revenue Recognition Supported
Spend Management Supported
Tax Management Supported

Construction Accounting Features

Accounts Payable Supported
Accounts Receivable Supported
Billing & Invoicing Supported
Budgeting & Forecasting Not Supported
Cash Management Not Supported
Construction Breakdowns Not Supported
General Ledger Supported
Job Costing Not Supported
Overrun Projections Not Supported
Payroll Management Supported
Purchase Order Management Not Supported
Quotes / Estimates Supported

Expense Report Features

Approval Process Control Not Supported
Invoice Management Supported
Multi-Currency Supported
Receipt Management Supported
Reimbursement Management Not Supported
Spend Control Not Supported
Time Tracking Supported
Workflow Management Not Supported

Legal Billing Features

Accounting Management Supported
Automatic Billing Not Supported
Calendar Management Not Supported
Case Management Not Supported
Client Portal Not Supported
Document Management Not Supported
Expense Tracking Supported
Time Tracking Supported

Payment Processing Features

ACH Check Transactions Supported
Bitcoin Compatible Not Supported
Debit Card Support Not Supported
Gift Card Management Not Supported
Mobile Payments Not Supported
Online Payments Supported
POS Transactions Not Supported
Receipt Printing Not Supported
Recurring Billing Supported
Signature Capture Supported

Payroll Features

401(k) Tracking Supported
Attendance Management Supported
Benefits Management Supported
Check Printing Not Supported
Compensation Management Not Supported
Deductions Management Not Supported
Direct Deposit Not Supported
Multi-Country Not Supported
Multi-State Not Supported
Reporting/Analytics Not Supported
Self Service Portal Not Supported
Tax Compliance Supported
Vacation / Leave Tracking Not Supported
W-2 and 1099 Preparation Not Supported
Wage Garnishment Not Supported

Recurring Billing Features

Customer Portal Not Supported
Deferred Billing Supported
Discount Management Not Supported
Dunning Management Not Supported
Invoice History Supported
Multi-Currency Not Supported
Multi-Period Recurring Billing Supported
Payment Processing Supported
Recurring Donations Not Supported
Subscription Billing Not Supported

Time Clock Features

Biometric Recognition Not Supported
Hourly Employee Tracking Not Supported
Messaging Not Supported
Mobile Access Supported
Online Punch Card Not Supported
Payroll Management Supported
Punch card Not Supported
Reporting/Analytics Supported
Salaried Employee Tracking Supported
Sick Leave Tracking Not Supported
Vacation / Leave Tracking Not Supported
Workstation Tracking Not Supported

Integrations

Salesforce Supported
Slack Supported
Zapier Supported
Cartwheel Not Supported
ClayHR Not Supported
Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM Not Supported
Expensify Not Supported
Gmail Supported
Hubstaff Not Supported
Kurv Not Supported
Make Not Supported
Malartu Not Supported
Meetup Not Supported
Quickwork Not Supported
Ratio Not Supported
Sage Intacct Supported
Trigger Not Supported
WordPress Not Supported
Workers by Delos Not Supported
Zil Money Not Supported

Integrations

Salesforce Supported
Slack Supported
Zapier Supported
Cartwheel Supported
ClayHR Supported
Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM Supported
Expensify Supported
Gmail Not Supported
Hubstaff Supported
Kurv Supported
Make Supported
Malartu Supported
Meetup Supported
Quickwork Supported
Ratio Supported
Sage Intacct Not Supported
Trigger Supported
WordPress Supported
Workers by Delos Supported
Zil Money Supported
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