98%
User rating
vendor-reported users rating 4.5–5 stars
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Should I Use BigTime Software?
Project portfolio management, resourcing and finance management in a single professional services software, built to boost profitability and reduce friction
Depends
DependsBuy it if you run a mid-sized or larger professional services firm billing time and materials and want resourcing, invoicing, and QuickBooks/Sage sync in one system.
Powerful PE-backed PSA for time-and-materials services firms; overkill and pricey for small teams that just need time tracking.
Confidence: Medium
366
Intuit Marketplace reviews
listed on bigtime.net homepage
$167M
Total funding
incl. $100M Vista Equity growth investment
44
Published case studies
aggregated on FeaturedCustomers
Value for money
3
Reviewers gripe about pricing; tiers not transparent
Feature depth
4
Billing, resourcing, invoicing, ERP integrations in one
Pros
- Purpose-built billing and invoicing for time-and-materials services firms
- Resource management reportedly becomes firms' main system of record
- Integrates with QuickBooks and Sage Intacct
- Named G2 Momentum Leader among PSA tools
- Vendor reports 98% of users rate it 4.5+ stars
Cons
Gotchas
- mediumPricing criticized by independent reviewers; verify tier costs before committing³
- mediumSome Trustpilot users report migrating away — probe references during your trial²
- mediumOwned by Vista Equity Partners since a $100M investment; expect growth-stage pricing pressure⁶
- lowTier structures differ across third-party guides; confirm exactly what each tier includes⁹
Best for
- Consulting and accounting firms
- IT services billing time and materials
- QuickBooks-centric finance teams
- Firms with 10+ billable staff
Not for
- Freelancers and solo consultants
- Small teams needing simple time tracking
- Product teams managing software sprints
- Buyers without admin bandwidth for a full PSA
Companies that use it
- Titus Talent Strategies
- True Partner Consulting
- 415 Group
- C2 Company
- STR
Pricing
Essentials
Not published in reviewed sources
- Entry tier named in third-party pricing guides
- Confirm scope and per-user cost on vendor pricing page
Security
No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
What users say
Feedback is mixed: reviewers praise the billing and resourcing depth, pricing draws criticism, and some Trustpilot users report switching away.
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Alternatives
Compare BigTime Software with each alternative.
Financial Cents
Accounting-firm workflow and billing, lighter than BigTime.
Paymo
Affordable time tracking and invoicing for smaller teams.
BigTime Software vs PaymoWrike
Broader project management when billing isn't the priority.
BigTime Software vs WrikeProductive
Agency-focused PSA explicitly pitched as a BigTime alternative.
BigTime Software vs ProductiveFull analysis
Based on ~20 public sources; most review snippets are truncated, so user quotes and tier details are partial.
Sources
- BigTime official sitebigtime.netofficial
- Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- Springman Consulting independent reviewspringmanconsulting.comreview
- G2 reviewsg2.comreview
- Capterra listingcapterra.comreview
- Vista Equity $100M investmentvistaequitypartners.comnews
- Pitchbook company profilepitchbook.comnews
- 44 case studies on FeaturedCustomersfeaturedcustomers.comreview
- FindPM pricing guidefindpmsoftware.comreview
- Top BigTime alternatives (Productive)productive.ioreview
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