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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 - bigtime.net

· 1 month ago

Buy 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. Skip it if you are a freelancer or small team that just needs simple time tracking — a lighter tool will do.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; most review snippets are truncated, so user quotes and tier details are partial.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usable evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo usable evidence in sources
  • Security postureNo public findings either way

Pricing

Essentials

Not published in reviewed sources

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

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

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pricing criticized by independent reviewers; verify tier costs before committing

medium

Some Trustpilot users report migrating away — probe references during your trial

medium

Owned by Vista Equity Partners since a $100M investment; expect growth-stage pricing pressure

low

Tier structures differ across third-party guides; confirm exactly what each tier includes

Pros and cons

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

  • Some Trustpilot reviewers report moving teams away from BigTime
  • Independent PM reviewer criticizes BigTime's pricing
  • Comparison sites note it leans financial over project management

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x1review x7news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not published in reviewed sources

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Reviewers gripe about pricing; tiers not transparent
  • Ease of use. No usable evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Billing, resourcing, invoicing, ERP integrations in one
  • Support quality. No usable evidence in sources
  • Security posture. No public findings either way
  • 98% User rating vendor-reported users rating 4.5–5 stars
  • 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

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 vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

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.

  • Wrike

    Broader project management when billing isn't the priority.

Companies that use it

  • Titus Talent Strategies
  • True Partner Consulting
  • 415 Group
  • C2 Company
  • STR
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; most review snippets are truncated, so user quotes and tier details are partial.

Powerful PE-backed PSA for time-and-materials services firms; overkill and pricey for small teams that just need time tracking.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; most review snippets are truncated, so user quotes and tier details are partial.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. BigTime official sitebigtime.net
    official
  2. Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
    review
  3. Springman Consulting independent reviewspringmanconsulting.com
    review
  4. G2 reviewsg2.com
    review
  5. Capterra listingcapterra.com
    review
  6. Vista Equity $100M investmentvistaequitypartners.com
    news
  7. Pitchbook company profilepitchbook.com
    news
  8. 44 case studies on FeaturedCustomersfeaturedcustomers.com
    review
  9. FindPM pricing guidefindpmsoftware.com
    review
  10. Top BigTime alternatives (Productive)productive.io
    review

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