BigTime vs ClickTime (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, BigTime grades higher than ClickTime: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
BigTime grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
BigTime
Professional services platform with time, billing and projects
ClickTime
Timesheets and labor cost tracking for finance and project teams
Which one is for you
Pick BigTime if
- Fits if you run a services firm that tracks time, expenses and invoices together
- Makes sense if you already use QuickBooks or Salesforce
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are a freelancer: $20 a user is nearly three times the category middle
- Skip it if you want to try first, as no free plan or trial is listed
- Watch out: only Essentials has a price, and the others come after a demo
- Watch out: Quotes, Resource Management and the Data Hub are extra modules
Pick ClickTime if
- Fits if you run a services firm that needs approvals on timesheets
- Makes sense if you are happy to book a demo before seeing any price
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to try before talking to sales, as there is no free plan or trial
- Pricey if you are a small team, as the $12 starting price is in the dearest tenth
- Watch out: expense tracking is a $4 per user a month add-on and many integrations cost extra
- Watch out: approvals, cost rates and time off need Team, and budgeting needs Premier, neither with a published price
How we grade them
| 1.8GPABigTimeWeak | 1.6GPAClickTimeWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DEssentials is $20 a user a month with the billing basis not stated, against a time-tracking dearest tenth from $12. | DListed from $12 per user a month with the billing basis not shown, where the dearest tenth of time tracking starts at $12; other plans show no price. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is listed on the page. | FThe page offers no free plan and no free trial; every plan is bought through a demo request. |
| Features | BTime, expenses, billing, projects, resource management and quotes cover the services job, though Quotes and Resource Management are extra modules. | CTimesheets, reporting and AI chat, but approvals, cost rates and time off need Team, and budgeting and resource management need Premier. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A services platform means setting up projects, rates and billing first. | CNo store rating on record. Plans are set up through a sales demo, with approvals and cost rules to configure. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web service with QuickBooks, HubSpot, Salesforce, Jira and Sage Intacct. | BWeb, iPhone and Android with 8 integrations on record, and no desktop app. |
| Best for | professional services firms that bill by the hour | timesheets with approvals for service firms |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: BigTime and ClickTime. How we grade
Price against what you get
BigTime starts at $20 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ClickTime starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
BigTime scores higher, and starts $8 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other time tracking apps on the chart, 16 score higher than BigTime for less, and 31 score higher than ClickTime for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- BigTime also covers invoicing and quotes and estimates.
- ClickTime also covers time off and dashboards.
At a glance
| BigTime | ClickTime | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $20 per user / month, billing basis not stated | $12 per user / month (starting price; billing basis not shown) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | BigTime Software | ClickTime |
| Price read from | bigtime.net | clicktime.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
BigTime
- Only Essentials has a published price; Advanced, Premier and Enterprise are quoted after a demo request.
- The pricing page does not say whether $20 assumes annual or monthly billing, and shows no free plan or trial.
- Quotes, Resource Management and the Data Hub are extra modules, and some AI agents are marked coming soon.
ClickTime
- Per-plan prices are not displayed on the pricing page, and every plan is bought through a demo request.
- Expense tracking is a $4 per user a month add-on, and many integrations are add-ons rather than included.
- Approvals, cost rates and time off need the Team plan; budgeting and resource management need Premier.
- The page offers no free plan or free trial.
Key features
BigTime
- Time and expense management
- Staff log time and expenses on the web or in a mobile app, with approvals and rate management for billable work.
- Billing and invoicing
- Invoices come from tracked time and expenses, with automatic reconciliation; higher plans add custom invoice templates and multi-currency invoicing.
- Project portfolio management
- Track projects across the firm; Premier adds project budgeting and custom cost and rate management.
- Resource Management module
- A separate module for demand and capacity planning, a staff availability heat map, skills records, time-off requests and utilization reports.
- Quotes module
- A separate module that builds quotes and statements of work and converts approved quotes into live projects.
ClickTime
- Web and mobile timesheets
- Daily, weekly or biweekly timesheets on web, iPhone and Android with a timer, notes, copy-forward entry and required-field rules.
- Automated time capture
- Team and above can pull time from calendars, Jira, GitHub, Zoom, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, with AI matching entries to projects.
- Cost structure at entry
- Billing and cost rates by person, project and date, plus custom fields for cost codes, CapEx and OpEx, grants and R&D.
- Approvals and audit trail
- Approval workflows, timesheet locking, overtime rules and a full change history; DCAA-compliant timesheets are listed in the plan table.
- Reporting and Ellie AI chat
- 70+ pre-built reports and dashboards, plus an AI chat that answers labor-cost questions and builds reports, limited on the Team plan.
- Budgeting and capacity
- Premier adds project budgets, resource allocation and capacity planning that use approved hours.
Plans
BigTime
Essentials$20
per user / month, billing basis not stated
Time and expense, project portfolio management, billing and invoicing, automatic reconciliation, QuickBooks integration, AI Assistant.
AdvancedCustom
Essentials plus multi-currency expenses, custom reporting center, project templates and custom invoice templates. Request a demo for pricing.
PremierCustom
Advanced plus multi-currency invoicing, custom cost and rate management, project budgeting and multi-level approvals. Request a demo.
EnterpriseCustom
For organizations with established systems: Enterprise PSA, Services CPQ and resource management. Speak with an expert.
ClickTime
Starter$12
per user / month; billing basis not shown
Web and mobile timesheets, 70+ reports, email reminders. Page data lists $15 per user a month for up to 25 users. Sold via demo request.
TeamCustom
Adds automated time capture and AI mapping, approvals, cost rates, Work Types and time off. Page data lists $19 per user a month, up to 200 users.
PremierCustom
Adds project budgeting, resource management, custom reports and dashboards. Page data lists $31 per user a month, up to 200 users.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Premier, plus custom integrations, advanced security and onboarding with a dedicated expert, for 1,000+ employee organizations.
Ways to pay less
BigTime
No public discounts listed.
ClickTime
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit pricing
The pricing page asks "Are you a nonprofit?" and links to separate nonprofit pricing; the figures are not on the page itself.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, BigTime or ClickTime?
As of Nov 12, 2026, ClickTime is cheaper to start with: $12 a month for each person, against $20 a month for each person for BigTime. BigTime starts at $20 per user / month, billing basis not stated, and ClickTime starts at $12 per user / month (starting price; billing basis not shown).
Which has a free plan, BigTime or ClickTime?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither BigTime nor ClickTime has a free plan.
Which platforms do BigTime and ClickTime run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only ClickTime lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.