The BigTime Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about BigTime in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
BigTime
The Insider’s Guide
Professional services platform with time, billing and projects
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among time tracking apps, read from BigTime’s own pages.
Made by BigTime Software · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from BigTime’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on BigTime’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 2 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade
BigTime is a professional services platform for firms that bill by the hour. Every plan covers time and expense tracking, project portfolio management, invoicing and reconciliation; higher plans add custom reports, multi-currency invoicing, budgeting and multi-level approvals. Quotes, resource management and a data hub are sold as separate modules. Only the entry price is published.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about BigTime, taken from its own pages and our grades.
A services platform means setting up projects, rates and billing first.
- 1
Best for professional services firms that bill by the hour
BigTime covers time and expense, billing, project portfolios and resource management for services firms.
- 2
Paid plans start at $20 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $20 per user / month, billing basis not stated.
- 3
It runs on Web
Web.
- 4
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.
- 5
Billing and invoicing
Invoices come from tracked time and expenses, with automatic reconciliation; higher plans add custom invoice templates and multi-currency invoicing.
- 6
Project portfolio management
Track projects across the firm; Premier adds project budgeting and custom cost and rate management.
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A 1.8 GPA, above 2 of 69
That is against the other time tracking apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
The plain part of BigTime you could make: time tracking, expense tracking, invoicing, reports and quotes and estimates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
BigTime at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from $20 per user / month, billing basis not stated
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- BigTime Software
- Category
- Time Tracking
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for professional services firms that bill by the hour
BigTime covers time and expense, billing, project portfolios and resource management for services firms. Only Essentials at $20 a user has a price, which is well above the category, and Advanced, Premier and Enterprise need a demo. Some modules cost extra.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Essentials is $20 a user a month with the billing basis not stated, against a time-tracking dearest tenth from $12. |
| Free plan and trial | F | No free plan or trial is listed on the page. |
| Features | B | Time, expenses, billing, projects, resource management and quotes cover the services job, though Quotes and Resource Management are extra modules. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. A services platform means setting up projects, rates and billing first. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | A web service with QuickBooks, HubSpot, Salesforce, Jira and Sage Intacct. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who BigTime is for
- Fits if you run a services firm that tracks time, expenses and invoices together
- Makes sense if you already use QuickBooks or Salesforce
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Consulting, accounting and other firms that bill clients by the hour
- Firms that want time, expenses and invoicing in one system
- Organizations needing DCAA support or multi-currency invoicing
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$20
A month to start, for each person
BigTime is a paid product, starting at $20 per user / month, billing basis not stated.
No free plan or trial is listed on the page.
Essentials
$20
per user / month, billing basis not stated
Time and expense, project portfolio management, billing and invoicing, automatic reconciliation, QuickBooks integration, AI Assistant.
Advanced
Custom
Essentials plus multi-currency expenses, custom reporting center, project templates and custom invoice templates. Request a demo for pricing.
Premier
Custom
Advanced plus multi-currency invoicing, custom cost and rate management, project budgeting and multi-level approvals. Request a demo.
Enterprise
Custom
For organizations with established systems: Enterprise PSA, Services CPQ and resource management. Speak with an expert.
Read from bigtime.net on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Professional services platform with time, billing and projects. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, time tracking, invoicing, reports, expense tracking, quotes and estimates.
A web service with QuickBooks, HubSpot, Salesforce, Jira and Sage Intacct.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- QuickBooks
- HubSpot
- Salesforce
- Jira
- Sage Intacct
- Lacerte
BigTime is made by BigTime Software.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
2/69
Other time tracking apps it is graded above
BigTime's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 2 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on features (B, above 42 of 69) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $20 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.70 for the category: 57 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 16 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 70 time tracking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. BigTime’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 69
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 69
- BFeaturesAbove 42 of 69
- CEase of useAbove 2 of 69
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 18 of 69
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 64 time tracking apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. BigTime is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of BigTime you could make: time tracking, expense tracking, invoicing, reports and quotes and estimates. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 66 of the 69 other time tracking apps grade higher. It costs $240 a year.
What you could make
- Time tracking, expense tracking, invoicing, reports and quotes and estimates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, QuickBooks, HubSpot and Salesforce among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. BigTime’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Replicon, ClickTime, Harvest, Costlocker and Tempo Timesheets
The 5 tools BigTime is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Replicon
Paid
Time tracking and labor compliance for project-based firms.
- BigTime also covers invoicing and quotes and estimates.
- Replicon also covers time clock and time off.
- 1.6GPA
ClickTime
From $12/mo
Timesheets and labor cost tracking for finance and project teams.
- Only ClickTime lists iOS and Android apps.
- BigTime also covers invoicing and quotes and estimates.
- ClickTime also covers time off and dashboards.
- 2.6GPA
Harvest
Free plan · from $9/mo
Time tracking that turns logged hours into client invoices.
- Harvest has a free plan. BigTime does not.
- Only Harvest lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Harvest lists a browser extension.
- 2.0GPA
Costlocker
Free trial · from $12/mo
Time and cost tracking that shows profit per project for agencies.
- Only Costlocker lists macOS, Windows and iOS apps.
- BigTime also covers invoicing, expense tracking and quotes and estimates.
- 2.4GPA
Tempo Timesheets
Free trial · from $10/mo
Time tracking and timesheet approvals built into Jira.
- BigTime also covers invoicing, expense tracking and quotes and estimates.
- Tempo Timesheets also covers calendar.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is BigTime free?
No. BigTime is a paid product, starting at $20 per user / month, billing basis not stated.
How much does BigTime cost?
BigTime lists 4 plans. Essentials: $20 per user / month, billing basis not stated.
What platforms does BigTime work on?
BigTime is available on Web.
Does BigTime have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. BigTime is listed for Web.
Does BigTime have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. BigTime is listed for Web.
Is BigTime open source?
BigTime is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does BigTime integrate with?
BigTime's listing names QuickBooks, HubSpot, Salesforce, Jira, Sage Intacct and Lacerte.
Who makes BigTime?
BigTime is made by BigTime Software.
What are the alternatives to BigTime?
The closest alternatives to BigTime in our directory are Replicon, ClickTime, Harvest, Costlocker and Tempo Timesheets.
How does BigTime compare with other time tracking apps?
BigTime's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 2 of the 69 other time tracking apps we grade, and level with 1.
Is BigTime good value for money?
ToolGPA grades BigTime D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $20 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.70 for the category: 57 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of BigTime?
The plain part of BigTime you could make: time tracking, expense tracking, invoicing, reports and quotes and estimates.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from BigTime’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from BigTime's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by BigTime Software. Prices change, so check bigtime.net before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
5,038
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- BigTime, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/bigtime
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what BigTime’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. BigTime is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by BigTime Software. Prices and plans change: check bigtime.net before you buy.