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Alternatives to BigTime
19 professional services tools sit alongside BigTime in this directory. Below is what separates each from BigTime on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 9
- Cheaper to start
- 11
- BigTime starts at
- $20/user/month
Why people look past BigTime
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the BigTime entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
BigTime starts at $20/user/month. Across the 11 professional services tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $17/month.
There is no free tier
The record for BigTime carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 9 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
BigTime publishes 4 tiers, from $20/user/month up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the BigTime pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Time tracking software for teams that care about where their time goes
- Can be used without paying; BigTime cannot.
- Starts $11 a month cheaper, at $9/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 3 tiers to BigTime's 4.
Time tracking that's easy, powerful, and frictionless
- Can be used without paying; BigTime cannot.
- Starts $11 a month cheaper, at $9/month.
- 3 tiers to BigTime's 4.
Projects, timesheets, invoices done right
- Can be used without paying; BigTime cannot.
- Starts $8.05 a month cheaper, at $11.95/month.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Agency management software for operations, projects and finances
- Starts $33 a month dearer, at $53/month.
- 2 tiers to BigTime's 4.
Simple, all-in-one invoicing and billing software
- Can be used without paying; BigTime cannot.
- Starts $20 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Find freelancers, find a job
- Can be used without paying; BigTime cannot.
- Starts $20 a month cheaper, at Free.
- 5 tiers to BigTime's 4.
Every BigTime alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BigTime (this page) | $20/user/month | Subscription | 4 | |
| HarvestTime tracking software for teams that care about where their time goes | Free, then $9/month | Freemium | 3 | vs BigTime |
| Toggl TrackTime tracking that's easy, powerful, and frictionless | Free, then $9/month | - | 3 | vs BigTime |
| AvazaProjects, timesheets, invoices done right | Free, then $11.95/month | Freemium | 4 | vs BigTime |
| Function PointAgency management software for operations, projects and finances | $53/month | Subscription | 2 | vs BigTime |
| Hiveage | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs BigTime |
| Guru | Free | Subscription | 5 | vs BigTime |
| Freelancer.com | Free | Transaction | - | vs BigTime |
| Teamwork | Free | Subscription | 5 | vs BigTime |
| Bonsai | Free, then $9/user/month | Subscription | 4 | vs BigTime |
| FreshBooks | Free, then $23/month | Subscription | 4 | vs BigTime |
| Certinia PSA | On request | Quote | - | vs BigTime |
| Scoro | $17/month | Subscription | 4 | vs BigTime |
| Netsuite OpenAir | $500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs BigTime |
| TravelPerk | Free | Usage-based | - | vs BigTime |
| Kantata | On request | Quote | - | vs BigTime |
| Productive | $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs BigTime |
| Plutio | $19/month | Subscription | 3 | vs BigTime |
| Accelo | On request | Quote | - | vs BigTime |
| PracticePanther | $49/month | Subscription | 8 | vs BigTime |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the BigTime badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (9)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Harvest , Free, then $9/month
- Toggl Track , Free, then $9/month
- Avaza , Free, then $11.95/month
- Hiveage , Free
- Guru , Free
- Freelancer.com , Free
- Teamwork , Free
- Bonsai , Free, then $9/user/month
Cheaper than BigTime (11)
Entry price under BigTime's $20/user/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
What you would be giving up
BigTime is most often brought in for professional services time tracking, project-based billing, multi-team resource management. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If BigTime is broadly right and the question is cost, the BigTime pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Professional Services category lists everything the directory holds, and best professional services tools ranks them.
BigTime runs on not recorded. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about BigTime alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to BigTime?
- 19 other professional services tools are listed in this directory, led by Harvest, Toggl Track, Avaza, Function Point. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to BigTime?
- 9 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Harvest, Toggl Track, Avaza, Hiveage, Guru.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to BigTime?
- Yes. 11 of the alternatives below start under BigTime's $20/user/month: Harvest at Free, then $9/month, Toggl Track at Free, then $9/month, Avaza at Free, then $11.95/month, Hiveage at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to BigTime?
- On the figures on record, 3 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from BigTime?
- BigTime is most often brought in for professional services time tracking, project-based billing, multi-team resource management. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to BigTime?
- None of the professional services tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these BigTime alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Professional Services, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare BigTime against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against BigTime covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every professional services tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Professional Services category, 19 tools beside BigTime. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.