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Juan
Juan
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

A transformative experience

Reviewed on 2023-07-17

From time and expense tracking to billing and resource allocation, this platform has made every...

From time and expense tracking to billing and resource allocation, this platform has made every aspect of my job simple and streamlined.

Pros

I love its ability to efficiently manage my time, expenses, and billing across multiple projects simultaneously.

Cons

It would be helpful to have better guidance or more detailed tutorials to make it easier to set up and use this platform.

Krishna
Krishna
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

BigTime is better than our Excel timesheet

Reviewed on 2023-02-13

Introducing BigTime completely revolutionized how we run our company. Our chat support session with...

Introducing BigTime completely revolutionized how we run our company. Our chat support session with [sensitive content hidden] this evening was quite productive. When our company's time tracking and billing systems were combined, it was a huge help.

Pros

The orientation procedure went really smoothly. We were given excellent assistance; even when we had queries in the period between sessions, the personnel responded quickly. The program is straightforward, and the mobile application is fantastic for our field staff.

Cons

Even though making adjustments to our invoicing system can be challenging at times, we've always received helpful responses from the staff that have allowed us to go forward with our plans.

Ben
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  • Industry: Financial Services Software
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10

Core features have degraded - Buggy updates

Reviewed on 2022-06-29

Pros

This product is easy to track time with. When features work, the dashboards and reports are helpful for analysis.

Cons

It is difficult to use reporting because it breaks frequently. This seems to have occurred more often over the last several months than earlier in our time using the product. Customer support acknowledges bugs, but development is slow to correct key features, such as the loss of the ability to export simple reports to Excel. The product seems to over promise and underdeliver a lot of the time. We recently upgraded one of the modules based on meetings with the sales team. Shortly after purchasing, key dashboards suddenly stopped working. Communication could be improved. Customer service has acknowledged being aware of a bug before we reported it, but never let us know. I would value communication regarding the health of the product to help with our planning, rather than the frequent marketing notices.

Tamara
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Small Business Review of BigTime

Reviewed on 2023-05-23

Overall, BigTime is effective and does what we need it to do. We are happy with it. Customer...

Overall, BigTime is effective and does what we need it to do. We are happy with it. Customer Support is also really good. They are helpful, patient, and thorough.

Pros

BigTime has all the features we need to track time and expenses and automate billing. Forecasting and utilization tools are also great features which allow us to better manage staffer availability so clients are covered and staffer's aren't over worked. Reporting and analytics are very good, though there are some reporting features that could be improved

Cons

There are some idiosyncrasies that can get tiresome; date ranges disappear constantly when drafting invoices; there are features that have an adverse effect on rate population if not used properly, some internal functions clash if entered (or not entered) in multiple places, online tutorials could be better, live chat can take a very long time - i have noticed that upgrading to Premier has helped - the wait is now no more than a few minutes.

Betty
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  • Industry: Environmental Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

BigTime is great for consultants working in a remote office environment.

Reviewed on 2023-05-10

I haven't worked with other programs, but overall my experience with BigTime has been very good.

I haven't worked with other programs, but overall my experience with BigTime has been very good.

Pros

BigTime time and expense entry for specific job/tasks is easy for users. Invoice creation using the time and expenses entered is seamless, yet flexible. Once invoices have been emailed to my clients I can easily track my client's activity to ensure that the invoice has been viewed. If my email transmission has failed I get a notification.There are plenty of webinars available to use for self-guided learning. Also, there are live webinars for new users to gain knowledge about BigTime. Reading the blog posts is helpful too.BigTime support has been very helpful if I reach out with any issues. I recently worked with [sensitive content hidden] for over an hour to solve an issue. He was very patient and was determined to solve my problem during our call.

Cons

There are a few hiccups with taxation for Canadian users. BigTime has been working on improving these features.I would like to see more options for invoice PDF templates so that the invoices are better looking.I really struggle with customizing BigTime reports when any of the standard reports don't meet my needs.There are a few issues with syncing to QBO, but BigTime support staff have been helpful in trying to resolve these issues.

Suprita
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Streamlining Professional Services Operations

Reviewed on 2023-10-31

I'm in QA engineering normally, but I've recently taken part in some internal billing related...

I'm in QA engineering normally, but I've recently taken part in some internal billing related projects where we've consulted out to other firms. Using this software has really streamlined things for me in a way where project management isn't so daunting anymore. I highly recommend the software and would use it again.

Pros

This software really is great for project teams that are working in more of a professional services type setting. It really seems to do it all, whether it's time tracking, project management modules, expenses, financials, resource allocation, etc. For me, the resource allocation portion was actually the most impressive (and important) aspect for me, as it allowed me to continue onward with my normal engineering duties while providing professional services support via this software.

Cons

Project management and billing software is not my forte normally, so it took a little bit of time to figure things out, but I eventually really enjoyed using it, so I have nothing I've disliked necessarily.

Marek
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  • Industry: Financial Services Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

BigTime Review by M.T.

Reviewed on 2023-05-13

Overall, my experience with BigTime was positive. The platform's robust project management features...

Overall, my experience with BigTime was positive. The platform's robust project management features provided me with the tools I needed to effectively plan and execute my projects. It helped me stay organized, track progress, and manage resources efficiently. While there was a learning curve associated with some advanced features, once I became familiar with the platform, it significantly improved my project management workflows. The availability of support resources and responsive customer service further enhanced my overall experience with BigTime. I would recommend it to others seeking a comprehensive project management solution.

Pros

One of the things I liked most about BigTime was its comprehensive project management features. It offered a wide range of tools and functionalities that allowed me to effectively plan, track, and manage my projects. The ability to set up project timelines, allocate resources, track time and expenses, and generate detailed reports all in one platform was incredibly convenient and efficient. It helped streamline my project workflows and improve overall productivity.

Cons

While I found BigTime to be a powerful project management solution, one thing I liked least was the learning curve associated with its advanced features. Some of the more complex functionalities required a bit of time and effort to fully grasp and utilize effectively. Although the platform provided helpful documentation and support resources, I felt that a more intuitive and user-friendly interface could have made the initial learning process smoother.

Sharon
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Great Time and Expense Tracking

Reviewed on 2023-06-05

Overall Good.

Overall Good.

Pros

Integrates well with QuickBooks. Easy time tracking.

Cons

I have not gotten invoicing down yet in BigTime, I have found it a bit cumbersome, and maybe it is just me.

Molly
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

First three months with BigTime

Reviewed on 2023-07-06

There was a reasonable amount of well-organized training before our launch. Most of the glitches...

There was a reasonable amount of well-organized training before our launch. Most of the glitches since then (relatively minor and related to client billing) have been resolved by technical support and more training.Over time, this program should meet our needs very well.

Pros

Robust features and 10 years of experience. Support staff seems eager to help.I was impressed by Tyler's technical expertise and patience in solving all of my issues.

Cons

There's a learning curve for billing clients in the complicated ways that architects do. Each month it has gotten easier. Had a few problems with using their proprietary email program for sending invoices out. Knowledge base could be easier to navigate/search.

Carlos Orlando
Carlos Orlando
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  • Industry: Computer Hardware
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

A must have for any professional services company

Reviewed on 2023-07-10

I really like the reporting it's outstanding. I can quickly and easily analyze my data, allowing me...

I really like the reporting it's outstanding. I can quickly and easily analyze my data, allowing me to identify areas for improvement and make informed decisions to drive growth in my business. The ability to customize the reports to my specific needs is another standout feature that I really appreciated.

Pros

What I liked the most is the ability to track detailed time spent on each project. This has greatly helped me to have precise control over my activities and to maximize my productivity.

Cons

So far, I haven't found much to complain about. However, one of the aspects that I think can be improved is the integration with other tools and software that I use in my business.

Ken
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Connect with humans who understand the product and its purpose

Reviewed on 2023-02-27

Fast and effective

Fast and effective

Pros

It performs a significant amount of the project management and time tracking tasks that we need. Support is always a quick chat away.

Cons

I wish we could see our billing rate schedule in one place rather than having to go through individual staff data tabs.

Jean
Jean
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Accounts Receivable/Accounting Manager BigTime Review (Not project management)

Reviewed on 2021-03-10

The training was really amazing. And the capabilities made it well worth the switch from Productive.

The training was really amazing. And the capabilities made it well worth the switch from Productive.

Pros

The customization and the ability to track just about anything you want for project management, profitability and invoicing. And the integration with Quickbooks.

Cons

I wish more fields were customizable. The handful that they allow you to rename are great, but more would be better! I wish there was a 45 day training session to ask questions that arise after using for a bit.

Reasons for Choosing BigTime

Productive was very limited, and the budgeting side was terribly difficult to navigate especially with our high volume of monthly retainers

Switched From

Productive

Reasons for Switching to BigTime

I was not part of the research that was done. I was given the final choice to test and work with the sale rep to ensure that it performed the way we needed it to. If I was not happy we would have gone back to the drawing board. But, I know one of our main objectives is to track project profitability and this is so far doing what we needed it to do.
Jessica
Jessica
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

A fantastic tool for managing projects

Reviewed on 2022-06-05

The best approach to keep track of many projects' time and expenditures. Invoicing is also a breeze...

The best approach to keep track of many projects' time and expenditures. Invoicing is also a breeze because to the platform's user-friendly interface. I can view all of my projects and team members in this platform, and we can all manage everything together. The Bigtime team's assistance is also a big plus in my book.

Pros

It's a piece of software that performs exactly what it's supposed to and does it well. The process of implementation was quite fair, and the accompanying customer service was excellent. Time tracking and the ability to divide it into other sections if necessary. For numerous projects, I've taken use of the platform's ability to develop custom reports, which have been useful.

Cons

BigTime doesn't always communicate to itself, so you have to dig a little further to find the answer you're looking for. In addition, I've used BigTime's "help" option and spoken with a live person who was able to diagnose my difficulties immediately away.

Sonja
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Customizable Software

Reviewed on 2021-01-28

In our month of using BigTime, our experience has been wonderful! Our Customer Success Manager is...

In our month of using BigTime, our experience has been wonderful! Our Customer Success Manager is AMAZING! We ran into some logging in issues for a team member and she jumped right on getting it fixed for us! The software has been so beneficial for Project Management in the month we have been using it. We still have a training session left with our CSM at BigTime to learn more features it offers and we cannot wait to learn what else it has to offer!

Pros

That it is so customizable from just about every feature it offers.
Easy to use.
Intregrates with QuickBooks.
The white glove service from our customer success manager, [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN].
All of the report options and customizations
Project Management and tracking on all aspects of a project.
The Knowledge based section for finding information on how to use features.

Cons

That you cannot change the Project Fee to say Project Budget. This is just a preferred naming system for our company though, so not the end of the world that we could not change this.

Carla
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  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Experience

Reviewed on 2021-01-27

We currently use BigTime for timekeeping, invoicing, and project management. The newest benefit...

We currently use BigTime for timekeeping, invoicing, and project management. The newest benefit that [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] shared with us is being able to copy a project instead of having to create it from scratch. Thanks for the tip, [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN]!!!

Pros

Very user friendly! Ease of issuing invoices and ease of timekeeping. Of course, let us not forget the wonderful training that we received from [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN]!!!

Cons

We would like to have a reminder sent to use for invoicing outside of our normal period. However, I understand that [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] will discuss this with us further.

Alternatives Considered

BambooHR

Reasons for Switching to BigTime

BigTime has more of the options that we need.
Mizanur Rahman
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great tool for our business

Reviewed on 2023-03-20

My workload in budgeting and invoicing projects has been reduced significantly with the help of...

My workload in budgeting and invoicing projects has been reduced significantly with the help of BigTime. It allows me to focus more on my technical expertise in managing projects. Really appreciated.

Pros

BigTime offers a comprehensive set of features for our business, including time tracking, project management, expense tracking, billing and invoicing, and reporting and analytics. They provide excellent customer support, with a dedicated team of experts.

Cons

The mobile app version of BigTime has fewer features than the desktop version. They have a lot of integration but customization options for reports are limited.

Brandy
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Makes things easy

Reviewed on 2023-04-04

Everything has been great with BigTime; set up was very quick and easy and any questions or issues...

Everything has been great with BigTime; set up was very quick and easy and any questions or issues get dealt with very fast. Had to reach out today for an issue and Top resolved it in minutes.

Pros

Very easy to use and has the ability to add in hundreds of active projects at a time.

Cons

The way the daily hours is calculated; easy to miss not having the correct number of hours (regular vs ot).

Joana
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  • Industry: Broadcast Media
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for Free Trial
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Tracking ang billing

Reviewed on 2024-06-13

Pros

It helps me how to manage my expenses and some of my financial concerns

Cons

Sometimes the consulting does not meet my expectation.

dawn
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  • Industry: Accounting Software
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Good Software

Reviewed on 2023-03-07

Pros

Time and billing , invoicing, budget, software integrations

Cons

Some of the integration in the beginning was not working properly. However they worked diligently to make sure all problems were solved

Richard
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Powerful time tracking software

Reviewed on 2023-02-05

Overall, BigTime is a user-friendly software that helps us keep track of our business

Overall, BigTime is a user-friendly software that helps us keep track of our business

Pros

With BigTime we never miss a thing, we attend meetings on time because of its powerful time tracking feature. The support team was very helpful while deploying the software.

Cons

The software offers limited billing options and some of our billing needs are not met. I hope in the future this software will be updated.

Assimi
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Bigtime review. Good project

Reviewed on 2023-02-08

Fantastic

Fantastic

Pros

Best software that facilitates payment processing and its easy to use and user friendly.

Cons

I think this software is cheap. But it is not bad

Denise
Denise
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  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

We use BigTime for Professional Services Automation. It is great for our multilevel company.

Reviewed on 2018-04-15

Our company is not able to more accurately and completely track time to be charged to a project. ...

Our company is not able to more accurately and completely track time to be charged to a project. Our systems are now more automated and more paperless.

Pros

BigTime allows users from a variety of backgrounds to connect to the software from various platforms (desktop, laptop, smart phone) to track time per project, to track expenses on a daily basis with electronic submission of receipts, to run reports on time spent, to connect with external accounting software seamlessly.

Cons

the software has some limits on "naming" items that do not always correspond directly to our external software and do not fit within our company culture. (For example: In BigTime, billable means charged to the project, may invoiced or may not invoice. In our company culture, billable means an invoice will be sent for payment to the client.

Response from BigTime Software

Denise,

Thank you so much for the review - we truly appreciate the time and the effort you've taken to let us know how our software is working for you. We're very happy to hear that BigTime is working for you throughout your organization and that you're able to use the software across several different platforms - we work hard to make that happen!

We're very sorry to hear that some of the terminology used by BigTime is inconsistent with your business processes. We try to make BigTime as flexible as possible, and you can change many of these terms within your Lexicon (check under My Company>My Company>Lexicon) but there are some terms we cannot change at this time. That being said, that feature might make for an excellent Feature Request. If you'd like to learn more about how to submit a Feature Request, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Thanks again!
The BigTime Customer Success Team

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  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

At last we could prioritize our client support in proper way

Reviewed on 2018-07-29

It was a good quick option to organize our support team billing.

It was a good quick option to organize our support team billing.

Pros

One of our projects is in support stage.
Team of 15 people is still there on all lines of support.
The deal is that requests from our clients are coming at random moment of time and require from 1 hour to several days to handle.
I feel with BigTime it came to more order. Now we can form kind of backlog of client requests and also track time people spend for their processing. For clients that have series of similar requests, we are able to find past communication history and get all required stakeholders together to sort out things once and forever. From other side, some of clients have paid support contract with us. As they see how each of their requests is priced at the realtime they also prioritize their requests in more smart way.

Cons

I am unable to view most of reports on my mobile phone.
Also there's no way to create shortcuts for the most useful functions that sometimes are hidden deep inside the app.

Paige
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  • Industry: Oil & Energy
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Robust and Intuitive

Reviewed on 2021-06-24

We are able to manage multiple business lines and a variety of projects, all with unique time and...

We are able to manage multiple business lines and a variety of projects, all with unique time and expense management needs all in one place.

Pros

I like that the features are extensive and useful. It is organized in such a way that it is intuitive and easy to use. The implementation and customization has been a lengthy project, but having every possible scenario available to us for configuration has been useful.

Cons

Sometimes the features and options seem to take over. While a basic solution might have been more ideal for our current situation, the future abilities of the software to meet our changing needs will be helpful no doubt. The training has been a bit "fast paced" and feels almost rushed, but it only makes sense for BigTime to want to get the implementation completed as soon as possible.

Cyndi
Cyndi
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Easy to use, top notch service and support

Reviewed on 2022-06-28

Overall, I love the interface, I love the easy of use, and I love the support. Even without being...

Overall, I love the interface, I love the easy of use, and I love the support. Even without being fully functional yet, we are getting a lot of raves from staff who appreciate the ease of approvals, the easy to use timesheet, and the functionality.

Pros

The timesheet module is amazingly easy. Since this is where the bulk of my team are working, it made roll out super easy. The system is over all generally very intuitive and user friendly. It's also pretty idiot proof and its not easy to mess things up. Invoice creation is outstanding, with a ton of options and features. But the best part is their support team. They have worked so hard to ensure we have a product that meets ALL of out needs. Our implementation and training with BigTime has been the best I've ever worked with in my career.

Cons

Right now, it's a little buggy and they are still implementing and adjusting certain things. The fundamentals are there, but it's obviously still newer software.