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At a Glance
BigTime
BigTime
Star Rating
(1,640)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 user Per Month
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Birdview
Birdview
Star Rating
(409)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that BigTime excels in user satisfaction, with a significantly higher overall score compared to Birdview. Users appreciate its intuitive UI/UX, which makes time entry and reporting straightforward and efficient, enhancing daily productivity.
  • Users say that Birdview offers a comprehensive solution by integrating project planning, resource allocation, and time tracking into one platform. This connectivity allows teams to avoid switching between multiple tools, which is a notable advantage for those seeking a unified experience.
  • Reviewers mention that BigTime's implementation process is quick and user-friendly, with features like automatic carryover of Project, Phase, and Activity IDs that save time and reduce repetitive tasks. This streamlined approach is particularly beneficial for teams managing multiple projects.
  • According to verified reviews, Birdview's clean interface and business intelligence window provide users with a clear overview of company performance, making it easier to track progress and make informed decisions. This feature is especially valued by users who prioritize data visibility.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that BigTime's support quality is exceptional, with users rating it highly for responsiveness and helpfulness. This level of support can be crucial for teams that require assistance during critical project phases.
  • Users report that while Birdview has a solid feature set, it sometimes lacks the depth and customization options that BigTime offers, particularly in areas like reporting and advanced project management functionalities. This can be a consideration for teams with more complex needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BigTime
Essentials
$20.00
1 user Per Month
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Birdview
Lite
$9.00
1 User Per Month
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Free Trial
BigTime
Free Trial is available
Birdview
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,374
8.4
322
Ease of Use
8.8
1,418
8.4
329
Ease of Setup
8.2
961
8.3
115
Ease of Admin
8.7
929
8.6
97
Quality of Support
9.2
1,281
8.8
270
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
928
8.9
86
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
1,343
8.4
306
Features by Category
7.9
1,068
Not enough data
Expense Reports
8.7
520
Not enough data
7.8
234
Not enough data
8.0
279
Not enough data
8.5
351
Not enough data
8.6
381
Not enough data
7.4
132
Not enough data
7.8
210
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Travel Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
199
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.4
701
Not enough data
7.8
357
Not enough data
8.3
534
Not enough data
Mobile
8.6
349
Not enough data
8.4
292
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
6.9
137
Not enough data
8.0
280
Not enough data
Administration
7.3
117
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
692
Not enough data
8.4
693
Not enough data
8.1
547
Not enough data
8.0
416
Not enough data
8.7
784
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
824
Not enough data
8.1
518
Not enough data
7.6
341
Not enough data
8.8
795
Not enough data
8.2
577
Not enough data
7.7
361
Not enough data
7.8
397
8.3
123
Tasks
8.6
297
|
Verified
8.8
103
8.4
271
|
Verified
8.7
102
8.0
260
|
Verified
8.9
95
7.8
241
|
Verified
8.6
88
7.6
218
|
Verified
8.4
85
7.9
229
8.0
44
7.7
235
|
Verified
8.1
91
7.9
232
|
Verified
8.2
88
Projects
8.1
249
|
Verified
8.5
93
7.7
228
|
Verified
8.5
79
7.4
215
|
Verified
8.3
76
7.8
228
|
Verified
8.4
84
7.8
247
|
Verified
8.1
86
8.3
290
|
Verified
8.3
70
7.5
219
|
Verified
7.8
40
7.9
267
|
Verified
8.6
84
7.5
205
|
Verified
8.0
67
8.9
331
|
Verified
9.0
43
7.6
197
|
Verified
8.0
67
Resource Management
7.8
212
|
Verified
8.0
75
8.1
238
|
Verified
8.5
79
8.0
243
|
Verified
8.8
86
Project Monitoring
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.2
64
7.8
229
|
Verified
8.6
74
8.2
273
|
Verified
8.4
85
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
5.9
23
6.2
64
6.4
22
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Project and Portfolio ManagementHide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features
Not enough data
8.5
57
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
8.8
45
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.7
35
Not enough data
8.4
37
Project Management
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.2
34
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
8.9
38
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.4
31
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
7.7
64
8.4
19
Planning
7.5
46
8.9
12
7.8
52
8.5
14
7.7
50
8.6
14
Optimization
7.9
55
7.9
16
7.6
51
8.3
13
7.3
49
8.2
12
Professional Services AutomationHide 35 FeaturesShow 35 Features
8.0
211
7.9
17
Customer Management
8.5
121
|
Verified
6.7
13
8.0
82
|
Verified
7.3
14
7.5
71
|
Verified
7.6
12
7.9
84
|
Verified
7.1
13
Project Management
8.3
108
|
Verified
8.9
15
8.7
150
|
Verified
8.8
15
8.1
99
|
Verified
8.7
15
8.3
108
|
Verified
8.9
15
Accounting
8.2
102
8.1
13
8.6
118
|
Verified
6.7
12
8.0
98
6.3
12
8.4
122
|
Verified
8.2
13
8.6
126
|
Verified
8.8
13
Portfolio Management
8.0
82
7.9
13
8.2
81
7.4
13
7.7
75
7.3
13
8.1
74
7.6
12
Analytics
8.2
92
|
Verified
8.3
13
8.4
147
|
Verified
8.5
13
8.1
80
|
Verified
7.8
13
Administration
8.3
113
|
Verified
8.3
11
8.1
130
|
Verified
9.0
14
8.3
114
|
Verified
8.1
14
Platform
8.2
81
|
Verified
7.8
12
8.0
69
|
Verified
7.7
11
8.6
143
|
Verified
8.8
14
7.8
115
|
Verified
8.1
12
7.4
75
|
Verified
6.7
11
Generative AI
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
32
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
8.4
22
Not enough data
8.2
18
Administration
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
8.6
23
Project management
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
8.1
22
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.3
22
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.5
19
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.7
22
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.4
18
Integration
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.2
18
Not enough data
7.3
18
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
16
Not enough data
7.4
15
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.8
317
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.0
243
Not enough data
8.4
217
Not enough data
7.7
176
Not enough data
Bill Processing
7.7
188
Not enough data
8.0
202
Not enough data
8.2
235
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
241
Not enough data
7.8
202
Not enough data
7.1
153
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
6.9
6
Not enough data
Accounting & FinanceHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
1,079
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.3
924
Not enough data
9.1
888
Not enough data
9.0
806
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.4
701
Not enough data
7.8
357
Not enough data
8.3
534
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
772
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
692
Not enough data
8.4
693
Not enough data
8.1
547
Not enough data
8.0
416
Not enough data
8.7
784
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
824
Not enough data
8.1
518
Not enough data
7.6
341
Not enough data
8.8
795
Not enough data
8.2
577
Not enough data
7.7
361
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BigTime
BigTime
Birdview
Birdview
BigTime and Birdview are categorized as Professional Services Automation, Project Management, and Resource Management
Unique Categories
BigTime
BigTime is categorized as Billing, Expense Management, and Time Tracking
Birdview
Birdview is categorized as Project and Portfolio Management and Work Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BigTime
BigTime
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
78.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.2%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
2.9%
Birdview
Birdview
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
24.2%
Reviewers' Industry
BigTime
BigTime
Accounting
13.8%
Architecture & Planning
10.3%
Civil Engineering
9.5%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Management Consulting
5.6%
Other
54.4%
Birdview
Birdview
Marketing and Advertising
13.2%
Information Technology and Services
7.9%
Computer Software
6.4%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
4.8%
Automotive
4.8%
Other
62.8%
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Birdview
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Discussions
BigTime
BigTime Discussions
we need an outside bookkeeping VA to do basic things we don't have time skill to do - any referals??
2 Comments
Jenn S.
JS
I've been using the software since 2017. I also work virtually as a consultant in Finance. I'm happy to discuss my qualifications. Please let me know if...Read more
Do you have a Mobile App?
1 Comment
SC
Yes, available for iphone and androidRead more
How do I show a credit for an invoice that was paid in a previous cycle?
1 Comment
TA
Hi, to the best of my knowledge, BigTime can't handle this kind of transaction. Traditionally, this would be handled by the accounting package and issued...Read more
Birdview
Birdview Discussions
What are simple projects?
2 Comments
Official Response from Birdview
Simple projects are characterized by a straightforward structure with a clear goal, limited complexity, and typically involve fewer resources and lower risks...Read more
Can I install our product on my own server?
1 Comment
Michelle H.
MH
Hello! Yes, it's possible to install it on your own servers and run it from within your firewall. For more details on this option, please reach out to our...Read more
What is PSA in technology?
1 Comment
Official Response from Birdview
PSA stands for Professional Services Automation. It's a type of software designed to help professionals, like consultants and IT services providers, manage...Read more