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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 user Per Month
Free 1 seat Per Month
BigTime
Star Rating
(1,560)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 user Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansGrain
Star Rating
(299)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 1 seat Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansBigTime vs Grain
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Grain easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Grain overall.
- Reviewers felt that Grain meets the needs of their business better than BigTime.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that BigTime is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Grain over BigTime.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BigTime
Essentials
$20.00
1 user Per Month
Deliver great work and get paid faster.
- Time Tracking
- Expense Management
- Project Management
Grain
Free
Free
1 seat Per Month
The quickest and easiest way to try Grain
- 20 meetings
- View team's meetings
- Basic AI Notes
Free Trial
BigTime
Free Trial is available
Grain
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,330
9.1
200
Ease of Use
8.7
1,361
9.4
201
Ease of Setup
8.2
931
9.5
68
Ease of Admin
8.7
923
9.1
62
Quality of Support
9.2
1,257
9.1
147
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
923
9.7
63
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,299
9.3
180
Features by Category
Expense Reports
8.7
521
Not enough data
7.9
236
Not enough data
8.1
281
Not enough data
8.5
352
Not enough data
8.6
382
Not enough data
7.4
133
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
200
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.4
702
Not enough data
7.7
357
Not enough data
8.3
534
Not enough data
Mobile
8.6
349
Not enough data
8.4
293
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
693
Not enough data
8.4
694
Not enough data
8.1
546
Not enough data
8.0
417
Not enough data
8.7
785
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
819
Not enough data
8.1
518
Not enough data
7.6
342
Not enough data
8.8
789
Not enough data
8.2
576
Not enough data
7.7
361
Not enough data
Tasks
8.6
297
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
271
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
218
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
229
Not enough data
7.7
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
232
|
Verified
Not enough data
Projects
8.1
249
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
227
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
227
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
247
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
331
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
7.8
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
243
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
7.8
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
272
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.2
64
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
Not enough data
6.3
17
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
7.4
17
Organization
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.2
17
Performance Analysis
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
7.4
17
Sales Analysis
Not enough data
6.4
12
Not enough data
7.6
14
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Call Analytics
Not enough data
9.6
36
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
7.9
13
Agent Performance Management
Not enough data
7.8
19
Not enough data
8.8
37
Not enough data
8.4
35
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.3
12
Agentic AI - Conversation Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
7.5
46
Not enough data
7.8
52
Not enough data
7.7
50
Not enough data
Optimization
7.9
55
Not enough data
7.6
51
Not enough data
7.3
49
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
9.0
18
Organization
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.1
15
Agentic AI - Video CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Management
8.5
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
8.3
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounting
8.2
101
Not enough data
8.5
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
98
Not enough data
8.4
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
122
|
Verified
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.0
82
Not enough data
8.2
81
Not enough data
7.7
75
Not enough data
8.1
74
Not enough data
Analytics
8.2
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Voice
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.0
102
Transcription
Not enough data
8.3
99
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
7.9
57
Not enough data
7.3
24
Editing
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
67
Not enough data
7.2
34
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
7.8
41
Not enough data
8.9
66
Agentic AI - Transcription
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.0
243
Not enough data
8.3
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
Platform Features
Not enough data
9.4
22
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
9.5
14
Not enough data
7.7
15
Organization
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.2
15
Customization
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
6.7
5
Analytics
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Meeting Prep - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
5.7
9
Meeting Automation - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Meeting Insights - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Accessibility - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
5.4
8
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Agentic AI - AI Meeting Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Coaching
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
9.9
15
Feedback
Not enough data
9.7
11
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
7.5
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Pre-Meeting Tools
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
7.4
18
Meeting Tools
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.4
27
Post-Meeting Tools
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Agentic AI - Meeting Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.3
908
Not enough data
9.1
870
Not enough data
9.0
804
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.4
702
Not enough data
7.7
357
Not enough data
8.3
534
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
757
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
693
Not enough data
8.4
694
Not enough data
8.1
546
Not enough data
8.0
417
Not enough data
8.7
785
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
819
Not enough data
8.1
518
Not enough data
7.6
342
Not enough data
8.8
789
Not enough data
8.2
576
Not enough data
7.7
361
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BigTime and Grain share no categories
Unique Categories
BigTime is categorized as Time Tracking, Expense Management, Professional Services Automation, Billing, Project Management, and Resource Management
Grain is categorized as AI Meeting Assistants, Video Communications, Transcription, Conversation Intelligence, AI Sales Assistant, Video CMS, Sales Coaching, Meeting Management, and Note-Taking Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BigTime
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Grain
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Accounting
14.0%
Architecture & Planning
10.2%
Civil Engineering
9.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Management Consulting
5.7%
Other
54.0%
Computer Software
28.9%
Marketing and Advertising
9.9%
Information Technology and Services
8.8%
Management Consulting
4.1%
Higher Education
3.7%
Other
44.6%
Discussions
we need an outside bookkeeping VA to do basic things we don't have time skill to do - any referals??
2 Comments
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
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