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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 user Per Month
Starting at £9.50 Per Month
BigTime
Star Rating
(1,579)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 user Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansPleo
Star Rating
(1,427)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at £9.50 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Pleo excels in user experience, with a clean and intuitive design that simplifies the expense management process. Users appreciate how easy it is to snap a picture of receipts and upload them for reimbursement, making the entire process feel streamlined and efficient.
- According to verified reviews, BigTime shines in its customer support, with users highlighting the effectiveness of their implementation process and ongoing assistance. Reviewers mention that the platform is easy to navigate for tasks like time logging and project management, which enhances overall productivity.
- Users say that Pleo's ease of setup is a significant advantage, with many finding the initial onboarding process straightforward and hassle-free. This contrasts with some feedback for BigTime, where users have noted challenges in configuration that can complicate the setup experience.
- Reviewers mention that while both platforms offer solid expense reporting features, BigTime's interface is praised for its aesthetics and usability, particularly for weekly timesheets and expense submissions. However, Pleo's all-in-one platform for out-of-pocket claims is seen as a more modern solution that enhances user satisfaction.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Pleo's acceptance across various merchants simplifies transactions, as nearly every store or website accepts Mastercard. This convenience is a notable advantage over BigTime, which may not offer the same level of flexibility in payment methods.
- According to recent user feedback, both platforms have their strengths in specific features, but Pleo generally scores higher in ease of use and setup. Users appreciate BigTime's robust support and project accounting capabilities, yet they find Pleo's overall user experience to be more engaging and less cumbersome.
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
Pleo
Starter
Starting at £9.50
Per Month
For entrepreneurs and micro companies who want to automate their expenses.
- Pleo company cards (plastic/virtual)
- Manage & Pay Invoices
- Real-time expense tracking
Free Trial
BigTime
Free Trial is available
Pleo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,339
9.2
1,126
Ease of Use
8.8
1,376
9.5
1,135
Ease of Setup
8.2
937
9.0
560
Ease of Admin
8.7
923
8.9
445
Quality of Support
9.2
1,262
8.9
872
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
923
8.9
439
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,308
9.1
1,078
Features by Category
Expense Reports
8.7
521
8.7
652
|
Verified
7.9
236
8.9
613
|
Verified
8.1
281
8.4
679
|
Verified
8.5
352
9.2
810
|
Verified
8.6
382
8.6
481
|
Verified
7.4
133
Feature Not Available
7.8
210
8.5
543
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
7.1
80
Not enough data
7.3
79
Travel Management
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.9
200
7.7
366
Client Invoicing
8.4
702
Feature Not Available
7.7
357
Feature Not Available
8.3
534
7.7
374
Mobile
8.6
349
9.2
819
|
Verified
8.4
293
7.4
345
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Platform
6.9
137
7.2
414
|
Verified
8.0
280
7.5
403
|
Verified
Administration
7.3
117
8.1
377
|
Verified
Administration
8.4
693
8.3
484
|
Verified
8.4
695
8.5
509
|
Verified
8.1
547
8.8
662
|
Verified
8.0
417
8.1
402
|
Verified
8.7
785
8.8
593
|
Verified
Platform
8.4
822
8.3
527
|
Verified
8.1
519
8.1
413
|
Verified
7.6
342
8.1
363
8.8
792
9.0
699
|
Verified
8.2
578
9.0
629
|
Verified
7.7
361
Feature Not Available
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
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
247
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
289
|
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
332
|
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
273
|
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
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
Setup
Not enough data
7.7
103
Not enough data
8.1
108
Not enough data
7.9
102
Performance
Not enough data
7.2
105
Not enough data
7.4
101
Not enough data
7.2
100
Not enough data
7.1
100
Payment Cards
Not enough data
7.9
101
Not enough data
8.2
104
Not enough data
8.2
109
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
103
Not enough data
8.0
101
Not enough data
8.2
104
Not enough data
7.7
96
Payments
Not enough data
7.7
100
Not enough data
7.8
99
Not enough data
8.1
99
Not enough data
7.2
91
Fraud & Risk Management
Not enough data
8.1
96
Not enough data
8.0
103
Not enough data
8.5
98
Agentic AI - Spend Management
Not enough data
7.0
33
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
7.2
58
Not enough data
8.3
73
Not enough data
8.0
65
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.1
77
Not enough data
7.3
61
Not enough data
7.3
62
Not enough data
8.0
68
Analytics
Not enough data
7.9
67
Not enough data
8.0
70
Not enough data
7.0
59
Not enough data
8.4
82
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
73
Not enough data
8.7
90
Not enough data
7.3
57
Not enough data
8.0
65
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
6.8
13
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
6.4
13
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
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
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
107
|
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
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
123
|
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
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
110
|
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
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
Card Management
Not enough data
8.5
209
Not enough data
8.9
210
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
183
Not enough data
8.0
173
Not enough data
8.2
163
Controls
Not enough data
7.4
129
Not enough data
8.7
194
Not enough data
8.3
153
Not enough data
8.2
166
Not enough data
7.3
129
Not enough data
7.6
129
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.3
913
Not enough data
9.1
875
Not enough data
9.0
804
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.4
702
Feature Not Available
7.7
357
Feature Not Available
8.3
534
7.7
374
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
761
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
693
8.3
484
|
Verified
8.4
695
8.5
509
|
Verified
8.1
547
8.8
662
|
Verified
8.0
417
8.1
402
|
Verified
8.7
785
8.8
593
|
Verified
Platform
8.4
822
8.3
527
|
Verified
8.1
519
8.1
413
|
Verified
7.6
342
8.1
363
8.8
792
9.0
699
|
Verified
8.2
578
9.0
629
|
Verified
7.7
361
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BigTime and Pleo are categorized as Expense Management
Unique Categories
BigTime is categorized as Time Tracking, Professional Services Automation, Billing, Project Management, and Resource Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BigTime
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Pleo
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
9.5%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Management Consulting
5.6%
Other
54.2%
Computer Software
12.3%
Information Technology and Services
8.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.9%
Financial Services
4.4%
Retail
2.7%
Other
66.1%
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
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
Pleo card is not accepted by all organisations
2 Comments
SL
Hi Stephen. Pleo cards can be used in more than 30 million locations worldwide, online and in stores, making corporate purchasing easy and convenient – just...Read more
Pleo isn't on UBER as one of the options for auto-submitting expenses
1 Comment
EL
Have you tried just entering as a Mastercard?
I use it for tickets and taxi in Denmark and Sweden without any problems.Read more
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