Compare BigTime and Synergist 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (57.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 user Per Month
£13.00 Per Month
BigTime
Star Rating
(1,657)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 user Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansSynergist
Star Rating
(27)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
£13.00 Per Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that BigTime excels in user experience, with many praising its intuitive interface and features like the timesheet view, which allows users to see all their entries for the week in one place and make quick edits. This ease of use is reflected in its higher ratings compared to Synergist.
- Users say that Synergist provides a strong platform for agencies, particularly in managing workflow and capacity. Reviewers appreciate the end-to-end visibility it offers, which helps in making informed decisions based on accurate data, although some find it requires a learning curve to fully utilize its capabilities.
- According to verified reviews, BigTime's implementation process is noted for being quick and user-friendly, with features that support easy data entry and customization. This has led to a higher satisfaction score among users, making it a preferred choice for small businesses.
- Reviewers mention that while Synergist has a solid foundation for project management, it faces challenges in ease of setup and daily usability compared to BigTime. Users have highlighted the need for a standalone scheduling tool before fully integrating Synergist into their workflow.
- Users highlight that BigTime's support quality is exceptional, with a score that matches Synergist's. However, BigTime's overall user satisfaction is higher, as users feel they have a better partnership experience, which is crucial for ongoing business needs.
- G2 reviewers indicate that while both products have their strengths, BigTime's comprehensive features for time and expense tracking are particularly well-received, with users noting the simplicity of switching between tasks during the day, which enhances productivity compared to Synergist's offerings.
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
Synergist
Timesheet users
£13.00
Per Month
Per-user pricing ranges from £21 to £13 per month, based on team size.
- Timesheets
- Expenses
- Personal dashboard
Free Trial
BigTime
Free Trial is available
Synergist
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,384
8.4
25
Ease of Use
8.7
1,434
7.7
25
Ease of Setup
8.2
970
7.4
24
Ease of Admin
8.7
935
7.8
21
Quality of Support
9.2
1,288
9.2
25
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
934
8.9
22
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
1,353
9.5
24
Features by Category
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
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
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
548
Not enough data
8.0
416
Not enough data
8.7
784
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
826
Not enough data
8.1
518
Not enough data
7.6
341
Not enough data
8.8
796
Not enough data
8.2
577
Not enough data
7.7
361
Not enough data
Tasks
8.6
297
|
Verified
8.2
14
8.4
271
|
Verified
8.2
14
8.0
260
|
Verified
7.7
14
7.8
241
|
Verified
8.3
13
7.6
218
|
Verified
7.7
13
7.9
229
7.4
13
7.7
235
|
Verified
7.2
13
7.9
232
|
Verified
7.8
13
Projects
8.1
249
|
Verified
8.5
13
7.7
228
|
Verified
7.1
13
7.4
215
|
Verified
6.4
11
7.8
228
|
Verified
8.7
13
7.8
247
|
Verified
8.6
13
8.3
291
|
Verified
8.8
13
7.5
219
|
Verified
7.0
11
7.9
267
|
Verified
8.3
12
7.5
205
|
Verified
6.5
12
8.9
332
|
Verified
9.7
11
7.6
197
|
Verified
7.2
9
Resource Management
7.8
212
|
Verified
8.5
10
8.1
238
|
Verified
8.9
11
8.0
243
|
Verified
9.1
11
Project Monitoring
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.1
9
7.8
229
|
Verified
9.2
10
8.2
273
|
Verified
9.0
10
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
4.5
7
6.2
64
3.8
7
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
Cost Tracking
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
7.5
46
8.0
14
7.8
53
8.4
15
7.8
51
8.1
15
Optimization
7.9
55
8.2
14
7.6
51
8.3
14
7.3
49
7.1
13
Accounting
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
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
Agentic AI - Project-Based ERP
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Sales & Marketing
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
HR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Procurement
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
Content 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
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task Creation
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Task Management
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Management
8.5
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
8.2
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounting
8.2
102
Not enough data
8.6
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
98
Not enough data
8.4
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
128
|
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
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
151
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
148
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
116
|
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
Automation
Not enough data
6.8
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
8.2
16
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.0
16
Project management
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
6.4
14
Not enough data
8.9
15
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
6.4
14
Not enough data
8.6
17
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Cost Management
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
9.3
15
Not enough data
9.3
17
Integration
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
6.9
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
4.1
13
Not enough data
3.7
13
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
3.2
10
Not enough data
3.8
10
Not enough data
3.7
10
Not enough data
3.7
10
Bill Generation
8.0
243
Not enough data
8.4
217
Not enough data
7.7
176
Not enough data
Bill Processing
7.7
189
Not enough data
8.0
203
Not enough data
8.3
236
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
242
Not enough data
7.8
202
Not enough data
7.1
153
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
6.9
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.3
927
Not enough data
9.1
890
Not enough data
9.0
807
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
773
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
692
Not enough data
8.4
693
Not enough data
8.1
548
Not enough data
8.0
416
Not enough data
8.7
784
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
826
Not enough data
8.1
518
Not enough data
7.6
341
Not enough data
8.8
796
Not enough data
8.2
577
Not enough data
7.7
361
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BigTime and Synergist are categorized as Professional Services Automation, Project Management, and Resource Management
Unique Categories
Synergist is categorized as Task Management, Project-Based ERP, Project Cost Management, and Work Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BigTime
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Synergist
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
13.7%
Architecture & Planning
10.3%
Civil Engineering
9.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Consulting
5.6%
Other
54.4%
Marketing and Advertising
73.1%
Public Relations and Communications
11.5%
Consulting
3.8%
Retail
3.8%
Information Technology and Services
3.8%
Other
3.8%
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
Synergist has no discussions with answers
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