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BigTime
BigTime
(1,577)
4.5 out of 5
BigTime
By BigTime
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Xero
Xero
(1,311)
4.4 out of 5
Xero
By Xero
At a Glance
BigTime
BigTime
Star Rating
(1,577)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 user Per Month
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Xero
Xero
Star Rating
(1,311)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$13.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Xero excels in user experience, with many praising its intuitive interface and straightforward setup process. Users appreciate that the dashboard is not cluttered with unnecessary features, making it easy to manage accounting tasks effectively.
  • Users say that BigTime offers a visually appealing interface that is easy to navigate, particularly for tasks like time logging and expense reporting. Reviewers highlight the simplicity of the layout, which enhances their overall experience when managing projects.
  • According to verified reviews, Xero has a significant edge in overall satisfaction, reflected in its higher G2 Score. Users frequently mention the software's effectiveness in reconciling payments and receipts, which contributes to a smoother accounting process.
  • Reviewers mention that while BigTime provides good customer support and implementation assistance, Xero's support quality is slightly lower, with users noting that Xero's support could be more responsive compared to BigTime's.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that Xero's ease of use is a standout feature, with many users finding it particularly effective for managing accounting tasks. In contrast, some BigTime users feel that while the software is functional, it may not be as user-friendly for all features.
  • Users report that both platforms have their strengths in expense management, but Xero's integration capabilities, such as bank and credit card integration, are often seen as superior, allowing for a more seamless financial management experience.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BigTime
Essentials
$20.00
1 user Per Month
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Xero
Starter / Early
$13.00
Per Month
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Free Trial
BigTime
Free Trial is available
Xero
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,339
8.7
1,054
Ease of Use
8.8
1,376
8.9
1,109
Ease of Setup
8.2
937
8.7
802
Ease of Admin
8.7
923
8.7
369
Quality of Support
9.2
1,262
8.3
981
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
923
8.6
364
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,308
8.7
1,043
Features by Category
Expense ManagementHide 33 FeaturesShow 33 Features
7.9
1,060
8.3
286
Expense Reports
8.7
521
8.7
235
7.9
236
8.9
234
8.1
281
8.5
219
8.5
352
8.5
221
8.6
382
8.4
210
7.4
133
8.3
206
7.8
210
8.7
218
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
9.1
107
Travel Management
Feature Not Available
7.8
193
Feature Not Available
7.3
186
Feature Not Available
7.1
184
7.9
200
7.6
188
Client Invoicing
8.4
702
9.0
222
7.7
357
8.7
209
8.3
534
8.6
208
Mobile
8.6
349
8.3
209
8.4
293
7.7
186
Feature Not Available
7.3
182
Platform
6.9
137
8.2
172
8.0
280
8.2
175
Administration
7.3
117
8.4
168
Administration
8.4
693
8.4
209
8.4
695
8.4
208
8.1
547
8.2
205
8.0
417
8.1
195
8.7
785
8.6
215
Platform
8.4
822
8.9
230
8.1
519
8.5
197
7.6
342
8.3
188
8.8
792
9.1
217
8.2
578
8.4
199
7.7
361
5.8
170
AccountingHide 61 FeaturesShow 61 Features
Not enough data
8.5
919
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.6
677
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
648
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.7
698
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
599
Not enough data
8.2
614
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.5
594
Not enough data
8.7
650
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
621
|
Verified
Other Functionality
Not enough data
7.9
554
Not enough data
7.9
553
Not enough data
8.0
540
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
573
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
604
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
675
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
588
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
590
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
692
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
667
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
578
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
682
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
600
Not enough data
8.6
656
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
558
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
665
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
612
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
633
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
559
Not enough data
8.4
589
|
Verified
Cash Flow
Not enough data
8.7
525
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
545
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
512
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
8.4
578
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
515
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
479
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
508
|
Verified
Revenue
Not enough data
8.7
533
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
487
|
Verified
Payroll
Not enough data
8.2
466
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
452
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
494
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
508
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
8.2
340
Not enough data
8.7
340
Not enough data
8.6
340
Not enough data
8.4
338
Not enough data
8.4
336
Not enough data
8.0
335
Not enough data
8.9
343
Not enough data
8.7
341
Not enough data
8.6
332
Not enough data
8.3
333
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
8.7
330
Not enough data
8.7
320
Not enough data
8.7
329
Not enough data
7.2
298
Not enough data
8.8
323
Not enough data
8.9
323
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
8.4
297
Nonprofit AccountingHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
8.7
885
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.6
677
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
634
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
648
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.7
698
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
599
Not enough data
8.2
614
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.5
594
Not enough data
8.7
650
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
621
|
Verified
Project ManagementHide 34 FeaturesShow 34 Features
7.8
395
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
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
Invoice ManagementHide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
Not enough data
8.7
278
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
8.7
231
Not enough data
9.0
230
Not enough data
9.0
225
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.7
223
Not enough data
8.7
222
Not enough data
8.4
220
Not enough data
9.0
230
Analytics
Not enough data
9.0
222
Not enough data
8.6
223
Not enough data
8.3
210
Not enough data
8.8
225
Integration
Not enough data
9.1
234
Not enough data
8.9
227
Not enough data
8.2
216
Not enough data
8.6
227
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.5
131
Not enough data
8.5
132
Not enough data
8.5
133
Resource ManagementHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
7.7
64
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
Inventory ControlHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
Not enough data
9.0
110
Multichannel inventory management
Not enough data
8.8
87
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.6
87
3PL inventory management
Not enough data
9.0
87
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.8
86
Inventory Management
Not enough data
9.1
88
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
9.3
86
Inventory Management Platform Features
Not enough data
9.1
92
Not enough data
9.2
93
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
8.9
89
Not enough data
8.9
89
Not enough data
9.2
93
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
9.3
90
Not enough data
9.4
92
Not enough data
9.4
92
Professional Services AutomationHide 35 FeaturesShow 35 Features
8.0
175
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
BillingHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
7.8
317
8.6
260
Bill Generation
8.0
243
8.5
212
8.3
217
8.8
216
7.7
176
8.8
217
Bill Processing
7.7
188
8.3
208
8.0
202
8.5
209
8.2
235
8.7
212
Integration
8.2
241
8.9
221
7.8
202
8.7
215
7.1
153
8.1
203
Agentic AI - Billing
6.9
6
8.6
122
Accounting & FinanceHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time TrackingHide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
8.3
1,063
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
9.0
222
7.7
357
8.7
209
8.3
534
8.6
208
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
761
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
693
8.4
209
8.4
695
8.4
208
8.1
547
8.2
205
8.0
417
8.1
195
8.7
785
8.6
215
Platform
8.4
822
8.9
230
8.1
519
8.5
197
7.6
342
8.3
188
8.8
792
9.1
217
8.2
578
8.4
199
7.7
361
5.8
170
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BigTime
BigTime
Xero
Xero
BigTime and Xero are categorized as Expense Management and Billing
Unique Categories
BigTime
Xero
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BigTime
BigTime
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
80.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
16.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
2.9%
Xero
Xero
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
69.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
24.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.2%
Reviewers' Industry
BigTime
BigTime
Accounting
14.0%
Architecture & Planning
10.2%
Civil Engineering
9.5%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Management Consulting
5.6%
Other
54.2%
Xero
Xero
Accounting
20.1%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Computer Software
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.9%
Construction
3.2%
Other
55.8%
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Xero
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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
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Xero
Xero Discussions
What is Xero software used for?
3 Comments
Bryant A.
BA
Bookkeeping and Accounting. Read more
Is XERO a good accounting software?
3 Comments
RB
Xerox is user-friendly accounting software. Read more
What is Xero used for?
3 Comments
Mitesh P.
MP
Accounting, bookkeeping, tax return, payroll, expenses management etc. For small or medium businessRead more
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