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BigTime vs. Scoro

At a glance

At a glance

BigTime

Best for

Best for billable professional services firms that want hours and expenses to end up on an invoice without re-keying.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Scoro

Best for

Best for professional-services firms that want projects, resources and finances in one PSA, from small consultancies to enterprises.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion BigTime Scoro
Starting price From $20 / user / month Essentials plan. The Advanced, Premier and Enterprise tiers are not priced publicly. Add-on modules for Quotes, Resource Management and Data Hub are sold separately. From €15 / user / month Time-billing bundle, minimum 5 users. The price rises with the apps combined, up to €52 for the end-to-end bundle; annual billing is 13 to 17 percent cheaper.
Free trial Demo 14 days, no credit card
API Yes, REST-based API Not stated
Languages Not stated English, German, Estonian, French, Spanish
Hosting Cloud (SaaS) Cloud, GDPR-compliant
Made in Not stated Estonia
Time tracking Yes, time and expense tracking, with multi-currency expenses from the Advanced plan Yes, billable and non-billable
Project costing Yes, project portfolio management with project budgeting and custom cost and rate management on the Premier plan Yes, quoting and budgeting with an estimation matrix
Invoicing Yes, invoicing and payments with automatic accounting reconciliation; multi-currency invoicing on the Premier plan Yes, automated invoicing and billing, supplier bills and purchase orders
Resource planning Yes, staff capacity planning with a utilisation dashboard, sold as a Resource Management module Yes, with capacity forecasting
Reporting and controlling Yes, real-time reports on firm health and utilisation; custom reporting from the Advanced plan, plus DataHub for external BI tools Yes, real-time financials and profitability forecasting
Integrations and API Yes, a REST-based API plus connectors for QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Lacerte, Salesforce, HubSpot, Jira, BambooHR and Google Calendar Yes, API plus integrations with accounting, calendar and automation tools
AI features Yes Yes
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support Not stated Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat
Onboarding Not stated Personal consulting
Company size Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations more entries QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Sage Intacct, Lacerte, Xero, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Jira, BambooHR, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Zendesk, Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin Xero, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Exact Online, Google Calendar, Microsoft Exchange, HubSpot, Salesforce, Jira, Stripe, Expensify, Zapier

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price BigTime From $20 / user / month Scoro From €15 / user / month
  • Free trial BigTime Demo Scoro 14 days, no credit card
  • Hosting BigTime Cloud (SaaS) Scoro Cloud, GDPR-compliant
  • Time tracking BigTime Yes, time and expense tracking, with multi-currency expenses from the Advanced plan Scoro Yes, billable and non-billable
  • Project costing BigTime Yes, project portfolio management with project budgeting and custom cost and rate management on the Premier plan Scoro Yes, quoting and budgeting with an estimation matrix

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

BigTime

Strengths

  • Time and expenses feed invoicing and payments directly, with automatic accounting reconciliation
  • Deep accounting integrations, from QuickBooks and Sage Intacct up to NetSuite and Business Central on Enterprise
  • An entry price is published, which is unusual in professional services automation
  • REST API and a DataHub for pushing unified data into an existing BI tool

Limitations

  • Only the Essentials plan is priced publicly; Advanced, Premier and Enterprise are quote-only
  • Multi-currency, project budgeting and custom rate management sit in the upper tiers
  • Resource Management, Quotes and Data Hub are add-on modules rather than part of the base plan
  • No free trial is advertised, the vendor leads with a booked demo

Scoro

Strengths

  • Unifies projects, resources and finances in one PSA
  • Strong profitability and financial insights
  • Connects to the main accounting, calendar and automation tools

Limitations

  • Higher price point
  • Depth can be complex for small teams

Plans

Pricing

BigTime

  • Essentials $20 / user / month Time and expense management, project portfolio management, billing and invoicing, automatic reconciliation, QuickBooks integration and the AI Assistant.
  • Advanced Not stated Adds multi-currency expenses, custom reporting, project templates, custom invoice templates, Salesforce and Jira integrations and a client portal. Not priced publicly.
  • Premier Not stated Adds multi-currency invoicing, custom cost and rate management, project budgeting, multi-level approvals and the Sage Intacct and Lacerte integrations. Not priced publicly.
  • Enterprise Not stated BigTime Enterprise PSA, for multi-entity and multi-currency firms needing configurable workflows and heavier reporting. Custom pricing.
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Scoro

  • Time-billing €15 Per user and month, minimum 5 users. Combines the Track and Invoice apps.
  • Projects & Resources €25 Per user and month, minimum 5 users. Combines Do, Deliver, Track and Resource.
  • Quote to Cash €25 Per user and month, minimum 5 users. Combines Estimate, Deliver, Track and Invoice.
  • End-to-end €52 Per user and month, minimum 5 users. All eight apps plus Advanced Work and Advanced Financials. Annual billing is 13 to 17 percent cheaper on every bundle.
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What users say

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BigTime

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Scoro

Ease of use
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User interface
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Onboarding
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Support and service
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

BigTime https://www.bigtime.net · checked against the official source on 2026-09-06

Scoro https://www.scoro.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-01

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.