BigTime vs Scoro
professional services head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Tiered subscription (Essentials / Advanced / Premier) plus quote-based Enterprise tier | From $19.90/user/mo (published) |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, NetSuite, Xero, Microsoft Dynamics 365 | QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Intacct |
| Vendor | BigTime Software, Inc. | Scoro |
Our take
Where BigTime leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 9 of the 25 capabilities where they differ (led by expense capture & receipt submission and native ios / android mobile apps).
- Stated NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where Scoro leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 16 of the 25 capabilities where they differ (led by reusable estimate templates from prior actuals and quote & estimate approval workflows).
- Published pricing where the alternative quotes.
Where they differ
The 25 capabilities (of 61 in the professional services taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reusable estimate templates from prior actualsSales, Scoping & Quoting | Not evidenced | Core strength Quote templates and public shareable quotes |
| Quote & estimate approval workflowsSales, Scoping & Quoting | Not evidenced | Core strength Quote approval workflows |
| Bid vs. actual variance analysisSales, Scoping & Quoting | Not evidenced | Core strength Quoted-vs-actual budget comparison |
| Sales pipeline & opportunity trackingSales, Scoping & Quoting | Not evidenced | Core strength Sales pipeline and opportunity tracking |
| Expense capture & receipt submissionTime & Expense Tracking | Core strength Expense capture, receipt submission and AI-assisted Expense Agent | Not evidenced |
| Time-off / leave accrual trackingTime & Expense Tracking | Not evidenced | Core strength Time-off tracking |
| Recurring / retainer invoice automationBilling & Revenue Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Retainer and recurring project management |
| Native iOS / Android mobile appsPlatform, Integrations & Security | Core strength iOS and Android apps | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted staffing recommendationsResource Management | Supported AI-based demand-matching / staffing recommendations (Resourcing Agent) | Not evidenced |
| Skill-gap & capacity-gap identificationResource Management | Supported Demand coverage reporting for capacity gaps | Not evidenced |
| Leave / time-off visibility in resource planningResource Management | Not evidenced | Supported Time-off tracking |
| Multiple project views (Gantt, Kanban, list, calendar)Project Management & Delivery | Not evidenced | Supported Gantt charts and task boards with statuses and assignees |
| Revenue recognition (ASC 606 / IFRS 15)Billing & Revenue Management | Not evidenced | Supported Revenue recognition |
| Financial forecasting & what-if scenariosProject Financials & Profitability | Not evidenced | Supported Cost and profit forecasting |
| Power BI / Tableau integrationReporting, Analytics & AI | Supported BigTime Data Hub feeding Power BI and Tableau | Not evidenced |
| Quote-to-project conversionSales, Scoping & Quoting | Supported Auto-conversion of accepted quotes into project plans | Core strength One-click conversion of a quote into a project, task, invoice, purchase order or bill |
| Skills-based resource matchingResource Management | Partial AI demand-matching via Resourcing Agent; explicit skills criteria not detailed | Not evidenced |
| Reusable project templatesProject Management & Delivery | Supported Advanced tier and above | Core strength Project templates and quote-to-task conversion |
| Web & mobile time entryTime & Expense Tracking | Core strength Web and mobile time entry (iOS/Android) plus voice-to-text | Supported Time tracker and weekly timesheets |
| Multi-level timesheet approval workflowsTime & Expense Tracking | Partial Multi-level approval workflows at Premier tier and above; timesheet-specific scope not detailed | Not evidenced |
| Configurable rate cardsProject Financials & Profitability | Supported Project budgeting and cost/rate management, Premier tier and above | Core strength Role-based labor cost rates |
| Period / month-end close supportProject Financials & Profitability | Not evidenced | Partial Time-locking for closed periods on the Enterprise plan |
| Custom, role-based dashboardsReporting, Analytics & AI | Supported Custom role-based dashboards | Core strength Customizable company, team and individual dashboards |
| AI assistant for natural-language queriesReporting, Analytics & AI | Supported Insights Agent for natural-language reporting queries | Core strength ELI AI assistant for natural-language queries and automated actions |
| Native ERP / accounting-system connectorsPlatform, Integrations & Security | Core strength Prebuilt connectors for QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Dynamics 365 BC and Xero | Supported Ecosystem integrations reported with QuickBooks, Xero and Sage Intacct |
Both grade identically on the other 36 capabilities — see each product's full profile: BigTime, Scoro.
BigTime vs Scoro — FAQs
Is BigTime or Scoro better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Xero. BigTime additionally lists NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, BigTime or Scoro?
Scoro publishes a starting rate ($19.9/user/mo); BigTime prices by quote, so a like-for-like number requires asking both.
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