BigTime vs Unanet
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 | Quote-based |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, NetSuite, Xero, Microsoft Dynamics 365 | Workday |
| Vendor | BigTime Software, Inc. | Unanet Inc. |
Our take
Where BigTime leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 14 of the 34 capabilities where they differ (led by services cpq / proposal generation and fixed-fee, t&m, retainer & subscription billing).
- Stated QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, NetSuite, Xero, Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where Unanet leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 20 of the 34 capabilities where they differ (led by sales pipeline & opportunity tracking and expense approval workflows).
- Stated Workday integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 34 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Services CPQ / proposal generationSales, Scoping & Quoting | Core strength Services CPQ (configure-price-quote) for proposal generation | Not evidenced |
| Sales pipeline & opportunity trackingSales, Scoping & Quoting | Not evidenced | Core strength Drag-and-drop sales pipeline and opportunity tracking |
| Expense approval workflowsTime & Expense Tracking | Not evidenced | Core strength Approval workflows on mobile time and expense entry |
| Fixed-fee, T&M, retainer & subscription billingBilling & Revenue Management | Core strength Fixed-fee, time and materials, retainer, hybrid | Not evidenced |
| Revenue recognition (ASC 606 / IFRS 15)Billing & Revenue Management | Not evidenced | Core strength Revenue recognition and work-in-progress (WIP) reporting |
| Real-time profitability dashboardsProject Financials & Profitability | Core strength Client and project profitability views | Not evidenced |
| AI-generated project documentsReporting, Analytics & AI | Not evidenced | Core strength ProposalAI automated RFP parsing and compliant outline generation |
| DCAA-compliant timekeepingGovernment Contracting & Compliance | Not evidenced | Core strength DCAA-compliant timekeeping, security and incurred cost reporting |
| FedRAMP-authorized cloud environmentGovernment Contracting & Compliance | Not evidenced | Core strength FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency cloud environment for CUI |
| Indirect rate & incurred-cost trackingGovernment Contracting & Compliance | Not evidenced | Core strength Indirect rate and incurred cost tracking |
| Native ERP / accounting-system connectorsPlatform, Integrations & Security | Core strength Prebuilt connectors for QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Dynamics 365 BC and Xero | Not evidenced |
| Quote-to-project conversionSales, Scoping & Quoting | Supported Auto-conversion of accepted quotes into project plans | Not evidenced |
| Bid vs. actual variance analysisSales, Scoping & Quoting | Not evidenced | Supported Capture management with win-rate and bid analysis |
| Visual resource schedulingResource Management | Supported Drag-and-drop scheduling calendar | Not evidenced |
| Contractor / external talent network managementResource Management | Not evidenced | Supported Contract and subcontractor management |
| Task dependencies & milestonesProject Management & Delivery | Not evidenced | Supported Milestone and task-level status tracking |
| Reusable project templatesProject Management & Delivery | Supported Advanced tier and above | Not evidenced |
| Project health & risk dashboardsProject Management & Delivery | Not evidenced | Supported Configurable project dashboards |
| Multi-level timesheet approval workflowsTime & Expense Tracking | Partial Multi-level approval workflows at Premier tier and above; timesheet-specific scope not detailed | Core strength Mobile time and expense entry with approval workflows |
| Multi-currency invoicing & tax handlingBilling & Revenue Management | Supported Multi-currency invoicing, Premier tier and above | Not evidenced |
| Project-level budget & margin trackingProject Financials & Profitability | Core strength Project-level budget and margin tracking | Partial Project-based general ledger and job costing; explicit margin dashboards not detailed |
| Configurable rate cardsProject Financials & Profitability | Supported Project budgeting and cost/rate management, Premier tier and above | Not evidenced |
| Period / month-end close supportProject Financials & Profitability | Not evidenced | Supported Assisted bank reconciliation |
| Power BI / Tableau integrationReporting, Analytics & AI | Supported BigTime Data Hub feeding Power BI and Tableau | Not evidenced |
| Native iOS / Android mobile appsPlatform, Integrations & Security | Core strength iOS and Android apps | Partial Mobile time and expense entry; not confirmed as a dedicated native app |
| Automated proposal / SOW / RFP generationSales, Scoping & Quoting | Supported Services CPQ module doubles as proposal generation | Core strength Automated proposal and resume generation (Publisher); ProposalAI automated RFP parsing and compliant outline generation |
| Skills-based resource matchingResource Management | Partial AI demand-matching via Resourcing Agent; explicit skills criteria not detailed | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted staffing recommendationsResource Management | Supported AI-based demand-matching / staffing recommendations (Resourcing Agent) | Core strength AI-generated staffing and pursuit recommendations |
| Skill-gap & capacity-gap identificationResource Management | Supported Demand coverage reporting for capacity gaps | Core strength Resource forecasting and skill-gap identification |
| Multiple project views (Gantt, Kanban, list, calendar)Project Management & Delivery | Not evidenced | Partial Configurable project dashboards and Gantt charts (Gantt only) |
| Pre-built report libraryReporting, Analytics & AI | Core strength Ready-to-use report templates for time, billing, utilization and project health | Supported Interactive Analytics Studio reporting |
| Custom, role-based dashboardsReporting, Analytics & AI | Supported Custom role-based dashboards | Core strength Configurable project dashboards |
| AI assistant for natural-language queriesReporting, Analytics & AI | Supported Insights Agent for natural-language reporting queries | Core strength Champ AI assistant for project insights and recommended actions |
| FAR / DFARS-compliant workflowsGovernment Contracting & Compliance | Not evidenced | Partial DCAA- and CUI-focused compliance program; FAR/DFARS not named explicitly |
Both grade identically on the other 27 capabilities — see each product's full profile: BigTime, Unanet.
BigTime vs Unanet — FAQs
Is BigTime or Unanet better for ERP integration?
They state different ERP coverage: BigTime lists QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, NetSuite, Xero, Microsoft Dynamics 365; Unanet lists Workday.
Which is cheaper, BigTime or Unanet?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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