BigTime Software vs. Function Point Productivity Software

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BigTime Software
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
BigTime IQ is time and expense tracking software from Chicago-based BigTime Software.
$20
User per Month
Function Point Productivity Software
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Function Point is a project management software built specifically for ad agencies, design studios, and marketing departments.
$46
per month per user
Pricing
BigTime SoftwareFunction Point Productivity Software
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$20
User per Month
Advanced
$35
User per Month
Premier
$45
User per Month
Projector
$60
Agency (30-49)
$46
per month per user
Studio (10-29)
$48
per month per user
Boutique (5-9)
$52
per month per user
Enterprise
Call for Pricing
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BigTime SoftwareFunction Point Productivity Software
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsCustomers save 11% on annual billing. Demo’s available.
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Features
BigTime SoftwareFunction Point Productivity Software
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
BigTime Software
-
Ratings
Function Point Productivity Software
7.9
6 Ratings
5% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.96 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings7.25 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings5.45 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings6.34 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
BigTime Software
-
Ratings
Function Point Productivity Software
9.0
6 Ratings
19% above category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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User Ratings
BigTime SoftwareFunction Point Productivity Software
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(31 ratings)
7.9
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(4 ratings)
9.7
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BigTime SoftwareFunction Point Productivity Software
Likelihood to Recommend
BigTime Software
I believe it is well suited for our industry! We are professional services consulting firm and we need this! However if there is a smaller company who does not need to track these items, then they should not use this big of a platform
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Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
Well suited in:
  • Project management from estimate creation to final billing.
  • Time tracking per job.
  • Delegating tasks internally (and externally if choosing to use this feature).
  • Creative agency environments where jobs have many moving parts and employees working on.
  • Customer contact information management.
  • Internal creative collaboration (brainstorming).
  • Management oversight allowing team leads to review hours logged per employee to each job.
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Pros
BigTime Software
  • I like the functionality of being able to make payments electronically and the amount of banks and payment methods that are available.
  • Another very useful feature of this tool is that the system allows to set a parameter to perform automatic invoices.
  • I also really like the amount of templates that this tool has. Since it allows us to make customizable reports to our clients.
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Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
  • Time tracking - like several time tracking solutions, FP uses a clock that will track in real time so that you do not need to remember how long you worked on a project to input later.
  • Dashboards - I love FP's dashboards that let me track my personal utilization, the utilization of my team members and all of my open tasks.
  • Reporting - FP's reports provide insight organization-wide into how we are doing and where we (as an organization) are spending our time. As with any reporting, though, it is important to manage the cleanliness of your data to make the reporting useful.
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Cons
BigTime Software
  • For some types of projects, we are unable to use BigTime's invoicing feature. It would be nice if we could further customize invoices to fit our needs. We still have to use Quickbooks to complete certain invoices.
  • Being able to create Purchase Orders in BigTime would be extremely useful to us. We currently use Quickbooks for this.
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Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
  • Function Point often provided reports that were inaccurate due to bad calculations. The support team would work with us to troubleshoot these issues, but the fact remained that calculations were wrong.
  • Function Point was purchased by a new parent company that increased prices over their nearest, superior, competitor, pricing themselves out of the market.
  • Function Point's interface is dated, as is its code base.
  • New features are being implemented not as software revisions or upgrades, but as new for-pay features.
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Likelihood to Renew
BigTime Software
Its been a huge help in saving time and making billing more efficient. Would like to see the product grow and be able to continue to use it.
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Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
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Usability
BigTime Software
Staff adapted to the new timesheets immediately. The invoice platform is nice and tracking WIP is great! Color backgrounds still need work. The new vibrant mode is OK. still trying it out.
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Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
BigTime Software
BigTime is available 99% of the time. At times there are bugs, but most are resolved quickly
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Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
No answers on this topic
Performance
BigTime Software
have not noticed a slow integration issue using QBO
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Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
BigTime Software
The support is amazing! They are always available through the chat interface in the program. Each support person has fully answered my questions the first time. I have had a positive experience with each inquiry. It is very important to me that I am able to get instant access to help so that I can make the most of the software and all of its capabilities.
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Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
  • Receive weekly emails from FP team about new features being added and webinars to review.
  • Always extremely reliable and quick to respond with answers to questions or concerns.
  • Includes function for their clients to make recommendations to their platform.
  • Allows for customization on the back end to provide the best solution/functions for each client.
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Implementation Rating
BigTime Software
Monte and Tyler have been helpful with report assistance I called on recently
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Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
BigTime Software
I liked the client management, but it didn't do time tracking, billing or syncing with quickbooks. It was too robust for my needs. I tried it for the client management and thought I might use it along with bigtime, but it was too cumbersome and would involve too much double entry. And it didn't track time or bill which are necessary functions
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Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
Workamajig was NOT a good fit, after over a year of back-end setup. FunctionFox didn't have the financial integration capabilities we needed, but we used it for years and were happy with the service and support. FunctionPoint brought together the 30,000-foot view of the projects and resources with a simplified process for getting day-to-day jobs into the queue, which was essential for our organization.
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Scalability
BigTime Software
The product is useful for faster billing and efficient timesheet logs. I do like the report features however there are many options and can be overwhelming for the user. It is most helpful to set up reports speaking to an agent to ensure the right fields are set, etc.
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Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
BigTime Software
  • Before BigTime, we were using Excel to track everything, creating invoices, and run reports. Getting on BigTime has saved us tons of time and effort which equates to dollars saved on labor.
  • From a legal standpoint, BigTime has allowed us to be organized and prepared in the event we would need to present financial details to anyone.
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Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
  • We have a much more timely and accurate sense of our financials since switching to FunctionPoint
  • Our team is more efficient at tracking time, and we are much more able to track resources and profitability
  • Our accounting manager is able to use Quick Books in a much more efficient manner than previously
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ScreenShots

BigTime Software Screenshots

Screenshot of BigTime Wallet provides clients with a personalized experience to pay on time from anywhere, in one click.Screenshot of A big-picture view into operational insights to make adjustments to how resources are managed.Screenshot of Real-time, actionable insights for professional services firms.Screenshot of The platform is designed to work within existing workflows and software stack, acting as a single source of truth for data.Screenshot of BigTime's invoicing engine supports dozens of industry-standard billing scenarios and enough options to satisfy exacting customer needs.