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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BigTime Software

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/ABigTime IQ is time and expense tracking software from Chicago-based BigTime Software.

    $20

    User per Month

    Replicon Polaris PSA

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AReplicon Polaris PSA is a professional services automation platform containing project management, expense tracking, and billing features, from Replicon headquartered in Redwood City, California.N/A

    SAP Concur

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ASAP Concur is a SaaS expense report management product, and handles corporate travel booking, expense report automation, reimbursement, audit, and business intelligence, and corporate card integration.

    $7

    per month

    Pricing
    BigTime SoftwareReplicon Polaris PSASAP Concur
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $20
    User per Month
    Advanced
    $35
    User per Month
    Premier
    $45
    User per Month
    Projector
    $60
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    Base
    $7.00
    per report (average price)
    Plus
    $11.00
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BigTime SoftwareReplicon Polaris PSASAP Concur
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    25 Answers
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    94%
    Would buy again
    738 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    589 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
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    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    744 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
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    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    386 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
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    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    420 Answers
    Features
    BigTime SoftwareReplicon Polaris PSASAP Concur
    Expense Management
    Comparison of Expense Management features of BigTime Software and Replicon Polaris PSA and SAP Concur
    Feature
    BigTime Software
    -
    Ratings
    Replicon Polaris PSA
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Concur
    8.3
    576 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Employee Expense Reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3568 Ratings
    Corporate Card Reconciliation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2429 Ratings
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of BigTime Software and Replicon Polaris PSA and SAP Concur
    Feature
    BigTime Software
    -
    Ratings
    Replicon Polaris PSA
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Concur
    8.2
    507 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2442 Ratings
    Financial Document Management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4380 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings8.6439 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3410 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection00 Ratings00 Ratings7.6366 Ratings
    Advanced OCR00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1321 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3293 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BigTime SoftwareReplicon Polaris PSASAP Concur
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.1
    (33 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.4
    (1026 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (48 ratings)
    Usability
    6.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (256 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (16 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (13 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (45 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.9
    (7 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (63 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (62 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    6.0
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.6
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BigTime SoftwareReplicon Polaris PSASAP Concur
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BigTime Software
    I'd like to start by saying, I rarely give 10's on anything, almost always 9's, the main reason for my 10 rating is the support I've received from this team/company. BigTime Software has been well suited for our company b/c it's giving a window into the project budget and time frames to our Project Managers to proactively manage their projects and look for areas to improve and celebrate with support staff. I would say efficiency in time management. BigTime Software is not an accounting software and I love that about it. We were looking for a tool for staff to manage their projects and stay on budget and track time and generate invoices all in one place and we've found that with BigTime Software.
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    Deltek Replicon
    It is perfect for inputing time sheets, time offs and expenses. It is hosted on the cloud, so accessible from anywhere, and even from mobile. It should nonetheless do just that, as it is not suited to track the work that you are doing or details about it. It is completely useless in that case.
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    SAP Concur
    It is very helpful for what I do where I handle the travel for multiple departments, the process is fairly streamlined so I can quickly go between multiple expense reports and complete them when I have 9 travelers who just got back and they all want their expense report filed and their reimbursement processed
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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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    Deltek Replicon
    • Many of our staff members work on multiple projects. Replicon PSM is ideal for managers to track all staff hours just by running a simple report.
    • It's so easy use & maintain.
    • Support team is really impressive, seem to know their product.
    • Reporting is a breeze.
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    SAP Concur
    • Self service and easy to navigate
    • Available on all mobile devices
    • Provides travel options such as airlines for the destination with several options
    • Automatically define check in and check out dates and time for hotels
    • Reminds users to book other travel related activities
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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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    Deltek Replicon
    • Though the technical support staff are always very nice, sometimes they don't seem to understand exactly what the issue is based on our explanation. There have been several times when I've ended up solving the issue on my own without their assistance, despite numerous emails and phone calls. Could be a language barrier issue, perhaps they could receive more training in how companies are actually using the software on a daily basis.
    • Employee time sheets have to be approved by project managers and supervisors prior to my final approval. However, when viewing the time sheets in list form, there is no way for me to tell whether a time sheet has been approved by everyone else. I have to manually open each one and hover over the approver link. It would be helpful if there was a column in the list showing which approvers still need to approve it.
    • There have been a few times when time sheets were accidentally deleted by approvers. In order to retrieve them, we've had to contact Replicon support and have a backup instance of the information created. It would be great if perhaps there was some sort of archive or recently deleted section that could be accessed right away without having to go through Replicon support, a folder or something that would hold on to recently deleted files for a few days or a week just in case they needed to be retrieved.
    • Some of our projects have more than one project manager. Replicon currently allows for co-managers to be assigned to a project, but this status does not seem to include that co-manager in the approval of time sheets and expenses. We have had to manually create an approval path to include that second manager. It would be nice if co-managers would automatically be included in those approval paths.
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    SAP Concur
    • It is not very straightforward on how to add in loyalty programs. I've had several instances where my loyalty programs don't carry through with my booking
    • Expense reports are tedious to build, especially when you have several expenses to enter from a company trip
    • The new AI functions for reading uploaded receipts has never worked for me, requiring me to do it manually anyways
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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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    Deltek Replicon
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    SAP Concur
    Now that we are fully on Concur, switching is not an option. Concur has become ingrained in our expense reporting process. Furthermore, Concur continues to improve its offering. Each month, they release updates and changes, many of which were client requested. Concur's constant evolution means it is adapting with my business
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    Usability
    BigTime Software
    Overall most areas of the software are easy to use. I tend to spend a lot of time in analytics and reports. Those are not as user friendly, in my opinion, and could use some improvements. I think it just takes time to get familiar with where items are stored in the program and what changes affect what.
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    Deltek Replicon
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    SAP Concur
    This is the best solution for large companies where time is very important. SAP, with strict regulations, makes it easy to identify non-compliant expenses and reduces manual effort by 40% in report preparation. Also reduces approval time by 30%. Many features are automated, and it has features for multilingual and multicurrency handling.
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    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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    Deltek Replicon
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    SAP Concur
    In prior years I would have given them a 9.5 for availability. Unfortunately in 2015 so far this rating has dropped to a 7 overall.
    We have experienced far too many interruptions - from admins to employees who rely on it for day to day booking of travel and submission of expense reports. Server errors, slow system response time and spinning wheels are too common place. Those things should be a rare occurrence, not a daily interruption.

    While Conur still has great product offerings overall, they are currently not offering world class or best in class product (and customer service) availability. Remaining hopeful they step up and get their A game going again soon.
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    Performance
    BigTime Software
    have not noticed a slow integration issue using QBO
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    Deltek Replicon
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    SAP Concur
    Performance-wise, it's good, loads pages quickly, and reports are highly accurate and easy to understand. Also, we can generate custom reports as needed, and we have integrated with a few other apps, and we have not seen any downgrade in performance.
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    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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    Deltek Replicon
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    SAP Concur
    I have never had to use customer support when using Concur Expense - the UX could be a bit nicer on the eyes or easier to understand, but there have never been any problems when using Concur Expense that I have had to ask or reach out to customer support to help me with anything.
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    In-Person Training
    BigTime Software
    No answers on this topic
    Deltek Replicon
    No answers on this topic
    SAP Concur
    My Seniors were the ones who taught me about Concur. Concur Support team has sent me training links and answered me in their tickets too. Usually they are helpful and knows their stuff. There are times when webex meetings is conducted for reporting training. They were very patient and took down all the details from me.
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    Online Training
    BigTime Software
    No answers on this topic
    Deltek Replicon
    No answers on this topic
    SAP Concur
    The person on the online training was very through and helped us with all questions. The trainer was excellent—very knowledgeable, engaging, and easy to understand. If you'd like, I can tailor it for a formal evaluation or add specific strengths
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    Implementation Rating
    BigTime Software
    I touched on this briefly, in another survey section, but my implementation manager, Kevin, was exceptional. The actual implementation process took 3 months, not 1 before I was comfortable rolling it out to staff. We also had to wait/schedule time and coordinate for our custom xml. invoice to be generated and in a place we felt comfortable sending it out to clients. In the end I was very satisfied, but during the first few months it was challenging.
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    Deltek Replicon
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    SAP Concur
    There are different implementation teams for each module of the product you purchase, so implementation is not a 'one size fits all' environment. Also, the different implementation teams have different ways of doing things, so Concur could stand some standardization and streamlining in this area. A Project Manager can make or break an implementation so don't be scared to ask for a new one if things are rocky.
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    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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    Deltek Replicon
    We used to track time on JIRA on the tickets. This was good enough for time tracking, but didn't integrate efficiently with accounting software, so accountants had to replicate manually the data from JIRA to their software in order to bill clients. Using Replicon made things much easier for them.
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    SAP Concur
    Expensify and Zoho Expense work for small and mid-size businesses. Big multinationals do not receive benefits from the apps. Coupa is good as a solution for organizations with non-SAP leading systems. If you plan to use SAP ERP as the main/lending system then SAP Concur is the best solution, mainly for its native integration with SAP ecosystem.
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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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    Deltek Replicon
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    SAP Concur
    This program has been very helpful, user friendly and has been a great asset to use to assist with time management. Not only are leadership involved with using this program but all staff as well. This is also a great way to hold each accountable. Easy startup with not many means for hands on training
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    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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    Deltek Replicon
    • No negative; we just use it for timesheets.
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    SAP Concur
    • It makes the entire process of expense management crystal clear and thus helps in maintaining the trust of the employees, and thereby having good rapport of the company among the employees.
    • It helps in detecting the duplicate bills, thereby saving lots of money of the company.
    • It also helps in payment audits and thereby it helps in improving the overall process.
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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.

    SAP Concur Screenshots

    Screenshot of a picture of a receipt snapped from a smartphoneScreenshot of analytics from SAP ConcurScreenshot of the integrated travel and expense applicationScreenshot of the SAP Concur mobile app