# BigTime vs Certinia

**Leader by Vioscale score:** BigTime

| Attribute | BigTime | Certinia |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 54.6 (53% (medium)) | 8.7 (7% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Professional services automation platform that helps firms manage projects, track time and expenses, create proposals and quotes, handle invoicing, and manage team resources. Provides integrated financial and operational insight to improve project profitability and cash flow. | Certinia provides cloud-based tools for professional services organizations to manage projects, resources, finances, and customer relationships. The platform includes AI-enhanced automation to help teams optimize resource allocation, improve project profitability, and reduce unbilled time. |
| integrations.count | 8 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"QuickBooks Online"},{"name":"QuickBooks Desktop"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Sage Intacct"},{"name":"Lacerte"},{"name":"API"}]` | `[{"name":"XCD Human Capital Management"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Essentials","summary":"$20/user/month","features":["Time and Expense Management","Project Portfolio Management","Billing and Invoicing Management","Automatic Reconciliation","QuickBooks Integration","AI Assistant"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small, fast-growing teams","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","features":["Multi-Currency Expense Management","Custom Reporting Center","Project Templates"],"commitment":"monthly","description":"For scaling mid-sized organizations","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Enterprise PSA","Services CPQ","Resource Management","Custom integrations","Multi-Currency Invoicing","Custom Cost and Rate Management","Project Budgeting","Multi-Level Approvals"],"description":"For organizations with established systems and evolving complexity","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $20/user/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.bigtime.net/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T18:21:20.738Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | no | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | - |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |

## Capabilities (Professional Services Automation)

| Capability | BigTime | Certinia |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Resource capacity utilization tracking | - | - |
| Skills based resource allocation | - | - |
| Project profitability margin forecasting | - | - |
| Time and expense capture mobile | - | - |
| Automated client invoicing | - | - |
| Revenue recognition module asc 606 | - | - |
| Gantt chart task dependencies | - | - |
| Salesforce hubspot CRM integration | - | - |
| Netsuite quickbooks ERP sync | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:32:44.660Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*