BigTime Software

BigTime Software

BigTime Software provides cloud-based professional services automation tools, primarily serving mid-market professional services firms. The platform centralizes time tracking, expense management, resource allocation, and project-based accounting into a single operating system. This focus targets a structural gap where firms outgrow basic timesheets but find full-scale ERP systems like NetSuite or Microsoft Dynamics too heavy and expensive. The company's core users span accounting, consulting, IT services, architecture, and engineering firms. BigTime's product strategy emphasizes deep integrations with adjacent financial systems, including QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, and various payroll providers, positioning it as an operational layer rather than a standalone tool. The company also offers native invoicing, project budgeting, and granular permissioning for partner-level visibility. Observed geographic emphasis remains on North American mid-market services firms, though the cloud-native delivery model supports remote and distributed teams. Through private equity backing from Vista Equity Partners, announced in 2021, BigTime scaled its go-to-market engine and accelerated product development (per the firm, January 2021). The company maintains its headquarters in Chicago and has expanded its leadership team with tenured SaaS operators. No spin-out foundations or adjacent investment vehicles have been publicly disclosed as of mid-2026. BigTime's structural differentiator is its PE-backed operational focus on a single, deeply vertical use case — professional services automation — rather than pursuing horizontal project management or ERP breadth. The Vista relationship provides access to a portfolio of software-specific operational expertise and cross-sell opportunities across Vista's ecosystem of B2B application companies.