Bill4Time

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Cloud-based time billing software

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Joseph
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  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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JKUAT Law Review on Bill4Time

Reviewed on 2023/05/22

Overall, Bill4Time has been a fantastic experience for me. I knew I had found the ideal method for...

Overall, Bill4Time has been a fantastic experience for me. I knew I had found the ideal method for running my law firm as soon as I began utilizing the platform. My productivity, organization, and efficiency have all significantly increased because to Bill4Time's features and functions. I can track my time easily, control costs, maintain customer information, and create expert invoices thanks to the user-friendly design. The platform's ability to seamlessly and quickly integrate with the other tools I use has been great. Additionally, the Bill4Time customer service staff has been wonderfully kind and supportive, responding to any queries or issues I have raised in a timely manner. The detailed reporting options have also been really helpful in giving me information about how well my practice is doing.

Pros

The platform, Bill4Time, has several features that I simply adore, and I am quite satisfied with it. I value the extensive and simple capabilities it provides for time tracking, expenditure management, client administration, and invoice production most of all. I can easily handle every part of my law firm effectively because to the platform's user-friendly layout and smooth interaction with other tools. The online time tracking tool, which enables me to precisely record my billable hours from any location, and the expenditure monitoring option, which enables me to maintain an exact record of my business-related expenses, are two features I really value. Another significant benefit is the capacity to provide comprehensive reports and invoices that may be modified. Additionally, the Bill4Time team's superb customer service is deserving of praise. They are constantly helpful, knowledgable, and ready to help with any questions or problems I may have.

Cons

Despite my overall satisfaction with Bill4Time, there is one thing that I find a little difficult. I'd say that using the platform for the first time might have a bit of a high learning curve. I originally found it a little hard to browse through all the features and functions of Bill4Time because I appreciate simplicity and ease of use. I needed some time to completely understand all the available settings and customization choices.

Francisco
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Bill4Time got me started, helped me survive Hurricane Maria, and helped me survive covid-19

Reviewed on 2020/06/05

Awesome. My only thorn is what I wrote in the first "Con".

Awesome. My only thorn is what I wrote in the first "Con".

Pros

It is cloud-based, super user friendly (everyone's learning curve has been quite small), supports electronic billing, and gets the job done effectively and efficiently. If you have to follow billing guidelines that require a separate entry for every discreet task, the "batch" entry feature CANNOT be beat. Being cloud-based, I able to start working on getting my billing up to date within 48 hours of being hit by a CAT-5 hurricane. It has also let our team work remotely during the pandemic while having full access to our billing platform (my billing admin continues to work with us even though she moved out of state!). To put my review into context, after 25 years I opened my own law firm. My clients are mostly multi-national insurance companies that require I submit bills with ABA task and activity codes. I absolutely needed a billing platform, and I did not have the money to pay close to $10k in a server, "traditional software" (I grew up on one of the main legal billing programs out there) and IT setup. This costs me less per year that what such a program would cost, back-ups are taken care of, I can access from anywhere, and I don't have to cough up a pretty penny every five years to upgrade a server or the program. BTW- It has a very decent iOS app to boot (a proper app mind you; not browser based). I have no relation to Bill4Time; I'm just a very happy customer preaching its benefits as the practice of law evolves.

Cons

Even diamonds have flaws (at least most of them). I have only two items I yearn for, which I will share in order of importance:
1. When I look at a case and below I see all the time entries, I can see the activity code but I cannot see the ABA task code unless I click on the entry. It adds a step I would love to see erased when I am correcting our invoices. Not a dealbreaker for sure, but adding this small item would make a difference.
2. Much farther down the list: as far as I know, no Dropbox integration. I want to beg for it and did when I first subscribed to Bill4Time, but at present I am not sure I would even do much with it. Honestly, by now I don't even miss it.
Being cloud-based, your session can hiccup (it's rare but it does happen) and its a nuisance. This is not on Bill4Time; any platform you use via the internet is always subject to this. But the benefits of a cloud-based program (which I mentioned in the "Pros") exceedingly outweigh this, at least for me.

Alternatives Considered

Amicus Attorney, Abacus Private Cloud, Tabs3 and Clio

Reasons for Choosing Bill4Time

I grew up 23 years on TimeSlips. When I set up my own law firm, my needs pushed be towards a cloud-based solution. I tried a few and but the batch entry feature sealed the deal for me.

Switched From

Sage Timeslips

Reasons for Switching to Bill4Time

Batch entry sealed the deal for me.
Wes
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iPhone Version is Not Ready for Prime Time

Reviewed on 2015/12/13

I have had the trial version of Bill4Time installed on my iPhone for two weeks. I am working as a...

I have had the trial version of Bill4Time installed on my iPhone for two weeks. I am working as a solo practitioner between GC positions, and I just wanted an app that could act like a clock in my pocket, easily tracking time billed to clients. Bill4Time in the iPhone has several problems. If you shut off the app before hitting the "save" key, it loses the time (the entire data entry) for the time you are tracking. The clock that shows at the top of the screen only counts time while the iPhone is awake (although you find out later that the time was actually being counted in the background even though the time count of the face of the app was wrong). You can not over-ride time entries with corrected time or make time entries that were not clocked by the app itself on the iPhone. Those are only a few of the problems I found with it. The iPhone app must not have been beta tested with a large number of users to catch these flaws, because they should have been easy to correct. Since this app has been in use for several months now (as of December 12, 2015), they also should have had time to fix the flaws and re-release the software. This indicates a team that is not supporting their product with needed releases. In fairness, I did not call customer service because I am not interested in waiting until beta test flaws are corrected and re-released.

Eric
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Great Product and Support

Reviewed on 2020/10/07

Overall, I am pleased. The software is very easy to use to track time and expenses. Support is very...

Overall, I am pleased. The software is very easy to use to track time and expenses. Support is very good. The accounting features take some learning and could be made easier. Nice integration with Box too.

Pros

The software has a lot of useful features such as allowing you to bill by the hour, flat, or contingency. I use all three fee arrangements so this feature is crucial.

Cons

In terms of the user interface, it is not the most appealing software. Everything is basically blue, white, or grey. There is a helpful dashboard, but overall, it might benefit from some redesigning.

Alternatives Considered

Tabs3

Reasons for Choosing Bill4Time

Zoho Books was too difficult to use and is not designed with attorneys in mind; whereas, Bill4Time is.

Switched From

Zoho Books

Reasons for Switching to Bill4Time

I really wanted a stand alone timekeeping program and didn't need the case management features that come with others. Tabs3 too pricey. Other software couldnt accommodate contingency fee billing.
Charles
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  • Industry: Semiconductors
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

You get what you pay for

Reviewed on 2021/12/03

Simple, straight-forward time tracking and billing. Presentation is paramount -- we live in a...

Simple, straight-forward time tracking and billing. Presentation is paramount -- we live in a time-driven linear world and this software supports that view. Invoices are clean, simple and professional looking. My sole client likes the format and knows I can tailor it to his needs.

Pros

Maturity, UI design, time tracking and billing.

Cons

Nothing really. There are aspects I do not use, so can't really comment on them.

Alternatives Considered

Clockify and Toggl Track

Reasons for Switching to Bill4Time

UI design, breadth of view, ease of use, quality reporting
Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Very, very satisfied with switch to Bill4Time

Reviewed on 2022/12/15

Overall the whole firm has been very happy with our recent switch to Bill4Time. It's a very clean,...

Overall the whole firm has been very happy with our recent switch to Bill4Time. It's a very clean, intuitive, and easy to use program, though can get redundant. Web-based interface is nice too and makes me feel confident about record keeping.

Pros

Love it all! Easy to use and intuitive. User on boarding went well. Nice web based interface. Not as much of a headache to enter time as previous software.

Cons

Onboarding/entering our billable clients, references, and tasks was a bit tedious and repetitive for set up. Have to manually enter updated information for references individually, which we update every quarter for a decent volume.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great, easy to use software, simple invoicing

Reviewed on 2020/07/15

Great, very easy to use

Great, very easy to use

Pros

The dashboard simplifies tracking and time entry. Invoicing is simple and I like the multiple ways to reconcile payment.

Cons

The price is a little steep for a small company, but the functionality is great!

Catherine
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great product for law office

Reviewed on 2020/06/04

Very easy to use in all capacities, from entering time and expenses, creating invoices, editing,...

Very easy to use in all capacities, from entering time and expenses, creating invoices, editing, reports, etc.

Pros

I really like the reports tab...I can run just about any kind of report very quickly and easily.

Cons

I can't really think of anything. There may have been some things in the past that I "wished" bill4time would have, and when I would ask for help if it existed, and if it didn't exist, it does now. Updates are happening without any interruption to our use.

Matthew
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Almost Does it All

Reviewed on 2020/04/03

Pros

It is client-based. It allows you to have one client, and assign matters, thus avoiding having three of the same client. It has a pretty strong calendar that allows the whole office to see who is doing what. You can use their app to record time, and it loads that time once you have an internet connection. I can't say enough good about the program. It is very easy to use. But, if you run into a snag, their support team is outstanding and prompt.

Cons

I wish it had a reminder feature with a combination of e-mail and cell phone messaging.

HR Bert
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

BILL 4 TIME REVIEW

Reviewed on 2023/12/20

FAIRLY FLUENT NOW AND THE EASE OF USE IS CRITICAL TO MY LAW PRACTICE SUCCESS

FAIRLY FLUENT NOW AND THE EASE OF USE IS CRITICAL TO MY LAW PRACTICE SUCCESS

Pros

THE STAFF IS PHENOMENAL IN ITS SUPPORT AND THE BILL 4 TIME SYSTEM IS WELL WORTH THE $

Cons

LEARNIING HOW TO USE IT TOOK TIME FOR ME, SINCE I ALWAYS HAD A SECRETARY AT MY LARGE LAW FIRMS TO HELP

Midgett
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Ease of Use

Reviewed on 2023/08/16

Excellent experience. Client payments are on-time.

Excellent experience. Client payments are on-time.

Pros

As a solo practitioner every moment of time is essential. Bill4Time's intuitive system makes tracking every entry simple. Clients can review invoices that speak directly to the time & effort that I record.

Cons

Everything works fantastic. No complaints at all.

Michelle
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  • Industry: Legal Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Practice Growing

Reviewed on 2023/08/20

It allowed me to expand my practice by helping keep track of things I was having problems with.

It allowed me to expand my practice by helping keep track of things I was having problems with.

Pros

It has allowed me to actually keep track of and collect the money I made.

Cons

I wish there was better integration with google calendar and other products.

Archana
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Law firm management made easy

Reviewed on 2023/05/18

It has been my first and only billing software. I will never need to manually raise bills again.

It has been my first and only billing software. I will never need to manually raise bills again.

Pros

One stop billing solution. Excellent invoicing and other features. Love the new dashboard. Makes counting very easy. Easy to add new users and expand.

Cons

Task management and calendar management not very seamless

Mike
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  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Customer review

Reviewed on 2023/04/19

Great Product. Increased our overall realization

Great Product. Increased our overall realization

Pros

Its been great to use. It has increased our overall client billing realization

Cons

Logs me out. I have to sign in each time

Ashton
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Bill4Time was the perfect solution for my company

Reviewed on 2020/11/03

When my business started up I was tracking time with a spreadsheet. Creating invoices became an...

When my business started up I was tracking time with a spreadsheet. Creating invoices became an all-day project. Now my bookkeeper can do batch invoices essentially with a touch of a button and the printer spits out 30 to 50 invoices each time we do billing. Tracking my client's projects is easy and I'm not missing any billable time. Incidentally, I can change any project to a flat fee rate with ease. Early on I needed a lot of help with the software and called the support staff who were very helpful and took the time to show me what I needed. Even now that I've been using the software for a few years the support people are easy to reach and are just as helpful. I feel that is so important to be able to reach an actual person who can help you.

Pros

My company has over 150 clients each of which has numerous projects. As my company grew it became more difficult to manage the growing number of clients and track the time spent on each project. Therefore billing my clients became a more difficult and time-consuming process. This product handles mass invoicing which allows me to invoice more often and also track receivables and payments. I especially like that when I have to call for support I actually reach a human who can help me.

Cons

I can't really think of anything that I dislike about the product. Most issues can be resolved with a phone call to support.

Shana
Shana
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  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

We have had a small law firm for over 5 years now. We use Bill4Time to do all of our billing.

Reviewed on 2017/10/05

The main benefit is a completely easy to use and easy to implement billing software that allows the...

The main benefit is a completely easy to use and easy to implement billing software that allows the overall billing process to be smooth and efficient for both our firm and our clients.

Pros

The best thing about Bill4Time is that it is so easy to use and you can access it from anywhere. I can work on client billing and invoices from home or on the road and do not have to worry about making sure my laptop is with me. It provides the LEDES invoice formats that our clients require for us to submit our bills electronically to them and creating the LEDES files is just the click of a button. Then you can also create a PDF file of the invoice just as easily. It is extremely simple to change the settings and customize it to fit your exact type of business. The website usually runs flawlessly with very little downtime, if ever. Bill4Time offers many features. It is easy to search for clients, matters, or invoices within the program. Any information you need that is in the program is at your fingertips ready to bring up with just a few clicks.

Sharon
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Billing Software

Reviewed on 2021/01/09

Great product and great customer service.

Great product and great customer service.

Pros

Setting up clients and matters is very simple to do, and it requires minimal steps and provides maximum flexibility. The time and expense entry, reporting, invoicing, and accounting features are all easy to use. It also includes a conflicts check feature which searches across multiple fields so is comprehensive. The simplicity and flexibility of the software is what we love. Customer and technical support is exceptional.

Cons

There are no "cons" to the software that we have experienced.

Kevin
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  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Bill4Time simplifies my consulting practice bookkeeping

Reviewed on 2022/03/10

The greatest benefit is that my invoices always match my client's records, and by entering work...

The greatest benefit is that my invoices always match my client's records, and by entering work details at the end of each day, I can produce accurate line item detail.

Pros

As a single consultant, Bill4Time makes it easy to track the time spent with various clients and to produce invoices in a form and level of detail that clients expect.

Cons

There is a learning curve when first learning to set up invoices, and in learning to manage the application of payments to invoices. Once these processes are understood, then it is easy and not at all time consuming to continue for new clients.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Legal Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Billing is easier with this software!

Reviewed on 2018/08/09

Pros

We used Bill4time to charge our clients that are using our representation services. Personally, I mostly use it in the Iphone application that you can easily download in your appstore. This software allows you to keep tracking of the time you are investing in each client and it has a lot of descriptions and matters that you can use in order to describe it in your invoice to the client. The app is very easy to understand and is super practical for tracking the time. The software is very friendly in terms of its dashboard and the addition of clients to the database. I also use the function of internal time to track the time I invest in some managerial functions for our own Firm control in order to find ways to elevate our productivity.

Cons

There are some matters missing in the App and you need to use miscellaneous options in order to categorize it which takes you some time.

Myron
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Mac user

Reviewed on 2020/11/30

Excellent.

Excellent.

Pros

Works with Mac. Easy to setup and use. Works well with remote timekeepers. Never had an error or problem with this billing software after 5+ years. Great customer service to answer questions about features.

Cons

Nothing. Works great. No problems to report.

Alternatives Considered

Sage Timeslips

Reasons for Choosing Bill4Time

Use on a Mac.

Switched From

Sage Timeslips

Reasons for Switching to Bill4Time

Mac useable.
Liana
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  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

I have loved Bill4Time since 2009!

Reviewed on 2020/05/11

I get my billind done very fast compared to how long it would take me to do it manually. It is also...

I get my billind done very fast compared to how long it would take me to do it manually. It is also great to keep track of my productivity.

Pros

It is easy to keep track of billable time, especially with the desktop widget.

Cons

Things have to be entered in a certain order on the widget. Otherwise they get erased. This is a hassle since my short term memory is not that good. I would like to be able to enter data on the widget in any order. I have always had a hard time with the accounting reports. They are not friendly to non accountants. I just want to know who owes me what and since when. I still don't know how to do that after 11 years of being your client.

Anne-Marie
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  • Industry: Legal Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Loving Bill4Time

Reviewed on 2020/08/28

Bill4Time has been a seamless transition for us. We are a law firm and use the software daily to...

Bill4Time has been a seamless transition for us. We are a law firm and use the software daily to track our time and for administrative and accounting functions. The reports are excellent to keep track of expenses, invoices, the trust account, etc. Customer support helped me figure out which features our firm needs and now I'm a whiz at Bill4Time.

Pros

The best thing about this software is the customer support. All of the features are here -- accounting, invoicing, timekeeping, reports -- and the customer support helps us figure out how to use it for our needs.

Cons

I cannot think of any improvements that are needed

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Legal Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Bill4Time: Less time on billing.

Reviewed on 2018/09/14

I have saved a lot of money by using this software, and I would have otherwise had to spend a lot...

I have saved a lot of money by using this software, and I would have otherwise had to spend a lot of time and money.

Pros

The software has a very reasonable price for the number of users you are allowed, and the functionality. There are multiple configurations that each client can have depending on the fee structure, and I have never had a problem with creating a billing agreement that could not be expressed in this software.

Cons

It is difficult to finalize the invoices, and occasionally, the software will have issues selecting which client to finalize an invoice for.

Laurence
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  • Industry: Legal Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Bill4Time is the backbone of our business

Reviewed on 2021/05/25

Love it!

Love it!

Pros

It is easy to create new clients, projects and then track all project related billable time and expenses. Generating invoices at the end of each month is an easy and accurate process.

Cons

None really. We are happy with the entire workflow process.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Legal Services
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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Great experience with the product. Easy to use, excellent value.

Reviewed on 2017/10/11

Pros

Easy to use, allows me to easily keep track of small amounts of billable time without a hassle that ultimately defeats the purpose.

Cons

The mobile app doesn't allow for the creation of new client files from the phone. Also, the mobile app gets signed out when offline.