Cloud-based time billing software
4.6/5 (56 reviews)Bill4Time.com is the web’s most experienced provider of cloud-based time and billing software with more than 50,000 registered users.
Bill4Time offers two different cloud-based time & billing solutions:
Bill4Time, for business consultants, accountants and other time-based professionals, and Bill4Time Legal, with added, legal-specific features including support for ABA activity, expense and task codes, LEDES and Litigation Advisor exports, IOLTA Trust Accounting, and integration with legal-specific merchant services such as LawPay.
Both versions offer 256-bit data security, an online payment portal, five levels of fully customizable user permissions, optional customizable invoices and reports, plus integration with popular services including PayPal, Stripe, QuickBooks, and Box.com.
Pros
The program is clean, simple, and available anywhere through the web and various applications for mobile devices. New users are easy to setup and manage. Reporting functions are easy to manage. Downtime is a non-issue. Reports are easy to run and provide the information we need to keep a pulse on our firm's billings, collections, and associated compensation models. There are also easy reports to provide for accountability of time keepers. Invoicing is easy as well and so is receiving payments. We also use the trust accounting functionality which helps us keep on top of retainers. Another popular billing program we looked at tried to charge us about 5 times the cost of our average user, merely because one report regarding collections was critical to our internal compensation model. We've used Bill4Time for our billing needs for over 5 years, and many of our attorneys used it before we formed our firm. Its solid, simple, and easy to use.
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.
Control over my time and eases the "task" of invoicing clients for work produced for them.
What's not to like ... converting from Timeslips to Bill4Time literally saved my practice and my homelife!! No more stress to get monthly invoices out. A single one-off invoice can be produced in minutes to submit to escrow for a closing or other special needs. Just a terrific tool for a firm like mine.
Pros
Ease of use is key. Works across all platforms, desktop, iPad, iPhone from anywhere anytime. Helps me gauge my productivity on a daily basis throughout the month. Doesn't take specialized training to use like Timeslips did. Not dependent on a staff member to enter time from time sheets gives me more flexibility and CAPTURES more of the time spent on tasks.
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.
I've used Bill4Time for more than 5 years, and they have continually worked to adapt and add additional features. It is a very good product.
Pros
Bill4Time is very intuitive, and the customer support staff are responsive and very easy to work with. Bill4Time provides a very functional platform that allows busy professionals to have the tools they need at their fingertips wherever they are.
Cons
Bill4Time is great at tracking time and providing reports for the time and invoices, but it is not a full scale CRM. That has not been a problem for my firm, as that was not the purpose.
30-day free trial, no credit card required.
Time & Billing: $27/user/month (billed annually) or $29/user/month (billed monthly).
Legal Pro: $45/user/month (billed annually) or $49/user/month (billed monthly).
Legal Enterprise: $80/user/month (billed annually) or $89/user/month (billed monthly).
**Time and Expense Tracking**
Go anywhere and track your time & expenses. Use any version of Mac, iPod, iPhone, or iPad. Everything is organized instantly. Spend less time number crunching and still keep your entries detailed and accurate.
**Client and Project Management**
Every detail related to the matter or client is recorded. Nothing is lost. Be organized and ready for a returning client or a reopened project. Everything related to that client or project is accessed on a single screen – including accounting and uploaded documents. Reach crucial information in seconds.
**User Permissions**
Bill4Time has five levels of user management so you can grant (or restrict) access to sensitive billing information on a "need-to-know" basis: client-specific or project specific.
**Custom Invoices**
Create your own invoices. Make them as detailed or concise as you like. Show full accountability in the invoice: user hour summaries, trust accounting summaries, receipt images, and more. Apply discounts and still maintain accuracy in activities. Access full details of any lined item directly from the invoice. LEDES compliance available for lawyers.
**Billing**
Spend less time keeping up with multiple billing rates. Set your rates according to user, client, project, or activity type. It’s accurately expressed in time entries, records, and invoices. Apply override rates as needed. Billing couldn’t be easier!
**Reporting**
Find out your progress quickly! Make reports as broad or as specific as you like with customizable presets. Click any lined item of the report and go directly to the details screen. Make an edit and it’s automatically reflected in the report. Find and fix reports efficiently.
**Scheduling**
Stay on schedule easily. Record all upcoming events related to your projects, and convert them to billable time entries. Sync your Bill4Time Schedule with iCal to always keep up with deadlines and important events.
**Additional Built-In Industry Standards for Lawyers**
Track your billable activities using ABA codes. Create invoices in a LEDES file format. It has never been easier to comply with industry billing standards. Increase your productivity and apply more of your attention to your work, rather than to your administrative needs.
Below are some frequently asked questions for Bill4Time.
Bill4Time offers the following pricing plans:
Starting from: US$29,00/month
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available
30-day free trial, no credit card required.
Time & Billing: $27/user/month (billed annually) or $29/user/month (billed monthly).
Legal Pro: $45/user/month (billed annually) or $49/user/month (billed monthly).
Legal Enterprise: $80/user/month (billed annually) or $89/user/month (billed monthly).
Bill4Time offers the following features:
Bill4Time has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Small Business
Bill4Time supports the following languages:
English
Bill4Time has the following pricing plans:
Subscription
Bill4Time supports the following devices:
Android, iPhone
Bill4Time integrates with the following applications:
Box, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, NetDocuments, PayPal, QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online, Stripe
Bill4Time offers the following support options:
FAQs, Knowledge Base, Online Support, Phone Support, Video Tutorials
Its a billing program and is extremely effective at billing. I find no "cons" when comparing to other billing programs I've looked at. I'd love more practice management functionality--but I don't see that as the main purpose/use of this program.