BigTime vs Scoro vs Productive: which professional services automation software is best for a services firm in 2026?

Q: Which is best for lowest published starting price?

Productive. Essential is $10 per user a month at 10 users, against €15 ($17) for Scoro's time-billing bundle and $20 for BigTime Essentials.

Q: Which is best for time, expense and invoicing first?

BigTime. Time tracking, invoicing, expenses and payments are on every BigTime plan, with approvals and a mobile app for time and expense on Essentials.

Q: Which is best for crm, quoting and billing in one system?

Scoro. Scoro lists a Sell app for deals and pipeline and an Estimate app for quotes alongside projects and invoicing. Productive's pricing page does not mention CRM.

Q: Which is best for multi-currency invoicing?

BigTime. BigTime lists multi-currency invoicing on Premier. Productive lists currency conversion in reports only, and Scoro puts multiple currencies in an extra app.

Q: Which is best for trying it before talking to sales?

Productive. Productive and Scoro both offer a 14 day trial with no card. BigTime's pricing page leads to a demo request and shows no trial.

Every price and fact below was checked on each company's own website on October 11, 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom. No company pays to appear.

The short answer

Productive is the cheapest to start and the only one of the three with a self-serve free trial and no minimum seat count shown, from $10 a user a month. BigTime is the best fit for firms that want time, expense and invoicing first, with Essentials from $20 a user a month. Scoro suits firms that want CRM, quoting, projects and billing in one system, from €15 (shown as $17 in US dollars) a user a month for the time-billing bundle, with a 5 user minimum.

Side by side

	BigTime	Scoro	Productive
Top 11 rank	#1	#2	#3
Best for	Firms that want time, expense and invoicing first, with tiers up to multi-currency and budgeting	Firms that want CRM, quotes, projects and billing in one system and pay per app	Small and growing agencies and consultancies that want budgets, resourcing and time in one tool
Plans and published price	Essentials from $20 per user a month. Advanced, Premier and Enterprise prices are not published	Priced by app bundle. Time-billing from €15 ($17), Projects & Resources from €25 ($29) per user a month. The page lists euro, US dollar, pound and other dollar prices side by side	Essential $10 and Professional $25 per user a month at 10 users. Ultimate is quote only
How pricing works	Per user a month, tiered plans plus optional modules such as Quotes	Per user a month, you pick from 8 apps and combine them. Annual billing gives a 13 to 17% discount	Per user a month, with a user slider on the page. A yearly option is offered, saving up to 17%
Free trial	Not mentioned on the pricing page, plans lead to a demo request	14 days, no credit card required	14 days, no credit card required
Minimum users	Not mentioned on the pricing page	Minimum 5 users	Not mentioned on the pricing page
Time and expense tracking	On every plan, with invoicing and payments	Track app for time and labour cost, Spend app for bills and expenses	Time tracking and expense management on Essential
Multi-currency	Multi-currency expenses from Advanced, multi-currency invoicing from Premier	Multiple currencies sit in the Advanced Financials app	Currency conversion in advanced reports on Professional
Budgeting and forecasting	Project budgeting from Premier	Estimate app for quotes and budgets, revenue forecasting in Advanced Work	Budgeting on Essential, recurring budgets on Professional, revenue forecasting on Ultimate
CRM and quoting	BigTime Quotes is an add-on module, standalone option available	Sell app covers clients, deals and pipeline, Estimate covers quotes	Not mentioned on the pricing page
AI features	AI Assistant on all plans, Time and Expense Agents listed as coming soon	Scoro AI included, 80 free credits per user a month on Standard	AI assistant, AI time tracking and reporting intelligence on Essential

The winner, by what you need

Lowest published starting price

Productive

Essential is $10 per user a month at 10 users, against €15 ($17) for Scoro's time-billing bundle and $20 for BigTime Essentials.

Time, expense and invoicing first

BigTime

Time tracking, invoicing, expenses and payments are on every BigTime plan, with approvals and a mobile app for time and expense on Essentials.

CRM, quoting and billing in one system

Scoro

Scoro lists a Sell app for deals and pipeline and an Estimate app for quotes alongside projects and invoicing. Productive's pricing page does not mention CRM.

Multi-currency invoicing

BigTime

BigTime lists multi-currency invoicing on Premier. Productive lists currency conversion in reports only, and Scoro puts multiple currencies in an extra app.

Trying it before talking to sales

Productive

Productive and Scoro both offer a 14 day trial with no card. BigTime's pricing page leads to a demo request and shows no trial.

Worth knowing

BigTime publishes only the Essentials price. Advanced, Premier and Enterprise need a demo request.
Scoro shows several currencies side by side next to each price. The dollar figures above are the first dollar amount shown. Add-ons and integrations are priced separately.
Productive's pricing page shows different per-user figures depending on the billing toggle, and its Ultimate plan is quote only. Check the toggle before budgeting.
Prices are list prices as shown on each vendor's site on 11 October 2026 and can change at any time.

See all eleven in the full ranking: BigTime vs Scoro vs Kantata: 11 Best Professional Services Automation Software 2026.

Sources

BigTime Essentials from $20 per user a month, plan tiers and features, Quotes module, AI Assistant, demo-only enterprise: https://www.bigtime.net/pricing/
Scoro bundle prices, 5 user minimum, 14 day trial, apps, annual discount, AI credits: https://www.scoro.com/pricing/
Productive Essential and Professional prices at 10 users, Ultimate quote only, 14 day trial, plan features: https://productive.io/pricing/