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url: https://byoxon.com/blog/byoxon-vs-bigtime/
title: "Byoxon vs. BigTime: Integrated CRM and Client Pipeline Tracking"
description: "Byoxon vs BigTime compared on 2026 pricing and scope. BigTime connects to Salesforce or HubSpot; Byoxon builds the CRM and deal pipeline into every plan."
type: blog-post
category: Product Comparison
author: Vlad Nazarov
editor: Andrii Morchenko
published: 2026-08-25
modified: 2026-08-25
read_time: 8 min
---

# Byoxon vs. BigTime: Integrated CRM and Client Pipeline Tracking

*This article compares Byoxon (BoB) and BigTime side by side, focused on where client pipeline data lives. BigTime is a mature PSA that connects to your CRM through Salesforce and HubSpot integrations rather than replacing it. Byoxon carries the CRM in the platform. The comparison covers current 2026 pricing for both, the tier at which each capability unlocks, and the total stack cost each model produces.*

- BigTime publishes three plans in 2026: Essentials $20, Advanced $35, Premier $45 per user per month, billed annually. Its price rises as you unlock capability.
- BigTime has no native CRM. It integrates with Salesforce and HubSpot, and offers BigTime Quotes, a services CPQ module that turns approved quotes into live projects.
- Byoxon includes CRM, deal pipeline, time tracking, invoicing, real-time P&L, resourcing and HR in every plan, priced from $34.95 down to $24.95 per user by headcount.

BigTime is a well-established professional services automation platform. It handles time, expenses, billing, project financials and resource planning for consulting and accounting firms. Its financial reporting is deep, and its accounting integrations are among the strongest in the category.

Byoxon takes a different position on scope. Its product, BeOnBoard (BoB), puts the client pipeline inside the same platform that tracks delivery time and reports project profit and loss. A deal and the project it becomes are records in one system, not two systems joined by a connector.

Neither model is wrong. They suit different companies.

## Byoxon vs BigTime at a glance

| Capability | BoB (Byoxon) | BigTime |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entry price | $34.95/user/month (1-10 users) | $20/user/month (Essentials, billed annually) |
| Mid tier | $32.95/user/month (11-49 users) | $35/user/month (Advanced, billed annually) |
| Highest published rate | $24.95/user/month (200+ users) | $45/user/month (Premier, billed annually) |
| Free plan | Up to 5 users, no feature limitations | No free version; free trial without a credit card |
| How price changes | Rate falls as headcount rises; every feature is in every plan | Rate rises as you unlock features on higher tiers |
| Time and expense tracking | Included | Included from Essentials |
| Invoicing | Included; QuickBooks Online integration | Included from Essentials; multi-currency invoicing from Premier |
| Profitability reporting | Real-time P&L and unit economics in every plan | Project financials from Essentials; project budgeting from Premier |
| Resource planning | Included | Standard resource planning from Premier; BigTime Foresight is a paid add-on |
| CRM and deal pipeline | Built in - deal stages, pipeline health, revenue forecast, contact forms | Not native. Salesforce and HubSpot integrations connect an external CRM; BigTime Quotes handles CPQ |
| HR, PTO, recruitment | Employee profiles, PTO requests, recruitment, talent pool | Time-off management ships with the Foresight add-on; BambooHR needs the Resource Management tier |
| API access | Included | From Premier |
| Accounting integrations | QuickBooks Online | QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Sage Intacct, Lacerte; Xero and NetSuite on Enterprise PSA |

Confirm both price lists directly before you buy. BigTime publishes its rates at https://www.bigtime.net/pricing/ and vendors change them.

## Where BigTime is the better choice

- **You already run Salesforce or HubSpot.** BigTime connects to that CRM and pulls booked and potential revenue into one staffing view. Replacing a working CRM is a large project with little upside.
- **Your accounting system is not QuickBooks Online.** BigTime integrates with Sage Intacct, Lacerte and QuickBooks Desktop, and reaches Xero, NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics on its Enterprise PSA product. Byoxon integrates with QuickBooks Online.
- **You need DCAA-style compliance and multi-level approvals.** These sit on the Advanced and Premier tiers.
- **You want the lowest entry rate for time and billing only.** BigTime Essentials at $20 per user per month undercuts Byoxon's $34.95 entry rate.
- **You need skills-based forecasting at depth.** BigTime Foresight adds skills-based planning and profitability forecasting as a dedicated module.

## Integrated CRM vs a connected CRM

This is the real difference between the two platforms, and it is a design decision, not a gap.

### What BigTime offers on the sales side

BigTime does not ship a native CRM with lead records and pipeline stages. It solves the sales-to-delivery problem in two other ways.

First, it integrates. Salesforce and HubSpot both appear in BigTime's CRM and Sales integration category. BigTime states that customers can pull Salesforce-sourced data into the application for a combined view of booked revenue, potential revenue, utilization and staffing need. Microsoft Dynamics CRM is available on Enterprise PSA.

Second, it offers BigTime Quotes, a services CPQ module. You build a quote or statement of work, route it for approval, and convert the approved quote into a live project with tasks, budgets, rate structures and billing rules already set.

Both mechanisms work. Note what they assume: you own a CRM already, or you do not need lead and deal records at all.

### What BoB carries in the platform

Byoxon includes a CRM module in every plan. It holds company and contact profiles, deals moving through defined pipeline stages, a dashboard with deal metrics and pipeline health, revenue forecasts, and custom contact forms that feed website inquiries straight into the pipeline.

The practical result is a single record. A lead becomes a deal, the deal becomes a project, the project accumulates tracked time at individual billing rates, and the P&L report reads all of it without a sync.

This matters most for one question: which clients actually earn money. Answering it requires deal value, delivery cost and tracked hours in the same place. When pipeline sits in one tool and cost sits in another, that answer usually arrives as a spreadsheet built by hand at quarter end.

### The cost the connected model adds

BigTime places the Salesforce integration on the Advanced plan, which costs $35 per user per month. Advanced is already above Byoxon's $34.95 entry rate before you add anything. Then add the CRM itself: a Salesforce or HubSpot subscription is a separate per-seat bill.

You also own the join. Field mapping, sync rules, duplicate handling and the ongoing question of which system is authoritative all become your work. Teams with an admin absorb that comfortably. Teams of 10 to 40 people usually do not have one.

## Pricing: compare the stack, not the seat rate

BigTime's entry rate is lower than Byoxon's. That comparison only holds if Essentials covers your requirements.

Take a 20-person consultancy that wants pipeline tracking, project profitability, resource planning and API access.

| Requirement | BoB (Byoxon) | BigTime |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plan needed | Any plan - features are not tiered | Premier, for resource planning and API access |
| Published rate at 20 users | $32.95/user/month | $45/user/month |
| Deal pipeline | In the plan | Separate Salesforce or HubSpot subscription |
| Sales-to-delivery handoff | Same record | Integration sync, or BigTime Quotes CPQ |
| Skills-based forecasting | Not offered at Foresight's depth | BigTime Foresight add-on, priced separately |

BigTime's price rises as you unlock capability, so the plan that matches a growing firm is the $45 tier, not the $20 one. Byoxon's price falls as headcount rises, and every plan carries every feature.

Byoxon also publishes a free plan for up to five users with no feature limits. BigTime offers a free trial without a credit card, but no free version.

## Which platform fits your team

**Choose BigTime when:**

- Salesforce or HubSpot is already your system of record for sales
- You run Sage Intacct, Lacerte, QuickBooks Desktop or another non-QBO ledger
- You need DCAA-style compliance or multi-level approval chains
- You have an operations admin who can own an integration
- Time and billing alone is the requirement, at the lowest possible rate

**Choose Byoxon when:**

- You have no CRM yet, or your pipeline lives in a spreadsheet
- You want deal value and delivery cost in one report, without a sync
- You would rather not budget for a CRM subscription on top of a PSA
- You want one predictable per-user price with no feature tiers
- You also need HR: employee profiles, PTO, recruitment and a talent pool

## Frequently asked questions

### Does BigTime include a CRM?

BigTime does not ship a native CRM with lead records and pipeline stages. It integrates with Salesforce and HubSpot to connect an external CRM, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM on Enterprise PSA. It also offers BigTime Quotes, a services CPQ module. Byoxon includes a CRM module with deal stages and pipeline dashboards in every plan.

### How much does BigTime cost in 2026?

BigTime publishes three plans: Essentials at $20 per user per month, Advanced at $35, and Premier at $45, all billed annually. An Enterprise PSA product is quoted directly. BigTime Foresight and BigTime Wallet are add-ons available with Advanced and higher.

### Which BigTime plan do I need for resource planning?

Standard resource planning and standard skills management start on the Premier plan, at $45 per user per month. Premier also carries project budgeting, multi-level approvals, multi-currency invoicing and API access.

### Can Byoxon replace both a CRM and a PSA?

For many small and mid-sized service teams, yes. Byoxon carries CRM, time tracking, invoicing, project P&L, resource management and HR in one subscription. Teams already running a mature Salesforce or HubSpot instance with custom objects and sales automation should keep it.

### Does either tool have a free plan?

Byoxon offers a free plan for up to five users with no feature limitations. BigTime offers a free trial that needs no credit card, but it has no permanently free version.

## The bottom line

BigTime is a strong PSA with real financial depth and the best accounting integration coverage in this comparison. It assumes your CRM is somewhere else, and it connects to it well.

Byoxon assumes the opposite. The pipeline belongs in the same platform as the delivery cost, because the question that matters is which clients earn money, and that question needs both numbers at once.

Pick by where your sales data lives today. If it is already in a CRM you trust, BigTime fits your stack. If it is in a spreadsheet, or split across three tools, one platform will cost you less and tell you more.

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