Bill4Time vs Time59

Bill4Time is a time and billing platform with project tracking and billable time. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, with a desktop app, offline tracking, and data export. A free plan and 14-day trial are listed; paid pricing starts at $39/user/mo with annual billing. Time & Billing costs $49 a month and includes time tracking, task and client management, a client portal, expense management, and invoicing. Time & Billing Enterprise is $79 a month, with customizable data fields, a dedicated account manager, advanced data import, and advanced customizable reports. Legal Pro costs $69 a month and adds trust accounting, conflict checking, contingency billing, task workflows, and LEDES export. Legal Enterprise costs $99 a month and includes customizable data fields, custom LEDES export, a dedicated success specialist, and advanced data import. Bill4Time was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Spokane, Washington, USA.

Time59 is online legal billing software for solo attorneys and small firms, focused on billing and accounting rather than full practice management. Billable time and expense records flow into invoices without retyping, while invoice creation and calculations are automated. It lists hourly, flat-fee, and contingency billing, as well as trust accounting and LEDES invoicing. Its LawPay integration can link invoices to online payments and update payment records automatically. Time59 runs in a browser on Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone, and Android devices, with no installation required and automatic updates. The company says it runs on Microsoft Azure, stores customer data in the Microsoft cloud, and encrypts browser-to-server data with 128-bit SSL. Users can download data to a local computer using export functions. The single listed plan costs $199 a year for an entire practice, with unlimited users and data, no per-user charges, and free phone and email support. There is no free plan, but a 30-day trial is available.