What is the best time, expense, and billing software application you have used?

Question

I'm looking for a new Time, Expense, and Billing software package, and wondering if folks could share ones they've liked using in the past. I mean the type of software a consulting, law, advertising, or pr firm would use to track and bill their services, which are usually charged by the hour.

I realize this type of application is not exciting, and probably one you forget about seconds after you use it. But perhaps you've used one that appeared intuitive and was easy-to-use? If not, please just respond with what you use now.

If you don't have a suggestion on a piece of software, I'd appreciate any suggestions on where else to look (besides "Search on Google.", of course)

Answer 1

You might be interested in these questions:

http://superuser.com/questions/2769/now-that-ms-money-is-going-away-what-are-the-best-competitive-options
http://superuser.com/questions/2848/what-do-you-look-for-in-financial-management-software

Answer 2

I've been very impressed with Freshbooks so far. Right now I'm pairing it with Outright, although I don't have much experience with that so far.

(Full disclosure: the Freshbooks link is a referral link. However, I only thought to add it later - I still recommend the service, whether you use that link or not.)

Answer 3

I don't know of any good ones, but Maconomy is one of the worst pieces of software I have used, at least from as seen from the front-end (I haven't seen the back-end)

Answer 4

I've used Freshbooks for a couple years now and I love it.

Answer 5

Many of the people I work with use Sage's timeslips program for this. I don't have personal experience with it but based on the number of installations I've seen, it appears to be a popular product.