--- title: "BigTime vs FreshBooks: Which is searched more?" description: "Is BigTime or FreshBooks more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Time and billing software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bigtime-vs-freshbooks" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # BigTime vs FreshBooks: Which is searched more? Is BigTime or FreshBooks more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Time and billing software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: BigTime and FreshBooks - **Competitive set**: Time and billing software - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **BigTime Share of Search**: 11.2% - **FreshBooks Share of Search**: 15.3% ## Is BigTime or FreshBooks more popular in search? - In September 2026, FreshBooks had more branded searches than BigTime among time and billing software worldwide. FreshBooks had about 90,500 branded searches, while BigTime had 65,900. FreshBooks made up 15.3% of all time and billing software searches we track, and BigTime accounted for 11.2%. - The lead changed hands 4 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: BigTime took it in November 2025, FreshBooks took it in June 2026, BigTime took it in July 2026, FreshBooks took it in September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, BigTime’s share of searches among time and billing software worldwide moved from 11.3% to 11.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 83.9K to 65.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, FreshBooks’ share of searches among time and billing software worldwide moved from 12.2% to 15.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 90.5K. ## Top time and billing software in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, FreshBooks was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. BigTime did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Clockify | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Harvest | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | FreshBooks | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | QuickBooks Time | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Toggl | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | BigTime | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Replicon | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Bill4Time | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | TimeSolv | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about time and billing software - Asked ChatGPT "Which time and billing software should I use?": 1. Harvest, 2. Clockify, 3. QuickBooks Time, 4. FreshBooks - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best time and billing software options?": 1. Clockify, 2. FreshBooks, 3. Harvest, 4. Toggl, 5. QuickBooks Time - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best time and billing software for a service business?": 1. FreshBooks, 2. QuickBooks Time, 3. Clockify - Searched Google, AI Overview "best time billing software": 1. Clockify, 2. Harvest, 3. QuickBooks Time, 4. Toggl - Searched Google, AI Overview "law firm billing software": 1. Bill4Time Not named in any answer: BigTime, Replicon and TimeSolv. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for time and billing software worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, FreshBooks overtook BigTime to rank 3rd among time and billing software worldwide, with 15.3% of the searches. - In September 2026, BigTime lost share of searches among time and billing software worldwide, from 14.3% to 11.2%. ## Month by month | Month | BigTime estimated searches | BigTime Share of Search | BigTime rank | FreshBooks estimated searches | FreshBooks Share of Search | FreshBooks rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 83.9K | 11.3% | 4 | 90.5K | 12.2% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 83.9K | 13.1% | 3 | 74K | 11.5% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 83.9K | 13.4% | 3 | 74K | 11.8% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 120K | 15% | 3 | 90.5K | 11.3% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 68.6K | 11.1% | 3 | 60.5K | 9.8% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 82.1K | 12.9% | 3 | 60.5K | 9.5% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 67.1K | 10.8% | 3 | 60.5K | 9.7% | 4 | | May 2026 | 67.1K | 11.4% | 3 | 49.5K | 8.4% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 65.9K | 10.7% | 4 | 74K | 12% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 67.1K | 12.6% | 3 | 49.5K | 9.3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 80.6K | 14.3% | 3 | 74K | 13.1% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 65.9K | 11.2% | 4 | 90.5K | 15.3% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BigTime’s and FreshBooks’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **BigTime**: Measured on the search terms “bigtime” and “bigtime net”, summed into one figure. - **FreshBooks**: Measured on the search term “freshbooks”. - [BigTime profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bigtime) - [FreshBooks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/freshbooks) - [All time and billing software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/time-and-billing-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is BigTime or FreshBooks more popular in search? In September 2026, FreshBooks had more branded searches than BigTime among time and billing software worldwide. FreshBooks had about 90,500 branded searches, while BigTime had 65,900. FreshBooks made up 15.3% of all time and billing software searches we track, and BigTime accounted for 11.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "BigTime vs FreshBooks: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bigtime-vs-freshbooks This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bigtime-vs-freshbooks. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.