I have received quite a few e-mail messages from folks who want to know what alternatives there are to Timeslips. Here is a list that I have put together. As you can see, it is quite long. Fortunately developers have jumped in to fill the void.
I'm often asked which one of these is the best. The best program of this group for your firm is the one that is best for your firm's needs and which everyone in your firm finds the most comfortable to use, at a price that you can live with. I wish that I could tell you which one that is. But without getting to know your firm, I don't have enough information to be able to do that for you.
BriefAccounting is very impressive. It is law-office specific, and users rave about it. But it may have more features than you need, and it may cost more than you are willing to pay.
Other than that, I can only suggest that you have a look at the Web sites for as many of the following choices as possible and try to narrow down the possibilities to three or four, and then download the free demos of those and choose among them.
None of these programs are exactly like Timeslips. But that is probably a good thing. Timeslips was never popular for its ease of use, its interface, or its service and support. Now you have an opportunity to switch to a product for which those things are strengths.
Brief Accounting (Law Office Specific Application)
Brief Legal Software
Phone: (604) 629-0928
e-mail: info@brieflegal.com
Web: http://www.brieflegal.com
Price: Time & Billing: $995. All modules: 1,495. $245 per additional user.
TimeManager (not to be confused with the product of the same name from Systems Optima, below.)
Atlantic Associates
Phone: (978) 443-0560
Fax: (978) 443-7351
E-mail: info@atlantic-associates.com
Web: http://www.atlantic-associates.com/web_pages/time_mgr.html
Created to be a direct replacement for TimeSlips.
Cross platform and networkable.
Price: $795 (single user), $2,000 (multiple users)
TimeNet Law NEW
AppleSource
e-mail: support@applesource.biz
Web: http://www.applesource.biz/software/timenet-law/
Price: $268
Creative Billing
DesignSoft Company
Phone: (630) 653-2700; (800) 426-0265
e-mail: custserv@designsoft.com
Web: http://www.designsoft.com
Free demo: http://www.designsoft.com/downloads.html
Price: $400 (core application), $60 (StopWatch Plus module), other modules available at additional cost; special bundled module pricing available.
Mac Job Capture
CaptureWorks
Phone: 888-458-6698
Fax: 973-763-9988
e-mail: info@captureworks.com
Web: http://www.captureworks.com/JobCapture.htm
Price: $199
Keeps track of time spent using different computer applications.
Mac Task Capture
CaptureWorks
Phone: 888-458-6698
Fax: 973-763-9988
e-mail: info@captureworks.com
Web: http://www.captureworks.com/TaskCapture.htm
Price: $50
Keeps track of time spent using different computer applications.
Time Manager
Systems Optima
2470 Stearns St. #272
Simi Valley, CA 93063
e-mail: sales@systemsoptima.com
Web: http://www.systemsoptima.com
Web: http://www.systemsoptima.com/timemanager.shtml
Price: $199
Small Business Tracker Plus
SpiritWorks Software Development
Phone: 707-485-5444
e-mail: info@productivity-software.com
http://productivity-software.com/sbtracker/index.html
Price: $149
Studiometry
e-mail: support@oranged.net
Web: http://www.oranged.net/software/S/Studiometry.html
Price: $55
TimeEqualsMoney
Stone Design Corp
Phone: 505 345 4800
Web: http://www.stone.com
Web: http://www.stone.com/TimeEqualsMoney/TimeEqualsMoney.html
e-mail: info@stone.com
Price: $49
Free downloadable demo available:
TimeSlice
Modesitt Software
Phone: 1-217-531-3698 or 1-877-405-6224
Web: http://www.timeslice.us/mac/index.html
Price: $49
Project Timer Regular/Pro is a cross-platform project time
tracker that includes customized invoices (Pro version only), multiple
ways to control and track timing, data journaling to protect data integrity,
multiple user support (Pro version), and more. Project Timer includes Apple
Address Book Integration: access client information direct from the universal
address book.
Price: $20/$50
e-mail: projecttimer@scriptsoftware.com
Web: http://www.scriptsoftware.com/projecttimer/
Web: http://www.scriptsoftware.com/projecttimer/projecttimer.html
iBiz
IGG Software
e-mail: support@iggsoftware.com
Web: http://www.iggsoftware.com/ibiz/index.html
Price: $30 Standalone Version (An exceptional value!), or
Server Version: $75 Client Version: $25
MyTime
Bruji.com
Web: http://www.bruji.com/mytime/
Price: $24
Work-Timer
Web: http://www.cherryware.net/worktimer.php
e-mail: Sebastian Peters, sebastian.peters@cherryware.de
Price: $15
AtWork
IGG Software
Web: http://home.earthlink.net/~iangg/AtWork.html
Price $15.50
BK Task Timer (Generates reports, but no invoicing feature.)
Web: http://www.bkeeney.com/applications.html
Price: $15
Sambucus
Logiciels Malus Softwares
e-mail: logiciels.malus.softwares@sympatico.ca
Web: http://homepage.mac.com/malussw/EN/index.html
Price: $20
Activity And Expense Tracker Plus
SpiritWorks Software Development
Phone: 707-485-5444
e-mail: info@productivity-software.com
Web: http://productivity-software.com/aetracker/index.html
Price: $99
TimeCache
The Pandaware Company
e-mail: info@pandaware.com
Web: http://www.pandaware.com/timecache/features.html
Price: $45
Time Tool (formerly known as Time Tracker)
The Computing Edge
e-mail: computingedge@kagi.com
Web: http://www.the-computing-edge.com/
ftp://mirrors.aol.com/pub/info-mac/app/time/time-tool-20.hqx (direct download)
Price: $15
TimeNet
AppleSource
e-mail: support@applesource.biz
Web: http://www.applesource.biz/software/timenet/
Price: $48
TimeLog
Media Atelier
e-mail: shareware@mediaatelier.com
Web: http://shareware.mediaatelier.com/
Very highly rated in reviews on VersionTracker:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21723&mode=feedback&vid=All
Price: $15
TaskTime is a project timer and invoicing application that features automatic
calculation of total time and total amount owing, creation of invoices, and the ability
to work with any number of clients and track multiple projects per client. The latest
version includes tracking of expenses.
Web: http://www.ttpsoftware.com/Products/tasktime3.html
Price: $15
Virtual Timeclock/Virtual Timeclock Pro
Redcort Software & Development
Phone: 559-434-8544
e-mail: info@redcort.com
Web: http://redcort.com/
Price: $129/$179
A cross-platform software time clock.
Time Track (Has no invoicing features.)
Trinfinity Software
e-mail: sales@trinfinitysoftware.com
Web: http://www.trinfinitysoftware.com/timetrack.shtml
Price: $25
MacBusiness
Bright Light Software
Web: http://www.brightlightsoftware.com/
Web: http://www.brightlightsoftware.com/products.html
Web: http://www.brightlightsoftware.com/prod_macbiz.html
Price: $20
Billquick WebiASP Time Card (Intranet/Internet based application using Web browser interface)
BQE Software Inc.
Phone: (888) 245-5669 or (310) 530-0214
Fax: (310) 530-0184
E-Mail: sales@bqe.com
Web: http://www.billquick.com/webiASP.htm
Timesolv (Web-based ASP for attorneys)
Elite Online Solutions
(888) 827-6130
(323) 642-5688
e-mail: websupport@support.elite.com
Web: http://www.elite.com/elitecom/
Price: $14.95 per month per timekeeper or $149.00 per year (in advance)
per timekeeper.
Timeledger (An internet-based program)
Equative, Inc.
Phone: 949-218-4090
Fax: 949-218-2387
E-Mail: sales@equative.com
Web: http://www.timeledger.com/eqsite2/timeledger/tl_index.asp
Price: For 1-49 users $12.95/user/month plus $99.95/user/year
(Integrates with QuickBooks, and includes application for Palm which syncs with desktop application.)
SoftBooks (an integrated business management application)
Praevius
E-Mail: dev@praevius.com
Web: http://www.praevius.com/products/softbooks/
Price: $80
AccountEdge (A full featured accounting package.)
MYOB
Phone:800-322-6962.
Web: http://www.myob.com/us/products/accountedge/
Price: $249
MyBooks (A full featured accounting package.)
Appgen
Web: http://www.unrealstudio.com/appgen/index.html
Price: $99 (Professional version available for $799)
QuickBooks Pro For The Macintosh (A full featured accounting package.)
Intuit
Web: http://quickbooks.intuit.com/commerce/catalog/product.jhtml?priorityCode=0273600000&prodId=
prod30003&lid=nav
Price: $300
Of course, just about all of the law office management packages for the Macintosh include time ,
billing, and at least some accounting (as well as a number of other very useful features).
LawStream, for instance, is particularly strong in these areas:
LawStream
Web: http://www.lawstream.com/
