Time59 review

Time59 is web-based legal billing and accounting software for solo attorneys and small firms. It is aimed at lawyers who want billing tools without relying on spreadsheets or buying into a larger practice management system. The homepage lists a flat price of $199 per year for the entire firm, with no per-user charge. That works out to $16.58 per month when the annual price is spread across 12 months; a separate monthly billing price is not published.

Time59 includes time and expense tracking, invoice creation and accounts receivable updates. It also includes trust accounting and payment processing, including credit card acceptance. According to the published pricing information, the plan includes unlimited users and data storage, plus a 30-day trial with no credit card required. The headline offer is easy to compare, but the available details do not explain how payment processing fees work.

Time59’s clearest strength is its firm-wide price. At $199 per year, the listed plan does not charge by the user, so adding staff does not raise the subscription price according to the pricing page. It also lists unlimited data storage, which removes a stated storage cap. For a small firm comparing billing tools, those terms are easier to budget around than a price that changes with each seat.

The billing workflow covers several connected tasks rather than time entry alone:

• Record billable time and carry entries into invoices without retyping.
• Track expenses and include them on client invoices.
• Create invoices with automated calculations, then update accounts receivable when invoices or payments are recorded.
• Handle trust accounting and accept credit card payments through payment processing.

That combination may suit a firm looking mainly to replace spreadsheet-based billing. The 30-day trial, with no credit card required, also gives prospective buyers a way to assess fit before paying. The published details do not establish how advanced the accounting tools are, so firms with specific billing or trust-accounting workflows should confirm those requirements before switching.

The $199 price is listed annually. A monthly billing option and its price are not published, so firms that prefer month-to-month spending cannot compare that option from the available pricing details. The flat subscription also does not tell the whole cost story: payment processing fees are not listed on the vendor's site, despite support for credit card acceptance.

The feature summary is useful but leaves important buying questions unanswered. It does not publish details about integrations, reporting, support, data export, or which trust-accounting requirements the software supports. Those are unknowns, not confirmed omissions; firms should get answers before moving billing records or client data. The pricing page lists unlimited users and data storage, but the published information does not describe other plan limits or any add-ons. There are no user discussions provided here to fill in those gaps. Time59’s offer is straightforward on headline price, but buyers should verify the operational details and any processing costs rather than assume the annual fee covers everything.

Time59 lists one plan at $199 per year for the entire firm, with unlimited users and data storage and no per-user charges. That works out to about $16.58 per month, but it is an annual price expressed as a monthly equivalent—not a published monthly billing option. The pricing material does not list a second tier, so there is no tier-to-tier price jump to compare, and it lists no paid add-ons.

A 30-day free trial is available, and the pricing details say no credit card is required to start it. The main billing gotcha is that the actual listed charge is annual: a firm looking for a month-to-month rate will not find one published. Before switching, confirm the current renewal and cancellation terms directly with Time59; those details are not included on the vendor's site.

The published material does not explain how to import existing matters, time entries, expenses, invoices or trust-account records. It also does not document data export formats or a self-service migration process. That leaves the migration effort unclear: firms should ask Time59 what it can import, what must be entered manually and whether it can provide a complete export before moving billing records into the system.

The annual firm-wide price and unlimited-user plan may suit a small firm replacing spreadsheet-based billing, but Time59 is not described as broad practice management software. If you later leave, confirm how to retrieve client, invoice and accounting data before committing. The published sources include no Reddit posts, so we cannot report a common user-reported reason for leaving or claim that export or migration problems are recurring. Support details are also not documented on the vendor's site; ask about migration help and support access before signing up.