Sage Timeslips
Sage Timeslips is paid web software for legal time, expense and billing work.
What Sage Timeslips is
Sage Timeslips is paid web software for legal time, expense and billing work. It supports trust accounting, legal time tracking, expense tracking, mixed billing models and client payments. Plans include Timeslips Anywhere and four Premium tiers with different license, timekeeper, client and Timeslips Go login allowances. Premium Starter provides one license with unlimited timekeepers and clients. Premium Standard allows one to four licenses and one Timeslips Go login. Premium Pro and Premium Elite allow unlimited licenses with two and three Timeslips Go logins respectively. Sage was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom. There is no free plan.
Good
- Supports legal time tracking
- Includes trust accounting
- Tracks expenses and client payments
- Offers mixed billing models
- Premium Starter has unlimited timekeepers and clients
Watch out
- No free plan
- Timeslips Anywhere first-user price is unspecified
- Web platform only
Who it suits
Sage Timeslips suits legal practices managing time, expenses, billing, trust accounting and client payments in a web platform. Plan limits matter for license and Timeslips Go login needs.
Verdict
Sage Timeslips covers core legal time, expense, billing and trust-accounting tasks. Compare each tier’s license and Timeslips Go allowances before choosing.
Plans and prices
From Sage Timeslips's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Starter | Priced on request | 1 license · Unlimited timekeepers and clients |
| Premium Standard | Priced on request | 1–4 licenses · 1 Timeslips Go login |
| Premium Pro | Priced on request | Unlimited licenses · 2 Timeslips Go logins |
| Premium Elite | Priced on request | Unlimited licenses · 3 Timeslips Go logins |
| Timeslips Anywhere | $46 a month | Cloud-native · no desktop install · straightforward time tracking and billing · intended for firms without accounting/payment integrations · $46 first user/month and $35 each additional user/month |
| Starter | $657 a year | 1 license · chat support · Premium desktop · annual starting price |
| Standard | $1,250 a year | 1–4 networked licenses · Timeslips Go 1 login · scheduled backups · Sage 50 and QuickBooks integrations · annual starting price |
| Pro | $1,659 a year | Unlimited licenses · Timeslips Go 2 logins · split billing · fee allocation · document access · annual starting price |
| Elite | $1,851 a year | Unlimited licenses · Timeslips Go 3 logins · undo multiple bills · client contacts · password-protected PDFs · annual starting price |
The facts
Each one read from Sage Timeslips's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounting integrations
- Supported accounting connections include Sage 50 Accounting and QuickBooks, with availability varying by plan.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Anywhere limitation
- Sage says Anywhere early adopters may encounter performance or feature issues and that Premium legal-industry features were not yet available there.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API and SDK availability
- Sage’s public developer portal does not present Timeslips REST API or SDK documentation; the documented integration path is file import and product connectors.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Automated time capture
- TimeCapture can convert emails, appointments, and tasks into billable time and supports multiple entry methods.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- Installation guidance points users to in-product PDF guides, training videos, Knowledgebase articles, service-release downloads, chat and community forums.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Environment limits
- Sage does not support NAS storage, wireless networking or virtual-machine environments for Premium.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Import and extensibility
- The separate TSImport utility accepts tab, comma, custom-delimited, fixed-length and DLL-defined ASCII files for slips, clients, users, activities and references.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Legal entity
- Sage’s U.S. legal notice identifies Sage Software, Inc. as the website operator at 1715 N Brown Road, Lawrenceville, Georgia.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence model
- Sage’s terms grant limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable subscription access with named subscriptions and prohibit reverse engineering and copying.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: G2 dated workflow
- G2 reviewers repeatedly describe the interface as outdated or cumbersome, with difficult setup, slow processing, weak invoice correction and no Mac version.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: TrustRadius access and complexity
- TrustRadius reviewers request web access and more intuitive guidance, and report confusing reports, paid upgrades and difficult data extraction.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Local architecture
- Premium stores live data on physically attached local network storage; Sage says it does not host or view that data and does not support live databases in Azure or AWS.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Notable news: WholeHelp acquisition
- On October 5, 2026, Sage announced its acquisition of French AI platform WholeHelp to support AI application and workflow automation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Payment integrations
- Sage lists AffiniPay services including LawPay, CPACharge and ClientPay, plus Nuvei, for online payments.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: G2 usability and reporting
- G2 reviewers repeatedly mention straightforward billing, detailed reports, customizable client rates and the ability to reopen slips.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: TrustRadius reliability
- TrustRadius reviewers praise shortcuts, separate billing rates, customizable reports, reliable backups, accurate receivables reports and easy pre-billing.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Billing formats
- Premium supports customizable billing arrangements plus LEDES 98B and Litigation Advisor formats.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: GetApp cost and support
- GetApp reviewers frequently cite rising subscription costs, difficult customization, bugs after updates and slow or ineffective support.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: GetApp billing
- GetApp reviewers commonly praise dependable time tracking, detailed billing, invoice generation, client records and reporting.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Sage says it was formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1981 by David Goldman and a Newcastle University team.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company scale
- LinkedIn lists Sage as a public software company headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne with 10,001+ employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1981checked 4 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdomchecked 4 Oct 2026
- Product ownership history
- The Independent reported on August 23, 1994 that Sage bought the Timeslips billing-software business for $5.1 million plus possible sales-based payments.checked 15 Oct 2026
