Best Total Synergy Alternatives (2026): 10+ options compared

ZEP

German cloud software for project time tracking, project controlling, billing and resource planning, aimed at IT service providers, consultancies and engineering firms.

• Better at: Higher Security score (8/10 vs 5/10)
• Better at: Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 4/10)
• Gives up: Higher Analytics score (7/10 vs 6/10)

Factor A/E

Cloud project and firm management software for small and mid-sized architecture and engineering firms, covering budgets, time tracking, invoicing, scheduling and KPI dashboards.

• Better at: Higher Cost score (6/10 vs 4/10)
• Better at: Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 7/10)
• Gives up: Higher Integration score (7/10 vs 3/10)

Xero Practice Manager

Cloud practice management software for accounting and bookkeeping firms. It handles client jobs, staff scheduling, time tracking, billing and reporting, and it connects to Xero.

• Better at: Has a free plan (Total Synergy does not)
• Better at: Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 4/10)
• Gives up: Higher Support score (8/10 vs 4/10)

Design Manager

Cloud project management and accounting software for US interior design firms. It covers specifications, purchasing, invoicing, time billing and a client portal.

• Gives up: Higher Integration score (7/10 vs 4/10)

Studio Designer

An all-in-one business platform for interior design firms that covers project management, sourcing, purchasing, client portal, built-in accounting and payments.

• Better at: Better fit for freelancers (4/10 vs 2/10)
• Gives up: Higher Integration score (7/10 vs 3/10)

Projektron BCS

German project management and ERP software that takes service providers from planning, time tracking and controlling through to invoicing, offered on-premise or hosted in Germany.

• Better at: Higher Security score (8/10 vs 5/10)
• Better at: Higher Cost score (6/10 vs 4/10)
• Gives up: Higher Ease of Use score (7/10 vs 4/10)

French ERP for project-based service companies, combining CRM, time tracking, billing, expenses, accounting and treasury to track profitability by engagement.

• Better at: Higher Customization score (7/10 vs 5/10)
• Better at: Higher Scalability score (7/10 vs 6/10)
• Gives up: Higher Integration score (7/10 vs 5/10)

poool

Austrian cloud ERP for agencies, architecture and engineering offices, and consultancies that combines projects, time tracking, CRM, invoicing and controlling.

• Better at: Higher Security score (8/10 vs 5/10)
• Better at: Higher Support score (9/10 vs 8/10)
• Gives up: Higher Integration score (7/10 vs 6/10)

atimeüs

atimeüs is a French cloud ERP for IT services firms (ESNs), consultancies and engineering firms. It covers timesheets, project profitability, staffing, invoicing and CRM.

• Better at: Higher Cost score (8/10 vs 4/10)
• Better at: Higher Customization score (6/10 vs 5/10)
• Gives up: Higher Scalability score (6/10 vs 5/10)

TEAMBOX

TEAMBOX is cloud ERP for agencies, consultancies and IT service providers in the DACH region. It covers quotes, invoicing, time tracking, resource planning and controlling.

• Better at: Higher Security score (7/10 vs 5/10)
• Better at: Higher Customization score (7/10 vs 5/10)
• Gives up: Higher Ease of Use score (7/10 vs 6/10)

Scopevisio

Cloud ERP from Bonn for German-speaking mid-sized companies, combining GoBD-compliant accounting, invoice processing, DMS, CRM, HR and project billing in modules.

• Better at: Higher Security score (9/10 vs 5/10)
• Better at: Higher Scalability score (7/10 vs 6/10)
• Gives up: Higher Support score (8/10 vs 6/10)

Furious

French all-in-one ERP for agencies, consultancies and IT service firms, linking CRM, quotes, projects, time tracking, staffing, invoicing and pre-accounting.

• Better at: Higher Security score (6/10 vs 5/10)
• Better at: Higher Cost score (5/10 vs 4/10)
• Gives up: Higher Support score (8/10 vs 7/10)

German cloud agency software combining project time tracking, quotes, invoicing with e-invoices, and supplier invoice capture for small project-based service firms.

• Better at: Higher Cost score (9/10 vs 4/10)
• Better at: Higher Security score (6/10 vs 5/10)
• Gives up: Higher Scalability score (6/10 vs 3/10)

Fortes QuoJob

QuoJob is modular German agency software that covers quotes, invoicing, incoming invoice processing, time tracking, project control and DATEV accounting export.

• Better at: Higher Cost score (6/10 vs 4/10)
• Better at: Higher Customization score (7/10 vs 5/10)
• Gives up: Higher Ease of Use score (7/10 vs 5/10)

Karanext

French modular SaaS ERP for service companies such as IT services firms and consultancies, covering projects, timesheets, invoicing, accounting, CRM, HR and recruitment.

• Better at: Higher Cost score (6/10 vs 4/10)
• Better at: Higher Customization score (6/10 vs 5/10)
• Gives up: Higher Integration score (7/10 vs 5/10)