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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amdocs CES

    Score9.4 out of 10
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    BQE CORE

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    BQE CORE is a business management solution built specifically for professional service firms. BQE CORE is a combination of a billing assistant, project management, and accounting solution. CORE is designed to do the hard work of delivering actionable insights directly to the user's dashboards or inbox. BQE CORE replaces the products Engineeroffice, Archioffice, and BillQuick; the functionality of these applications is now found in BQE CORE.N/A
    Pricing
    Amdocs CESBQE CORE
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amdocs CESBQE CORE
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Amdocs CESBQE CORE
    Considered Both Products
    Amdocs
    No answer on this topic
    BQE Software Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Would buy again
    144 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    106 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    150 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    81 Answers
    Features
    Amdocs CESBQE CORE
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Amdocs CES and BQE CORE
    Feature
    Amdocs CES
    8.1
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Amdocs CES and BQE CORE
    Feature
    Amdocs CES
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Case management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Amdocs CES and BQE CORE
    Feature
    Amdocs CES
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Amdocs CES and BQE CORE
    Feature
    Amdocs CES
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Task management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Amdocs CES and BQE CORE
    Feature
    Amdocs CES
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Amdocs CES and BQE CORE
    Feature
    Amdocs CES
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Amdocs CES and BQE CORE
    Feature
    Amdocs CES
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Amdocs CES and BQE CORE
    Feature
    Amdocs CES
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Social data10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Amdocs CES and BQE CORE
    Feature
    Amdocs CES
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    15% below category average
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Amdocs CES and BQE CORE
    Feature
    Amdocs CES
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Amdocs CESBQE CORE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.4
    (167 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (117 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (90 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.3
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amdocs CESBQE CORE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amdocs
    Amdocs CES is well suited for organizations looking for robust and highly integrated CES tools, I would definitely recommend it for medium or large sized enterprises. Is less appropiate for small business that do not have a skilled team in place to operate it and doing maintenance.
    Incentivized
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    BQE Software Inc.
    I would recommend this for our industry: architecture, engineering, or construction. I would recommend this for any larger firm with many employees or high number of projects. I would particularly recommend this for a company with projects that have budget constraints and where time tracking and expense tracking is very important. I would not recommend this complicated software for a small firm with a small amount of income or number of projects.
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    Pros
    Amdocs
    • Modern User Interface
    • Improved User Experience and Intuitiveness
    • Highly scalable plattform
    Incentivized
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    BQE Software Inc.
    • Invoice Collections within Billing is a great tool because of the ability to take notes and track contact.
    • Invoices are professional looking and easy for our clients to understand the overall progress within each phase of their project.
    • Dashboards are the best tool EVER!
    • The Contact List feature within Clients setup is the perfect way to track multiple project managers within a large company that also has multiple contracts with us.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Amdocs
    • Is a very robust service, but it could be more economically accessible
    • It could have more features powered by AI, Auto-Typing, etc for data input into the platform
    • Could improve Amdocs delivery center
    Incentivized
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    BQE Software Inc.
    • Customizable Reporting
    • Linking Project to Payment all together
    • Assigning contacts to particular roles - such as Invoicing, Contracts, etc.
    • Accounting Functionality - they are basically a project management accounting software, so in my opinion, they could learn some things from other accounting software such as QuickBooks etc.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amdocs
    No answers on this topic
    BQE Software Inc.
    We have been using Core for a few years now, and honestly started to look at other software systems to see what was out there. What we chose was a nightmare for migration so we never left Core. Now we have added invoicing and payments from Core instead of double entry with QBO. Still only a few cycles in but looks like it will be up to speed soon and working smoothly.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Amdocs
    The most robust tool available on market, highly intuitive, scalable. But the process to start operations and customization is quite hard/complicated.
    Incentivized
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    BQE Software Inc.
    The foundation is awesome, like I have said before, however the house being built on it, the educational resources being provided to us (more of sales pitches that don't work), and flexible workflow opportunities, is making us look elsewhere for how much we will be spending on per user. It's crazy to think how flexible they are not when it comes to user settings. Lack of integration with other sources is awful.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Amdocs
    No answers on this topic
    BQE Software Inc.
    I can only remember a couple of times in 4 years that Core has been unavailable.
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    Performance
    Amdocs
    No answers on this topic
    BQE Software Inc.
    This is one area that does need some improvement. It can be slow at time, so we had our IT look at it from our side and we had no issues, so it has to be some slowness on their side.
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    Support Rating
    Amdocs
    Support is centralized in Israel, sometimes the time when we get answers are considered delayed compared with the price you are paying.
    Incentivized
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    BQE Software Inc.
    As a new employee and CORE user, I talk to support on a weekly basis. I have never had to wait for more than 3 min to get connect with a support rep, and all my questions have been answered. The support representatives are polite and eager to help no matter how simple your question is.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Amdocs
    No answers on this topic
    BQE Software Inc.
    Make sure you have someone training you that fits your style of learning.
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    Implementation Rating
    Amdocs
    No answers on this topic
    BQE Software Inc.
    It does take some time to understand the options and to find the best invoice template.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amdocs
    Amdocs CES is more robust, scalable and powerful. Although the project delivery method and high customizations / development to reach the final problemas are points of attention
    Incentivized
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    BQE Software Inc.
    Deltek Vision is far more advanced, more encompassing and offers more flexibility with what you want to do. However, it's also quite difficult to use, whereas BQE CORE is intuitive and user friendly. The trade off is worth it in some arenas but overall it's not suited for a larger fast paced company. Great for smaller companies.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Amdocs
    No answers on this topic
    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    Return on Investment
    Amdocs
    • It has empowered our organization to handle our customer requests without services interruption.
    • The customization required to put the service operational, at the beginning, delayed some processes.
    • Amdocs CES has helped driving innovation and aligns with our digital transformation objectives.
    Incentivized
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    BQE Software Inc.
    • Quick setup of new tasks under a parent project, with immediate hourly billing to it.
    • Monitoring of details of non-chargeable efforts in appropriate detail
    • Validation of hourly cost, billing cost, benefit cost, profitability by person and role
    • Company tracking of write-off's included in corporate and project reporting, no data is "lost"
    • Can track excessive work time as +PTO in lieu of pay for use as future vacation
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    BQE CORE Screenshots

    Screenshot of Core powered by BQE SoftwareScreenshot of BQE CORE Project Dashboard ViewScreenshot of BQE CORE 360* Firm Performance ViewScreenshot of BQE CORE Reporting & AnalyticsScreenshot of BQE CORE Project Time EntryScreenshot of BQE CORE Project Expense Tracking