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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Arcoro HR

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AArcoro is an HR technology company focused on the construction industry, offering solutions to help companies hire, manage and grow their back office, professional and skilled trade workforce.N/A

    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

    Trello

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ATrello from Atlassian is a project management tool based on a Kanban framework. Trello is ideal for task-management in a to-do list format. It supports sharing boards and cards across users or teams. The product offers a free version, and paid versions add greater automation, collaboration, and administrative control.

    $6

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Arcoro HRBQE CORETrello
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Standard
    $6
    per month per user
    Premium
    $12.50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $17.50
    per month per user
    Free
    Forever Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Arcoro HRBQE CORETrello
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing and for larger numbers of users.
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    Community Pulse
    Arcoro HRBQE CORETrello
    Considered Multiple Products
    Arcoro
    No answer on this topic
    BQE Software Inc.
    Chose BQE CORE
    We previously managed projects, time and expenses, and billing/AR with Billquick (also a BQE product), BQE Core is much easier to use and has an updated feel aesthetically. The data/report output is more clear. More customizations in reports is available now as well. …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    104 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    106 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    94 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    82%
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
    106 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    78%
    Implementation went as expected
    40 Answers
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    81 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    Features
    Arcoro HRBQE CORETrello
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Arcoro HR and BQE CORE and Trello
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Trello
    8.4
    223 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings00 Ratings9.5223 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2186 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings00 Ratings7.374 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings00 Ratings8.8169 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1143 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.8219 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings00 Ratings8.9148 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8116 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2160 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings00 Ratings7.4147 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2193 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings8.989 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.6103 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.374 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Arcoro HR and BQE CORE and Trello
    Feature
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Trello
    6.6
    73 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings00 Ratings7.250 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings00 Ratings6.643 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings6.859 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings00 Ratings5.845 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Arcoro HRBQE CORETrello
    Small Businesses
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    Autotask PSA
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Workday Professional Services Automation
    Score8.2 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Planview AdaptiveWork
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Arcoro HRBQE CORETrello
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (67 ratings)
    9.4
    (167 ratings)
    9.3
    (223 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.9
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    6.9
    (63 ratings)
    9.6
    (117 ratings)
    9.3
    (61 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (4 ratings)
    7.4
    (90 ratings)
    9.9
    (81 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    2.3
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    3.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    3.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.9
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Arcoro HRBQE CORETrello
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Arcoro
    From sales to implementation, the process was a little oversold. We didn't know the right questions to ask - had we known what to ask, it would have been easier to embrace from the beginning. Once the training begins, it's comfortable with the tools and team. Our Project Manager had changed throughout the implementation process, but we didn't miss a beat. Arcoro takes care of us, and I would recommend them as a Sage partner.
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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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    Atlassian
    For teams or individuals with lots of individual tasks/details to track, Trello is perfect! It basically removes the need for a paper checklist. For those that need an overall project management tool that requires less tasks and more overarching goals, collaboration amongst various teams, and gantt charts I would suggest monday.com
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    Pros
    Arcoro
    • Open Enrollment - this is an AWESOME feature. We have over 900 employees and we wouldn't dream of doing this by hand again! Everything legible and every required field filled out.
    • Electronic feeds to the insurance carriers/benefit vendors - this is seamless and we have more issues with the vendors than with Arcoro HR!
    • ACA reporting is something that they handle and it is one less headache that we have to deal with!
    • Applicant tracking that flows into onboarding then into the benefits module!
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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.
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    Atlassian
    • Helps track employees "to do before hire", "to do after hired," and "to do when employee leaves"
    • Provides important information on each employee like personal information along with data collected during the time of hire and during employment time
    • Allows more than one person to be assigned to a task per employee and will remain open until everyone involved has completed their task
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    Cons
    Arcoro
    • Since we started using the HUB, I have things listed as jobsites that are not jobsites on Exaktime, I'd like them removed such as DO NOT SYNC, JBLMANG, JENSEN, 1 HOME OFFICE, 2 DM OFFICE I guess they are called "locations" but every once in a while one of our guys will clock into one of them by mistake.
    • When submitting a ticket, quicker response time would be appreciated. Arbaz is quick to respond but the tickets are not responded to very quickly. I think Arcoro HR is a great product but response time is important! Especially when you have a lot of employees counting on a paycheck every Friday.
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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.
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    Atlassian
    • I use colour coding a lot so I would like a wider range of colour options.
    • Also as a visual thinker I would like to be able to easily add images to cards.
    • I would like to be able to attach a wider range of file formats to cards.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Arcoro
    It is easer to keep someing going then change things out. Our employees have taken 6 months to learn this one, I do not want to reinvent the wheel. Just this week I have seen inprovment as they now know they do not get paid if they do not clock in and back out every day.
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    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.
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    Atlassian
    I am very likely to renew Trello, because it doesn't cost anything to do so. I am also very likely to use Trello's upgraded features in the future because a lot of my team's data is stored on there and they have already gotten used to the platform. Trello is very easy for new team members to pick up, making the onboarding and usability very streamlined.
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    Usability
    Arcoro
    Very user friendly. Nothing's perfect but ExakTime is pretty close! Employees are diligent about clocking in and out in order to get paid! I love that we can customize reports to get exactly the info that we need. It's also very helpful to provide documentation of hours worked for our customers.
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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.
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    Atlassian
    Trello is incredibly intuitive, both on desktop and mobile right away. It is also full of helpful features that make it even easier to use, and is flexible enough to suit almost any organizational need. Onboarding for the software is thorough, but concise, and the service is frequently updated with even more QOL improvements.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Arcoro
    No problems.
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    BQE Software Inc.
    I can only remember a couple of times in 4 years that Core has been unavailable.
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    Atlassian
    yes always support available when I need it!
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    Performance
    Arcoro
    Pages do not load quickly. It's difficult to build custom reports. Again, you need to HR people develop your system and make is user friendly.
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    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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    Atlassian
    Never experienced issues with the above!
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    Support Rating
    Arcoro
    I have not had to use support other then as we got started
    and had a few hick ups but they were great.
    They answered all our questions even if some of them were no the program
    does not do that. I guess the best support is one that is not needed because
    the product works great and does its job right
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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.
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    Atlassian
    I haven't reached out to their support very often and their support is very limited anyway for the free users. They do have tons of great articles and videos in their Help Center and constantly send emails with updates and add-ons to the product. The fact that I've barely ever had to contact their support team means that they've developed a great product.
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    In-Person Training
    Arcoro
    We did not do any in person training
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    BQE Software Inc.
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    Atlassian
    It was helpful and informative! It was back before the pandemic in 2019 so I'm not sure if they still do it but I really enjoyed the experience
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    Online Training
    Arcoro
    The training is provided well and recorded. Sometimes it was too fast to grasp, but the recordings make it easier to review at a later date.
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    BQE Software Inc.
    Make sure you have someone training you that fits your style of learning.
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    Atlassian
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    Implementation Rating
    Arcoro
    Gave a notice to all
    employees to come to work 15 min early on the day planned to implement the
    program. I had Spanish and English signs
    on how to down load the program and log in I showed them ALL how to log in and
    out and explained that they are responsible for reporting accurate time. I had them all sign a policy that lunch
    breaks were mandatory for all employees
    at least 30 min per day. This ensures
    safety on the roofs. We had a few people
    who did not have passwords to the app store and we had a few problems with
    android phones but most of them were on their way quickly. Most not happy about the change but I hope
    they see the benefit of it now.
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    BQE Software Inc.
    It does take some time to understand the options and to find the best invoice template.
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    Atlassian
    For our small business, getting a few of us started well on Trello was the key, I think. As long as a couple of us were really comfortable with the interface, we could lead others and help them with any questions. From now on, anyone who works with us just naturally uses Trello for information sharing - it's just part of what we do.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Arcoro
    We still use Sage, and ExakTime is compatible with it, which is why we went with ExakTime. So technically we use both at this time. ExakTime is a great pairing with Sage since Sage does not have any applications that let employees clock in and out. So we use ExakTime for that and then transfer the information to Sage for the reporting and issuing of deposits/checks, etc.
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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.
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    Atlassian
    Trello is more simple and not as "robust" as the other tools, but it's easier to use and manage and understand and ACTUALLY get stuff done with. It's simplicity is part of the beauty of using it. You don't need a million options that nobody uses, you just need to get stuff done.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Arcoro
    I think it is priced a little high, but no time to look for other options at this time.
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    BQE Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Arcoro
    We can't seem to get the simple things fixed. I wouldn't trust it.
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    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    Atlassian
    Feels like anyone across the org (no matter their location) can use the tool easily!
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    Professional Services
    Arcoro
    No answers on this topic
    BQE Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Not sure if we use those
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    Return on Investment
    Arcoro
    • Payroll Accuracy - Hours used to be manually calculated here. Depending on the person it was almost never accurate resulting in employees being under paid or the company losing money.
    • Time - To calculate 30+ employees hours, including overtime was a nightmare and took an entire day. I now do minor changes day of payroll to fix up things and ask questions and I am no more than 20 minutes. That is a huge time and money saver.
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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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    Atlassian
    • Trello keeps me organized, focused, and on track. I could filter the Trello board to only see my issues and understand what I needed to work on and when.
    • Trello helped our team implement an agile structure. It's a very simple kanban method of viewing all of your team's tasks and statuses. You can completely customize the columns to your team's specific workflow and create tags relevant to your work.
    • Trello helps reduce unnecessary communications between teams. When I want to request translations, I simply create a card on the localization Trello board -- no need to directly message anyone on the team, and I can watch the status of the card change from "in progress" to "in review" to "translated," all without having to directly ask for updates.
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    ScreenShots

    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