Aurea CRM vs. BQE Core

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aurea CRM
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Aurea CRM is a comprehensive customer relationship management solution that is designed to enable companies to drive customer engagement tools deep into their sales organization. The vendor says with end-to-end capabilities for sales and marketing, this solution provides a one-stop-shop that delivers a compact overview of team activities, sales pipelines, and key performance indicators so companies can set priorities and make informed decisions. The vendor’s value proposition is that the…N/A
BQE Core
Score 8.5 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
BQE Core is a business management solution built specifically for professional service firms. According to the vendor, BQE Core is a combination of a billing assistant, project management, and accounting solution. The vendor’s value proposition is that Core does the hard work for you, delivering the actionable insights you need directly to your dashboards or your inbox. BQE Core replaces the products Engineeroffice, Archioffice, and BillQuick; the functionality of these applications is…N/A
Pricing
Aurea CRMBQE Core
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Aurea CRMBQE 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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Features
Aurea CRMBQE Core
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Aurea CRM
8.6
1 Ratings
8% above category average
BQE Core
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Territory management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Quote & order management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Aurea CRM
7.0
1 Ratings
11% below category average
BQE Core
-
Ratings
Lead management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Aurea CRM
8.5
1 Ratings
9% above category average
BQE Core
-
Ratings
Task management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Aurea CRM
6.3
1 Ratings
20% below category average
BQE Core
-
Ratings
Forecasting6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Aurea CRM
8.5
1 Ratings
8% above category average
BQE Core
7.4
24 Ratings
3% above category average
Custom fields8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom objects9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.424 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Aurea CRM
1.0
1 Ratings
153% below category average
BQE Core
-
Ratings
Mobile access1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Aurea CRM
-
Ratings
BQE Core
8.3
23 Ratings
9% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.323 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Aurea CRM
-
Ratings
BQE Core
9.2
57 Ratings
13% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.551 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.050 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Aurea CRM
-
Ratings
BQE Core
7.4
69 Ratings
1% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.966 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.855 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.645 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Aurea CRM
-
Ratings
BQE Core
8.4
73 Ratings
13% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.332 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.137 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings8.346 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings9.073 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.244 Ratings
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User Ratings
Aurea CRMBQE Core
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(88 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(6 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.8
(76 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(72 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Aurea CRMBQE Core
Likelihood to Recommend
Aurea
I have prepared deeply detailed customised queries to prepare detailed customer reports including markets, segments, classifications and potentials to present to our company management which have been highly appreciated. So, it was well suited in that case. Since I'm traveling a lot for customer visit activities, I frequently need to use it as mobile but it's slightly nightmarish to use its unfriendly search function as well as very slow loading speeds. So, it's less appropriate in that case.
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BQE Software Inc.
BQE Core is a really great product for time management, billing, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, vendor billing, and project management for architectural practices. It is also very strong in supporting collaboration and management reporting as well as integration with other software that you may already be using such as Quickbooks. BQE Core is lacking in the allocation and forecasting area, especially when trying to see the big picture for capacity across the company.
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Pros
Aurea
  • customised and detailed query preparation
  • offer creation
  • creation of detailed activity reports
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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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Cons
Aurea
  • slightly complex user interface and menu items
  • very slow loading speeds particularly for mobile smartphone use
  • missing information for current or next steps of the menu while typing or entering something
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BQE Software Inc.
  • Simplification of structure and features (customization); sometimes it's too much of a good thing.
  • The mobile app could be more closely aligned with the web platform (not all items, features are available, and not as easy to navigate and view data).
  • Dashboard widgets could be more interactive. Ex: Aged Receivables should allow bringing up a summary window of past-due project billings and invoices as opposed to simply showing days aged that it already shows on the side and with matching color.
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Likelihood to Renew
Aurea
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.
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Usability
Aurea
Since it's providing useful features, I like to use Aurea CRM on my company PC at the office for my daily activities. However, we are in highly digital age via mobile devices particularly smart phones and we need to use softwares even in mobility which is highly weak feature of Aurea CRM and needs to be improved as soon as possible.
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BQE Software Inc.
If I were being asked why i give it a 10/10 rating, I suppose it would come down to one, and really honestly just the one single item: usability. I live a busy life, you know? When I need to get in to log my time I can do that extremely expediently. I like the program that I'm using if that makes sense.
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Support Rating
Aurea
I'm not getting in touch directly with Aurea CRM support team member because they have trained our company's IT team members that are in direct contact with Aurea CRM support channel. As far as I know, the overall support for Aurea CRM is quite good and highly prompt in a professional way.
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BQE Software Inc.
The software makes my process of submitting documents and expense reports easier! The way it tracks hours is great and reliable. The interface is easy to use and the graphic is very intuitive. The customer service is also great and it helped me a lot when I needed. Very satisfied
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Implementation Rating
Aurea
No answers on this topic
BQE Software Inc.
It does take some time to understand the options and to find the best invoice template.
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Alternatives Considered
Aurea
I didn't select Aurea CRM myself. Since our company is global, our headquarter has selected Aurea CRM after certain years of old Oracle based Crm use. As far as I know the old one was having some weaknesses about reporting, analysing via queries, lack of marketing activies etc. That's why our top management has selected Aurea CRM for a better solution which I highly agree with it except terrible mobile use.
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BQE Software Inc.
Wind2 and MYOB where both DOS based operating systems so BillQuick is a god send compared to them. While BillQuick and Ajera are both Windows based, when we purchased BillQuick, it was mainly because for the size of the company we were (12 people), it was a much better option than Ajera, which is great for a larger firm. As we have grown, BillQuick has done a great job at growing with us. The only issue we are having is that we opened an office in another state and we have not been able to get those staff members to access the data base yet. But we are working on it
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Return on Investment
Aurea
  • positive impact for efficiency of indoor sales activies
  • positive impact for better report preparation
  • negative impact for mobile use
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BQE Software Inc.
  • Quick ability to create new projects with similar structure using cloning option
  • Ability to move time directly from timesheet module to billing
  • Billing Review feature could use some improvement - ie doc review billing
  • Shorthand module is helpful for defaulting common memo lingo
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BQE Core Screenshots

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