Bigin by Zoho CRM vs. BQE CORE

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bigin by Zoho CRM
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Bigin by Zoho CRM is a simplified customer relationship management (CRM) software designed specifically for small businesses, startups and teams. Bigin helps small businesses unify customer-facing operations— marketing, sales, onboarding, delivery, and support, and it offers features that help to manage these customer relationships effectively.
$9
per month
BQE CORE
Score 8.6 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
Bigin by Zoho CRMBQE CORE
Editions & Modules
Express
$9.00
per month per user
Premier
$15.00
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Bigin by Zoho CRMBQE CORE
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.
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Features
Bigin by Zoho CRMBQE CORE
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.1
79 Ratings
5% above category average
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management8.671 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management8.374 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management8.572 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.068 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management6.834 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.166 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.0
64 Ratings
5% above category average
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Lead management8.461 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing7.556 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.1
66 Ratings
6% above category average
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Task management8.265 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting8.041 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.1
68 Ratings
7% above category average
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.568 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports7.761 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.1
72 Ratings
7% above category average
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Custom fields8.172 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.6
69 Ratings
3% above category average
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.655 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.667 Ratings00 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
7.7
38 Ratings
5% above category average
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Social data7.737 Ratings00 Ratings
Social engagement7.737 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.1
52 Ratings
11% above category average
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Marketing automation8.152 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.4
67 Ratings
13% above category average
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Mobile access8.467 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
BQE CORE
7.8
73 Ratings
2% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings8.555 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings8.854 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.127 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings8.235 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.238 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings6.845 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings8.221 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings7.218 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings7.738 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings6.533 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings7.845 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings9.373 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings7.831 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings7.557 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
BQE CORE
8.2
54 Ratings
9% above category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings7.528 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings8.847 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings8.453 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings7.934 Ratings
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User Ratings
Bigin by Zoho CRMBQE CORE
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(80 ratings)
8.7
(165 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.0
(8 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(51 ratings)
8.2
(115 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.9
(7 ratings)
7.3
(90 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
2.4
(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
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Likelihood to Recommend
Zoho
Bigin by Zoho CRM is suitable for medium-size or small-size companies. In our case, being a small company, all the functions that Bigin by Zoho CRM offers are more than enough. If in the future we need features that are not currently covered by the platform, we will evaluate the possibility of migrating to Zoho CRM. But for the moment (until now we had never used a CRM), everything that Bigin by Zoho CRM offers us fits our needs perfectly. Perhaps for other very large companies, Bigin by Zoho CRM surely does not cover all needs, although I couldn't give examples.
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BQE Software Inc.
BQE CORE is well suited for a firm trying to get a better understanding of their project performance as a whole as well as better manage time and project resources. It is not the greatest for client management through a project or through invoicing, but it is do-able within the system.
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Pros
Zoho
  • Love the custom fields -- our business is unique
  • Ease of use - I don't read manuals nor watch videos...I just dig in
  • Has everything we need at the moment
  • Integrates with Google Workspace
  • Integrates with MS Office
  • Integrates with Zoho Campaigns
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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
Zoho
  • I would like to link the same contact to more than one company.
  • I would like to be able to use only the name field, but I need to use first and last name
  • I would like to have a plan where there is no limit on the number of customizable fields
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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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Likelihood to Renew
Zoho
Because it is good.
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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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Usability
Zoho
Bigin by Zoho CRM so far has provided me with all the necessary tools to do my job effectively. At this point I could not ask for more so giving it the highest possible rating seems totally appropriate. At the same time I must emphasize that I have not been using all its options.
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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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Reliability and Availability
Zoho
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
Zoho
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
Zoho
The support is all international and it takes a while to get support as you have to go through chats and set up times, not as easy to just call and get the support you need. They are very nice when you do finally connect with someone and they are knowledgeable, just challenging being international sometimes.
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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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Online Training
Zoho
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
Zoho
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
Zoho
The price is much more attractive than equivalent tools. Pipe drive is as good, but the cost is a big factor when you are a small company, especially at the beginning. So that is why we chose BIgin, and we are delighted with it. With five members, it saves a few hundreds of euros a year.
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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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Scalability
Zoho
No answers on this topic
BQE Software Inc.
This software works on a small and large scale.
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Return on Investment
Zoho
  • I was able to migrate from Hubspot CRM easily saving me hours of time
  • I have recieved 5 x replies to the email sequence i set up since i started using it
  • I have improved lead conversion by 5% so far
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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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