BQE CORE vs. Chargezoom

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BQE CORE
Score 8.8 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
Chargezoom
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Chargezoom helps companies automate and integrate payments. Chargezoom also eliminate manual processes and data entry and creates a customizable payment portal that stores multiple payment details.
$20
per month
Pricing
BQE COREChargezoom
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Sync in real time
$20
per month
Automate
$40
per month
Enterprise
59.00+
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BQE COREChargezoom
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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BQE COREChargezoom
Features
BQE COREChargezoom
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Chargezoom
8.4
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
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Ratings
Chargezoom
8.5
1 Ratings
12% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Chargezoom
8.0
1 Ratings
2% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Chargezoom
8.3
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Chargezoom
8.3
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Chargezoom
8.5
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Chargezoom
8.3
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
BQE COREChargezoom
Small Businesses
Intuit Enterprise Suite
Intuit Enterprise Suite
Score 9.1 out of 10
QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Score 4.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Intuit Enterprise Suite
Intuit Enterprise Suite
Score 9.1 out of 10
Intuit Enterprise Suite
Intuit Enterprise Suite
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Planview AdaptiveWork
Planview AdaptiveWork
Score 8.7 out of 10
SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
BQE COREChargezoom
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(167 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(117 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.4
(90 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
2.3
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
4.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BQE COREChargezoom
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Chargezoom
Chargezoom is a tool that offers automated solutions powered by machine learning to enable trusted data throughout the organization, it is a solution that I like because it has the power to provide quality service with options that allow us to minimize the risk of sensitive data , comply with data privacy regulations, manage data governance and quality safely and easily.
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Pros
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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Chargezoom
  • Chargezoom is a data management platform that works securely, simply and efficiently by creating an understanding of our data assets by simplifying data privacy compliance. It is a tool that works extremely well with features and functions that fit our needs.
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Cons
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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Chargezoom
  • Chargezoom helps my organization automate compliance with data privacy regulations, persistently tracks and manages all data across the organization making privacy compliance easy and reliable across all data, sources and locations. Data privacy compliance is an important measure we take at my organization to comply with data protection laws and regulations by protecting people and taking control of the information that is used and shared.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Chargezoom
No answers on this topic
Usability
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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Chargezoom
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
BQE Software Inc.
I can only remember a couple of times in 4 years that Core has been unavailable.
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Chargezoom
No answers on this topic
Performance
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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Chargezoom
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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Chargezoom
No answers on this topic
Online Training
BQE Software Inc.
Make sure you have someone training you that fits your style of learning.
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Chargezoom
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
BQE Software Inc.
It does take some time to understand the options and to find the best invoice template.
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Chargezoom
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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Chargezoom
Select Chargezoom because it is of great help in my organization for helping us to know the critical data elements, data risks, compliance and quality classification and organization easily and securely all data with confidential tracking with wonderful plans that motivate users to move forward and obtain great results from start to finish.
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Scalability
BQE Software Inc.
This software works on a small and large scale.
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Chargezoom
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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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Chargezoom
  • Chargezoom is a service that solves data challenges, allowing data to be discovered safely and easily. It is a platform that works perfectly, adjusting to any need, it is flexible, easy to configure and the results it offers are wonderful.
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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