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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Intuit Enterprise Suite

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe Intuit Enterprise Suite is an end-to-end business platform providing: financial management, forecasting and accounting capabilities; integrated payroll, payments, and bill pay; automated marketing; access to third-party apps, and access to a team of experts.N/A
    Pricing
    BQE COREIntuit Enterprise Suite
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BQE COREIntuit Enterprise Suite
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BQE COREIntuit Enterprise Suite
    Considered Both Products
    BQE Software Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    144 Answers
    85%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    106 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    150 Answers
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70 Answers
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    30 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    81 Answers
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    Features
    BQE COREIntuit Enterprise Suite
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.0
    20 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings7.920 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.2
    23 Ratings
    9% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.520 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings7.819 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    9.2
    35 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.829 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.735 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    9.0
    36 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.835 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.236 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.936 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.7
    40 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings9.438 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.235 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.217 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.821 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.238 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings9.335 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings9.137 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    6.3
    14 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.110 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings5.66 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings7.411 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.3
    26 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings7.813 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.823 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings9.019 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.88 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.5
    36 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings9.125 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings9.232 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings7.421 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.419 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings9.330 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    7.1
    17 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings7.115 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings7.415 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings6.411 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings7.410 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    6.3
    6 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings6.36 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    7.3
    11 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings6.66 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    6.5
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings6.36 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings6.38 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings6.37 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    5.8
    6 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings5.84 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings5.66 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    5.2
    7 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings4.54 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings3.95 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings6.34 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings5.84 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings5.46 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    6.1
    8 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings6.16 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings6.47 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of BQE CORE and Intuit Enterprise Suite
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    7.4
    7 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
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    Score7.7 out of 10
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Workday Professional Services Automation
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Planview AdaptiveWork
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BQE COREIntuit Enterprise Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (167 ratings)
    8.9
    (33 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.7
    (117 ratings)
    8.7
    (33 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (90 ratings)
    5.6
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.3
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 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 COREIntuit Enterprise Suite
    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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    Intuit
    IES is well suited for multi-entity organizations. If the intercompany mapping is set up correctly, the access to consolidated reporting can be a game-changer. I could see IES working well for a company with traditional inventory needs, as it has many features that we do not use or need in construction. IES is adequate for construction organizations, although its project reporting is more limited than QuickBooks Desktop. Hopefully, they improve this in the future. IES is less appropriate for smaller companies or companies with only one entity. The price tag is high.
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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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    Intuit
    • They have the best support. Quickbooks has always had great support but have step it up a level for help with Intuit Enterprise Suite. They are always there to help by phone, chat, appointment. The people we talked know the system and how to help.
    • They have been working hard to make this a great accounting system for Construction as they can. They have gone a long ways to help us to have one system instead of numerous different systems.
    • Intuit Enterprise Suite makes it easier to have several companies under one roof. We quite often have journal entries to post between two or more of the companies. We can make the entries in one place.
    • All in all we have been very happy switching to Intuit Enterprise Suite, so much so that we renewed for three years. We believe in what Intuit is doing with Enterprise Suites and they know how to create a great product.
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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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    Intuit
    • I would like to see them continue to include dimensions across other reports.
    • I would like the ability to void transactions using a specific date of our choosing.
    • I would like a live report writer for the P&L and balance sheet so I can move GL accounts into sections of my choosing.
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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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    Intuit
    The software is very user friendly and being able to create reports with specific data and export it to Excel is a great help in budgeting for annual costs and tracking where a certain program is getting more attention
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    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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    Intuit
    Intuit Enterprise Suite helped alleviate a major pain point for our business. We now no longer have to prepare manual consolidated financial statements. This allows us to speed up the reporting side of each month end and allows us to spend more time analyzing the numbers as opposed to preparing them.
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    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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    Intuit
    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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    Intuit
    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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    Intuit
    Excellent. I am the first Lighthouse customer and I see first hand that their team cares, they care about not just the features but about their customers and their success. They truly want their customers to succeed
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    Online Training
    BQE Software Inc.
    Make sure you have someone training you that fits your style of learning.
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    Intuit
    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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    Intuit
    Our implementation was seamless!
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    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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    Intuit
    NetSuite was way more complicated; it required heavy user training regularly, especially for onboarding, was really complex to maintain and customize, required expensive 3rd-party consulting and customization, had complicated integration with other business systems, and was complex to build reports. Zoho Analytics was very basic and missed many important features that businesses need to run their operations.
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    Scalability
    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    Intuit
    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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    Intuit
    • Overall our experience has been great - easy and smooth onboarding process
    • Better support experience has surprised and delighted the team in ways I wasn't really expecting
    • I like it more than I expected I would - the convenience of having it all in one place and being able to toggle through entities is really a major improvement
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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