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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

    monday CRM

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/Amonday CRM provides control over the entire sales funnel and helps users close deals faster by automating manual work and streamlining sales activities from A-Z.

    $45

    per month 3 seats (minimum)

    Pricing
    BQE COREmonday CRM
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $15
    per month per seat
    Standard
    $20
    per month per seat
    Pro
    $33
    per month per seat
    Ultimate
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BQE COREmonday CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPlans start with 3 seats. Yearly save 33%
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    Community Pulse
    BQE COREmonday CRM
    Considered Both Products
    BQE Software Inc.
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    monday.com
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    144 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    94 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    86 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    150 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    96 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    77 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    81 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    Features
    BQE COREmonday CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of BQE CORE and monday CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    7.9
    89 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings7.979 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.886 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings6.648 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.076 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.670 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings8.358 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.165 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of BQE CORE and monday CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    8.1
    66 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.166 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of BQE CORE and monday CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    8.5
    83 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings9.181 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.354 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.270 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of BQE CORE and monday CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    7.7
    80 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.265 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.675 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings7.470 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of BQE CORE and monday CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    7.2
    80 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings7.980 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings7.671 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings7.249 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings6.151 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of BQE CORE and monday CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    8.6
    74 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.566 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.674 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of BQE CORE and monday CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    8.6
    49 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings8.649 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of BQE CORE and monday CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    monday CRM
    6.9
    74 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings6.974 Ratings
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Planview AdaptiveWork
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    User Ratings
    BQE COREmonday CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (167 ratings)
    8.2
    (99 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.9
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (117 ratings)
    8.6
    (96 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (90 ratings)
    3.1
    (58 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.3
    (6 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 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 COREmonday CRM
    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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    monday.com
    Our Integrated/brand marketing and Lifecycle marketing teams find monday CRM to be particularly useful for project management. Integrated marketing uses monday to build out our yearly promotional calendar, which keeps the entire company informed on all the launch and sale details for the year, across both retail and digital channels. The Lifecycle marketing team uses monday CRM to track individual campaign projects, mainly consisting of email asset creation. There are times when monday is not the preferred CRM platform, such as data and analytics tracking, project performance tracking, or scenarios when immediate feedback is required.
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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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    monday.com
    • It is very easy to use and logical. Teams and departments can collaborate together to work as one team.
    • It is very useful in automating the processes of relevant departments.
    • The field names, types, and data you enter can be customized as per your organization's requirements.
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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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    monday.com
    • It takes a while to get used to the UX if you are used to Hubspot or another CRM
    • We are still testing mass email functionality, it's a little less intuitive vs Hubspot
    • The quote/invoice forms are not pre-built into the CRM the way they are in Hubspot, so you have to manually set those up. Some might see that as a positive thing because it's more flexible with your respective tech stack, but it required more research on our end to make sure we set it up to flow efficiently.
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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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    monday.com
    It is the best tool we have found as a small business to be able to track our bookings, tasks and income.
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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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    monday.com
    It's a really easy to use and improve tool, that helps you to quickly master its functions and then helps you to improve the features usage as quickly as you learned the basis. Any doubts you have are easily solved by the contents and tutorials it provides, and if it doesn't solve it, the team is always quick to reply and help you.
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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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    monday.com
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    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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    monday.com
    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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    monday.com
    When I have requested customer service from monday.com account the person who I spoke with was really helpful but the set up to get a hold of someone in customer service was a little complicated and time-consuming. I had to get a ticket in an email and then wait for a specific person to call me back at a certain time, that's why I gave a six.
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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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    monday.com
    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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    monday.com
    It was very easy to start using. It is also safe to use lots of trial and error whilst setting up.
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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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    monday.com
    Monday is significantly better. Not only is it more aesthetically pleasing it is just better overall. I feel as if Monday has a better system in regard to keeping track of all the files we have. Moreover, I also feel like the fact that it allows me to tag my other coworkers enables me to have better communication in the office.
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    Scalability
    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    monday.com
    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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    monday.com
    • The visibility of connected boards means that fewer people can manage them
    • AI is helping to automate operations through AI agents, and this allows me to reallocate personnel to other functions
    • Automation, whether through workflow or AI, helps in up to 72% of operations and the relocation of personnel to other areas
    • A visibilidade dos quadros conectados fazendo com que menos pessoas posam efetuar a gestão
    • A IA ajudando a automomatizar as operaçoes atraves dos IA Agentes e com isso posso descolocar pessoal para outra função
    • As automatizaçoes tanto por workFlow como por IA ajudam em ate 72% na operação e deslocamento de pessoal para outra area
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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

    monday CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Sales Pipeline - Ensuring leads do not slip through the cracks.Screenshot of Sales Analytics - Used to build dashboards in real time with no development help, to gain insights into where deals stand, expected revenue, team performance, etc.Screenshot of Automations - Automates sales processes including automatic assignment of leads to reps, reminders for upcoming activities,  and notifications when a lead opens an email.Screenshot of Email Capabilities - Automatically logs sent emails, keeps track of interactions, and enables mass emails with personalized email templates.Screenshot of Activities Logging & Tracking - Displays all past and upcoming sales activities in one organized timeline.Screenshot of Post-sales Management - To help users build lasting customer relationships once the deal is done or stay on top of client projects, with collection tracking.