BQE CORE vs. Odoo Accounting

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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. 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
Odoo Accounting
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Odoo Accounting is designed to help companies manage their daily accounting with ease and simplicity. They even offer a global view of the state of their business at any time. All financial activities can be managed in one single app, with Odoo Accounting, as well as automation for primary day-to-day tasks. The Odoo app is synchronized with 24,000 banks, to make it easier to link a payment with a statement, based on the transaction in a bank account. Reconciliation can also be done…N/A
Pricing
BQE COREOdoo Accounting
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BQE COREOdoo Accounting
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Features
BQE COREOdoo Accounting
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
8.1
55 Ratings
8% above category average
Odoo Accounting
-
Ratings
Task Management8.537 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management9.138 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts6.716 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.226 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.627 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.031 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.712 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology8.312 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management7.230 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration7.225 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access8.532 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.355 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.521 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.343 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
8.4
38 Ratings
13% above category average
Odoo Accounting
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates7.820 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing8.833 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting8.737 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software8.424 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Odoo Accounting
7.0
1 Ratings
7% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Odoo Accounting
8.6
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Odoo Accounting
9.1
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Odoo Accounting
8.6
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Odoo Accounting
7.3
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Odoo Accounting
7.7
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Odoo Accounting
8.0
1 Ratings
13% above category average
Plug-ins00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
BQE COREOdoo Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(148 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.2
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(100 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(90 ratings)
8.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
2.9
(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 COREOdoo Accounting
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Odoo
I found out that a tile store near me uses this app. Odoo Invoicing is well suited to most businesses. Perhaps somebody with very little accounting background would find it difficult to use. That said with customer support options and the online training videos they offer, this could be overcome in most cases.
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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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Odoo
  • Simple and easy to use Integrated Accounting Software
  • Affordable subscriptions option for cost saving
  • Highly customizable options available
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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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Odoo
  • Synchronize Merchant Processor Accounts
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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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Odoo
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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Odoo
I believe Odoo Accounting software is an easy-to-use, intuitive and user-friendly accounting software that can be available in both free community versions and enterprise versions. In terms of the software subscription cost-effectiveness and overall functionalities, Odoo Accounting will be a good choice for the small and medium businesses that want to change their existing legacy systems into a more modernized and cost-saving fully integrated cloud-based solution because of its user-friendly interface and easy to map with their existing business processes effectively.
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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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Odoo
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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Odoo
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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Odoo
Odoo has two forms of support.
  1. Success packs where you get a Single Point of Contact (SPoC). This is great.
  2. Free support tickets. This is not stellar, and is only applicable within the standard framework. They will not support customizations for free. That said, I have found that they generally can help me out.
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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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Odoo
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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Odoo
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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Odoo
Odoo Accounting is a simple, easy-to-use, and user-friendly accounting solution in terms of cost efficiency and the knowledge to use it. Odoo has a wide range of applications available and very customizable according to its modular structure. In addition, it is not very complex to use for the users and will be familiar with the system interfaces within a short period.
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Scalability
BQE Software Inc.
This software works on a small and large scale.
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Odoo
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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Odoo
  • Low cost
  • More Automation
  • Centralized Management
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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

Odoo Accounting Screenshots

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