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
Paycom
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Paycom is a core HR management software solution. It includes features such as talent acquisition and management, time tracking, and payroll management. It offers some automation capacities, particularly regarding payroll.N/A
Pricing
BQE COREPaycom
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BQE COREPaycom
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BQE COREPaycom
Considered Both Products
BQE CORE
Chose BQE CORE
I'm indifferent towards it. Paycom is what I started with and was used to initially. Over time it has become easier to use BQE Core and I do like it more now.
Paycom

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BQE COREPaycom
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
8.1
49 Ratings
7% above category average
Paycom
-
Ratings
Task Management8.831 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management9.232 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts6.613 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.321 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.722 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology9.310 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology6.610 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management6.824 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration7.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access9.027 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.449 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.717 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.537 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
8.4
34 Ratings
12% above category average
Paycom
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Ratings
Quotes/estimates7.817 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing8.829 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting8.733 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software8.420 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
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Ratings
Paycom
6.9
354 Ratings
13% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.3321 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings6.8307 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.0308 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.6309 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings5.9231 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.8267 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.7254 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
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Ratings
Paycom
7.5
367 Ratings
7% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.9356 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.447 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.713 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.6306 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.0357 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.1293 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.0197 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.5
325 Ratings
7% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings7.4310 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.4310 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.7257 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.5
368 Ratings
8% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.8361 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.2364 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.6323 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings6.3174 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.7288 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
45% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings4.926 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
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Ratings
Paycom
6.2
315 Ratings
20% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings6.3309 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.4306 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings5.855 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
-
Ratings
Paycom
7.0
310 Ratings
13% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.4307 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings6.7265 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
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Ratings
Paycom
5.5
179 Ratings
39% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings4.236 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings6.3166 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings4.835 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings6.4175 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
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Ratings
Paycom
6.7
224 Ratings
17% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings6.8207 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.7196 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings6.7200 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.1207 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings6.3185 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
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Ratings
Paycom
6.8
34 Ratings
15% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.124 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings6.830 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings5.833 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings5.429 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BQE CORE
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Ratings
Paycom
6.6
216 Ratings
16% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings6.9193 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.2190 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings6.5152 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.9176 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings6.2163 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings6.6199 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings6.1202 Ratings
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BQE COREPaycom
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User Ratings
BQE COREPaycom
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(142 ratings)
6.8
(387 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.2
(8 ratings)
8.3
(20 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(100 ratings)
8.4
(23 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(1 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(89 ratings)
9.0
(51 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Online Training
6.4
(1 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
3.0
(6 ratings)
7.8
(6 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
4.5
(1 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(1 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.2
(1 ratings)
4.9
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.2
(1 ratings)
8.3
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
BQE COREPaycom
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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Paycom
Paycom (Perry Watson) has been the most reliable one-on-one person that I, in 33 years, have ever had to work with. Paycom's platform is great, user-friendly, and easy to explain to employees who are not tech-savvy. Employees love the part where they get to see their check and approve it before they ever receive it. Our company is very different, and Paycom has helped me build a system where it is going to save time and money going forward.
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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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Paycom
  • Customer Support- Jaco Lau and Jeff Sullins have been highly responsive to all of our needs and customizations
  • Customization capabilities - we have had to build an End-To-End performance management system that now fits and meets our needs
  • Functionality - the tools and intuitive use of Paycom makes for a great user-experience. Our employees are already embracing it and have expressed gratitude for moving to this new platform.
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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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Paycom
  • Update alert system for employees. When and employee misses a clock in so he/she requests a missed punch correction, the alert saying missed punch will continue to pop up at the employee until a manager approves said punch request. It confuses employees and makes them think they didn't request the punch so they do it again. It should not keep alerting said employee if he/she made a change to fix it. If anything, it should alert the manager until said requests are approved and/or denied.
  • Provide the employees pay rate in the edit grid layout section of payroll
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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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Paycom
We've made the mistake of moving away from Paycom to a PEO which had made a lot of promises, that they could not keep. Less than a year after that transition, we returned to Paycom and are happier than ever.
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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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Paycom
The system is very user friendly. Once you navigate where your information is stored under the forms you are golden. While the training amplified my capabilities and knowledge, I could have jumped into the system without and training and managed just fine. This probably one of my favorite parts about Paycom!
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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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Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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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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Paycom
It is a solid product and was out first payroll software that we have used
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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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Paycom
Our TSR has been wonderful to work with. Every step of the
way he was quick to respond and answer any questions we had. I knew I could
reach him at any time (day or night) and he would be available to assist.
Implementing a new HRIS system is obviously a huge task and I contribute all
our success to our rep Kurt! Of course, with any implementation, there were
bumps along the way and issues. But I always knew we would work as a team to
get those issues figured out. Working in the Paycom system has been smooth and
easy to learn and I enjoy the employee self-service interface. Our managers
have had positive things to say and are all excited about the changes we have
been able to make to our organization due to Paycom being implemented.
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In-Person Training
BQE Software Inc.
No answers on this topic
Paycom
They were a sales person and not really a good trainer.
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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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Paycom
All the online training modules were short and straight to the point. Every module teach you how to use the system. If there is one thing they know how to do is training. We did implementation during the pandemic so all had to be done online or via zoom meetings.
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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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Paycom
Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
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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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Paycom
Paycom's customer service model surpasses ADP's by leaps and bounds. I went from spending significant amounts of time on the phone with ADP customer service to contacting my Paycom specialist on as needed basis. Paycom is also far more intuitive to use that ADP Workforce Now and I have much more control in the system than I did previously. Paycom's reporting capabilities are also outstanding in comparison to ADP's. The system as a whole is overall a superior product in comparison to what we utilized previously
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Scalability
BQE Software Inc.
This software works on a small and large scale.
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Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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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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Paycom
  • Saved time, 2 person HR department so time is limited. With reduced time for onboarding we have been able to focus on other areas.
  • Improved employee satisfaction- employees enjoy the ease of use of the system and the ability to use on their phones.
  • Reduced background check/drug screening costs- prior providers were absorbent in the amount we paid compared to Paycom.
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BQE CORE Screenshots

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