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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

    Wingmate Simple CRM

    Score6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Wingmate engages field staff, on the go, to generate new sales, improve service & communicate in real-time. The solution is comprised of a Mobile App for staff on the move to capture/report intel and send it back to a team at the office. Its Simple CRM - management dashboard (Web-based CRM) enables two-way communication & tracking between both sales staff and teams in the field.N/A
    Pricing
    BQE COREWingmate Simple CRM
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    BQE COREWingmate Simple CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BQE COREWingmate Simple CRM
    Considered Both Products
    BQE Software Inc.
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    Wingmate
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    144 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    106 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    150 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    81 Answers
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    User Ratings
    BQE COREWingmate Simple CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (167 ratings)
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (117 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (90 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 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)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    BQE COREWingmate Simple 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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    Wingmate
    Wingmate has engaged the field staff, by showing them, the mechanisms that suit the customers, from the communications processes, the contact controls methods, and other CRM tools. Further, the customer mapping and profiling have been enhanced by Wingmate, with advanced analytical options. The lead generation and relationship molding have been enhanced by Wingmate, making the company more solid and preferred.
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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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    Wingmate
    • Wingmate guarantees a high level of interaction between users.
    • Wingmate can also be used educationally (demo version).
    • It is possible to easily create sales simulations since Wingmate is not industry-specific at all.
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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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    Wingmate
    • Still a very basic product. Although it does the basics well, a more rounded marketing solution would be better
    • Designed for people on the go, rather than desk-based marketers
    • Not as intuitive as other apps I've used (for example, sometimes some information/features are not the easiest to find)
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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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    Wingmate
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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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    Wingmate
    Wingmate has simple usability procedures, for instance, the communications options, the customer mapping options, and others. Further, Wingmate creates proper orientation processes, which are sustainable and they make all users more equipped. Lastly, Wingmate is less technical, more outstanding, and the customer support have knowledgeable facts regarding the tool, and they share with customers.
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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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    Wingmate
    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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    Wingmate
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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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    Wingmate
    The support is very good. They are willing to work on updates and continuous improvements. Support service is prompt and efficient from the software team. They help in training and make Wingmate always easy to use. Even if we use it educationally and not professionally, they are always ready for suggestions to improve the performance of the software at an educational level.
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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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    Wingmate
    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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    Wingmate
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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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    Wingmate
    Wingmate was used because the system was mostly used by sales/new business people rather than marketing people. Other products, such as HubSpot, [are] better suited for marketers but for simple lead management, pipeline management, and reporting to the wider team, Wingmate was used and that was a good choice based on needs.
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    Scalability
    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    Wingmate
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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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    Wingmate
    • Customer mapping helps us understand the customers, and apply the right marketing methods.
    • Besides, Wingmate creates a contact control, where future communications and direct marketing are conducted.
    • The analytical requirements have been supported by Wingmate very efficiently.
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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

    Wingmate Simple CRM Screenshots

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