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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

    Zoho Finance Plus

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AZoho Finance Plus is an integrated accounting suite for small businesses, featuring invoice and AP / AR management, accounting, and billing management.

    $249

    per month

    Pricing
    BQE COREZoho Finance Plus
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BQE COREZoho Finance Plus
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe base plan includes up to 10 seats. Additional seats can be purchased for a fee. Buyers may also get a discount for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    BQE COREZoho Finance Plus
    Considered Both Products
    BQE Software Inc.
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    Zoho
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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
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    81 Answers
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    Features
    BQE COREZoho Finance Plus
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of BQE CORE and Zoho Finance Plus
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Finance Plus
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of BQE CORE and Zoho Finance Plus
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Finance Plus
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of BQE CORE and Zoho Finance Plus
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Finance Plus
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BQE COREZoho Finance Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (167 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (117 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (90 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 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)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BQE COREZoho Finance Plus
    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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    Zoho
    It is very well suited to track the expenses which employees use in an organization and if any employees are using business accounts. It has multiple integrations with other applications and we can customize it as per our needs.
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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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    Zoho
    • Expense Management
    • Report Tracking
    • Integration with other application
    • Customization
    Incentivized
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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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    Zoho
    • Customer Support
    • Mobile Platform Optimization
    • Minimal GUI
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    We have been efficiently using this product for 2 years, so the overall experience of using the product is fairly easy and straightforward
    Incentivized
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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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    Zoho
    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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    Zoho
    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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    Zoho
    I have been a user of Zoho Financial Plus for more than a year and it's been a very efficient and sophisticated tool for managing the expenses in our organization.
    Incentivized
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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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    Zoho
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    Zoho
    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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    Zoho
    • Zoho Ecosystems
    • Finance Audits
    • Financial Account Management
    Incentivized
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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