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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 People

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AZoho People is an efficient Human Resources Management System that automates daily tasks. It also offers Performance Management and Learning Management resources.

    $4

    per month per user

    Pricing
    BQE COREZoho People
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essential HR
    $4
    per month per user
    Workforce
    $6
    per month per user
    Talent
    $6
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $10
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BQE COREZoho People
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Zoho People offers pricing plans designed to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes. Plan includes expanded functionality such as core HR, performance management, advanced analytics, and case management. All plans come with a 30-day free trial, no credit card required. A discount is available for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    BQE COREZoho People
    Considered Both Products
    BQE Software Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    144 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    106 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    150 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    81 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    BQE COREZoho People
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BQE CORE and Zoho People
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho People
    9.0
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BQE CORE and Zoho People
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho People
    10.0
    10 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BQE CORE and Zoho People
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho People
    10.0
    10 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Update personal information00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BQE CORE and Zoho People
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho People
    9.0
    10 Ratings
    11% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BQE CORE and Zoho People
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho People
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BQE CORE and Zoho People
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho People
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.49 Ratings
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    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Workday Professional Services Automation
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Epicor HCM (discontinued)
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BQE COREZoho People
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (167 ratings)
    9.5
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (117 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (90 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.3
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (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 COREZoho People
    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
    Zoho People is well suited for organizations where they need a self service HR tool for tasks like attendance, leave management and time tracking. It is perfect for offices where employees like to work independently and benefit from easily accessing and managing their own HR records. But it is less suitable where internet is an issue or GPS is unavailable which makes the process of check-in/check-out frustrating.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    • Data Management- It's useful to have all data related to HR in one space, especially using the cloud. Separating data into relevant categories also makes administrative work a breeze.
    • Employee Resources- Having a central place for employees to reach out to HR is ideal.
    • Customization- Creation of forms is especially useful for a growing business.
    • Integration- Integrates well with other systems.
    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
    • Check in and GPS issues - The app sometimes struggles with location detection during check-in which delays logging in
    • Limited offline access - Zoho People should have had an offline functionality making it difficult for employees to check in or log hours when internet connection is an issue
    • Clunky user interface - I personally find the interface bit too cluttered which makes navigation difficult
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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
    Because it is one of the best HRM software i have ever used and literally my experience with Zoho People is amazing and we are still using this software in our company to track employee records. Zoho People is perfectly fits on our organisation where employees is mandatory to run a health business. Thanks Zoho
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Because Zoho is perfect in all aspects.
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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
    One of the innovative CRM software products on the market is Zoho People. Compared to Salesforce and SugarCRM, Zoho People comes up to their standards. Zoho People is an integrated suite of CRM tools that allows small businesses to work more efficiently. Zoho People is a better platform for managing HR and other human resource management. And it's a cost-effective solution for start-ups.
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    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
    • For us, the time/attendance tracking function of Zoho People has done a lot to increase accountability for scheduling and attendance. Since we are a volunteer staff, scheduling can be difficult, and this has made it so much easier to quantify and track everyone's weekly time commitments.
    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

    Zoho People Screenshots

    Screenshot of Zoho People's self-service interface