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BQE CORE

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What is BQE CORE?

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…

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Effective Accessible Tool

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 26, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use BQE CORE for billing, invoicing, and expense tracking for a team of consultants and recruiters working on a variety of products and services.
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Dan Larsen, PHR
Consultant - Human Resources
Consultant
Sierra HR Partners
BQE CORE3 years of experience

Look no further this is the Software you Need.

Rating: 9 out of 10
February 18, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
BQE CORE was our Companies answer for support in multiple billing methods, including fixed fee, hourly or combinations of both. The reports are very customizable and will meet...
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Tracy Forai
Administrator - Professional Services
Office Administrator
MQN Architects
BQE CORE3 years of experience

BQE is Awesome!!!

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 31, 2025
Vetted ReviewVerified User
BQE makes it very easy to manage your time performance which is crucial to an architectural office. They give you a very clean and simple interface making it very easy to use ...
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Michael Vargas
Employee - Other
Architectural Designer
ARKO Architecture
BQE CORE1 year of experience

Awesome Tool for Engineering Company

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 23, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use BQE CORE for practically all administrative and bookkeeping tasks in our engineer firm. Over the past few years the capabilities have expanded greatly. We have junior l...
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Kree Champion
Administrative Assistant - Engineering
Office Manager
ME Cubed Engineering
BQE CORE3 years of experience

BQE Core for Engineering Firms--RECOMMEND!

Rating: 9 out of 10
January 3, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use BQE Core for Project Management, Time & Expense tracking, Accounting and Billing, Human Resources and as a CRM Platform. Being able to input information into one pl...
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Lyn Testa
Administrator - Finance and Accounting
Office Manager
Kurt Fischer Structural Engineering
BQE CORE3 years of experience
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What is BQE CORE?

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…

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BQE CORE: Shaping the Future of Business

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Features

Project Management

Project management software provides capabilities to streamline management of complex projects through task management, team collaboration and workflow automation

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Professional Services Automation

Features that support professional services organizations

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Product Details

What is BQE CORE?

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.

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

BQE CORE Videos

Customer Testimonial: iT Architecture
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BQE CORE Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Mobile Web
Supported CountriesUnited States, Australia and EU
Supported LanguagesEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

Replicon Polaris PSA, QuickBooks Time, and Harvest are common alternatives for BQE CORE.

Reviewers rate Timesheet Tracking highest, with a score of 9.3.

The most common users of BQE CORE are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).

BQE CORE Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)60%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)20%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)20%
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Great Analytics for Business and Project Management

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
June 03, 2022
KF
Kat Fair
Finance Manager
Cover Architectural Collaborative Inc (Architecture & Planning, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
BQE CORE
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Dashboards are an amazing quick view of an overall snapshot of what is going on. I love the ability to customize and set up multiple dashboards for Accounting, HR, Project Management, etc. The ability to fine-tune a time period is one of the best features. Time Sheets are easy to use for staff with minimal training.
Pros
  • 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.
Cons
  • It would be great to click on a dashboard area and drill down into an actual report.
  • I'd like to be able to customize what reports I see within Time Card > More > View Reports, set up a memorized report, and then access it from there while also being able to reset date parameters.
  • I'd like the ability to further customize payroll settings. Under Global Settings > MASTER INFORMATION > Employee information > TIME OFF > I like that I can re-name 4 fields of the Activity Items, but I need more and my name does not transfer to some of the reports I use.
  • When emailing invoices, I would like the choice to send from more than one email address. For example, my Project Coordinator creates and sends out invoices to clients so her email signature is used. I, send out reminders under the Collections area but I need to replace her signature with mine every time. It would be nice to be able to choose more than one "signature" to send from.
  • It would be great if you could have a "most used" section for reports. Needing to sift through 200 reports and read/decipher all the descriptions it a giant time sucker.
Likelihood to Recommend
There are too many reports to choose from and no previews to see what you will get. I inevitably end up with an 84-page tome. The filters need to be revamped to help drill down.

Great project management software for Architectural firm

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
May 21, 2024
Verified User
Manager in Professional Services
Architecture & Planning Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
BQE CORE
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Creating new projects using templates has been a tremendous time saver. The ability to easily track expenses and billable hours per project phase has made invoicing through BQE CORE a breeze. BQE CORE also integrates well with QuickBooks Desktop.
Pros
  • Streamlining time tracking
  • Invoicing
  • Reporting
Cons
  • Software is sluggish
  • More in depth training on initial set-up
  • Ability to fully customize reports
  • Ability to customize what fields are shown on each screen
  • Additional integrations
Likelihood to Recommend
BQE CORE is a great project management software for our Architectural firm. Being able to easily run time detail reports on a project and/or specific phase within a project has proven to be invaluable to our team.

Great for timet racking and project management!

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
May 09, 2023
Verified User
Administrator in Professional Services
Environmental Services Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
BQE CORE
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use BQE for project management as well as time tracking, timekeeping and time entries. Mainly, though, we use it for project management in the accounting department. It's a great program for being able to separate projects into individual tasks and bill accordingly. The interface is easy to use and quite intuitive.
Pros
  • The dashboard is clearly laid out and easy to use
  • the interface is customizable based on preference
  • keeping track of projects/tasks easily
Cons
  • Searching for a project can be difficult, and times out quickly
  • I'd appreciate more options in terms of how to search
  • There was an update to the platform which made it easier to use and addressed any other concerns
Likelihood to Recommend
This program is fantastic for keeping track of time spent on projects, time worked overall, and for project management. It's a good tool to use when performing accounting tasks, although I wouldn't recommend it next to anything liker QuickBooks. But as a basic time tracker it's tops. Enjoy using it!

Great for Time Management, Metrics, and Project Closeout

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
December 06, 2021
RB
Russell Buckholz
Engineer I
Goldstream Engineering, Inc. (Civil Engineering, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
BQE CORE
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We utilize BQE Core to track hours, manage projects, and organize our work. The ease of use and access we have to monitor our utilization is amazing; the ability to compile reports from time entry memos makes project closeout a breeze. Specifically, BQE Core is just a massive time saver and the additional widgets allow for monitoring of individual employee metrics (utilization rates, budget, etc.) which has really been an eye-opener.
Pros
  • Time Management.
  • Project Organization.
  • Report Compilation.
  • Individual and Company Metrics.
Cons
  • Increased Compatibility with 3rd Party Software (BQE Core has already improved on this in the year that we have utilized it).
Likelihood to Recommend
BQE Core has made project tracking and closeout a breeze. By far its greatest application is in time tracking and report generation; it also does a fantastic job at monitoring individual and group performance metrics, which helps in realizing what areas can and should be improved upon during project work. Overall, if your company manages several projects at once between multiple employees, BQE Core does a fantastic job in providing for organizational time management.

Streamlined Project Hour Breakdown

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
June 05, 2023
SJ
Stephanie Jenkins
Interior Designer
ID & Design International (Design, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
BQE CORE
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
My company uses BQE CORE to track billable hours to clients as well as non-billable hours (PTO, company events, etc.) that are spent during each work week. We previously did not have a program/system that showed us a breakdown of how our hours were being utilized but the pie charts in this software definitely solve that issue for us and help to visualize how my time is being spent.
Pros
  • Inputting PTO requests
  • Creating charts and graphs that breakdown your project/work hours
  • Mobile app user interface
Cons
  • User interface could be easier to navigate
  • Speed of program (lags when inputting time)
  • Time sometimes disappears and I have to put the time in again
Likelihood to Recommend
I love that you are able to submit PTO requests directly to your manager or director for approval. It's also helpful that it keeps track of all the PTO time you have used and unused throughout the year. This definitely eliminates the hassle of having to go to accounting to know the balance of your PTO hours.
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