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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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Recent Reviews

So Far, So Good

8 out of 10
March 11, 2024
Incentivized
So Far, So Good! The program is integrating and consolidating our use of several other programs. So far, BQE CORE is providing us real …
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This is amazing!

10 out of 10
January 08, 2024
I use BQE Core to track and manage assignments given to me. BQE Core is very efficient when searching for job assignment’s amongst the …
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TrustRadius Insights

Users have found this product to be incredibly versatile and useful in a variety of use cases. From personal to professional settings, the …
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Efficient and easy

8 out of 10
November 30, 2023
Incentivized
The company that I work for mainly uses BQE CORE for billing, project tracking, and expenses. In general, I am an employee user that …
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Popular Features

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  • Timesheet Tracking (49)
    9.4
    94%
  • Resource Management (32)
    9.2
    92%
  • Project & financial reporting (33)
    8.7
    87%
  • Budget and Expense Management (37)
    7.5
    75%

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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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Product Demos

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

8.1
Avg 7.5

Professional Services Automation

Features that support professional services organizations

8.4
Avg 7.4
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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
BQE Core for Architects

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

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Reviewers rate Timesheet Tracking highest, with a score of 9.4.

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 and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Users have found this product to be incredibly versatile and useful in a variety of use cases. From personal to professional settings, the product has proven to be an essential tool. Many users have praised its ability to streamline their workflow and increase productivity. Whether it's organizing tasks, managing projects, or collaborating with team members, this product has proven to be a valuable asset.

In addition, customers have highlighted the product's effectiveness in improving time management and prioritization skills. By providing an intuitive interface and customizable features, the product allows users to tailor it to their specific needs and preferences. This flexibility has made it a go-to solution for individuals across different industries.

Furthermore, reviewers have noted the product's seamless integration with other tools and platforms, making it easy to incorporate into existing workflows. Whether it's syncing with calendars, integrating with project management software, or connecting with communication tools, this product offers a seamless experience that enhances efficiency and collaboration.

Lastly, users have praised the product's ability to provide data insights and analytics. By tracking progress, measuring performance, and generating reports, the product empowers users to make informed decisions and optimize their operations.

Overall, customers have found that this product solves various challenges they face in their daily lives by offering a reliable and user-friendly solution. Its versatility, integration capabilities, and data-driven approach make it an invaluable tool for individuals and teams looking to enhance their productivity and achieve their goals.

User-Friendly Interface: Many users have praised the software for its user-friendly interface that is intuitive and easy to navigate. They appreciate the organized layout and easy readability, which makes it convenient to access different areas and find what they are looking for.

Automated Reporting: The ability to preset automated reporting has been helpful to users as it saves them from having to manually create reports. This feature has been appreciated by a significant number of reviewers.

Flexible Time Input: Users highly value the flexibility of being able to input time from any device and any location. This convenience aligns well with their workflow and has been mentioned by numerous reviewers.

Cons:

  1. Login Timeout: Some users have expressed frustration with the constant need to log in due to 'timeout', finding it annoying. They mention that they often have to re-enter their credentials, which disrupts their workflow and wastes time.

  2. Lack of Integration with Payroll Forecasting Tool: Several users have mentioned that they find the integration with the Payroll Forecasting tool lacking. They feel that the software does not seamlessly connect with their payroll system, requiring manual workarounds and causing inefficiencies in managing employee compensation.

  3. Software Not Intuitive: Users feel that the software is not intuitive and encounter challenges while navigating and using its features. They highlight difficulties in finding certain functions, understanding how to perform tasks efficiently, and overall confusion due to a lack of user-friendly design and clear instructions.

Users have provided several recommendations for BQE Core based on their experiences. Here are the three most common recommendations:

  1. Users recommend taking advantage of the training and support provided by BQE Core. They suggest being patient with the learning curve and going into the software with an open mind. Some users emphasize that investing in training and implementation packages can help navigate the more complex aspects of the software.

  2. Many users recommend BQE Core for its time tracking and project management capabilities. They find it helpful for recording time, expenses, and tracking multiple projects. Users appreciate the various filters and options available for time recording and billing. They believe that using BQE Core can improve time tracking and project management goals.

  3. Another common recommendation is to utilize the customer service and support offered by BQE Core. Users highly appreciate the excellent customer support provided by the company. They suggest contacting BQE support for assistance, utilizing mobile apps, getting reports and invoices customized to fit their business needs, and taking advantage of the report scheduling capability of BQE Core.

Overall, users recommend exploring the features of BQE Core, investing in training if needed, leveraging customer support, and utilizing its time tracking and project management capabilities to enhance productivity.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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March 11, 2024

So Far, So Good

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
So Far, So Good! The program is integrating and consolidating our use of several other programs. So far, BQE CORE is providing us real time status of projects in production and assisting us to tracking and distributing manpower. BQE CORE appears to be easy to use by staff and leadership. We are still learning the program and it's limitations, but it is already proving to provide leadership with project management information needed to better address production needs.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use BQE to track daily work on individual projects and recently are tracking hours spent to better understand our percentage of budget used. Multiple employees are able to track time for various types of work, from construction projects to in-office work. Supervisors review timecards to ensure completeness and accuracy, which greatly reduces the time our payroll coordinator spends.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use BQE CORE for our civil engineering company. It helps us track accurate hours for projects, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and larger time period reviews of our accounting status. The reports are easy to use and understand. The expense reporting is very well put together in order for us to properly reconcile all purchases.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use BQE exclusively for billing purposes, to document the hours I work. My organization needs a system to track how many hours I work, and what exactly my time was spent doing. BQE allows me to seamlessly log the days/hours I worked per pay period, and also notate what tasks I worked on. Once I'm done, I submit the timesheet for manager approval.
February 14, 2024

BQE review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Time track on daily basis project management defining tasks and time management expense report tracking pm tool for employee and team mebers individual tracking per project and per period, accountant relies on the product for expense tracking, considering the tiers for each project and crosschecking with time management, additional expenses part of project consolidation.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our firm uses BQE CORE for Architectural Project Management and Time Tracking. BQE CORE streamlines the process for creating new projects, assigning tasks, and invoicing a breeze. It makes time and expense entries faster and more accessible for users as well. Our firm has benefitted greatly in the past two years by utilizing the features BQE provides.
February 08, 2024

BQE CORE Review

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
My company uses BQE CORE to track timecards, input expenses, and print expense reports for billing. CORE allows for convenient time tracking for various projects our employees work on throughout the day. Our managers can then use the timecards to direct time and focus to different projects depending on how much time they see each person has spent on their projects. As an employee, CORE is relatively easy to use with a bit of training.
Tanya Kakaradova | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have been using BQE Software for almost 4 years now. I have been reguarly logging hours and expenses as part of my daily work. I really love the app version in which I can snap a picture on the go from my receipt and toss the receipt away immediatelly. It has saved me tons of time of collecting receipts and then balancing my credit card account. As comparison, colleagues that travel as much as I do can spend up to 7-8 hours per month to review receipts, link them to credit cards, and then pulg them in. I don`t spend any extra time. <br>Tracking billable hours is also pretty easy and there are couple of options to do so for each personality from using project timers that you can play and pause to straight old-fashined type of plug-in. Overall, I am very happy of this software.
January 09, 2024

BQE Review from Engineer

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This product has allowed me as an employee to be able to enter my time from anywhere. This gives me the freedom to work from home, or in the field when needed. I can simply log on to another pc or an app on my phone to be able to quickly enter my time for the week. I am not tied down to my pc at the office being the only device I can enter my time.
January 08, 2024

This is amazing!

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I use BQE Core to track and manage assignments given to me. BQE Core is very efficient when searching for job assignment’s amongst the hundreds of jobs we recieve every year from different clients all around our state. Time management and expense management is very important in our company and it will be very difficult to manage it all without an organized software which BQE Core has helped us with.
December 04, 2023

Ease of daily time entry

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I enter my daily time sheet and view project status. BQE CORE makes entering my time much easier and allows me to see how projects are tracking. The web interface is great, allowing me to work anywhere. One thing that could be better is the speed in sorting through projects as you enter them.
November 30, 2023

Efficient and easy

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The company that I work for mainly uses BQE CORE for billing, project tracking, and expenses. In general, I am an employee user that utilizes the software to enter time spent on various projects, to see what billing codes are available to allot my time to, and to log expenses. BQE helps me to organize a number of analytics for project information in one place. The phone app is a nice additional option to be able to log time and expenses while on the go, but it is difficult to see all the information on the app.
November 29, 2023

BQE CORE is a Lifesaver

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
BQE CORE addresses the difficulty that is project budgeting and resource allocation and streamlines the whole process by allowing the user to easily allocate employee time and resources. Having everything in one place, and allowing the user to easily find whatever it is they may need, can save time and reduce stress.
November 28, 2023

Easy to Use

Anahid Kaprielian | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use BQE CORE to track the amount of time we work on certain clients and their entities. Many clients are commission based but the tracking of time for them regardless of that helps corporate understand how much time is being spent on any given client. Helps them adjust contracts, or recommend clients go with retainers or back to time & billing.
November 28, 2023

Timecard Ease

Hallie Wolf | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use it as my time card. It also provides analytics and data for the hours I spend on projects as well as how long I typically take for different project types which is helpful for our company and department heads. It also helps me create an idea of how long typical tasks take.
November 17, 2023

The Employee Perspective

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
My company uses BQE CORE for billing and workforce time entry in the architecture space. In general, I am an employee user that utilizes the software to enter time spent on various projects, and for that reason I find BQE CORE to be a straightforward approach to organize a multitude of projects with varying amounts of time - I find this particularly useful on a desktop application to interface, as I can see all my project numbers, time, days, etc. in one place.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use BQE Core for Billing and Accounting. As a firm it is also used for project management. We have also recently added on the CRM. About 6 months ago, we were ready to jump ship from CORE to somewhere else like Deltek because of all the issues we were having. However, with the new CEO and sticking through many changes that were rolled out by CORE, it is now much better and we are much happier with the system. There are still glitches that continue to happen, but we are also filtering through those that are spurred on by our own user error/practices that were not helpful and when it is an issue with CORE where we need to call up and have someone help, there is always someone who can help fix whatever the problem may be. Changes are still happening and we patiently await some of those to make this an even better platform for efficiency in communication, invoicing, and project management.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use BQE CORE to collect time spent on project assignments, submit expenses and provide payroll. BQE CORE makes the essential functions of running a business easy and accurate. Even the least sophisticated user becomes proficient is a very short amount of time. I highly recommend BQE CORE for any business!
November 07, 2023

BQE CORE Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We run BQE CORE as our main software for the company and house all project details, invoicing, our bookkeeper utilizes this software for our books, and we also use the massive reporting data to help make the financial decisions for our business.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
BQE CORE is our entire Project Management, CRM, HR and Accounting software. Thus far BQE CORE has been great to work with and they address your problems and/or issues in a timely manner (usually same hour/day). They are constantly updating and improving their product and the best part is they listen to their customers via a community board. So, when I discover a function, they don't provide, I do feel heard when I address this. The one main draw back that I have found is that they are lacking on some fairly basic reporting and accounting functions as well as simple organization and contact solution functions (such as assigning a specific contact to a certain function). Fortunately, I do believe they are addressing concerns and needs. I do wish they had a handful of clients/customers who were permitted to beta test and provide feedback, I think it would go a long way, especially if they utilized individuals in accounting. Overall I am satisfied with the software and when the staff actually uses it properly all systems work properly.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use BQE CORE to enter my daily time spent working on projects for different clients. The system is used to report and track employees' time so that our company can invoice/bill our clients for the work performed. A feature that we are excited about using is the ability to enter available hours on specific activities for clients before entering our time to ensure that we do not bill for hours over what is available.
October 24, 2023

BQE Core Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I used BQE CORE to enter my time at the end of each workday, specific to the particular projects that I was assigned. Also, I used BQE Core to bill for specific tasks associated with a particular project that I worked on. BQE Core helped my company, Earth Environmental and Civil, organize which employees worked on a specific project or project by the hour. Also, BQE Core provided a way for my company, Earth Environmental and Civil, to see if one particular employee spent too much, too little, or an appropriate amount of time working on a specific project. Of course, this was dependent on that project's billable budget and whether we could bill time to that particular project at that given point in time. Whenever an issue came up with BQE Core, such as projects suddenly not being billable or a glitch with BQE Core itself, BQE Core could always be counted on to solve the problem promptly (usually within a few hours). BQE Core was an excellent company to work with and for Earth Environmental and Civil to use for billing purposes, as they always responded to any emails or questions on time as well.
October 23, 2023

Just My Thoughts

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it daily, mainly for time tracking. It works very well for tracking time, allowing us to apply it to certain phases of projects. I am enjoying learning all that Core can offer. I do wish it wasn't so complex, it is very detailed, which is good, but making it more user friendly would be nice.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use BQE CORE to track time and expenses charged to to jobs. BQE CORE is slower for time entry than our previous system of using excel sheets, but is easier to process and saves our billing and payroll department time. It would be nice if expenses could be entered into a grid similar to the timesheet. Having to type out the job number 5 times for each expense can get a bit tedious when you have daily site visits for the same job.
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