BQE CORE Suite

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Value for Money
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Customer Support
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Andrew
Andrew
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Yep, there is a feature for that!

Reviewed on 20/06/2023

Good. Invoicing and time entry in the program fit our needs. There are always more features that...

Good. Invoicing and time entry in the program fit our needs. There are always more features that we discover when we need more from CORE.

Pros

The program is cloud based which keeps us current. Most of the time when I have specific report, feature, or activity that I want, I can find what I need quickly. As with many programs, CORE does more than my office utilizes it for. Invoicing and time entry are usually smooth processes.

Cons

We migrated from ArchiOffice and feel that the way contacts are managed in CORE is utterly useless. We've abandoned it in favor of a piecemeal assortment of Office 365 and Mac built-in programs.The structure of projects is also something that can be improved. When a project transforms from hourly to percentage or adds phases, CORE has some flexibility but there are troublesome aspect such as migrating time from a single phase project to ensure it can be captured in invoices.

Alternatives Considered

Deltek Vision

Reasons for Choosing BQE CORE Suite

Saved money through the al a carte module cost structure compared to previous program.

Switched From

ArchiOffice

Reasons for Switching to BQE CORE Suite

Easier to migrate our ArchiOffice data into CORE.
Deborah
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  • Industry: Maritime
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

This product delivers...if you want it, it can be done.

Reviewed on 12/06/2023

the exec. appreciates the overall business analysis that can be obtained, time keeping is given...

the exec. appreciates the overall business analysis that can be obtained, time keeping is given back to the body of the staff and not the admin. staff, and can be seen and impacted live. project management is a complete task, not just partial tasks here and some in another area. Generally positive...difficult at first because change is hard, but once the benefits are realized, embraced ultimately.

Pros

once full integration is close, one can really see how the product can fully encompass all aspects. full analysis can be achieved if all data is inputted, but only then. if pieces are missing, so is the entire impact. time keeping can be accurate for all the employees...same story, expenses can be fully analyzed, project costing can be fully analyzed...but one must enter all of the data. it replaces most existing processes so it's difficult for some to "move on" so as not to duplicate. there are some glitches, but there usually is.

Cons

there might be too many features...not all businesses have them and while some recognize it, some will try to fill in all the blanks and this can be time wasteful. while there is a lot of "help", "dumbing it down" is never a bad thing. why not make it easy to understand? not everyone is an engineer...admins use it as well so keep it easy to understand for all. this gets more important the bigger the company gets...will support more administrative positions, so use the "kiss" principle-keep it simple st***d. admins will get these tasks delegated to them ultimately so make it easier to understand no matter the degree/education

Trish
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Core 1

Reviewed on 05/05/2023

Pros

Having project, time management, & billing in one domain is efficient. Generally tech support is excellent!

Cons

Inconsistent reportingInconsistent project identifiers Inconsistent transaction trackingWay more complicated than it needs to be--project set up, tracking, fee scheduling, etc.

Harshad
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Simple, easy and quick

Reviewed on 15/10/2024

Pros

All Entries are easy to maintain and quick.

Cons

It is very easy to categorised all the expenses

Mirna
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

New product for us - Really like it so far

Reviewed on 06/11/2023

I would definitely recommend Core to others. You have to learn the product first but once you do,...

I would definitely recommend Core to others. You have to learn the product first but once you do, it's very helpful.

Pros

The reports we are able to run are extremely useful to us. You can see how each project is doing super easily.

Cons

At first it was a little hard to use but only because we were used to another program. Now that we use it every day, it's become very helpful.

Fran
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

BQE Core met our needs.

Reviewed on 17/05/2024

BQE Core was easy to transition to with very little complications. It's features are very flexible...

BQE Core was easy to transition to with very little complications. It's features are very flexible and work. I learn more about it's capabilities every week.

Pros

BQE Core is very flexible in how you can allow employees to track their time and decide if it is billable or not.

Cons

It has many features that we do not use but I can see how other companies would appreciate the additional functions.

Perry
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  • Industry: Design
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Perry's BQE Review

Reviewed on 29/08/2024

I use this as a resource allocation tool to manage my specific project within the company I work...

I use this as a resource allocation tool to manage my specific project within the company I work for. I allocate resource by hour and within a specific budget per resource hourly rate.

Pros

So far I have enjoyed the modifiable nature.

Cons

I am struggling to view or change forecast dollars and hours in the same window without having to refresh the page to switch from one to the other. It would be nice to have them together on the same page and update live.

Jess
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great Tool for Time Tracking!

Reviewed on 03/09/2024

Overall has been a very positive experience using BQE CORE Suite. It allows for clear communication...

Overall has been a very positive experience using BQE CORE Suite. It allows for clear communication between myself and my team leadership, so there is no question about where my time is going and how long a task took to complete.

Pros

It breaks down each of my projects clearly and I can directly see where all of my time is going! It offers a lot of control.

Cons

It did not feel very user-friendly initially, but I caught on after some questions asked to my coworkers!

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The best BQE core suites

Reviewed on 12/06/2024

Overall, it was an amazing experience using BQE core suite. I can recommend it to my friends and...

Overall, it was an amazing experience using BQE core suite. I can recommend it to my friends and relatives who is looking for a good software aside from it is very fast. It is very reliable. You can count on this app.

Pros

I like how fast the software is. It is very user-friendly. Also, it is easy to use and how I was able to do my task on time. I was early sometimes rather than my deadline because of BQE core suite. I love how accommodating it is for us who is in the business industry. It is also very cheap in price very budget friendly.

Cons

I think if you can improve to the mobile app that will be better but overall it was really a good app and I hope to use it in the future and more also kindly upgrade the app for any possible bugs. you must try it now, so you also experience how amazing it is.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Effective Time & Expense Mgmt.

Reviewed on 10/05/2024

Pros

Ability to address different bill rates across account base and properly generate invoices and cost accounting. Very good Customer Service. Simple to understand when onboarding new users.

Cons

Can experience an occasional performance issue...usually short in duration

Tanya
Tanya
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great product fro expense and time tracking, and way more

Reviewed on 12/01/2024

Pros

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.
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.

Cons

I like all features I have to use for my work.

Sacheen
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Project Coordinator

Reviewed on 05/07/2024

Overall my experience with CORE is great and has offered many great benefits to my job as a project...

Overall my experience with CORE is great and has offered many great benefits to my job as a project coordinator.

Pros

Core is user friendly and multifunctional for our company.

Cons

The load time can sometimes hinder the work flow process.

Anahid
Anahid
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  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Daily User

Reviewed on 28/11/2023

Pros

I like that it remembers the usual client entities. Makes it easy to choose the top clients worked on.

Cons

Sometimes the system is slow, but that is usually rare.

Michael
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great app and product for time tracking

Reviewed on 02/03/2024

Love the app will continue to use it. I recommend it 10/10!!

Love the app will continue to use it. I recommend it 10/10!!

Pros

I am an employee that uses this app to submit hours to invoice billing for our customers. It is easy to input hours, expenses and review history of past projects via app and website

Cons

Initially the app was difficult to modify hours and such. I have been using the app for 2 years and they have improved the app a great deal!

Kristy
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  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Easy to use

Reviewed on 13/06/2024

Overall it is people friendly to use and I enjoy it being so easy to use.

Overall it is people friendly to use and I enjoy it being so easy to use.

Pros

Easy to navigate in the CORE to find what you need to do.

Cons

At times it was really is slow to use and kicks me out of programs.

Erica
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

BQE Makes Project Management Easy

Reviewed on 30/01/2024

Pros

Assigning tasks and projects to team members is easy and quick.

Cons

Some fields are redundant and repetitive but it's not a huge issue.

Virgil
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

How CORE is working for our Firm

Reviewed on 05/03/2024

So far so good. It will take some time to learn the program.

So far so good. It will take some time to learn the program.

Pros

Core, seems to provide leadership with all the information needed to evaluate production and man power..

Cons

multiple steps to get/run a report that provides what we need to understand production performance.

Alyssa
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Program

Reviewed on 05/08/2024

Pros

I like how straightforward the software is. It's very easy to navigate.

Cons

I wish it was better at keeping things the way I left them. For example, I'll compress all drop downs on the timecard so that it is easier to read but when I log back in the next time, they are all expanded again.

Mirjam
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The updated Core is great!

Reviewed on 05/12/2023

Core has taken the headache out of entering time sheets daily/weekly and with selecting any of the...

Core has taken the headache out of entering time sheets daily/weekly and with selecting any of the new updated projects that I am currently working. Some things that would take 30 minutes no takes 5 minutes.
I am always up to date with my most current vacation hours and PTO's. It also makes booking time and vacation simple and efficient.
I recently had expenses that I needed to claim and that took 5 minutes vs unnecessary emailing random people, messaging for updated information. Its seemly and efficient. The updated Core is great!

Pros

Its seemly efficient and seemly to use.

Cons

It take s a bit to figure out where the vacation PTO request page is.

Daniel
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Great Functionality for A/E firms

Reviewed on 10/05/2024

Pros

Ease of use for time tracking and for monitoring budget

Cons

Learning curve for other more more complex functions

Lokesh
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  • Industry: Oil & Energy
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Product

Reviewed on 08/03/2024

Great, Awesome product and will recommend to others

Great, Awesome product and will recommend to others

Pros

Easy to access and to learn the software.

Cons

No complaints about the software, its great.

Renata
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  • Industry: Consumer Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Core Review

Reviewed on 06/12/2023

Pros

Ease of use, system works pretty well. I use it daily for tracking, billing & invoicing 7
time management purposes.

Cons

It glitches sometimes & it times out pretty quickly

Venkat
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  • Industry: Research
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

BQE Features and advantages

Reviewed on 06/11/2023

Pros

Customer service team is very responsive and quick to assist on any requests.

Cons

Some times the interface gets confusing with so many options to explore

Mark
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Timely and accurate! Thats BQE CORE!

Reviewed on 08/11/2023

Pros

Provide a useful dashboard and time keeping functionality. Ensures that Payroll is correct and ontime.

Cons

What's not to like. As with all systems, there is a slight learning curve, however, even the least sophisticated users become proficient is a very short timeframe.

Grant
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Review BQE

Reviewed on 31/07/2024

Pros

Ease of use and decent site organization

Cons

Honestly, I can't think of anything I dislike