Compare BQE CORE and BigTime

At a Glance
BQE CORE
BQE CORE
Star Rating
(449)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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BigTime
BigTime
Star Rating
(1,661)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 user Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that BigTime excels in user experience, particularly with its intuitive timesheet view, which allows users to see all their entries for the week in one place and make quick edits. This feature significantly enhances time tracking efficiency compared to BQE CORE, where users have noted that while time entry is manageable, it lacks the same level of user-friendly design.
  • Users say that BigTime's implementation process is notably quick and straightforward, with many praising the easy access to helpful tips and webinars. In contrast, while BQE CORE offers extensive support and training, some users have mentioned that the setup can be less intuitive, which may pose challenges for new users.
  • Reviewers mention that BigTime's customer support is highly rated, with a score of 9.2, reflecting a strong commitment to user satisfaction. Users appreciate the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. BQE CORE also has a solid support system, but some users feel that it doesn't quite match the level of engagement seen with BigTime.
  • According to verified reviews, BigTime shines in its billing capabilities, with users highlighting the ease of creating and managing invoices. This is particularly beneficial for small businesses looking for efficient billing solutions. BQE CORE, while also offering powerful billing features, has received mixed feedback regarding its complexity in certain billing processes.
  • G2 reviewers report that BigTime's overall satisfaction scores are higher, indicating a more favorable reception among users. Many appreciate the customization options available, which allow for tailored data entry. BQE CORE, while functional, has been noted for having fewer customization options, which can limit flexibility for some users.
  • Users say that BigTime's time tracking features are robust, with a score of 9.1, making it easy for employees to track their time against various project phases. BQE CORE also provides effective time tracking, but some users have expressed a desire for more streamlined features to enhance their experience.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BQE CORE
No pricing available
BigTime
Essentials
$20.00
1 user Per Month
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Free Trial
BQE CORE
Free Trial is available
BigTime
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
348
8.8
1,388
Ease of Use
8.5
351
8.7
1,438
Ease of Setup
7.3
138
8.2
973
Ease of Admin
7.8
118
8.7
938
Quality of Support
9.0
294
9.2
1,291
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
126
9.1
937
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
307
8.7
1,357
Features by Category
8.2
249
7.9
1,071
Expense Reports
8.4
121
|
Verified
8.7
521
8.0
72
|
Verified
7.8
234
8.5
78
|
Verified
8.0
279
8.5
89
|
Verified
8.5
351
8.7
104
|
Verified
8.6
381
7.5
48
|
Verified
7.4
132
8.1
62
|
Verified
7.8
210
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Travel Management
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.0
58
|
Verified
7.9
199
Client Invoicing
8.5
179
|
Verified
8.4
702
8.3
121
|
Verified
7.7
357
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.3
534
Mobile
8.7
82
|
Verified
8.6
350
8.4
87
|
Verified
8.4
293
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.0
54
|
Verified
6.9
137
8.0
70
|
Verified
8.0
280
Administration
8.1
43
|
Verified
7.3
117
Administration
8.0
130
|
Verified
8.4
692
8.6
175
|
Verified
8.4
693
8.1
146
|
Verified
8.1
548
8.0
116
|
Verified
8.0
416
8.5
184
|
Verified
8.7
784
Platform
8.4
190
|
Verified
8.4
826
7.7
111
|
Verified
8.1
518
7.6
99
|
Verified
7.6
341
8.2
192
|
Verified
8.8
796
8.3
137
|
Verified
8.2
577
Feature Not Available
7.7
361
7.8
89
Not enough data
General Ledger
8.2
53
Not enough data
7.5
38
Not enough data
7.7
42
Not enough data
Accounts Receivable
8.0
68
Not enough data
8.0
39
Not enough data
8.0
38
Not enough data
Accounts Payable
8.1
33
Not enough data
8.2
56
Not enough data
7.5
38
Not enough data
Other Functionality
6.7
32
Not enough data
6.6
31
Not enough data
6.4
30
Not enough data
6.4
33
Not enough data
7.2
32
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
7.8
40
Not enough data
9.2
76
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
55
Not enough data
7.9
60
Not enough data
7.9
54
Not enough data
8.6
69
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
59
Not enough data
8.3
51
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
7.6
31
Not enough data
8.0
66
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
Integration
7.7
40
Not enough data
7.4
33
Not enough data
7.1
28
Not enough data
Cash Flow
7.9
39
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
8.2
42
Not enough data
Budgeting & Forecasting
7.9
54
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
7.5
28
Not enough data
7.9
48
Not enough data
Revenue
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.3
35
Not enough data
7.8
29
Not enough data
Payroll
7.2
29
Not enough data
7.4
29
Not enough data
7.8
27
Not enough data
8.4
46
Not enough data
AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
120
7.8
399
Tasks
8.5
86
8.6
297
|
Verified
8.3
67
8.4
271
|
Verified
8.3
71
8.0
260
|
Verified
8.4
62
7.8
241
|
Verified
8.0
48
7.6
218
|
Verified
8.1
61
7.9
229
8.3
56
7.7
235
|
Verified
8.4
65
7.9
232
|
Verified
Projects
8.3
62
8.1
249
|
Verified
8.0
50
7.7
228
|
Verified
7.5
44
7.4
215
|
Verified
8.2
61
7.8
228
|
Verified
8.1
59
7.8
247
|
Verified
8.3
78
8.3
292
|
Verified
8.0
53
7.5
219
|
Verified
7.8
68
7.9
267
|
Verified
7.9
43
7.5
205
|
Verified
9.0
106
8.9
333
|
Verified
8.3
44
7.6
197
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.2
51
7.8
212
|
Verified
8.2
49
8.1
238
|
Verified
8.3
56
8.0
243
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
7.9
45
7.8
201
|
Verified
8.0
58
7.8
229
|
Verified
8.4
96
8.2
273
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.9
13
Feature Not Available
7.8
13
6.2
64
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
65
Planning
Not enough data
7.5
46
Not enough data
7.8
53
Not enough data
7.8
51
Optimization
Not enough data
7.9
55
Not enough data
7.6
51
Not enough data
7.3
49
Professional Services AutomationHide 35 FeaturesShow 35 Features
7.6
26
8.0
224
Customer Management
7.8
19
8.5
121
|
Verified
8.1
12
8.0
83
|
Verified
6.4
13
7.5
71
|
Verified
6.9
13
7.9
84
|
Verified
Project Management
7.9
19
8.2
109
|
Verified
8.1
19
8.6
156
|
Verified
8.1
15
8.1
99
|
Verified
7.8
17
8.3
108
|
Verified
Accounting
8.4
19
8.2
102
8.6
20
8.6
120
|
Verified
8.2
17
8.0
98
8.3
19
8.4
123
|
Verified
8.3
18
8.6
129
|
Verified
Portfolio Management
7.4
15
8.0
82
7.6
14
8.2
81
7.0
11
7.7
75
6.8
11
8.1
74
Analytics
7.6
15
8.2
92
|
Verified
8.0
18
8.4
152
|
Verified
7.0
15
8.1
81
|
Verified
Administration
7.7
14
8.2
114
|
Verified
8.1
21
8.1
131
|
Verified
8.0
17
8.3
114
|
Verified
Platform
7.1
15
8.2
81
|
Verified
7.7
11
8.0
69
|
Verified
8.4
15
8.6
150
|
Verified
7.5
18
7.8
116
|
Verified
6.3
13
7.4
75
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.0
5
6.5
9
6.3
5
6.5
9
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
92
Not enough data
Automation
9.0
70
Not enough data
8.5
69
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
Administration
9.0
68
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
9.1
70
Not enough data
Project management
8.7
52
Not enough data
8.4
42
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
8.5
47
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
Workload
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.5
44
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.7
51
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.8
63
Not enough data
9.4
77
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
36
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.2
122
8.0
243
8.6
107
8.4
217
8.3
86
7.7
176
Bill Processing
8.5
84
7.7
189
8.9
115
8.0
203
8.6
119
8.3
236
Integration
8.4
108
8.2
242
8.5
121
7.8
202
7.6
61
7.1
153
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
6.9
6
Accounting & FinanceHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
249
8.3
1,084
Time Tracking
9.0
223
9.3
928
9.1
219
9.1
892
8.9
208
9.0
808
Client Invoicing
8.5
179
|
Verified
8.4
702
8.3
121
|
Verified
7.7
357
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.3
534
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
209
9.1
774
Administration
8.0
130
|
Verified
8.4
692
8.6
175
|
Verified
8.4
693
8.1
146
|
Verified
8.1
548
8.0
116
|
Verified
8.0
416
8.5
184
|
Verified
8.7
784
Platform
8.4
190
|
Verified
8.4
826
7.7
111
|
Verified
8.1
518
7.6
99
|
Verified
7.6
341
8.2
192
|
Verified
8.8
796
8.3
137
|
Verified
8.2
577
Feature Not Available
7.7
361
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BQE CORE
BQE CORE
BigTime
BigTime
Unique Categories
BQE CORE
BQE CORE is categorized as Work Management and Accounting
BigTime
BigTime is categorized as Resource Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BQE CORE
BQE CORE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
79.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
17.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
2.3%
BigTime
BigTime
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
78.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.0%
Reviewers' Industry
BQE CORE
BQE CORE
Architecture & Planning
34.2%
Civil Engineering
19.5%
Accounting
6.0%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
6.0%
Design
3.9%
Other
30.5%
BigTime
BigTime
Accounting
13.6%
Architecture & Planning
10.4%
Civil Engineering
9.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Consulting
5.7%
Other
54.3%
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Discussions
BQE CORE
BQE CORE Discussions
Is there a charge for data migration from another software?
2 Comments
Oleksandra L.
OL
You may take advantage of the data migration service Data2CRM to transfer the information between over 120 CRM solutions or import it from files. Automated...Read more
If I delete my account does my product leave G2?
1 Comment
Gabriel G.
GG
hi Jamie, we don't remove products from our site unless they are acquired or sunsetted. The product and seller profile for Nimbella will still be live on...Read more
Where are your servers located?
1 Comment
Official Response from BQE CORE
Our data servers are strategically located across the world to offer the fastest service to its users.Read more
BigTime
BigTime Discussions
we need an outside bookkeeping VA to do basic things we don't have time skill to do - any referals??
2 Comments
Jenn S.
JS
I've been using the software since 2017. I also work virtually as a consultant in Finance. I'm happy to discuss my qualifications. Please let me know if...Read more
What is BigTime used for?
1 Comment
JF
As an architectural business, we use Big Time to log our time, usually in 15 minute intervals, showing how much time was spend on each task, for each phase,...Read more
Does anyone have tips for how they use task tracking in BigTime?
1 Comment
Trisha R.
TR
I utilize the workflow alot of task tracking. This feature helps manage task, see where they are in their life cycle and even drill down to the employee. ...Read more