Compare BQE CORE and Paychex 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.5% of reviews)
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BQE CORE
Star Rating
(449)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(1,640)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.5% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Paychex excels in user experience, particularly highlighting its clean and user-friendly interface. Users appreciate having everything needed for payroll in one place, including real-time paycheck visibility and customizable dashboards for reporting.
- Users say that BQE CORE stands out for its all-in-one functionality, allowing firms to manage time tracking, accounting, billing, and project management seamlessly. This integration reduces the need for multiple tools, which is a significant advantage for small businesses.
- According to verified reviews, Paychex has a notably smoother setup process, with users mentioning the intuitive onboarding wizard that simplifies initial configuration. This ease of setup is a key factor for businesses looking to implement payroll solutions quickly.
- Reviewers mention that BQE CORE provides excellent support and training, which is crucial for small firms that may not have extensive resources. Users have noted that the availability of support helps them navigate the software effectively, enhancing their overall experience.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while both products have similar scores for meeting requirements, Paychex has a slight edge in quality of support. Users appreciate the dedicated account representatives who assist with custom report creation, ensuring that their specific needs are met.
- Users report that BQE CORE's detailed reporting tools are a game-changer for project management, making it easy to monitor progress and budgets. This feature is particularly beneficial for firms that require in-depth analysis to manage their projects effectively.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BQE CORE
No pricing availableFree Trial
BQE CORE
Free Trial is available
Paychex
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
348
8.7
1,311
Ease of Use
8.5
351
8.5
1,372
Ease of Setup
7.3
138
8.3
984
Ease of Admin
7.8
118
8.5
961
Quality of Support
9.0
294
8.3
1,266
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
126
8.5
959
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
307
7.5
1,289
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.1
114
Not enough data
7.9
107
Not enough data
7.8
53
Not enough data
8.1
77
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
7.8
115
Generative AI
Not enough data
4.3
5
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
311
Not enough data
7.4
164
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
399
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
8.2
400
Not enough data
8.4
423
Expense Reports
8.4
121
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
8.0
72
|
Verified
8.2
32
|
Verified
8.5
78
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
89
|
Verified
8.1
26
|
Verified
8.7
104
|
Verified
8.8
37
|
Verified
7.5
48
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
62
|
Verified
7.4
19
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Travel Management
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.0
58
|
Verified
7.5
16
|
Verified
Client Invoicing
8.5
179
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
121
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.2
75
|
Verified
Mobile
8.7
82
|
Verified
7.6
25
|
Verified
8.4
87
|
Verified
7.5
21
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.0
54
|
Verified
7.7
13
8.0
70
|
Verified
7.8
24
|
Verified
Administration
8.1
43
|
Verified
8.5
26
|
Verified
Administration
8.0
130
|
Verified
8.0
134
|
Verified
8.6
175
|
Verified
7.9
136
|
Verified
8.1
146
|
Verified
8.1
140
|
Verified
8.0
116
|
Verified
7.9
130
|
Verified
8.5
184
|
Verified
8.3
198
|
Verified
Platform
8.4
190
|
Verified
8.2
216
|
Verified
7.7
111
|
Verified
7.7
98
|
Verified
7.6
99
|
Verified
6.9
34
8.2
192
|
Verified
8.2
207
|
Verified
8.3
137
|
Verified
8.0
148
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.5
75
|
Verified
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
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
8.6
851
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
543
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
526
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
857
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
560
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
929
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
405
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
776
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
560
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
454
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
779
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
828
|
Verified
Taxes
Not enough data
9.1
876
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
831
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
824
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
7.7
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
304
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
262
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
858
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
837
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
873
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
725
|
Verified
Tasks
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.3
67
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.0
48
Not enough data
8.1
61
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
Projects
8.3
62
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
7.5
44
Not enough data
8.2
61
Not enough data
8.1
59
Not enough data
8.3
78
Not enough data
8.0
53
Not enough data
7.8
68
Not enough data
7.9
43
Not enough data
9.0
106
Not enough data
8.3
44
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
7.9
45
Not enough data
8.0
58
Not enough data
8.4
96
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.2
231
Not enough data
7.9
194
Not enough data
7.0
111
Not enough data
8.3
171
Not enough data
8.5
188
Not enough data
8.2
224
Not enough data
8.4
210
Not enough data
7.9
151
Benefits Administration Platform Features
Not enough data
8.2
231
Not enough data
7.9
194
Not enough data
7.0
111
Not enough data
8.3
171
Not enough data
8.5
188
Not enough data
8.2
224
Not enough data
8.4
210
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
7.9
151
Not enough data
7.6
101
Not enough data
5.8
19
Not enough data
6.7
23
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
311
Not enough data
7.4
164
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
399
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
8.2
400
Not enough data
8.4
423
Compliance
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
10
Platform
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Support
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.0
13
Not enough data
6.0
12
Automation
Not enough data
7.3
25
Logistics
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
6.7
25
Management
Not enough data
6.5
19
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
8.0
30
Not enough data
8.1
30
Not enough data
8.4
31
Not enough data
7.6
28
Monitoring
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.1
26
Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
6.7
20
Not enough data
6.6
49
Not enough data
7.5
21
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
311
Not enough data
7.4
164
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
399
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
8.2
400
Not enough data
8.4
423
Background Check Administration
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Background Check Data
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.8
9
Background Check Additional Functionality
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
5.2
7
AI Insight Check - Background Check
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
AI Investigation and Verification - Background Check
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
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
Customer Management
7.8
19
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
Project Management
7.9
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
17
Not enough data
Accounting
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
7.4
15
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
Analytics
7.6
15
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
Administration
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
Platform
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
7.5
18
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.0
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
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
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
Performance reviews
Not enough data
5.0
8
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
5.6
8
Goals
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
6.2
7
Feedback
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.0
7
Data
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
9
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Bill Generation
8.2
122
Not enough data
8.6
107
Not enough data
8.3
86
Not enough data
Bill Processing
8.5
84
Not enough data
8.9
115
Not enough data
8.6
119
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
108
Not enough data
8.5
121
Not enough data
7.6
61
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
6.3
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Cleaning
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
5.2
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sourcing
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.1
15
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
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
311
Not enough data
7.4
164
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
399
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
8.2
400
Not enough data
8.4
423
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.0
106
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
7.6
47
Not enough data
7.0
46
Not enough data
7.1
45
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
129
Not enough data
7.5
51
Not enough data
7.9
60
Not enough data
7.8
82
Not enough data
7.9
100
Platform Data
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
7.9
77
Not enough data
7.6
64
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
311
Not enough data
7.4
164
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
399
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
8.2
400
Not enough data
8.4
423
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
6.6
49
Not enough data
8.3
116
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Authoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Course 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
LMS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interface
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Training & eLearning
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Corporate Learning Management Systems
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Time Tracking
9.0
223
8.3
217
9.1
219
8.3
131
8.9
208
8.4
94
Client Invoicing
8.5
179
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
121
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.2
75
|
Verified
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
209
8.3
150
Administration
8.0
130
|
Verified
8.0
134
|
Verified
8.6
175
|
Verified
7.9
136
|
Verified
8.1
146
|
Verified
8.1
140
|
Verified
8.0
116
|
Verified
7.9
130
|
Verified
8.5
184
|
Verified
8.3
198
|
Verified
Platform
8.4
190
|
Verified
8.2
216
|
Verified
7.7
111
|
Verified
7.7
98
|
Verified
7.6
99
|
Verified
6.9
34
8.2
192
|
Verified
8.2
207
|
Verified
8.3
137
|
Verified
8.0
148
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.5
75
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
311
Not enough data
7.4
164
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
399
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
8.2
400
Not enough data
8.4
423
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
311
Not enough data
7.4
164
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
399
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
8.2
400
Not enough data
8.4
423
Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
9.0
59
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
8.2
38
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
311
Not enough data
7.4
164
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
399
Not enough data
8.5
409
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
8.2
400
Not enough data
8.4
423
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BQE CORE and Paychex are categorized as Time Tracking and Expense Management
Unique Categories
BQE CORE is categorized as Work Management, Professional Services Automation, Billing, Accounting, and Project Management
Paychex is categorized as Candidate Relationship Management, PEO Providers, Time & Attendance, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Benefits Administration, Performance Management, Payroll, Workforce Management, Background Check, HR Analytics, Corporate Learning Management Systems, Employee Perks, Onboarding, Core HR, HCM Software, and Employee Recognition
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BQE CORE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paychex
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Architecture & Planning
34.2%
Civil Engineering
19.5%
Accounting
6.0%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
6.0%
Design
3.9%
Other
30.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.0%
Construction
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.7%
Real Estate
3.9%
Retail
3.9%
Other
74.3%
Discussions
Is there a charge for data migration from another software?
2 Comments
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
Can I evaluate Core on a trial basis?
1 Comment
Official Response from BQE CORE
Yes. You can sign up for Core on a 15-day trial period and explore all its features.
Anytime during your trial period, you can subscribe to the paid...Read more
How safe is my data in Core?
1 Comment
Official Response from BQE CORE
We take all precautions to keep your information safe and secure. Our state-of-the-art redundant server cluster is hosted and professionally managed by...Read more
We have reduced employees, yet still pay the same bi-monthly fee. Shouldn't it be lower?
7 Comments
EG
There is probably a base rate, determined by a minimum number of employees. As long as you have more than the minimum number of employees, the fee would be...Read more
Paycheck Stubs
3 Comments
EG
15 minutes does not seem like an inordinate amount of time for a payroll to be processed, especially if you are submitting it on a day when a multitude of...Read more
Could you gear the instructions to the CLIENT instead of the PayChex representative?
2 Comments
EG
Paychex provided a printout that we give to employees that tells them how to set up their accounts. When I set up the company's online account a few years...Read more
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