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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (82.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
BQE CORE
Star Rating
(448)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
Learn more about BQE COREPaymo
Star Rating
(594)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansBQE CORE vs Paymo
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Paymo easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Paymo overall.
- BQE CORE and Paymo both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Paymo is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Paymo over BQE CORE.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BQE CORE
No pricing availablePaymo
Free
Free
Basic tools for personal use.
- Unlimited Users
- Unlimited Time Tracking
- Unlimited Invoices
Free Trial
BQE CORE
Free Trial is available
Paymo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
347
8.7
527
Ease of Use
8.5
350
9.0
528
Ease of Setup
7.3
137
9.0
263
Ease of Admin
7.8
117
8.9
258
Quality of Support
9.0
293
9.1
462
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
125
9.1
239
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
306
9.0
512
Features by Category
Expense Reports
8.4
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
89
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Travel Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.5
179
|
Verified
8.7
253
8.3
121
|
Verified
8.6
130
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.4
185
Mobile
8.7
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.0
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
130
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
175
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
146
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
116
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
184
|
Verified
8.7
231
Platform
8.4
190
|
Verified
8.6
241
7.7
111
|
Verified
8.2
113
7.6
99
|
Verified
8.3
114
8.2
192
|
Verified
9.1
254
8.3
137
|
Verified
8.0
174
Feature Not Available
7.3
98
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
Tasks
8.5
86
9.2
75
|
Verified
8.3
67
8.7
69
|
Verified
8.3
71
8.9
67
|
Verified
8.4
62
8.8
68
|
Verified
8.0
48
8.0
52
|
Verified
8.1
61
Feature Not Available
8.3
56
8.6
61
|
Verified
8.4
65
8.2
58
|
Verified
Projects
8.3
62
8.7
61
|
Verified
8.0
50
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.5
44
8.0
41
|
Verified
8.2
61
8.6
49
8.1
59
8.4
63
|
Verified
8.3
78
8.4
61
|
Verified
8.0
53
Feature Not Available
7.8
68
8.2
63
|
Verified
7.9
43
7.7
34
|
Verified
9.0
106
9.1
73
|
Verified
8.3
44
7.8
36
Resource Management
8.2
51
8.2
39
|
Verified
8.2
49
7.9
41
|
Verified
8.3
56
8.1
50
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
7.9
45
8.0
44
|
Verified
8.0
58
7.8
40
|
Verified
8.4
96
8.7
67
|
Verified
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
Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.4
9
Optimization
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Tasks
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Agentic AI - Kanban 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
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.4
13
Planning
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
8.8
14
Task Creation
Not enough data
9.1
80
Not enough data
8.8
75
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
68
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.2
47
Not enough data
8.2
51
Generative AI
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
76
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
8.7
31
8.6
107
9.1
30
8.3
86
8.8
20
Bill Processing
8.5
84
Feature Not Available
8.9
115
Feature Not Available
8.6
119
Feature Not Available
Integration
8.4
108
7.8
13
8.5
121
8.7
17
7.6
61
8.5
10
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.0
223
9.2
403
9.1
219
9.2
399
8.9
208
8.9
334
Client Invoicing
8.5
179
|
Verified
8.7
253
8.3
121
|
Verified
8.6
130
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.4
185
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
209
9.2
365
Administration
8.0
130
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
175
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
146
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
116
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
184
|
Verified
8.7
231
Platform
8.4
190
|
Verified
8.6
241
7.7
111
|
Verified
8.2
113
7.6
99
|
Verified
8.3
114
8.2
192
|
Verified
9.1
254
8.3
137
|
Verified
8.0
174
Feature Not Available
7.3
98
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BQE CORE and Paymo are categorized as Time Tracking, Billing, and Project Management
Unique Categories
BQE CORE is categorized as Work Management, Expense Management, Professional Services Automation, and Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BQE CORE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paymo
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
34.0%
Civil Engineering
19.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
6.0%
Accounting
6.0%
Design
3.9%
Other
30.6%
Marketing and Advertising
13.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Computer Software
8.9%
Design
7.4%
Graphic Design
6.7%
Other
54.8%
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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
Is paymo free?
3 Comments
SZ
There's a Free tier for paymo but for most professional users the limits like max. 3 clients / 3 invoices isn't very practical.Read more
How much does Paymo cost?
1 Comment
A
Free (limited to 1 user)
Small Office - $11.95/user/month
Business - $18.95/user/month
20% discount for annual subscriptions
You only pay for the...Read more
Does Paymo offer integrations with other apps?
1 Comment
A
https://www.paymoapp.com/downloads-and-integrations/Read more
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