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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$8.00 1 User/Month + $20 Base Fee/Month
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 COREQuickBooks Time
Star Rating
(1,439)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$8.00 1 User/Month + $20 Base Fee/Month
Browse all 2 pricing plansBQE CORE vs QuickBooks Time
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found QuickBooks Time easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with QuickBooks Time overall.
- Reviewers felt that QuickBooks Time meets the needs of their business better than BQE CORE.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that QuickBooks Time is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of BQE CORE over QuickBooks Time.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BQE CORE
No pricing availableQuickBooks Time
Premium
$8.00
1 User/Month + $20 Base Fee/Month
Enjoy a free 30 day trial, or save 50% on the base fee for 3 months when you Buy Now.
All accounts include:
- One free admin
- Track time on any device
- Mobile app with GPS
Free Trial
BQE CORE
Free Trial is available
QuickBooks Time
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
347
9.1
1,280
Ease of Use
8.5
350
9.0
1,286
Ease of Setup
7.3
137
8.9
765
Ease of Admin
7.8
117
9.0
758
Quality of Support
9.0
293
9.3
1,140
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
125
9.5
738
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
306
8.8
1,261
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
8.9
378
8.3
121
|
Verified
8.8
332
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.6
378
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
8.9
637
8.6
175
|
Verified
8.9
613
8.1
146
|
Verified
8.9
583
8.0
116
|
Verified
8.9
452
8.5
184
|
Verified
9.1
674
Platform
8.4
190
|
Verified
8.9
678
7.7
111
|
Verified
8.8
480
7.6
99
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
192
|
Verified
9.1
698
8.3
137
|
Verified
9.1
653
Feature Not Available
8.6
379
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
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
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
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
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.0
223
9.3
958
9.1
219
9.0
851
8.9
208
9.0
674
Client Invoicing
8.5
179
|
Verified
8.9
378
8.3
121
|
Verified
8.8
332
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.6
378
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
209
9.4
841
Administration
8.0
130
|
Verified
8.9
637
8.6
175
|
Verified
8.9
613
8.1
146
|
Verified
8.9
583
8.0
116
|
Verified
8.9
452
8.5
184
|
Verified
9.1
674
Platform
8.4
190
|
Verified
8.9
678
7.7
111
|
Verified
8.8
480
7.6
99
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
192
|
Verified
9.1
698
8.3
137
|
Verified
9.1
653
Feature Not Available
8.6
379
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BQE CORE and QuickBooks Time are categorized as Time Tracking
Unique Categories
BQE CORE is categorized as Work Management, Expense Management, Professional Services Automation, Billing, Accounting, and Project Management
QuickBooks Time has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BQE CORE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
QuickBooks Time
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%
Construction
15.3%
Accounting
9.6%
Information Technology and Services
4.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.1%
Computer Software
3.2%
Other
63.4%
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Discussions
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2 Comments
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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 support included during my trial and for my activated account?
2 Comments
Official Response from QuickBooks Time
Absolutely! Regardless of how many employees you have, if you're still in your free trial, or if you've been a loyal customer for years, support is always...Read more
How many people have reviewed TSheets?
2 Comments
Official Response from QuickBooks Time
TSheets is the #1 rated app in the QuickBooks app marketplace with over 1,300 reviews (https://appcenter.intuit.com/tsheets). Plus we have lots of reviews on...Read more
Can I use this if i'm not part of another company?
2 Comments
AL
I believe you are able to use this to track your time for various projects as well. For example if you are an independent contractor and want to track your...Read more
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