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Compare BQE CORE and Wave 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (95.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$20-$35 per month
BQE CORE
Star Rating
(447)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 COREWave
Star Rating
(308)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (95.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20-$35 per month
Browse all 3 pricing plansBQE CORE vs Wave
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Wave easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Wave overall.
- Reviewers felt that BQE CORE meets the needs of their business better than Wave.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that BQE CORE is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of BQE CORE over Wave.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BQE CORE
No pricing availableWave
Pay your staff
$20-$35
per month
$20/month base fee in Canada + 44 states
$35/month base fee in California, Florida, New York, Texas, Illinois & Washington
$4 additional per employee added
- Includes direct deposit.
- Employee portal to check pay stubs and history.
- Perfect for salaried and hourly workers, full-time or part-time.
Free Trial
BQE CORE
Free Trial is available
Wave
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
347
8.6
249
Ease of Use
8.5
350
8.9
251
Ease of Setup
7.3
137
8.8
121
Ease of Admin
7.8
117
8.7
112
Quality of Support
9.0
293
7.6
165
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
125
8.5
104
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
305
8.0
240
Features by Category
Expense Reports
8.4
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
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
Not enough data
8.3
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.6
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
146
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
184
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
General Ledger
8.2
53
7.9
54
|
Verified
7.5
38
7.8
45
|
Verified
7.7
42
7.5
44
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
8.0
68
8.5
72
8.0
39
8.1
53
|
Verified
8.0
38
8.0
47
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
8.1
33
7.8
36
8.2
56
8.1
51
|
Verified
7.5
38
7.2
32
|
Verified
Other Functionality
6.7
32
6.8
27
|
Verified
6.6
31
7.0
29
|
Verified
6.4
30
6.8
28
6.4
33
6.9
31
|
Verified
7.2
32
7.1
32
|
Verified
8.4
47
7.6
44
|
Verified
7.8
40
6.7
27
|
Verified
9.2
76
6.7
26
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
55
8.3
72
|
Verified
7.9
60
7.9
59
|
Verified
7.9
54
7.5
40
|
Verified
8.6
69
8.5
70
|
Verified
Platform
7.8
59
7.3
58
|
Verified
8.3
51
7.3
40
|
Verified
8.7
67
7.8
54
|
Verified
7.6
31
7.3
28
|
Verified
8.0
66
8.2
64
|
Verified
8.6
45
7.9
53
|
Verified
Integration
7.7
40
7.8
49
|
Verified
7.4
33
7.2
31
7.1
28
6.6
31
|
Verified
Cash Flow
7.9
39
7.9
32
|
Verified
8.5
56
8.3
35
|
Verified
8.2
42
7.6
28
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
7.9
54
7.5
40
|
Verified
8.4
34
7.0
23
|
Verified
7.5
28
6.6
17
|
Verified
7.9
48
7.2
27
|
Verified
Revenue
8.2
35
7.9
28
|
Verified
8.3
35
7.5
23
|
Verified
7.8
29
7.2
21
Payroll
7.2
29
6.7
20
|
Verified
7.4
29
6.8
17
7.8
27
6.6
20
|
Verified
8.4
46
7.7
25
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
5.5
7
Not enough data
6.5
8
9.7
5
6.7
9
Not enough data
4.5
7
6.3
5
6.7
8
Not enough data
5.6
8
8.0
5
7.6
9
Not enough data
6.7
8
9.0
5
6.0
7
Not enough data
5.7
7
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
3.0
5
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
7.7
8
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
7.9
36
8.6
107
8.3
40
8.3
86
8.0
35
Bill Processing
8.5
84
7.6
28
8.9
115
7.6
26
8.6
119
8.2
38
Integration
8.4
108
7.9
37
8.5
121
8.0
33
7.6
61
6.8
19
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.0
223
Not enough data
9.1
219
Not enough data
8.9
208
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.5
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
209
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
146
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
184
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
111
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BQE CORE and Wave are categorized as Billing and Accounting
Unique Categories
BQE CORE is categorized as Work Management, Time Tracking, Expense Management, Professional Services Automation, and Project Management
Wave has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BQE CORE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Wave
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
16.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.0%
Accounting
5.4%
Design
4.7%
Computer Software
3.4%
Other
64.4%
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