BQE CORE Reviews & Product Details

The Project Overview screen is very helpful. It provides a clear, comprehensive snapshot of a project's status, making it easy to quickly understand what is happening with the project, including financial and operational information. It has become a useful tool for efficiently reviewing project performance and progress. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are several enhancements that would improve efficiency and usability:

On the Project Overview screen, when selecting Create Invoice, it would be helpful if the system automatically opened the invoice creation process for that specific project rather than directing the user to the generic invoice screen and requiring the project to be searched again.

It would be beneficial to allow invoice creation on projects with no recorded time. Currently, users must either enter time on a timesheet or use another workaround before generating an invoice. Allowing a zero-balance invoice that can be manually adjusted would provide greater flexibility.

Under the Projects module, there previously were separate columns for both Project Name and Project ID, with the ability to sort by either field. Restoring this functionality would improve project navigation and searching.

The custom date selection tools could be improved. Some modules use a well-designed format with categories such as Year, Month, Week, and Day, each containing common options like This Year, Last Year, and Year-to-Date. Expanding this user-friendly date selection layout throughout the software would make filtering data much quicker and easier than scrolling through a long list of date options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Core itself is fairly straightforward to use and interact with, when compared to more "database" driven project management programs. We've been clients since 2023 and they have constantly provided upgrades and integrations with other different providers to make things more seamless. We've had little to no issues as it relates to connectivity and performance over the 3 years we've been clients as well. It's priced well below some competitors and for us, is a great ROI. Onboarding was rough back in 2023, but support has been STELLAR, their tech support team is some of the best, always friendly and almost always no wait to talk with a live person who is ready to help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are some limitations in how projects are set up. It’s definitely geared toward a client-based, client-centered system, whereas we run our projects by a "number" system as they come in, regardless of client name (repeat or otherwise). Because of that, there’s a bit of a disconnect when we drill down into project “Phases” versus how a client-based system would define or organize those same “Phases.” Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BQEC is for larger firms where a person is dedicated to using all the features it has. It is a software package with many features. It has been a while since our firm tried to use it, but I'm sure it has since added AI features. We transitioned from ArchiOffice and the BQE Team was helpful in their training but it was a definite time commitment. Integrating our data into the new program was time consuming as well. With AI coming on strong that may be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We originally had ArchiOffice for many years and BQE bought it and changed it to BQE Core (BQEC). This did not go well for our firm as all our previous templates were unusable. BQEC is for larger firms where a person is dedicated to using all the features it has. I'm sure it is a fit for some firms but for us it was just too big and unwieldy. We could not get our invoices to look the way we wanted them. For what we were needing it for it was way too expensive as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They have made incremental improvements that have made the user interface respond faster. The main functions have remained user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There’s some workarounds that we had to create for invoices on projects with hours input after the project was completed. It would be nice if there was a simpler way to do that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They continue to update the software to make it more user friendly. We are still learning all the new ways to incorporate the software into our workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Just keep on adding to the list of new features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BQE Core is constantly making improvements that make using the website easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do not like the pop-up when doing time entries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The service task overview provides a comprehensive look at all ongoing tasks, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The full service model that includes financials right in the same platform as the CRM, PM Tool, Time Tracking tool, and invoicing module. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Keeping track of my work time and PTOs using the weekly calendar or the dashboard each day Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the time i log-in on the dashboard each day doesn't appear on the "Time Entries" section with the weekly calendar Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

TimeCard Copy stands out for its features and its clear, easy-to-navigate UI/UX. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Reporting access to all users could be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

that everything is supposed to be in one program... time management, billing, business financials Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

not intuitive... as a small business I struggle every time I need to do something... the "how" to isnt easy to find and there always seems to be a glitch! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.