--- title: BQE CORE Reviews meta\_title: 'BQE CORE Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 449 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how BQE CORE works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 449 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Project, Portfolio & Program Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/project-portfolio-program-management --- # BQE CORE Reviews & Product Details Visit Website Designed for and built by Architects , Engineers, Consulting Firms, and Professional Service Practices, BQE CORE is an all-in-one professional services work management platform that enables firms to control every aspect of their operations - project management, project accounting, time & expense, time tracking, billing & invoicing, project-based ERP, professional services automation, and so much more. BQE CORE makes it easier and more profitable to run professional services firms. It organizes information, automates repetitive tasks, and allows your firm to spend more time providing service to your clients instead of managing internal processes. It is built by Architects, Engineers, and CPA's to meet the specific needs of professional services firms. It helps firms bolster their cash flow by expediting their billing process while improving their project management and their ability to analyze performance. BQE CORE utilizes state-of-the-art technologies delivering actionable business intelligence and award winning artificial intelligence including natural language processing and speech recognition. BQE CORE supports a wide range of industries, including architect firms, engineering, legal services and many more. You can access BQE CORE from any browser or mobile device and experience full functionality. The native mobile app includes iPhone and Android devices. CORE also has over 200 report and invoice templates. Invoices for every contract type conceivable. * * * Product Website BQE CORE Seller [BQE Software, Inc.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/bqe-software-inc) Discussions [BQE CORE Community](https://www.g2.com/products/core-bqe-software-inc/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Austin Miller Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/core-bqe-software-inc/pricing) ![Mairi S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mairi S.") MS Mairi S. Owner architect Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/19/2026 "All-in-One Promise, But Not Intuitive and Too Glitchy" 1.5/5 What do you like best about BQE CORE? that everything is supposed to be in one program... time management, billing, business financials Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about BQE CORE? 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. What problems is BQE CORE solving and how is that benefiting you? honestly liked my old stuff better but now roped in so many years not worth trying to transfer the data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite AT Anita T. Accounting Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/8/2022 "Product better for small consulting firm, unresolved issues with support, poor reporting" 1.5/5 What do you like best about BQE CORE? BQE Core has some flexibility for making changes to time entries and project costs by using the batch update option. There is also clear visibility to identify billable and non-billable time entries. There is a good amount of basic performance available in the project screens. It is easy to update bill rates for time already entered. This product seems to be a good fit for small consulting/architectural/engineering firms that have a limited number of projects and transactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about BQE CORE? BQE Core is not as robust as it's sister product, BillQuick. The accounting functionality is lacking and financial reports are not great. All reports time out fairly quickly. Overall functionality could be smoother. Program errors/glitches are not addressed in a timely manner by the development team. This product is not well-suited for companies that have a significant number of projects and transactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is BQE CORE solving and how is that benefiting you? Core is not a good solution for our project management and accounting needs. Poor financial reporting. Poor resolution for open support tickets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 11/8/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Architecture & Planning](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Architecture & Planning") AA Verified User in Architecture & Planning Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/1/2023 "My Review of BQE" 1.5/5 What do you like best about BQE CORE? My favorite thing about BQE is their time entries/timecards/ time watch. We have used multiple services to track time, and I have found that BQE tracks it well and keeps it accurate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about BQE CORE? BQE has been kinda disappointing with our company. We were sold on the many things that BQE does; however, we are finding that is doesn't seem to offer everything they sold us on. They also have terrible customer service. While our accounts manager is amazing, our trainers and help assistant never respond back to our emails when we ask for help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is BQE CORE solving and how is that benefiting you? One of the major reasons why we joined BQE is for the Project Management. While using this software we are noticing that it is not aimed towards PM and more towards billing. If I was a new company this service would be great. However, I am not. It took over a year to get all of our old invoices and bills into Core because it did not intergrate at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Accounting](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Accounting") UA Verified User in Accounting Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/3/2023 "Frustration after Frustration" 1.5/5 What do you like best about BQE CORE? it is pretty simple to use when everything is working correctly. It is easy to find and figure out. if you have a small business with not much to enter or track it would be idea. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about BQE CORE? it constantly has glitches that keep it from working correctly. it wont save an entry or takes forever to pull up the drop down information. you have to wait to enter in a field till it is ready. these are just a few of the frustrations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is BQE CORE solving and how is that benefiting you? doesn't pertain to my role. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ## Questions about BQE CORE? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about BQE CORE ](https://www.g2.com/products/core-bqe-software-inc/discussions/new) ![Jamie D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jamie D.") 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