Any.do vs. BQE CORE

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Any.do
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Any.do is a project management solution built around list and taskmanagement capabilities.N/A
BQE CORE
Score 9.3 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
BQE CORE is a business management solution built specifically for professional service firms. BQE CORE is a combination of a billing assistant, project management, and accounting solution. CORE is designed to do the hard work of delivering actionable insights directly to the user's dashboards or inbox. BQE CORE replaces the products Engineeroffice, Archioffice, and BillQuick; the functionality of these applications is now found in BQE CORE.N/A
Pricing
Any.doBQE CORE
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Any.doBQE CORE
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Any.doBQE CORE
Features
Any.doBQE CORE
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Any.do
7.1
Ratings
7% below category average
BQE CORE
7.6
Ratings
1% below category average
Task Management10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Resource Management7.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Scheduling7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Workflow Automation6.00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Team Collaboration9.00 Ratings5.20 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology3.00 Ratings4.60 Ratings
Document Management6.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Email integration3.00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Mobile Access10.00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Change request and Case Management5.00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management9.50 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Any.do
-
Ratings
BQE CORE
7.5
Ratings
1% below category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings6.30 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
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User Ratings
Any.doBQE CORE
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
9.3
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(0 ratings)
7.4
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
2.3
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Any.doBQE CORE
Likelihood to Recommend
Any.do is well suited for anyone who needs help managing tasks and reminders for projects at work or at home. It's very easy to use and can be shared with others for increased collaboration. It will always run up against its greatest competition - pen to paper. It is less appropriate where specific project management tools are being used that Any.do doesn't integrate with.
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I would recommend this for our industry: architecture, engineering, or construction. I would recommend this for any larger firm with many employees or high number of projects. I would particularly recommend this for a company with projects that have budget constraints and where time tracking and expense tracking is very important. I would not recommend this complicated software for a small firm with a small amount of income or number of projects.
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Pros
  • Capability of creating tasks and to write down subtasks and insert notes and attachments.
  • Notification alarms that keep you on track of your to-do list, avoiding forgetfulness.
  • Any.do allows you to share tasks with other people and can also contribute with notes and attachments.
  • Recurrings reminders feature can help you build habits that you improve your life quality by making everything more organized.
  • Compatibility with Amazon Alexa.
  • Helpful community that can support users.
  • There is an app for Android and IOS and a web version of Any.do
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  • Invoice Collections within Billing is a great tool because of the ability to take notes and track contact.
  • Invoices are professional looking and easy for our clients to understand the overall progress within each phase of their project.
  • Dashboards are the best tool EVER!
  • The Contact List feature within Clients setup is the perfect way to track multiple project managers within a large company that also has multiple contracts with us.
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Cons
  • Communication with users. I stopped using the app for a while due to the lack of a desktop app, and I didn't know there was a desktop app!
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  • Customizable Reporting
  • Linking Project to Payment all together
  • Assigning contacts to particular roles - such as Invoicing, Contracts, etc.
  • Accounting Functionality - they are basically a project management accounting software, so in my opinion, they could learn some things from other accounting software such as QuickBooks etc.
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Likelihood to Renew
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We have been using Core for a few years now, and honestly started to look at other software systems to see what was out there. What we chose was a nightmare for migration so we never left Core. Now we have added invoicing and payments from Core instead of double entry with QBO. Still only a few cycles in but looks like it will be up to speed soon and working smoothly.
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Usability
It is very very intuitive, I have been using the app since it was launched, started using it as a personal reminder, and then also recommended within the organization. The experience is very similar to writing on a pad and then when complete crossing it off. I love it's user experience.
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The foundation is awesome, like I have said before, however the house being built on it, the educational resources being provided to us (more of sales pitches that don't work), and flexible workflow opportunities, is making us look elsewhere for how much we will be spending on per user. It's crazy to think how flexible they are not when it comes to user settings. Lack of integration with other sources is awful.
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Reliability and Availability
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I can only remember a couple of times in 4 years that Core has been unavailable.
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Performance
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This is one area that does need some improvement. It can be slow at time, so we had our IT look at it from our side and we had no issues, so it has to be some slowness on their side.
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Support Rating
I have not needed to use support for Any.do at this point. Because the user interface is very easy to use, most problems can be figured out on your own. That said, I have been told that the support is efficient and helpful when needed. Answers are given in quick order.
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As a new employee and CORE user, I talk to support on a weekly basis. I have never had to wait for more than 3 min to get connect with a support rep, and all my questions have been answered. The support representatives are polite and eager to help no matter how simple your question is.
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Online Training
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Make sure you have someone training you that fits your style of learning.
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Implementation Rating
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wont let me skip
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Alternatives Considered
This app is very easy to use and has a very user-friendly interface. I am using it on my iPhone so I can use it on the go. It has a list view as well as a calendar view so you can choose according to your convenience. I can use it for personal and professional tasks and it keeps me organised.
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Deltek Vision is far more advanced, more encompassing and offers more flexibility with what you want to do. However, it's also quite difficult to use, whereas BQE CORE is intuitive and user friendly. The trade off is worth it in some arenas but overall it's not suited for a larger fast paced company. Great for smaller companies.
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Scalability
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This software works on a small and large scale.
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Return on Investment
  • The better organized I am, the more projects I can take on.
  • By helping to keep me on track, Any.do enables me to keeps clients happy.
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  • Quick setup of new tasks under a parent project, with immediate hourly billing to it.
  • Monitoring of details of non-chargeable efforts in appropriate detail
  • Validation of hourly cost, billing cost, benefit cost, profitability by person and role
  • Company tracking of write-off's included in corporate and project reporting, no data is "lost"
  • Can track excessive work time as +PTO in lieu of pay for use as future vacation
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ScreenShots

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