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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BQE CORE

    Score9.4 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

    CueLab CRM

    Score10 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    The CueLab Mobile App is developed to assist sales professionals and businesses in instantly reaching out to potential leads, nurture them and convert them into paying customers. Key features includes Instant lead notifications can be sent to a phone number. Fast outreach through Call, Email, WhatsApp, SMS. Multiple brand management

    $9

    per month per user

    Pricing
    BQE CORECueLab CRM
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BQE CORECueLab CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Free Instant Lead Notifications Unlimited Lead access/month 100 AI credits/month 10 Portfolio with Uplink.bio No credit card required
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    Community Pulse
    BQE CORECueLab CRM
    Considered Both Products
    BQE Software Inc.
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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    142 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    104 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    148 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    79 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    BQE CORECueLab CRM
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of BQE CORE and CueLab CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.6
    73 Ratings
    1% below category average
    CueLab CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management9.255 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management8.654 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.927 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration5.245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology7.321 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology4.518 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management7.938 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration6.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.945 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking9.673 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management7.131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management8.857 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of BQE CORE and CueLab CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.5
    54 Ratings
    1% below category average
    CueLab CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates6.228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing8.147 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.453 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of BQE CORE and CueLab CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    CueLab CRM
    9.9
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of BQE CORE and CueLab CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    CueLab CRM
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of BQE CORE and CueLab CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    CueLab CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of BQE CORE and CueLab CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    CueLab CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of BQE CORE and CueLab CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    CueLab CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of BQE CORE and CueLab CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    CueLab CRM
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of BQE CORE and CueLab CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    CueLab CRM
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of BQE CORE and CueLab CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    CueLab CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of BQE CORE and CueLab CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    CueLab CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Compensation management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of BQE CORE and CueLab CRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    CueLab CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BQE CORECueLab CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (165 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (115 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (90 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.3
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BQE CORECueLab CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BQE Software Inc.
    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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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
    first I used to download csv file which my marketer used to send me, then copy
    paste the contact of leads in my phonebook and the call or whatsapp them. this
    much process makes delay in contacting my newly generated leads. and many time
    I saw they choose some other services over my service due to delay in
    contacting. CueLab CRM soves this problem in seconds. Since using this CRM, my lead
    tracking has become way more efficient. I'm closing more deals 50% more than
    ever before. i have to buy 5 license as i have team of 5 sales executive
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    Pros
    BQE Software Inc.
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
    • instant lead notification for newly generated leads
    • team collaboration
    • automated lead distribution
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    Cons
    BQE Software Inc.
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
    • they can have enterprice plan
    • call tracking
    • analysis
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BQE Software Inc.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
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    Usability
    BQE Software Inc.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    BQE Software Inc.
    I can only remember a couple of times in 4 years that Core has been unavailable.
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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    BQE Software Inc.
    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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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    BQE Software Inc.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    BQE Software Inc.
    Make sure you have someone training you that fits your style of learning.
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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    BQE Software Inc.
    It does take some time to understand the options and to find the best invoice template.
    Incentivized
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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    BQE Software Inc.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
    very cost effective, easy to use mobile app
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    Scalability
    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    BQE Software Inc.
    • 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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    Aidify Learning and Mobility Pvt Ltd
    • very positive impact
    • i am converting 30% more leads i paying customers
    • my lead ads budget has giving me 100% roi
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    ScreenShots

    BQE CORE Screenshots

    Screenshot of Core powered by BQE SoftwareScreenshot of BQE CORE Project Dashboard ViewScreenshot of BQE CORE 360* Firm Performance ViewScreenshot of BQE CORE Reporting & AnalyticsScreenshot of BQE CORE Project Time EntryScreenshot of BQE CORE Project Expense Tracking