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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

    Exenta HRMS

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Exenta HRMS is a unique platform that is designed to integrate and automate the entire workforce management process into a one-stop business information system. Exenta has twenty well-defined modules that can track, optimize and streamline every aspect of HCM.  The vendor’s value proposition is that Exenta helps companies plan their workforce for the future and also engages their employees with transparency and helps companies work towards retention of their employees and a happy…N/A
    Pricing
    BQE COREExenta HRMS
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    Pricing Offerings
    BQE COREExenta HRMS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    BQE COREExenta HRMS
    Considered Both Products
    BQE Software Inc.
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    Exenta Software Private Limited
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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
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    79 Answers
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    Features
    BQE COREExenta HRMS
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of BQE CORE and Exenta HRMS
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.6
    73 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Exenta HRMS
    -
    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 Exenta HRMS
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.5
    54 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Exenta HRMS
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates6.228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing8.147 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.453 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BQE CORE and Exenta HRMS
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Exenta HRMS
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BQE CORE and Exenta HRMS
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Exenta HRMS
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BQE CORE and Exenta HRMS
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Exenta HRMS
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BQE CORE and Exenta HRMS
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Exenta HRMS
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Update personal information00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BQE CORE and Exenta HRMS
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Exenta HRMS
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BQE CORE and Exenta HRMS
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Exenta HRMS
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BQE CORE and Exenta HRMS
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Exenta HRMS
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BQE CORE and Exenta HRMS
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Exenta HRMS
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Score7.3 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    BQE COREExenta HRMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (165 ratings)
    8.0
    (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 COREExenta HRMS
    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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    Exenta Software Private Limited
    For general use, this software will greatly help to manage large teams. HR teams will have a more accurate and fastest way to maintain payroll notification for the workforce.Performance tracking really takes the prize. In my experience, it has been the easier tool to use so far, and really helps to keep track of the entire team and help them if issues arise.
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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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    Exenta Software Private Limited
    • Record Logs
    • Management
    • Unique options
    • Performance tracking
    Incentivized
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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.
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    Exenta Software Private Limited
    • General UI
    • More updates
    • Software stability
    Incentivized
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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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    Exenta Software Private Limited
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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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    Exenta Software Private Limited
    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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    Exenta Software Private Limited
    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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    Exenta Software Private Limited
    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.
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    Exenta Software Private Limited
    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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    Exenta Software Private Limited
    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.
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    Exenta Software Private Limited
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    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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    Exenta Software Private Limited
    In my honest opinion, they perform almost equally, but in general, I would dare to say that Exentia is easier to use. Price wise, the
    difference is not so great and it can take some internal opinions to
    decide which one could be best suited for your company.In this scenario, I always suggest having at least half of the future users share opinions.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    Exenta Software Private Limited
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    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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    Exenta Software Private Limited
    • Allows more production in the HR department
    • Less issues with payments
    Incentivized
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    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

    Exenta HRMS Screenshots

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