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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

    Sage Intacct

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASage Intacct is a cloud ERP system targeted at high-growth small and medium-sized businesses. Intacct includes applications for core financials and accounting, purchasing, order management, and financial reporting and business intelligence. It also integrates with 3rd party software like Salesforce.N/A
    Pricing
    BQE CORESage Intacct
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BQE CORESage Intacct
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Must contact sales team for pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    BQE CORESage Intacct
    Considered Both Products
    BQE Software Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Sage
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    142 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    878 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    104 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    713 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    148 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    890 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    439 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    79 Answers
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    503 Answers
    Features
    BQE CORESage Intacct
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of BQE CORE and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.6
    73 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Sage Intacct
    -
    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 Methodology4.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management7.938 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration6.533 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking9.673 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management7.131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management8.957 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of BQE CORE and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.5
    54 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Sage Intacct
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates6.228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing8.147 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.553 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BQE CORE and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    7.0
    335 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.45 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.94 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.8335 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of BQE CORE and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    7.9
    753 Ratings
    3% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.1710 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings7.8572 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of BQE CORE and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    8.8
    1159 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.8951 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.71125 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of BQE CORE and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    7.9
    1243 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.71114 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.01210 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.11192 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of BQE CORE and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    8.1
    1365 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings8.51264 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.31109 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings8.11177 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings7.91167 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.2836 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings7.8465 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.0604 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.3465 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings8.8752 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings7.7453 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings7.2336 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.5559 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.1341 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.7790 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.71082 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.3463 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.0627 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.0454 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.3734 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of BQE CORE and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    6.6
    440 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.5333 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings5.58 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.3411 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings5.25 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of BQE CORE and Sage Intacct
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sage Intacct
    7.7
    650 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.1417 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.2578 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.7417 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings6.314 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings8.1337 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Microsoft To Do
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BQE CORESage Intacct
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (165 ratings)
    8.6
    (1419 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.9
    (82 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (115 ratings)
    8.0
    (140 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (13 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (90 ratings)
    8.8
    (128 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    2.0
    (13 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.3
    (6 ratings)
    8.8
    (21 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (26 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (309 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (11 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BQE CORESage Intacct
    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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    Sage
    It is well-suited for nonprofit accounting with its ability to track expenses and revenues by both department and funding source. It is easy to set up vendors and customers for invoices and bill payments. It is less appropriate for proper budget management and purchasing with multiple approvers, particularly when edits are required.
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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.
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    Sage
    • Custom, real-time financial reporting. I am able to streamline my reporting to pull in various account groups and calculations which save me time from having to do it in Excel.
    • Out of the box standard reports for clients who don't require as custom of reporting or even as a great starting point to build out reports.
    • Integrations with other platforms, such as Airbase, various banks, Rippling, etc.
    • The dashboard module is extremely helpful in my monthly review of various entities.
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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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    Sage
    • Downloading bill register reports for all the entities at the top level would be helpful.
    • An increase in the Time frame of the Auto-Log out feature for security will be helpful.
    • I think there is some room in the automation part that can be improved.
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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.
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    Sage
    Sage Intacct is continuously evolving and increasing it's functionalities. I am excited to attend conferences to learn what is in the roadmap for future releases. Additionally, using Sage Intacct allows me grow as a professional, I am really enjoy the knowledge that I have within the product to be able to share my experiences.
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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.
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    Sage
    The ease of use as a seasoned user is wonderful; however, new users struggle to adapt to the program efficiently. Better training videos--all in one location--would be beneficial. The use of a "sandbox" environment is a great tool for new employees or for the fiscal department to test certain journal entries or other transactions to verify accuracy of data.
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    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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    Sage
    There has only been one occurrence where Sage Intacct was not available to me, however I had already been working a number of hours trying to get a project completed. It honestly allowed me to step back and take a much needed break.
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    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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    Sage
    As fas as integration is concerned I don't feel this slows Sage Intacct down at all. However, sometimes I do feel it takes some larger reports more time to load due to all the detail. As well as, I "move very fast" in my motions so sometimes I double click on fuctions too quickly and the system seems to think that I have a duplicate request.
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    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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    Sage
    Only a few times have we had to reach out to support, and every time we did, we received a relatively quick response and a solution was found fairly quickly. Only once was there an issue that took longer than a week to resolve, but it still did eventually get solved.
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    In-Person Training
    BQE Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    I have taken in person training classes at several of the annual Sage Intacct user conferences. It is very interactive and the trainers are very easy to follow and understand. They are great at getting everyone in the class involved. They also make sure everyone has learned to task before moving to a new one.
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    Online Training
    BQE Software Inc.
    Make sure you have someone training you that fits your style of learning.
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    Sage
    The free training is very minimal. For what we pay for the service, I would like more training. We end up training new users in-house because the provided free training is not nearly comprehensive enough. That being said, the training provided, for the material covered, was adequate and relevant for the given topics.
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    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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    Sage
    I would not use a thrid party administrator to implement your system, especially if you are going to be modifying the system at all. Use Intacct implementors as they will be able to better support you on any issues that come up after you go live.
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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.
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    Sage
    As a CPA in public accounting, I was exposed to many systems. I was in on the ground floor with the implementation of NetSuite for a client; it was clunky, the reporting was ugly, and it wasn’t user friendly. Sage Intacct is a great option for mid-size organizations who have outgrown Quickbooks.
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    Scalability
    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    Sage
    You can do a lot with this system and integrate it with a lot of your additional systems you use daily.
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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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    Sage
    • Sage Intacct has made a very positive impact to our business objectives; it has provided strong ROI through automation features that reduce manual data input and associated risk of error, enhancing accuracy and operational efficiency.
    • It empowers us to make data-driven decisions that further refine our strategic plan by bettering the process of financial close with real-time and detailed reporting.
    • This also extends to multi-entity management, which eased consolidation and thus supported growth and scaling. This feature-rich software finally serves to drive productivity further and facilitate resource usage.
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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

    Sage Intacct Screenshots

    Screenshot of Accounts Receivable: Automate accounts receivable processes.Screenshot of Revenue Recognition: Automated and compliant revenue recognition with complete support for ASC 606 and IFRS 15.Screenshot of Real-Time Reporting: Real-time reporting with up-to-minute financials across multiple business dimensions. Show only the metrics that matter based on the user viewing the dashboard.Screenshot of the times and expense management dashboard, which is customized to reflect the user's role, displaying relevant information that aligns with their position, thereby presenting each individual with the data most pertinent to their responsibilities.Screenshot of the detailed company metrics used to forecast business growth.Screenshot of the order management workflows, which are automated to accelerate quote-to-cash sales