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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

    Jotform

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AJotform Enterprise is a digital workspace productivity tool that provides a platform for organizations. The aim of Jotform Enterprise is to give companies an easy-to-navigate tool that makes reaching out to customers, collaborating with coworkers, and collecting e-signatures and data a more seamless process. Jotform Enterprise strives to enable companies to make data-driven decisions without compromising when it comes to quality and security. It doesn’t matter what type of…

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    Pricing
    BQE COREJotform
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0.00
    Bronze
    $34.00
    Monthly
    Silver
    $39.00
    Monthly
    Gold
    $99.00
    Monthly
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BQE COREJotform
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BQE COREJotform
    Considered Both Products
    BQE Software Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Jotform
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    142 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    140 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    104 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    115 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    148 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    141 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    79 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    127 Answers
    Features
    BQE COREJotform
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of BQE CORE and Jotform
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.6
    73 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Jotform
    -
    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 Jotform
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.5
    54 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Jotform
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates6.228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing8.147 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.553 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of BQE CORE and Jotform
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Jotform
    8.0
    143 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Survey templates00 Ratings8.6122 Ratings
    Themes00 Ratings7.4129 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings8.1135 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of BQE CORE and Jotform
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Jotform
    7.6
    135 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings7.6114 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings7.5111 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings7.7132 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of BQE CORE and Jotform
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Jotform
    7.3
    111 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings7.3111 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of BQE CORE and Jotform
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Jotform
    7.5
    137 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings7.6128 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings7.9130 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.7116 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.4108 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings7.2102 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of BQE CORE and Jotform
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Jotform
    7.4
    112 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Access controls00 Ratings7.4108 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings7.5102 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of BQE CORE and Jotform
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Jotform
    7.1
    84 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings7.066 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings7.184 Ratings
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    BQE COREJotform
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    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Zoho Forms
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Qualaroo
    Score6.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score9.6 out of 10
    QuestionPro
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BQE COREJotform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (165 ratings)
    8.8
    (163 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.4
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (115 ratings)
    9.4
    (109 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (90 ratings)
    7.4
    (81 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.3
    (6 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 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 COREJotform
    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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    Jotform
    We use it for mostly community surveys and I absolutely prefer it over any other survey program out there. It is easy to create, easy to understand and easy to navigate. I love the QR code option it creates for you to share your form/ survey with others. It really is the best out there!
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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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    Jotform
    • Gathers information on my clients
    • Gathers and organizes information on my prospects
    • Enables my Team to use the form I create as a Template so they don't have to re-create it which saves them valuable time.
    • Educates clients about the benefit of supplementation
    • Educates my prospects
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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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    Jotform
    • The price is too high for casual users like myself
    • The automation took some time to figure out (that's understandable)
    • Making the forms look uniform took a lot of time to setup
    • Some parts like the approval emails, notification emails can be confusing
    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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    Jotform
    I need this software to run my business, it's built around it.
    Incentivized
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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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    Jotform
    As a seasoned user who relies on seamless online forms for a multitude of purposes, I can confidently attest that JotForm has not only simplified the form creation process but has also elevated it to new heights.JotForm's interface is a masterpiece of intuitive design. Even if you're a newcomer to the world of online form creation, the platform's user-friendly layout will have you crafting professional-grade forms in no time.
    Incentivized
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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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    Jotform
    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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    Jotform
    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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    Jotform
    I honestly have not used the support feature with Jotform. From what I can see when I look information up, everything I want to do something that I can't figure out myself it seems to not be a possible solution or edit that Jotform is currently capable of.
    Incentivized
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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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    Jotform
    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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    Jotform
    the most valuable things that Jotform give free trial, so the resistant users can get the experiences of the easiness and more handling to the digital things
    Incentivized
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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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    Jotform
    Typeform is better hands down [in my opinion]. It's not even a comparison as [I feel] JotForm doesn't work properly and [from my experience I think] their support is very problematic. I would suggest using Typeform or using GravityForms as an alternative to JotForm. Whatever you do, [I feel you shouldn't] depend on JotForm for something that is important to your business or research project.
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    Scalability
    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    Jotform
    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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    Jotform
    • It saved me time. Within minutes I was able to create and share forms to collect demographic data.
    • While struggling to use another software, I thought of Jotform and it was able to assist me with collating the data I had to confirm results previously obtained.
    • I could not easily identify what new information was provided in a resubmission by a respondent.
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    BQE CORE Screenshots

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    Jotform Screenshots

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