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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

    Sapling by Kallidus

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AA suite of HR and L&D software that supports the entire employee lifecycle. It offers functionality to support onboarding and upskilling, performance reviews and employee farewells, and boasts over 2 million users worldwide. Sapling provides onboarding and offboarding experiences that aim to create a unique and engaging experience for employees, helping HR teams automate workflows, support data-driven decisions and be more strategic. The vendor states the platform is used by…N/A
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    BQE CORESapling by Kallidus
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    BQE CORESapling by Kallidus
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    BQE CORESapling by Kallidus
    Considered Both Products
    BQE Software Inc.
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    Kallidus
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    142 Answers
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    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
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    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
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    BQE CORESapling by Kallidus
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of BQE CORE and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.6
    73 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Sapling by Kallidus
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management9.155 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 Methodology7.421 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 Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.5
    54 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Sapling by Kallidus
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    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates6.328 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 Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sapling by Kallidus
    6.7
    3 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings3.42 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BQE CORE and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sapling by Kallidus
    6.4
    1 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BQE CORE and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sapling by Kallidus
    8.9
    3 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Update personal information00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BQE CORE and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sapling by Kallidus
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BQE CORE and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sapling by Kallidus
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BQE CORE and Sapling by Kallidus
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Sapling by Kallidus
    7.9
    3 Ratings
    0% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BQE CORESapling by Kallidus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (165 ratings)
    7.4
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (115 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (90 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.3
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 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 CORESapling by Kallidus
    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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    Kallidus
    It's a good space to have a high level overview of the organization (especially Org view). Places for improvement include extra levels of complexity when you need to click on the person and you are navigated to the pop-up that is hard to use and only one pop up can be used at a time. I wish there wasn't so much of clicking in and clicking out.
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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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    Kallidus
    • Very customizable. Very easy to create new workflows and tasks to meet the unique needs of your organization.
    • The system is easy to navigate, so minimal training is needed for users.
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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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    Kallidus
    • Deeper data management/review - dashboard experience could be better and deeper
    • Ability to drill into reports within the tool- right now it takes you out to a sheet to view
    • Org planning/org chart sharing
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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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    Kallidus
    It is hard to rip out and replace systems and Sapling is doing what we need
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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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    Kallidus
    To use this system you need to buy several add-ons. If add-ons do not fit your business model you will have to access platforms from different companies. The system is not easy to use for onboarding. Candidates cannot change and update settings. To use the system a person must click in the correct spots. If not it leads you someplace else. Then you have to start clicking all over again.
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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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    Kallidus
    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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    Kallidus
    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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    Kallidus
    Sapling HR helps my HR team keep track of our personal information like contact information or t-shirt sizes (who doesn't like free shirts), as well as helping new hires onboard. I think it's super simple to use and keeps everything pretty nicely organized.
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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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    Kallidus
    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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    Kallidus
    If you have someone internally that can run it that definitely helps!
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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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    Kallidus
    Sapling [HR] was our first and only HR automation platform. We ran a trial campaign with them and did not compare them to other vendors.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    Kallidus
    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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    Kallidus
    • We were able to get the system implemented very quickly, which was of great importance to us as we were undergoing rapid growth.
    • The system has helped us keep and stay organized and allowed team members to work collaboratively to get tasks done. Many of these tasks were previously managed with various spreadsheets and other trackers that were quickly becoming unmanageable.
    • Sapling has greatly decreased the time we needed to onboard and employee and has prevented many errors.
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    BQE CORE Screenshots

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