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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

    OrangeHRM

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AThe OrangeHRM platform is a cloud-based HR platform with features for employee management, PTO/leave, recruitment and time tracking. It is available free and open-source, or commercially with advanced features for employee training and career development.N/A
    Pricing
    BQE COREOrangeHRM
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BQE COREOrangeHRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    BQE COREOrangeHRM
    Considered Both Products
    BQE Software Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    OrangeHRM
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    142 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    104 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    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 COREOrangeHRM
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of BQE CORE and OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.6
    73 Ratings
    1% below category average
    OrangeHRM
    -
    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 OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.5
    54 Ratings
    1% below category average
    OrangeHRM
    -
    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 OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    OrangeHRM
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BQE CORE and OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    OrangeHRM
    9.9
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BQE CORE and OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    OrangeHRM
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BQE CORE and OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    OrangeHRM
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BQE CORE and OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    OrangeHRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BQE CORE and OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    OrangeHRM
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BQE CORE and OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    OrangeHRM
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BQE CORE and OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    OrangeHRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BQE CORE and OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    OrangeHRM
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of BQE CORE and OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    OrangeHRM
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BQE CORE and OrangeHRM
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    OrangeHRM
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BQE COREOrangeHRM
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    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score9.6 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BQE COREOrangeHRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (165 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 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 COREOrangeHRM
    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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    OrangeHRM
    According to me, OrangeHRM is best suited for small to medium-sized organizations for [the] management of their employee's records and attendance/leave management. Also, [the] applicant tracking system is [a] very useful feature of this application. OrangeHRM needs to add more features in order to cater requirements of a large-scale organization. Payroll management, learning management, and grievance handling features should be added or improved.
    Incentivized
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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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    OrangeHRM
    • Payment process
    • Attendance management
    • Personal information management
    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.
    Incentivized
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    OrangeHRM
    • Payroll management can be added
    • Learning management system needs to be improved
    • Grievance handling feature should be added
    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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    OrangeHRM
    No answers on this topic
    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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    OrangeHRM
    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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    OrangeHRM
    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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    OrangeHRM
    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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    OrangeHRM
    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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    OrangeHRM
    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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    OrangeHRM
    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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    OrangeHRM
    Bamboo HR is not as advance as OrangeHRM. Its more like self explanatory. Its very easy to use aswell.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    OrangeHRM
    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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    OrangeHRM
    • It has made HR department work [more] efficient
    • It has helped in creating paperless environment
    • Tracking and reporting for effective decision making
    Incentivized
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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