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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

    Webexpenses

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AWebexpenses is a global provider of spend management solutions, combining integrated Expense Cards with cloud-based software for businesses of all sizes across 70+ countries. Serving industries such as retail, finance, technology, construction, and not-for-profit, Webexpenses gives businesses control over company spending by automating processes, proactively enforcing policies, and controlling costs. Features The Webexpenses…

    $54

    per month (up to 15 users on the small business plan)

    Pricing
    BQE COREWebexpenses
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BQE COREWebexpenses
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$250
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    BQE COREWebexpenses
    Considered Both Products
    BQE Software Inc.
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    Webexpenses
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    142 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    601 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    104 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    312 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    148 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    623 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    68 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    197 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    79 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    221 Answers
    Features
    BQE COREWebexpenses
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of BQE CORE and Webexpenses
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.6
    73 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Webexpenses
    -
    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 Management8.857 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of BQE CORE and Webexpenses
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    7.5
    54 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Webexpenses
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    Quotes/estimates6.228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing8.147 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.453 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense Management
    Comparison of Expense Management features of BQE CORE and Webexpenses
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Webexpenses
    8.5
    77 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Employee Expense Reporting00 Ratings8.777 Ratings
    Corporate Card Reconciliation00 Ratings8.438 Ratings
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of BQE CORE and Webexpenses
    Feature
    BQE CORE
    -
    Ratings
    Webexpenses
    8.2
    70 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings8.153 Ratings
    Financial Document Management00 Ratings7.737 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking00 Ratings8.266 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail00 Ratings8.648 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection00 Ratings8.038 Ratings
    Advanced OCR00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer00 Ratings8.735 Ratings
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    Score9.8 out of 10
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    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    BILL Spend & Expense
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BQE COREWebexpenses
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (165 ratings)
    9.1
    (733 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.2
    (49 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (115 ratings)
    9.1
    (732 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.4
    (90 ratings)
    8.6
    (350 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.3
    (6 ratings)
    7.8
    (19 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (9 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BQE COREWebexpenses
    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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    Webexpenses
    Really suits me well for making mileage claims, the map works well and it has an accurate log of addresses. Very handy and easy to be able to add any necessary receipts. Could be a good idea to include live road closures? but I understand that's quite tricky to do. Really easy to be able to move routes when you have gone a different way than recommended.
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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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    Webexpenses
    • imports credit card transactions from our corporate card program without issue
    • allows for easy set up of new users
    • is a very intuitive, easy to learn tool
    • has a very responsive support and customer service team
    • Set up and configuration was thorough, and they were able to work through our unique issues, such as custom segments in NetSuite.
    • It is a very inexpensive product. Well worth the cost.
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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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    Webexpenses
    • When you click add receipts after putting the details of your expense, you get the impression that you have done something incorrect from the prompt that you receive
    • Two options for adding receipts can confuse people when training them on how to use
    • An easy to access FAQ would be helpful
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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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    Webexpenses
    There doesn't seem to be anything in the market at the same price point that is better, however if there is an interrupter in the market that provides better value, then we would heavily assess the cost of change to see if we should move on to the alternative offering.
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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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    Webexpenses
    Based on what I have used it for, it was very easy to use and navigate. The approval process was already setup on the back end so there was no confusion on my end. Notifications were sent to my email based on status which made it helpful to understand where an expense was in the process.
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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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    Webexpenses
    it is always available when I need it
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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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    Webexpenses
    Some times image uploads can be slow and you have to alter the image resolution to increase the speed
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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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    Webexpenses
    The support for the initial setup was great, but since then we have only had to contact support once when we had problems uploading credit card files. The help we received at this time was not good and we ended up trying various things until we resolved the problem ourselves. The online support tutorials are good, but searching for a specific issue is difficult.
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    In-Person Training
    BQE Software Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Webexpenses
    All went well.
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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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    Webexpenses
    It was difficult to train multiple people via video, as they learned at different speeds, and most of the user champions were not as capable with systems and finance processes as our dept.
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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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    Webexpenses
    As long as you have people that are fully aware of the setup steps to get users into the software then I would see no issues arising for any company.
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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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    Webexpenses
    I would have to say that Webexpenses does not stack up well in comparison to Expensify. If given a choice, I would choose Expensify for the best user experience and mobile / desktop being more seamless. It accomplishes the same thing but has a more modern, minimal, and streamlined feel to it.
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    Scalability
    BQE Software Inc.
    This software works on a small and large scale.
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    Webexpenses
    because as the business has grown to has the user base
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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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    Webexpenses
    • Easy integration with your existing finance / accounting software.
    • Lot of time is being saved in maintaining records and now going completely online.
    • Love the option of Scan receipts with Google-vision-powered optical character. This also resulted in less use of paper in our office.
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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

    Webexpenses Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Webexpenses mobile app, that captures receipts instantly.Screenshot of Webexpenses, accessed through a desktop, iOS, Android or Windows device.Screenshot of mileage tracking with Webexpenses.Screenshot of a display of expense-related spend, reported and tracked with customisable reports.Screenshot of the mobile app, where users' expenses can be built, submitted and approved.Screenshot of Webexpenses payments and expense reimbursements.