BQE CORE Suite Reviews

Great product fro expense and time tracking, and way more

Pros:

I have been using BQE Software for almost 4 years now. I have been reguarly logging hours and expenses as part of my daily work. I really love the app version in which I can snap a picture on the go from my receipt and toss the receipt away immediatelly. It has saved me tons of time of collecting receipts and then balancing my credit card account. Tracking billable hours is also pretty easy and there are couple of options to do so for each personality from using project timers that you can play and pause to straight old-fashined type of plug-in. Overall, I am very happy of this software.

Cons:

I like all features I have to use for my work.

Great software

Pros:

time tracking is super helpful for everyone

Cons:

initial setup is a heavy lift if you're the only one doing it

Software has issues, but their customer support is pretty good

Comments: In theory, I like all of the features that core has to offer, however, when the features don't work the way they're supposed to it becomes a bit of a nightmare to use. It has a lot of bugs, crashes often and in general is just not very user friendly.

Pros:

I like the expense management feature for employee reimbursement and client billing purposes. I also liked the accounting feature that allows you to bill expenses straight from the Cloudfeeds. I also really liked their customer support. They have a solid team on standby for customer support. I would often get the same person when I called. They are super friendly and know how to navigate the software.

Cons:

It's time consuming to use - it's so slow and there are a lot of features that bug out and simply don't work the way they're supposed to, so I spend a lot of time navigating all of that, which is a bummer.

Recommended

Pros:

It is very easy to use. And lots of functions

Cons:

nothing I really don't like. It is all good.

New product for us - Really like it so far

Comments: I would definitely recommend Core to others. You have to learn the product first but once you do, it's very helpful.

Pros:

The reports we are able to run are extremely useful to us. You can see how each project is doing super easily.

Cons:

At first it was a little hard to use but only because we were used to another program. Now that we use it every day, it's become very helpful.

BQE Core makes life easier!

Comments: BQE Core is easy to navigate and if issues and/or questions do arise, their customer service team is always quick to answer our questions!

Pros:

BQE Core Suite makes invoicing and reconciling expenses fast and efficient, giving us the opportunity to update any items that may need adjusted prior to finalizing any entries each month.

Cons:

BQE Core Suite runs a bit slower than we would prefer, but otherwise, it suits all our needs!

Signal Arch

Comments: Excellent a great tool - would recommend to any ARE firm.

Pros:

I think it is easy to navigate and the user interface is very pleasing. I like the webinars too.

Cons:

Signing in every time can be a bit of a slog.

Good time keeping program

Pros:

It's convenient to use. I like how it tallies all my hours on a daily and weekly basis.

Cons:

Sometimes BQE CORE Suite glitches (not too often, though).

Great Product

Comments: Overall, very satisfied with using the program

Pros:

It is organized; everything is easy to find. Clear labels, info graphics, and tutorials are great

Cons:

I did find the expenses portion to be a little confusing

Boosting Productivity with Intuitive Project Management Solutions

Comments: CORE’s ability to handle project budgets and automate tasks makes it a valuable asset for improving productivity and organization.

Pros:

It is an intuitive and powerful tool that simplifies project management, time tracking, and expense management for small to midsize businesses. Its user-friendly interface, customizable dashboards, and real-time insights boost efficiency and streamline operations.

Cons:

Nothing came to my mind at this moment. It is very user friendly

Yep, there is a feature for that!

Comments: Good. Invoicing and time entry in the program fit our needs. There are always more features that we discover when we need more from CORE.

Pros:

The program is cloud based which keeps us current. Most of the time when I have specific report, feature, or activity that I want, I can find what I need quickly. As with many programs, CORE does more than my office utilizes it for. Invoicing and time entry are usually smooth processes.

Cons:

We migrated from ArchiOffice and feel that the way contacts are managed in CORE is utterly useless. We've abandoned it in favor of a piecemeal assortment of Office 365 and Mac built-in programs.The structure of projects is also something that can be improved. When a project transforms from hourly to percentage or adds phases, CORE has some flexibility but there are troublesome aspect such as migrating time from a single phase project to ensure it can be captured in invoices.

Great Tool for Time Tracking!

Comments: Overall has been a very positive experience using BQE CORE Suite. It allows for clear communication between myself and my team leadership, so there is no question about where my time is going and how long a task took to complete.

Pros:

It breaks down each of my projects clearly and I can directly see where all of my time is going! It offers a lot of control.

Cons:

It did not feel very user-friendly initially, but I caught on after some questions asked to my coworkers!

Best at Accessibility and Time management.

Comments: Overall, it was a good experience till date. I would like to have Time Management section improvised so that it can be more functional in day-to-day task management.

Pros:

Overall functionality and Ease of usage is best.

Cons:

As I have mentioned in the previous page time management can be improved.

Still learning BUT working well for our firm

Pros:

Ease of creating new projects with various templates & phases, option to assign fee schedules and invoicing

Cons:

The platform runs slow and you have to constantly scroll. Great reporting options; however, could use improvement by allowing more customization on templates (removing fields, adding fields, etc...)

My name is Sara Zapata, I work in HMV Successful BQE experience:I use BQE every day to enter time into projects, it's easy to use.

Comments: Overall, it's been good to work with BQE, it's a great app.

Pros:

Using BQE is very simple, additionally, time can be entered day by day and you are sent reminders when you have not entered time in the projects.

Cons:

They could improve the way the user sees the screen, it could be a little more didactic.

Easy to use

Comments: Overall it is people friendly to use and I enjoy it being so easy to use.

Pros:

Easy to navigate in the CORE to find what you need to do.

Cons:

At times it was really is slow to use and kicks me out of programs.

BQE Makes Project Management Easy

Pros:

Assigning tasks and projects to team members is easy and quick.

Cons:

Some fields are redundant and repetitive but it's not a huge issue.

BQE CORE - Must have

Pros:

Tracking time & expenses has never been easier. The interface is very easy to use and provides great historical data of your time tracking that differentiates between billable and non billable hours. Having never used the software before, it has been very easy to familiarize myself with it and use on a daily basis.

Cons:

Whenever I go to save a line entry for hours, it defaults as non-billable even if I click the billable box. This causes me to have to click billable after i save each entry.

Great Functionality for A/E firms

Pros:

Ease of use for time tracking and for monitoring budget

Cons:

Learning curve for other more more complex functions

Excellent user interface

Comments: Really like the online UI, allows me to enter my time and do project research when I am travelling for work.

Pros:

The user interface is very nice, easy to adjust as needed.

Cons:

I wish the searching for projects was quicker, but that could be due to number of projects.

User Friendly

Pros:

nice calendar design and time tracking method

Cons:

the outmost design is simple that can improve

Thoughts from a New User

Pros:

I use it mostly for tracking my hours! I've had coworkers say they use it to help track their NCARB hours also since you can use categories to keep track.

Cons:

I'm not sure how to fix this but my boss isn't getting my PTO requests; I'm sure it's a very solvable issue but we just haven't gotten around to fixing it yet!

Core Review

Pros:

Ease of use, system works pretty well. I use it daily for tracking, billing & invoicing 7 time management purposes.

Cons:

It glitches sometimes & it times out pretty quickly

BQE Review

Comments: my overall experience using this has been great.

Pros:

the thing i liked most about BQE is that it is very easy to use

Cons:

some of the cons using BQE is that sometimes it lags

A solid tool in time tracking

Pros:

It has a good user interface and is easy to use. I like that it has an app to log time outside the office.

Cons:

It should tell you how much of a project's allotted time as been spent