Compare BQE CORE and CMap 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (60.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
BQE CORE
Star Rating
(442)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about BQE CORECMap
Star Rating
(94)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that BQE CORE excels in "Time & Expense" tracking with a score of 9.0, highlighting its ease of completing timesheets and tracking time to projects/tasks. In contrast, CMap also performs well in this area but does not reach the same level of user satisfaction.
- Reviewers mention that BQE CORE's "Expense Management" feature is particularly strong, scoring 9.7, which users appreciate for its comprehensive capabilities in managing expenses. CMap, while functional, does not offer the same depth, leading to some user frustration.
- G2 users highlight BQE CORE's "Project Budgeting" feature, which scored 8.8, as a standout for its detailed tracking and management capabilities. Users on G2 note that CMap's project budgeting is good but lacks some of the advanced features that BQE CORE provides.
- Reviewers mention that BQE CORE's "Invoice Management" feature, scoring 8.6, is user-friendly and efficient, making it easy to create and deliver invoices. In comparison, CMap's invoice management received a higher score of 8.8, but some users feel it could be more intuitive.
- Users say that BQE CORE's "Quality of Support" is rated at 9.0, with many praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. CMap's support, rated at 8.8, is also well-regarded, but some users feel it could be improved in terms of response times.
- Reviewers mention that BQE CORE's "Customization" options, scoring 8.5, allow for a tailored experience that meets specific business needs. CMap offers customization as well, but users report that it is not as flexible or comprehensive as BQE CORE's offerings.
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Free Trial is available
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
342
8.8
70
Ease of Use
8.5
345
8.7
70
Ease of Setup
7.3
134
8.1
26
Ease of Admin
7.8
114
8.4
25
Quality of Support
9.0
289
8.8
62
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
122
8.8
25
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
300
8.8
60
Features by Category
Expense Reports
8.4
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
60
|
Verified
Not enough data
Travel Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.5
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
Mobile
8.7
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.0
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
142
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
188
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
General Ledger
8.3
52
Not enough data
7.4
37
Not enough data
7.7
41
Not enough data
Accounts Receivable
8.0
67
Not enough data
8.0
38
Not enough data
8.0
37
Not enough data
Accounts Payable
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
7.6
37
Not enough data
Other Functionality
6.7
31
Not enough data
6.5
30
Not enough data
6.3
29
Not enough data
6.4
32
Not enough data
7.2
31
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
7.9
39
Not enough data
9.2
75
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.0
59
Not enough data
7.9
53
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
58
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
7.6
30
Not enough data
8.0
65
Not enough data
8.5
44
Not enough data
Integration
7.6
39
Not enough data
7.4
32
Not enough data
7.1
28
Not enough data
Cash Flow
7.9
39
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
8.2
42
Not enough data
Budgeting & Forecasting
7.9
53
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
7.5
28
Not enough data
7.9
48
Not enough data
Revenue
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.3
35
Not enough data
7.8
29
Not enough data
Payroll
7.2
29
Not enough data
7.4
29
Not enough data
7.8
27
Not enough data
8.4
46
Not enough data
AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.2
66
Not enough data
8.3
70
Not enough data
8.4
61
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
8.1
60
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
Projects
8.2
61
Not enough data
7.9
49
Not enough data
7.4
43
Not enough data
8.1
60
Not enough data
8.0
58
Not enough data
8.3
77
Not enough data
8.0
51
Not enough data
7.8
67
Not enough data
7.9
43
Not enough data
9.0
105
Not enough data
8.3
44
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.2
50
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.3
55
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
7.8
44
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
8.4
95
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Project Management
Not enough data
8.0
28
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
8.8
34
Not enough data
6.9
26
Not enough data
8.2
31
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
27
Not enough data
8.2
29
HR
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.9
35
Procurement
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
27
Not enough data
6.9
26
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.1
25
Content Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
27
Not enough data
8.1
28
Not enough data
8.1
28
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Customer Management
7.8
19
7.4
15
8.1
12
8.0
15
6.4
13
6.7
15
6.9
13
Feature Not Available
Project Management
7.9
19
8.3
20
8.1
19
8.3
22
8.1
15
8.1
17
7.8
17
8.2
19
Accounting
8.4
19
8.4
17
8.6
20
8.8
19
8.2
17
8.0
14
8.3
19
8.3
17
8.3
18
8.5
21
Portfolio Management
7.4
15
6.3
12
7.6
14
6.5
12
7.0
11
6.1
11
6.8
11
6.5
11
Analytics
7.6
15
8.1
17
8.0
18
8.7
19
7.0
15
7.6
12
Administration
7.7
14
7.0
14
8.1
21
8.0
16
8.0
17
7.1
15
Platform
7.1
15
7.0
9
7.7
11
7.1
8
8.4
15
8.7
17
7.5
18
7.0
14
6.3
13
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Automation
9.0
69
Not enough data
8.5
68
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
Administration
9.0
67
Not enough data
8.8
53
Not enough data
9.1
69
Not enough data
Project management
8.7
52
Not enough data
8.4
42
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
8.5
47
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
Workload
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.5
44
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.7
51
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.8
63
Not enough data
9.4
76
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
36
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.2
122
Not enough data
8.6
107
Not enough data
8.3
86
Not enough data
Bill Processing
8.5
84
Not enough data
8.9
115
Not enough data
8.6
119
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
108
Not enough data
8.5
121
Not enough data
7.6
61
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.0
219
Not enough data
9.1
215
Not enough data
8.9
204
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.5
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
205
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
142
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
188
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BQE CORE and CMap are categorized as Professional Services Automation
Unique Categories
BQE CORE is categorized as Work Management, Time Tracking, Expense Management, Billing, Accounting, and Project Management
CMap is categorized as Project-Based ERP
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BQE CORE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
CMap
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Architecture & Planning
34.0%
Civil Engineering
19.8%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
6.0%
Accounting
6.0%
Design
4.0%
Other
30.2%
Architecture & Planning
38.6%
Management Consulting
20.5%
Consulting
13.6%
Pharmaceuticals
3.4%
Marketing and Advertising
3.4%
Other
20.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
BQE CORE
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Laura C.
Verified User in Civil Engineering
First and foremost, it has reduced the number of software we were utilizing to manage our projects; tracking time was all manual which was leading us to many errors and lots of administrative time to fix these billing errors. With BQE Core, we have now all...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Anita T.
Verified User in Management Consulting
BQE Core is not as robust as it's sister product, BillQuick. The accounting functionality is lacking and financial reports are not great. All reports time out fairly quickly. Overall functionality could be smoother. Program errors/glitches are not addressed...
CMap
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Architecture & Planning
It is usable straight from the beginning giving further levels of details with continuous usage.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Laura C.
Verified User in Civil Engineering
First and foremost, it has reduced the number of software we were utilizing to manage our projects; tracking time was all manual which was leading us to many errors and lots of administrative time to fix these billing errors. With BQE Core, we have now all...
Verified User in Architecture & Planning
It is usable straight from the beginning giving further levels of details with continuous usage.
Anita T.
Verified User in Management Consulting
BQE Core is not as robust as it's sister product, BillQuick. The accounting functionality is lacking and financial reports are not great. All reports time out fairly quickly. Overall functionality could be smoother. Program errors/glitches are not addressed...
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Can I evaluate Core on a trial basis?
1 comment
Official Response from BQE CORE
Yes. You can sign up for Core on a 15-day trial period and explore all its features.
Anytime during your trial period, you can subscribe to the paid...Read more
How safe is my data in Core?
1 comment
Official Response from BQE CORE
We take all precautions to keep your information safe and secure. Our state-of-the-art redundant server cluster is hosted and professionally managed by...Read more
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