Compare BQE CORE and QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $1,340.00 1 user Per Year
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 COREQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Star Rating
(961)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $1,340.00 1 user Per Year
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- Users report that BQE CORE excels in "Quality of Support" with a score of 9.0, while QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise has a lower score of 7.9. Reviewers mention that BQE CORE's support team is responsive and knowledgeable, making it easier to resolve issues quickly.
- Reviewers mention that BQE CORE offers superior "Expense Reports" features, particularly in "Employee Reimbursement" with a score of 8.7 compared to QuickBooks' 8.0. Users say that BQE CORE's reimbursement process is streamlined and user-friendly, enhancing employee satisfaction.
- Users on G2 highlight BQE CORE's "Time Tracking" capabilities, scoring 9.1 for "Ease of Completing Timesheets" and 9.1 for "Tracking Time to Project/Task." In contrast, QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise scores lower in these areas, with users reporting that BQE CORE's time tracking is more intuitive and integrated with project management.
- Reviewers mention that QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise shines in "Invoice Customization," scoring 8.6, while BQE CORE scores 8.0. Users say that QuickBooks offers more flexibility in designing invoices, which is crucial for businesses that prioritize branding.
- G2 users report that BQE CORE's "Project Accounting" features, scoring 8.3, are more robust than those in QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise, which has a lower score. Users appreciate BQE CORE's ability to manage project budgets and track expenses effectively, making it a better choice for project-driven businesses.
- Users say that QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise has a more comprehensive "General Ledger" functionality, scoring 8.8 compared to BQE CORE's 8.3. Reviewers mention that QuickBooks provides a more detailed audit trail and better tagging/dimension capabilities, which are essential for larger organizations with complex accounting needs.
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Entry-Level Pricing
BQE CORE
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
342
8.7
814
Ease of Use
8.5
345
8.7
826
Ease of Setup
7.3
134
8.3
383
Ease of Admin
7.8
114
8.5
333
Quality of Support
9.0
289
7.9
771
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
122
8.5
325
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
300
7.5
798
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
8.8
615
|
Verified
7.4
37
8.1
466
|
Verified
7.7
41
8.3
549
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
8.0
67
8.6
614
|
Verified
8.0
38
8.2
532
|
Verified
8.0
37
8.0
462
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
8.1
32
8.5
536
|
Verified
8.2
55
8.7
584
|
Verified
7.6
37
8.4
512
|
Verified
Other Functionality
6.7
31
8.1
429
|
Verified
6.5
30
8.1
429
6.3
29
8.1
426
|
Verified
6.4
32
8.2
453
7.2
31
8.1
461
8.3
46
8.7
588
|
Verified
7.9
39
8.6
442
|
Verified
9.2
75
8.6
449
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
54
8.9
633
|
Verified
8.0
59
8.4
627
|
Verified
7.9
53
8.1
504
|
Verified
8.6
68
8.3
567
|
Verified
Platform
7.8
58
7.9
578
|
Verified
8.3
50
Feature Not Available
8.7
66
8.3
604
|
Verified
7.6
30
8.1
423
8.0
65
8.3
620
|
Verified
8.5
44
8.3
573
|
Verified
Integration
7.6
39
8.1
554
|
Verified
7.4
32
8.0
423
|
Verified
7.1
28
7.9
401
Cash Flow
7.9
39
8.5
194
|
Verified
8.5
56
8.9
205
|
Verified
8.2
42
8.8
192
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
7.9
53
8.1
504
|
Verified
8.4
34
8.4
184
|
Verified
7.5
28
8.2
155
|
Verified
7.9
48
8.5
182
|
Verified
Revenue
8.2
35
8.6
190
|
Verified
8.3
35
8.6
183
|
Verified
7.8
29
8.3
168
Payroll
7.2
29
8.6
160
7.4
29
Feature Not Available
7.8
27
8.4
173
8.4
46
8.8
187
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.6
15
9.7
5
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.3
14
6.3
5
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
8.0
5
8.0
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
9.0
5
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.9
15
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
7.9
95
Not enough data
8.0
81
Not enough data
7.7
73
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.3
140
Not enough data
8.9
132
Not enough data
8.5
146
Not enough data
8.6
144
Not enough data
8.6
125
Not enough data
8.5
109
Not enough data
8.9
152
Not enough data
9.0
132
Taxes
Not enough data
8.9
155
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.8
118
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
8.1
66
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
7.8
58
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
99
Not enough data
8.5
156
Not enough data
8.4
161
Not enough data
8.3
147
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
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.3
35
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.6
34
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
7.3
30
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
7.8
28
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.8
28
Back Office
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
8.2
27
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.4
24
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
8.1
22
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
8.3
22
Front Office
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.4
22
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
8.4
22
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.1
22
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.4
23
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
8.9
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
8.2
24
Logistics
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
7.6
24
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
7.9
24
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
27
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.7
28
Not enough data
8.6
24
Production
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
7.9
20
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
7.5
18
Not enough data
8.3
20
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.9
26
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
8.5
26
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Customer Management
7.8
19
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
Project Management
7.9
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.8
17
Not enough data
Accounting
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
7.4
15
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
Analytics
7.6
15
Not enough data
8.0
18
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
Administration
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
8.0
17
Not enough data
Platform
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
7.5
18
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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 QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise are categorized as Accounting
Unique Categories
BQE CORE is categorized as Work Management, Time Tracking, Expense Management, Professional Services Automation, Billing, and Project Management
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is categorized as Payroll and ERP Systems
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BQE CORE
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
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%
Accounting
28.2%
Construction
8.5%
Non-Profit Organization Management
2.9%
Retail
2.5%
Financial Services
2.4%
Other
55.7%
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...
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Niraj K.
Verified User in Accounting
I am using QuickBooks Desktop which is most of the company. It's useful for classification for different type of expenses. Which is best software for accounting KPO industries. In QBD, account Bookkeeping and Reconciliation are easy to understand for every...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Accounting
For two years I worked in an engineering company's accounting office where QuickBooks was used to maintain records. As an accounting staff I was responsible for producing reports, making journal entries, entering new clients, updating records, and...
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...
Niraj K.
Verified User in Accounting
I am using QuickBooks Desktop which is most of the company. It's useful for classification for different type of expenses. Which is best software for accounting KPO industries. In QBD, account Bookkeeping and Reconciliation are easy to understand for every...
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...
Verified User in Accounting
For two years I worked in an engineering company's accounting office where QuickBooks was used to maintain records. As an accounting staff I was responsible for producing reports, making journal entries, entering new clients, updating records, and...
Discussions
Is there a charge for data migration from another software?
2 comments
OL
You may take advantage of the data migration service Data2CRM to transfer the information between over 120 CRM solutions or import it from files.
Automated...Read more
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
What is QuickBooks Enterprise?
2 comments
Official Response from QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is software designed to help you manage your accounting and business needs efficiently and with ease. It comes with the...Read more
How do you do a new budget
2 comments
RM
Go to the top dropdown & select Company>Planning & Budgeting>Set up budgets. You can setup & input your budget data there.Read more
Dear Intuit/Quickbooks, will it ever be possible to link outlook with email addresses stored in a Customer or Vendor profile in either QBO or QBD?
2 comments
AH
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