Compare BQE CORE and Unanet AE ERP 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (51.1% 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
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Star Rating
(180)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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BQE CORE vs Unanet AE ERP
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found BQE CORE easier to use and set up. However, Unanet AE ERP is easier to administer. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that BQE CORE meets the needs of their business better than Unanet AE ERP.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that BQE CORE is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of BQE CORE over Unanet AE ERP.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BQE CORE
No pricing availableUnanet AE ERP
No pricing availableFree Trial
BQE CORE
Free Trial is available
Unanet AE ERP
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
342
8.2
112
Ease of Use
8.5
345
7.2
154
Ease of Setup
7.3
134
6.8
109
Ease of Admin
7.8
114
7.9
65
Quality of Support
9.0
289
7.9
106
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
122
8.4
64
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
300
7.6
113
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
7.2
56
Not enough data
6.3
52
Not enough data
7.1
56
Not enough data
7.2
57
Not enough data
5.7
44
Not enough data
6.7
50
Not enough data
7.6
58
Not enough data
5.9
42
Not enough data
6.5
40
Not enough data
6.2
39
Not enough data
6.3
41
Not enough data
6.5
44
Project Management
Not enough data
6.2
45
Not enough data
6.1
43
Not enough data
7.0
50
Not enough data
6.4
43
Not enough data
7.1
49
Not enough data
5.3
38
Not enough data
6.1
45
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
6.1
40
Not enough data
5.9
36
Not enough data
5.5
34
Not enough data
5.6
36
Not enough data
5.5
38
HR
Not enough data
6.3
34
Not enough data
6.3
36
Not enough data
7.9
49
Procurement
Not enough data
5.6
32
Not enough data
5.4
32
Not enough data
5.8
40
Not enough data
6.0
35
Not enough data
5.3
32
Content Management
Not enough data
6.6
44
Not enough data
6.0
35
Not enough data
5.2
31
Not enough data
5.6
35
Not enough data
5.5
37
Not enough data
6.2
41
Analytics
Not enough data
6.2
37
Not enough data
6.3
40
Not enough data
5.5
36
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 Unanet AE ERP share no categories
Unique Categories
BQE CORE is categorized as Work Management, Time Tracking, Expense Management, Professional Services Automation, Billing, Accounting, and Project Management
Unanet AE ERP 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.)
Unanet AE ERP
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%
Civil Engineering
36.0%
Architecture & Planning
27.0%
Accounting
6.7%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
6.2%
Consulting
4.5%
Other
19.7%
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...
Unanet AE ERP
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Kelly Archer D.
Verified User in Architecture & Planning
I love the dashboard functionality and the opportunities to build custom dashboards with minimal or no support. The possibilities are nearly endless and have provided some valuable real-time insights to our firm. I also love that they work towards...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Architecture & Planning
Everything. Try to avoid using it at all costs.
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...
Kelly Archer D.
Verified User in Architecture & Planning
I love the dashboard functionality and the opportunities to build custom dashboards with minimal or no support. The possibilities are nearly endless and have provided some valuable real-time insights to our firm. I also love that they work towards...
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 Architecture & Planning
Everything. Try to avoid using it at all costs.
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 unanet used for?
2 comments
LH
Unanet ERP AE is built specifically for architects and engineers and is used for project-based accounting, project management, resource management and...Read more
What are the Best Practices for rolling out Project Central to our Project Managers?
1 comment
LH
Jeff, thanks so much for posting here. Project Central is a great fit for giving project managers the tools they need to gain project insights and be more...Read more
What is ERP unanet?
1 comment
LH
Unanet ERP AE is project-based ERP (enterprise resource planning) and built specifically for architects and engineers. Firms typically use Unanet ERP AE for...Read more
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