Key BQE Advantages
See how BQE CORE’s intuitive platform simplifies everyday tasks—unlike the complex, rigid workflows of Vantagepoint.
Key Differentiators
Modern, Intuitive Interface for the Whole Team
CORE is built with a clean, intuitive design that everyone can navigate easily, from principals to designers to bookkeepers, reducing training time and increasing daily efficiency.
Vantagepoint’s interface is complex, hard to use, and intimidating for non-financial users, leading to poor firm-wide adoption.
Faster, More Flexible Implementation
BQE CORE is quick to implement, with built-in best practices, industryspecific templates, and flexible workflows that adapt to your firm’s needs, without the heavy lift.
Vantagepoint often requires expensive training, outside consultants, months of configuration, and ongoing maintenance just to get up and running.
Built Specifically for A/E Firms of All Sizes
CORE was started by an architect and an engineer who wanted better tools to manage their firms. It is laser focused on providing the best tools for A/E firms of all sizes from small firms to mid and large offices. It was designed and built for firms like yours.
Vantagepoint was built for the few very large firms with 500+ employees and complex operations. They don’t build the tools or offer in-house training for the majority of A/E firms which are small to mid-sized businesses.
Feature comparison
Discover how CORE’s modern, intuitive platform—purpose-built for A&E firms of all sizes—outperforms Vantagepoint’s outdated, rigid system, giving your team the flexibility and efficiency to thrive.
Features
Purpose-Built for A&E
Yes. Designed by an architect & engineer, for architects & engineers.
No. Retrofits a legacy ERP framework for A&E firms
User Interface
Clean, user-friendly design that's easy for the whole team to use
Clunky, complex, and hard to use interface with limited team adoption
Faster, Affordable Implementation
Yes. Quick setup with minimal reliance on consultants
No. Long, costly onboarding often require expensive consulting
True All-in-One Platform
Yes. Integrated accounting, project management, resource planning, billing, time tracking, and CRM
No. Additional modules are expensive and require extra customization
Flexible, Customizable Dashboards
Yes. Easily build project, financial, & operations dashboards without IT
No. Dashboards are rigid and require IT/admin setup
Seamless Mobile App
Yes. Full mobile access to projects, time, expenses, tasks, and reports
No. Limited mobile functionality, poor mobile usability
Real-Time Financial Dashboards
Yes. Live project profitability, budgets, and cash flow visibility
No. Limited real-time financial data with batch posting. Needs heavy reporting setup
Automated Workflow Tools
Yes. Automated timecard reminders, billing workflows, and report delivery
No. Heavy manual processes unless custom workflows are configured
Resource Planning
Yes. Native, flexible resource planning and project budgets
No. Resource planning data is disconnected from time tracking
Flexible Billing & Contract Options
Yes. Supports hourly, fixed fee, NTE, phased contracts, retainers, & more
No. Billing setups are rigid & limited
Real-Time Project Profitability Tracking
Yes. Instantly track margins at project, phase, and task level
No. Profitability visibility is harder & slower without heavy customization
Time Tracking with Ease
Yes. Intuitive, easy to use time tracking your team will actually use
No. Complex and challenging and a tool most users complain about
Invoicing Speed
Invoicing is fast with intuitive templates that are easy to use
Designed for complexity with so many options people struggle
Customized Reports & Templates
Yes. Affordable and fast turnarounds
Slow response time and prohibitively expensive
Feature comparison
See how CORE’s intuitive and simplified interface compares to Ajera’s more traditional system, making it easier for teams to work efficiently and stay focused on what matters most.
Features
Integrated CRM
Yes, with the ability to build quotes & proposals
No
Integrated CRM
Yes, with the ability to build quotes & proposals
No
Integrated CRM
Yes, with the ability to build quotes & proposals
No
Integrated CRM
Yes, with the ability to build quotes & proposals
No
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Power for Yourself
The best A&E firms get even better with BQE CORE. See how firms like yours have benefitted from better firm management software.
“[Compared to Deltek Vantagepoint, CORE is] more of a speed boat than a cargo ship. The information's always there. It's always live. We can run reports and see where AR is. We can see if we're going up or down. CORE has...allowed us to make decisions quicker than in the past.“
Scott R, AIA
Heights Venture Architecture + Design
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