Compare Alight Planning Enterprise and BQE Core - Jan 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jan 26, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Alight Planning Enterprise or BQE Core?

Alight Planning Enterprise is more expensive to implement (TCO) than BQE Core, and Alight Planning Enterprise is rated higher (91/100) than BQE Core (80/100). Alight Planning Enterprise offers users more features (16) than BQE Core (5).

Looking for the right Accounting & Finance solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Alight Planning Enterprise Vs. BQE Software

Alight Planning Enterprise: Alight Planning takes the budgeting and planning process beyond spreadsheets with a multi-user system designed for executives, financial staff, and line managers who collaborate in developing financial plans and reviewing financial and operating results.With Alight Planning, financial planning is fast and effective, allowing integration of strategi...

BQE Software: BQE Software is a world leader in time tracking, billing and project management software for professional services firms. Its products, including BillQuick®, ArchiOffice® and EngineerOffice®, simplify the way information is entered and utilized by firms. With over 250,000 users, BQE is the trusted solution worldwide for architects, engineers, accou...

Who is more expensive? Alight Planning Enterprise or BQE Core?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Accounting & Finance software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Alight Planning Enterprise and BQE Core.

Alight Planning Enterprise price starts at $6,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Alight Planning Enterprise is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Accounting & Finance software. BQE Core price starts at $19.95 per user/month , When comparing BQE Core to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Accounting & Finance software cost.

Bottom line: Alight Planning Enterprise is more expensive than BQE Core.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Alight Planning Enterprise Vs. BQE Core based on some of the most important and required Accounting & Finance features.

Alight Planning Enterprise: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Budgeting & Forecasting, Fund-Accounting, Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Customizable Features, Dashboarding.

BQE Core: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing & Invoicing, Purchase Orders, Time and Expense Tracking.

Target customer size

Just 4 years after it was founded Alight has manage to gather over 250 customers from different business segments. and BQE Core's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



Alight Planning Enterprise

ITQlick rating
(3.9/5)

starts at $6,000 per license

Alight Planning Enterprise is an on-premise and cloud-based integrated enterprise resource planning solution that takes the budgeting and financial planning beyond spreadsheets. Alight Planning is a perfect veh...

Categories: Core Accounting, Budgeting & CPM, Business Intelligence.

BQE Core

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $19.95 per user/month

BQE Core is a growing cloud-based Accounting-Finance software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. BQE Core received a rating of 4.3 from ITQlick team. The software cost is consider...

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Recurring Billing, Billing & Invoicing, Core Accounting, Costing.

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Alight Planning Enterprise: 16 Features

Budgeting & Forecasting
Fund-Accounting
Ad-Hoc Analysis
Ad-Hoc Reporting
Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Dashboard
Customizable Features
Dashboarding
Forecasting & Budgeting
Graphic Benchmark
Issue Indicators
Multy Languages
Performance Measurements
Predictive-Analysis
Profit Analysis
Trend Indicators

BQE Core: 5 Features

Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Billing & Invoicing
Purchase Orders
Time and Expense Tracking
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Alight P...
ITQlick rating
3.9/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
5.8/10
License pricing
$6,000 per license
Functionality
19
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BQE Core
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$19.95 per user/month
Functionality
20
Denali B...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$1,999 per license
Functionality
16
MoneyDesktop
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
MultiCHAX
ITQlick rating
3.4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$99 per license
Functionality
5

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.