Unanet ERP AE vs BQE CORE

Unanet ERP AE8.8Visit BQE CORE8.3Visit

Higher score Unanet ERP AE #3 in Engineering Accounting 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Unanet

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BQE CORE #6 in Engineering Accounting 8.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit BQE CORE

• Unanet ERP AE fits best

  AEC firms needing job costing and project billing

• BQE CORE fits best

  Professional firms needing billing and trust accounting

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Side by side

Feature	Unanet ERP AE 8.8/10 Visit ↗	BQE CORE 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.3
Ranking	#3 in Engineering Accounting	#6 in Engineering Accounting
Best for	AEC firms needing job costing and project billing	Professional firms needing billing and trust accounting
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Phone, Docs, Community	Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2	PCI DSS
Integrations	100+ integrations	100+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Unanet ERP AE 0/5 · BQE CORE 0/5
Project costing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
WIP reporting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Labor costing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Project expenses	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Multi-entity accounting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Project billing methods	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines job costing with budget-versus-actual and forecast reporting. Connects project profitability, invoicing, and revenue recognition. Offers 100 integrations, open APIs, and AI-assisted workflows.	Combines time, expenses, projects, billing, accounting, and reporting Supports trust-fund, IOLTA, split, and LEDES billing workflows Offers 100 integrations, mobile apps, APIs, and online payments
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales or scheduling a demo. Cloud deployment is web-only. Its project-centered scope may not suit firms seeking general-purpose accounting.	Pricing is quote-based and varies by modules and users Trust-account emphasis may be narrower than some engineering firms need ACH payments are available for US-based companies only
Our verdict	Unanet ERP AE brings project management, resource planning, time and expense tracking, accounting, billing, and financial reporting into a cloud ERP for architecture, engineering, and multidisciplinary firms. It is aimed at organizations… Read the review →	BQE CORE is a cloud practice-management platform for professional-services firms that need connected project operations and accounting. It brings together time and expense tracking, project management and budgeting, billing, invoicing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Unanet ERP AE — where it wins

  • Combines job costing with budget-versus-actual and forecast reporting.
  • Connects project profitability, invoicing, and revenue recognition.
  • Offers 100 integrations, open APIs, and AI-assisted workflows.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales or scheduling a demo.
  • Cloud deployment is web-only.
  • Its project-centered scope may not suit firms seeking general-purpose accounting.

• BQE CORE — where it wins

  • Combines time, expenses, projects, billing, accounting, and reporting
  • Supports trust-fund, IOLTA, split, and LEDES billing workflows
  • Offers 100 integrations, mobile apps, APIs, and online payments

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based and varies by modules and users
  • Trust-account emphasis may be narrower than some engineering firms need
  • ACH payments are available for US-based companies only

• Unanet ERP AE8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  Project accounting, job costing, billing, and planning for project-led AEC firms.

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• BQE CORE8.3/10 · Pricing on request

  BQE CORE combines project accounting, billing, payments, and trust-account controls.

  Visit BQE COREFull verdict →