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- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Great software for the construction industry
I am extremely pleased with all the construction software combined. We were able to downsize the different programs we used and integrate everything into basically one system.
Pros
The software was user friendly. When I first used Sage years ago, it was brand new on the construction scene but it by far blew the software we were using away. It seems to have gotten better with age.
Cons
Initial setup was not as smooth as I feel it should have been. The reports are great however, customizing certain items specifically rails for us. We just run several reports and get the numbers anyway.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Big Upgrade for Our Company
We are happy with Sage Construction Suite. Any time we have had issues arise, customer service has always been really knowledgeable and helpful. It was a big upgrade for us and is capable of alot!
Pros
It is really great to have a software that multiple departments in our construction company can use from payroll to estimating. Implementation and training was pretty seamless. The Info Assistant module is really helpful too as you can run reports for any module there without occupying a license.
Cons
Running inquiries and reports can sometimes be tricky to find exactly what you are looking for. Regarding inquiries, the printouts always look like they came from a typewriter in the 80's. It would also be nice if the software was cloud based.
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Review for sage construction
Everything is good except for remote desktop connection which makes work from home difficult
Pros
It's easy to use and there is wide generation of email.
Cons
It needs a remote desktop connection to function.
Response from Sage
Thank you for your review of Sage Construction Suite. We're glad you find it easy to use and appreciate the email generation feature. We understand the inconvenience of needing a remote desktop connection and I'll pass this on internally to look at improving this aspect to enhance your work-from-home experience.I would like to invite you to join our customer advocacy program to connect more on your experience. Plus, you can access exclusive events, content and unlock Sage rewards. Please use this link: https://na.sagechampions.com/join/Gartner to join!
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Sage construction Review
I have a good experience with sage if the VPN is removed
Pros
I like how seamless the process is and how easy it is to understand and use.
Cons
I don't like that I need a VPN to access Sage
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Great project managing software
Pros
Having the ability to manage a project from start to finish is possible.
Cons
Sage is very particular about the manner in which you enter information. It often is not as user friendly as programs I have used in the past. Correcting information/entries can be difficult.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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10 years past it's prime
Sage 300 CRE meet our company's needs for close to 15 years, but ultimately newer,
cheaper, faster, more accessible, and more customizable software came along and we choose to switch. 10 years ago Sage 300 CRE was well worth looking at but these days there are better options on the market.
Pros
As an accounting system Sage 300 did the majority of what was required from it, similarly as a payroll management system. Sage 300 CRE has a lot of 3rd party support and there we no shortage of additional programs that could be integrated to handle document control, time collection, and reporting. Sage 300 CRE is also customizable enough that many changes to accommodate our business were able to be made. Most modules in Sage are capable of importing from CSV files making data transfer between system relatively easy, especially with the backup documents.
Cons
The biggest complaint from our users had to do with the speed at which the system operated. Regardless of our servers hardware we found some reports and process would take several minutes to run and despite receiving several suggestions from the customer support team nothing ever improved the situation.
As time went by despite yearly updates Sage 300 CRE felt like a older and older program, its UI and design philosophy feel very 2000s.
Getting information out of Sage can be extremely tricky as well, built in export options are limited, and using the ODBC drivers can be tricky even for technical users.
Setting up Sage 300 CRE so that it functions like a client-server application is also tricky, and the update process usually ended up with our IT team spending an entire evening updating the server and each individual workstation. Access Sage outside of your company's intranet is also difficult.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Sage Review
Pros
I like that you are able to keep track of your vendors & purchases all in one place. I mainly use Sage for purchasing.
Cons
If I do not shut my computer down before i go home & try to log into Sage the following day, it kicks me out & I have to completely restart my computer. It is very frustrating & everyone else I work with has the same issues.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Sage Review
Works well for what we use it for, overall would say it is a positive experience
Pros
Lot of different functions available to pull different reports or see certain numbers.
Cons
Not user friendly. Takes awhile to get use to the interface
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Sage 300
Overall, it is one of the best software's I've ever used in my career in accounting.
Pros
I liked how user friendly it is and how easy it is to fix any errors.
Cons
Some improvements can be made on the ease of finding answers to various questions.
- Industry: Architecture & Planning
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Perfect program for tracking jobs, invoices, POs etc.
Overall its a great resource to have for managing your business.
Pros
In my position, I use job cost and accounts receivable most. I like that I'm able to set up a job with ease and keep track of all expenses associated with that job. I can look up a job quickly using job cost, enter invoices, enter direct costs. etc.
Cons
I love using sage but I have run into one problem. We only have 1 user at a time so If I'm in job cost entering direct costs and someone tries to log on, not knowing I'm already using it, it interrupts the system and I cant save what I have entered. I have to erase and start all over.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Sage 300
Pros
Batch entry for invoicing, to be able to create multiple batches and update accordingly for the GL to balance on a monthly basis
Cons
Convoluted reporting, invoice correction once uploaded is a difficult process to reverse
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for Free Trial
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Sage 300 Review
Pros
sage 300 is good for project management, financial integrations and making some reports to prevent future problems
Cons
Sage 300 has a very large learning curve due to its very complex features and high cost
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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10+ years of Sage
Overall I have had very little problems in Sage for the my 10+ years of using the product. I think it flows rather well, but when I had to train someone else because of concerns over COVID, it was a little tricky. There are some deductions I have to compute manually because I can't tell it to include overtime, but not vacation or sick when creating the deduction. I also don't like that when creating a paygroup you need to save before adding benefits, but that's a minor inconvenience. I have also adapted paygroup for the different benefit levels of my employees who attend school and have different impact to compensation. Overall I would recommend.
Pros
It is easy to input invoices and do most of payroll. The certified payroll still needs a little work for those of us not doing it electronically. I have never had an issue with the quarterly or end of yea tax reports. Archiving previous years and locking down transactions prior to archiving has become much simpler. I do customized reports from time to time and generally they are rather easy to do.
Cons
I would like to see a tab in the jobs that has all the information needed for the A1-131 top section report.
I would like to see date added when it notifies you in accounts payable that you have a duplicate invoice number.
Lately I have had to install the program onto new computers. The install was not as smooth due to Microsoft. I wish I had a updated list that said you also will need to download these applications as they are no longer automatically provided by Microsoft - ie Framework, SQL 2014.
Response from Sage
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Next level accounting
We were able to have multiple users with out them seeing what we don't want them to see. Also it improved the reporting and bill paying process. It has been great to have estimating incorporated in the program and the ability to export into excel. Some parts however are very clunky and take multiple steps (such as entering info twice in change orders or having to create a job after a client. It would be nice to click a button on client that creates the job automatically. Grateful the capability to transfer between accounts was added, however the fact that I have to enter a journal entry to use the vacation time costs on my balance sheet when someone uses it in payroll seems a miss-step.
Pros
Accounting is great. The level of personalization for each user, being able to lock down per line what each user sees and use of PO/SO takes us to the next level of what we were looking for. Also personalization of reports and ability to change things how we need them is excellent. Have been using as our CRM as well. That there are constant improvements and ability to request them. Love the dashboard and how I can customize it. I feel much more informed about our numbers and the auto-reports are very helpful.
Cons
So much to learn and implement. Our onboarding was less than impressive (trainer distracted and taking another phone call while I'm paying for her time) Also very expensive. There was no information as to the set up of the computers required, or even how to go about implementing the program until we were involved with the trainers and they didn't cover that first part. Had to learn by trial and error. We felt like there was very little help and a lot of miscommunications. We need more field access (online) but that is not on the accounting side...all project management. Also, when exporting to word or excel it is in tables and not easy to manipulate.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Feature rich but not user friendly
My experience has been mixed. It took several months to locate someone in support to help me through a very frustrating upgrade path. The inability to update functionality can lead to finding alternative solutions when in a time crunch. At year end 2020, we had to find another way to accommodate the 1099-NEC change when we could not successfully upgrade.
Pros
This product is fairly comprehensive with some offerings from third parties to fill in the gaps
Cons
There is a clunky, nonintuitive user interface. Training involves a long learning curve. Users who are more familiar with more graphical and intuitive experiences will need help. Upgrades can be error prone which is mitigated by the excellent Knowledge Base and being adept at Google searches. Most stumbling blocks are documented. Support is pricey but with persistence helpful.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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The best applications for accurate accounting of supply chains
Sage 300 keep all supply chain tracking processes on track from the start until after the work is completed, which gives assurances to all supply chain participants that their entitlements and rights are known and thus facilitates transparent settlements.
Pros
It is a comprehensive accounting program, useful for conducting audits and reviews of all accounts of suppliers (creditor and debtor). It integrates with many software that is used in project management, enabling users to apply comprehensive management concepts to their projects.
I like very much the ease of setup, commensurate with the needs of the project, and its integration with many applications relieves you of double entry and enables you to import or export data as needed.
With Sage 300, you will be able to accurately prepare the accounting lists for your supply chains, as you will be able to know the balance of any of the suppliers and delivery dates directly and without the need to search in invoices and files.
Cons
All is well and after hours of training you will be able to use it efficiently, just needs some updates to the display and some colors to get a more modern look. The program's speed must also be increased so that you can exploit more than one window at the same time.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Sage 100 for all Sizes
I love the Report Scheduler Manager feature. The ability to schedule reports to automatically be distributed to various Project Managers and Management through out the month is a game changer. No longer do I have an outlook reminder every day as to which reports need to be sent for teammates to manage their projects and duties.
Pros
Previously I had worked with Sage 300, while it provides endless flexibility it is not for the technically challenged. Upon arriving at Gilmore I was informed they have Sage 100, I immediately was able to dive in to reconfigure the system to start utilizing 80% of the modules without a lengthy training process. I have the system synced with Sage Estimating, Sage Paperless and Procore project management. This is a game changer!! No duplication of keystrokes in the entire accounting workflow process!!
Cons
Custom report writing is not easy, however, easier than learning Crystal Reports. Anyone with moderate understanding of database software utilizing fields and simple equations can learn to modify existing reports to better suit their requirements.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Solid Construction Accounting Software
The tracking of costs and billings is great in this software. You are able to capture just about every detail you could possibly need and it's all integrated together. With the available 3rd party add ons this is a very good product.
Pros
Sage 300 CRE, formally known as Timberline, is a very robust construction accounting software. The customization is really endless and although the software platform is older, the 3rd party software packages available allow you to use current technologies with it. It is not the most user friendly as new software is but it is a very solid working product that has been around for years. I like being able to customize the software to how we do business. I have not run into too many situations in which the software was not capable of handling something. Certainly you might need a consultant to help you create complex reports and other processes but at least it is available if you need it.
Cons
I would say the biggest con is the fact the software is built on an older database platform and the screens are a bit older and do not scale well with newer systems. Although there is a SQL database replicator now to move your data to SQL for enhanced and faster reporting, the program itself still runs on the Pervasive database. It tends to run slow when you have a large database so you constantly have to keep up on the archiving. I also wish the program had a few more preventative features when it comes to posting transactions to closed GL periods. Certain tasks do not validate if the GL is closed prior to posting which I find to be a pain. Sometimes the fix is easy but other times it is very difficult to figure out.
Response from Sage
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Sage Review from Ft. Myers
This product keeps daily track of so many aspects of running a business and is very structured in keeping you and your business concerns organized. I completely depend on this for ALL of our accounting and project needs. Again, I can not say enough about the customer service.
Pros
This software is very detailed and will give you the information you need and depend on for daily use. We use only this product for all of our construction accounting /project needs. The reports it creates gives you the information needed per project, to see in daily figures what that project looks like from many aspects. You can also create specific reports if needed, but I have never needed to do that. They have GREAT customer service. They will log in with you and see what you have going on or what you're trying to do and will give you whatever help you need. I completely depend on this product.
Cons
Since this product is so detailed, some of the steps to "fix" something can be confusing and will have many steps to undo. Sometimes there can be more than one way to redo something and I get myself confused as to which action to take, but I know that customer service is completely dependable and they are only a call away to help.
Response from Sage
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Karen Schwingle
I have used Sage 100 Contractor in one version or another since 2004 through my employment with a former Corian countertop fabricator and my association with Suitable Solutions ([SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN]). I love it! I believe it is an extremely workable program for contractors.
Pros
I work for a commercial roofing contractor. I think the project management system had the most impact, because non-accounting employees have access to it and they learn what it takes to keep a job moving forward.
Cons
This is not so much something that I "like least" about Sage, but the hardest part for me was getting others in the company to realize that I did not have to be the person to do EVERYTHING. They were capable of entering purchase orders.....they were capable of entering a change order.....they were capable of running a report. It has taken a couple years (we went live in 2017) for other staff to buy into the program. It is now going well.
Response from Sage
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Sage 300 and beyond
I have worked with Sage for eight years and this is by far the best software.
Pros
I appreciate how well connected the different programs sync with each other.
Cons
The least thing i like about Sage 300 is that everything cost extra. Having customized crystal reports blocked behind a paywall is not productive. Each year should supply "x" amount of free reports.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Accounting software made easy
The benefits from using this software have proved to be profitable for our business. Project Managers are now more engaged on the financial side of things.
Pros
The process of integrating this software into our business was simple and intuitive. The software integrates perfectly with our cloud based construction management software Procore.
Cons
I wish it was cloud based. I believe it will be soon, but at the time we implemented the software it wasn't.
Alternatives Considered
Viewpoint TeamReasons for Choosing Sage Construction Suite
Old software did not scaleReasons for Switching to Sage Construction Suite
Integration was Procore was exceptional- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Sage Recommendation
Pros
I started to use Sage 300 back when it was called Timberline. I implemented it at the Drywall company I was working at. The software is very user friendly and is very easy for anyone to use. I perfected the software use when I went to a General Contractor that was already using the software. When I first interviewed for my current position, in my interview I couldn't stop talking about Sage. That was the reason I was hired. I have once again implemented Sage from a manual system.
Cons
I don't like the was the Job Cost module changed and would love it to go back to the old set-up screen. I used to use the condition button for looking for set up mistakes and not I literally need to go thru each job looking at the set-up.
Also in the Payroll module I wish the reports and generating accruals would be able to use the daily entry grid instead of have to enter the date for each entry. I went for one entry per employee week to forty. That's not cost effective to get the work done.
Response from Sage
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.
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I have used Sage 300 since 2010 and have found it the most troubling accounting software I have encountered. It has the capability to do a lot, but the product is so difficult to use that it makes doing a lot impractical, at least for a smaller company.
Sage acquired Master Builder in around 2008 and has yet to implement many of the "smart" features I had expected after they bought it from Intuit in that acquisition. In Master Builder/Sage 100, you can drill down on just about any field or report for more data. This drill down does not exist in Sage 300. The built-in calculator in Sage 100 is so handy; it does not exist in 300. The feature to advance the date using the + and - keys in 100 does not exist in 300. The feature to verify successful check runs through a certain check number does not exist in 300.
The use of non-accounting terms intermixed with accounting terms is frustrating to me. When looking at the Cash Management Module, it refers to Debits and Credits as Additions and Subtractions. It posts certain entries as a Negative Debit instead of a Credit or vice-verse. GL is driven by the modules and never the opposite. In 100, you can enter accounting entries and have the job costs updated, but not in 300. If you have to enter a GL transaction that will affect job costs, you have to then go into the job cost module and enter a direct job cost and debit and credit the same account for a net zero GL affect.
It can only print one thing at a time. Let me clarify; you open one report, an AP aging. You realize you paid a vendor more than you thought. You then run an open invoice list for that vendor. You realize they haven't been paid on a draw that they should have. You then decide to print the Open Invoice list to give to the PM, Controller, etc., but you can't. The first report that is open gets the print priority. Then if you try to close your AP aging to print your Invoice list, you can't. When you opened the second report, apparently the first report tells the second that it is not allowed to print. You then have to close the second report and re-run it.
My biggest issue with 300 is that it is extremely prone to being out of balance with itself. That phrase may not make sense to most accounting users. I am referring to the concept of the GL not matching the AP, AR, Cash, etc modules. I have had so many instances of something being off; most recently, certain sales accounts were showing a previous balance after closing the fiscal year. This required manually changing the previous year account balance on the sales account and changing the retained earnings by the same amount. These sort of internal errors are very scary to me because Sage doesn't know why they happen, and if it can happen in one place, it can happen just about anywhere, I would think.
Sage support is decent; they are all pretty used to the odd quirks and defects of the program, so they seem to be able to get these problems solved.
If you are a daily user of the software, I would recommend not getting Sage 300.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Good for Construction
I have used Sage 300 for years. Many companies use it although I find that it needs some element of support or a strong user on the team to resolve things that come up. Office Connector is a nice addition as many reports are not available out of the box...such as a CashFlow Statement and a good WIP report that can be modified and adjusted. You can write into the software so many applications can share data which is a plus. I feel like we have multiple additional technologies to make up for all the short-comings of Sage. Their support however, is amazing. Very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Additionally, the SageKnowledge Base can answer most questions a user has so there are solutions, but takes a bit to get familiar with how to find what you are looking for.
Pros
I like its ability to link with multiple applications including PROCORE, HH2, Paperless.
Cons
Out of the box financial reports are limited and it is not super intuitive in my opinion. We are currently running desktop in a hosted environment. I think I would have preferred the cloud based package.
Response from Sage
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Functional ERP, not particularly user friendly
Pros
It has just about every feature one could need in a construction ERP.
Cons
User interface is not particularly great - very easy to screw things up with one misclick.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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T.MPOFU Review sage 300
Pros
i like this system because it makes it easy to users like me who are in the construction and real estate sector to run projects on time and deliver the best.
Cons
nothing much really but i can mabey say they can try reduce the price abit so that it has a wider reach to their users.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Sage 300 - Use for Project Management
There are a lot of features or applications to learn, but once trained, easy program to use.
Pros
Multiple features depending on what task I'm trying to complete.
Cons
Contract documents and invoices saved in one location. Reports that can be generated.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Sage 100 Contractor is a value adding 'asset'
Real and full visibility and near real time results. Utterly refreshing and makes my job that much easier. Excellent reporting.
Pros
Sage 100 C offers employment costing solutions. Following budgets vs. real expenses is crucial in the construction sector, and Sage 100 Contractor assists us (my client and i) in meeting this demand.
Cons
Data migration form the old software and Implementation was full of glitches but the client support were always available and willing to assist.
Alternatives Considered
ProcoreReasons for Choosing Sage Construction Suite
Unreliability. Inaccurate financial reporting as a result of an aged and un-updated software.Reasons for Switching to Sage Construction Suite
The high level of product support form the service provider. In addition to wanting you to utilize their product, their customer service personnel also wants you to be successful in whatever goal you have for it.- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Don't waste your money.... Not Ready for Primetime
With more than 30 years of Construction and IT Management experience, working with numerous other platforms, I find my time on this platform the most troublesome and frustrating part of my job.
Pros
There is nothing I like about this platform.
Cons
The developer has created a platform on the most narrow and arcane perspective of construction contracting and management. Nothing about this platform is congruent with industry standards and methodology, particularly if you work in the government sector. It is like someone took shortcuts in the SQL database development rather than truly thinking though the numerous permutations of the business processes associated with construction management. Every GUI for every module forces you to follow the developer's narrow methodology which frankly exposes their inexperience and poor understanding of construction management. You will find it takes far too many incongruent steps through too many screens creating cognitive disconnect just to perform the simplest tasks. You will likely find yourself developing workarounds just to get by..... only to find they don't work either. Just wait till you try to enter a contact's company title only to realize that you're forced to select from a drop down that can only be edited at the Contact Management Settings module! Utterly Stupid! And every element of every module is constructed this way. The canned reports are mediocre and tools to build custom reports harken back the old SQL and Access crap report builders. Don't even bother with the Excel import tools: besides having to downgrade files to 97/03 formats you have to use their canned spreadsheets only find numerous manual steps are still required to complete entries. I could go on......
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Best accounts management system for Construction and real estate companies
Pros
Easy of use . Not required any expertise to use this program. We can make functions,modules using crystal reports program. Very easy to build new modules. Maintaing inventory, job postings , invoice design and printing, batch management becomes easy .
Cons
If it has any API to intigration with SIMEM plant, Marcantonin Plant data bases that will be of great feature .
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Make construction easy
Overall experience is good , going to suggest to other users also , this software make the construction work much more reliable.
Pros
I most liked about this software is estimation calculation and payroll management which is good to use feature. And make the construction much more easy and fast.
Cons
The cons is there that sometimes future estimation is calculated wrong and not matched , except all others things are fine and good.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Pro's and Con's of a database-driven program - powerful, clunky and not necessarily intuitive.
For those who live within it, it seems to provide them all of the answers they are looking for. For me, a casual user, it is frustrating. It makes me feel like I am stuck in the 1980's, trying to dig through someone else's database. I love Linux, but I don't use it as much as I should because it is always changing, and if you don't remain immersed, you cant keep up - I feel the same way about Sage. You live it or you loath it....
Pros
Sage develops and maintains a large and powerful database. It provides you the options and ability to do anything.
Cons
In spite of of developing and maintaining a large and powerful database, Sage is clunky to use and requires regular embedment in it to be able to perform advanced functions, let alone basic ones. It is not intuitive. In fact, it can be a real pain in the butt!
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Sage 100 Contractor - Honest Feedback
It covers the basics of what we need, but really has not raised the level of service we are providing through technology. Sage 100 seems to have a good base, but needs a lot of development to make it standout.
Pros
We liked the fact that Sage 100 has Accounting, Service (work order management), and New Construction (Job management) in one package. Our goal was to make sure all programs are seamlessly communicating by having the same platform. None of these products really standout as special, but have the basic functions.
Cons
Basic functions in Accounting were set up strange and go against GAPP principles. Payroll is cumbersome to manage and Sage does not have a really good field time capture solution. SSO is basic and inconsistent. Basic navigation to look up customers and manage service contracts are not streamlined. It takes to many steps to access information and no easy wildcard "look up" functions.
Reasons for Choosing Sage Construction Suite
CUC Soft was purchased by Service Titan and shut down.Reasons for Switching to Sage Construction Suite
The ablity to have all three components of our business in one platform.- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Sage 300RE
I am a moderate user because of my position but I was the person that took on the Service Module back in 2005 as we switched to Sage. I was very disappointed then with the SM module as it was not going to do what I was told it could but it was to late at that point as we had made the switch.
Pros
It had the ability to customize features in the program
Cons
The service module is way behind the times and will be the ultimate reason we leave Sage at some point. Even though we haver added SSO for some time now it still does not change the fact the back office program is the problem. We need more flexibility with departments and costing to meet the real service world.
Also in order to make Sage work to meet todays requirements we have had to add third party programs such as Timberscan, Cabbage, hh2 and any even a program to get better access to your data. Sage is exactly the kind of program third part developers want and keeps them in business. Having Sage 300 Re means you will be forced to use other companies to get what you want out of the program.
I did not realize how the programs we pieces bolted on and that there not actually built together. Once I knew how the purchasing module had to use Macros to make it work and communicate to the rest of the program was extremely disappointing. The program does not easily allow you to perform the payroll function easily with Payroll companies. Basically you cant get job costing to pickup until you process a weekly payroll to get it on the jobs. You are left handcuffed to do payroll in house when smaller companies want to move that process out of their company.
The program was moved into the cloud last year in my company but it is really not cloud based. So you have to work in a remote desktop way verses a true cloud based program.
Response from Sage
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Sage products and services. We strive to deliver the best experience possible for Sage customers. We would welcome the opportunity to connect with you to better understand how we can exceed your expectations in the future.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Needs More User Friendly Features
We would not purchase it again and would prefer to go back to our old system, but we've invested too much to do that at this time.
Pros
Widely universal so integration software more readily available with management systems and customer relation software.
Cons
We came from ComputerEase, which is very user friendly. Sage appears to be outdated. The installation and upgrade process is very time consuming and for most would require hiring their services to install or your IT personnel. The biggest issue we have is the font size. If you try to change the font size in your screen, the windows will distort and you cannot access certain information within Sage, so it strains your eyes to view the information. My other big concern, is that when processing applications for payment within Billing, it will allow you to go over 100% on a scheduled line. If you don't manually check via print preview, you can very likely overbill. Additionally, when voiding applications, there are some major hassles when it comes to stored materials on jobs that don't carry over stored each month. Lastly, if you do not post in the order and timeframe that you are trained to do, it results in a large hassle and time-consuming elimination process. There are several other items that are not favorable, but these are the top ones on our mind most frequently.
Response from Sage
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Sage products and services. We strive to deliver the best experience possible for Sage customers. We would welcome the opportunity to connect with you to better understand how we can exceed your expectations in the future.
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Why choose Timberline estimating over Excel or the Big Chief notepad?
1. Integration, Integration, Integration
a. Dynamic link to Onscreen takeoff tools (I can be in the estimate quantity field and jump to the plans, measure the quantity while color coding it using the mouse, and it inserts the quantity in the estimate).
b. Quotation/Procurement - one of the most important add-ons. Allows the user to create quote sheets from takeoff items, email them to vendors, negotiate prices, then choose to use that quote in the estimate budget or push it through to a purchase order or subcontract. Remarkably powerful integration tool, plus you develop a bid history library.
c. CAD - beyond onscreen takeoff (which is only an image of the drawing where you still measure quantities). CAD integration uses CAD item libraries to electronically feed CAD driven quantities from the drawings (but you still have to "estimate" the work to be performed). CAD primarily provides the material components and quantities.
d. Scheduling Integration - the ability to generate a text file recap of the estimate sorted by a schedule activity, or export the recap to a Microsoft Project Schedule native file format, or to create a Primavera native file format. NOTE - it is not a scheduling program; it is a utility to convert the estimate to specific data file format used by specific scheduling software products.
2. Reduction in errors.
a. Database formulas work every time and warn you when something is missing. Excel can break formula links, fields, worksheet links, and references and become too complex to manage and generate a wrong calculation with no warning.
b. Database estimates can be sorted in almost unlimited ways using "WBS codes" (work breakdown structures). This is a fancy name for tagging an item with a sortable field such as material class, building number, floor number, alternate, and then sorting the estimate by those tags in a multiple level sequence - on the fly. Very important with so many cuts and adds taking place in today's estimating processes. It also quickly generates field-oriented docs (bill of materials; by floor, by area, etc.), Budgets - sort by job cost summary instantly, etc.
c. Cuts and Adds are a given in today's fast paced estimate environment, recalling a scope section and revising it repeatedly is a reality. This is the most common cause of estimating errors when bidding. Having an audit trail of changes and to quickly make a revision to all components by answering simple questions is very powerful (see smart assemblies and Modeling as well).
d. Parametric estimates - increase the production of an estimator without increased rework or errors. Answer a set of parametric scope questions and the assembly generates all detail components for the estimator. Eliminates errors, reduces rework, ends the "takeoff for a bid - then takeoff again to build it" issue.
3. Database standards
a. A standard item library for everyone in the company to use creating ease of assimilating new estimators, improving cross training of roles, having common logic that can be reviewed easily to see how the result was generated. How many times has an excel estimate template morphed into multiple complicated versions within a company? Not with a database central price book and takeoff system.
b. Flexibility - allows the estimating "artist" to be flexible with their style of results. The assemblies will allow scope questions to be used differently by each estimator (one wants unit price, another wants man-hours, another wants total Square Footage). They can get all of that with a single common system setup.
c. Pricing - many cost pricing service products integrate and can be combined with a company's own in-house price components. Run into that goofy system you have no idea what it costs - look it up in the pricing service system (and by regional pricing in the market). Have your own factors - apply them to the pricing.
There are many other reasons to consider a database driven integrated estimating system. The above are just a few that show why excel or paper are outdated for today's fast paced estimating demands. It is not just the takeoff - it is all the other integration of "clerical / admin" grunt work stuff that an integrated solution improves within an organization.
Four stars - there is no PERFECT system... but no others come close to this overall solution.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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The best guarantee to complete the work within the budget
I consider myself lucky because the company I work for uses Sega300, as it has a pivotal role in organizing all the functions of the work team, and also a great role in organizing the financial affairs of projects, and through it we avoid mistakes when preparing bills and financial reports. Keeping track of the work by ensuring that you do not exceed the specified budget.
Pros
It is one of the best tools for estimating the business value and managing project finances. Sega300 enables construction companies of all sizes organize and track tasks. In short, the Sega300 tells project managers what they need to do, and owners what their firm is actually about. The Sega300 eliminates duplicate entries by integrating and updating modules in real time. The Sega300 protects data transmission by limiting access to authorized individuals only. It will guard against changing financial data or losing jobs. The sequential and traffic order of customers and vendors helps integrate monthly accounting surveys for settlements and retrieve invoices accurately and efficiently.
Cons
There is nothing undesirable, it just needs some training to learn how to work correctly, and after completing the training, you will find it easy and quick to implement the required operations and extract reports.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Where are the user instructions available for special reports and features?
Pros
I did not do the integration, that was done by IT and they do not use the same day to day features that most users deal with. I'm sure the system is much easier for the IT people, but it needs to be easy or have instructions available for the every day majority of the users in the office. It seems very easy for day to day use for the majority of the work done in the office, there are just a few reports and features that would be nice to have. Possibly they are available but I'm not sure where to get instructions.
Cons
We were not provided with any sort of ongoing instructions or help for specific issues that we encountered after we fully implemented and starting using the software. Sometimes it will take a while to get use to something to realize you need other types of reports/information or functions, we had to just learn by trial and error. There is limited space when adding Vendors and no way (at least not know to us) to get rid of a vendor once it is added. We ended up with MANY double entry vendors. Additionally, making a vendor inactive in AP does not stop that vendor from being used in the SM module which creates issues importing. One of the biggest problems we have had is that the PO field allows users to accidentally type in random various characters, such as a / or lower case letters, which causes an error in the program importing. The system does not recognize the random characters which has cause a never ending loop posting. The system should not even allow someone to put in a character it will later not recognize, as we now have no way to get rid of these errors. Even customer service cannot fix the problem. We have POs that now have 492 lines as they are stuck in a loop and every day that we post another line gets added. Also we could use a reference guide on how to run specific reports we desire.
Response from Sage
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Good product, frustrating reporting, is Sage looking forward?
Solid ERP software. Expensive to get all the "bells and whistles". Requires work outside the software to get useful information efficiently.
Pros
Once trained, easy to use. Good security policies in place to allow multiple users with access to only what they need.
Cons
Cumbersome to get information out. If you want Job information about an AP invoice, you need to look at two different inquiries because the job info is in the Job Cost database while you are looking in the Accounts Payable database, or vice versa. Even with daily time entry, the Payroll module doesn't offer an inquiry or report to get daily info about an employee (Job charged to, EQ used, etc.) Finally, why doesn't Sage have any plans to develop a 64-bit ODBC driver? The whole world is going to 64-bit Windows platforms, but have to use 32-bit Spreadsheet software to use the ODBC connection to access the information that should be available from within the software itself.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Timberline Property Management Software Review
When we first purchased Timberline in 2002 we were extremely satisfied with the software. Their Customer Support & Third-Party Consultants provided the best & knowledgeable support I have ever been involved with in over 40 years of use. They still provide great support in answering and fixing my problems, but the response time has been degraded. Unfortunately, once Timberline was acquired by Sage, the Real Estate (Property Management) portion of the software seemed to become "orphaned" in favor of the Construction portion of the software and has not "kept up" with today's technology.
Pros
When we first purchased Timberline Property Management Software 19 years ago, we felt it was the best Property Management Software on the market. It had all the modules we needed at the time and they were tightly integrated to each other. The report designer module made it easy to produce both "canned" and "custom" reports. Bottom line, it fit almost all of our Property Management needs with minimal reliance on third-party software.
Cons
Timberline Property Management Software was acquired by Sage Software and in my opinion over the years since acquisition, became Sage 300 Construction Software. If you look at the focus of the software today, it seems to be over 95% focused on the Construction industry and only 5% on the Real Estate industry.
Reasons for Choosing Sage Construction Suite
Centra didn't have the functionality or capabilities that we needed.Reasons for Switching to Sage Construction Suite
We thought it would better serve our needs both at the time of purchase and in the future.- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Data entry intensive
Forced to use it due to the initial cost. We are looking to replace at the earliest sensible moment.
Pros
It does integrate with many other programs. With the right knowledge, it can be very flexible in reporting. The support is also much better than most programs.
Cons
Constant and repetitive data entry. Just a few examples... To record payment of multiple POs electronically, the Sage requires individual acceptance for each PO. So when paying 45 POs with one ACH transaction, Sage requires over 100 individual clicks of the mouse as well in addition to keyboard input. Data entry often requires both mouse and keyboard input, making it slower.
If you make a mistake on a date entry, (like accidentally entering Dec 45th) there is no indication. No popup, no change of color on the field, nothing. You eventually just have to realize what happened. With acct #s or Job #s, there is a pop up to say it didn't recognize the input.
With general ledger entry, Sage does not automatically fill in an amount to balance the transaction. You have enter each line. Seems silly, but that one feature would save many hours over a year. Every other accounting program I have ever used in over 30 years will default to the amount needed to balance the entry, and you merely type over it as you go, but its right there for that last line when you do need it. Just simple, easy, things that could be done that in many years of development have never been fixed.
- Industry: Oil & Energy
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Estimate Management
Overall Sage SQL Estimating is a very stable and robustly powerful estimating tool.
Pros
One of the best things about Sage SQL Estimating is the ability to breakdown an estimate into an unbelievable number of different ways allowing both company standard breakdowns and complex bid form breakdowns at the same time. This also allows standard estimate formatting across all different divisions of our company while working together to complete very large estimates.
Cons
The two most limiting drawbacks of this software is the inability to create a specification driven takeoff system. The second drawback is the ability to error check the takeoff against a specification to make sure the entry is conforming to the specification and/or is correctly entered. Some of this can be done through assemblies, but not all of this can be done and is why this is very limited for the use of Process Piping System.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Sage 100 Software by General Contractor
We are a general contractor and we probably don't utilize all the bells and whistles available in the software that a subcontractor might use to their benefit. We were mislead on the reports available when we purchased the software and spent significant dollars getting a custom report to suit our needs. The software has been very reliable.
Pros
Integration of accounting information with project management information; Real time information/status of the job; Ease of using drop-down to source; Ability to export information to excel and third party reports.
Cons
When the vendor is shown on a report or screen and the vendor number isn't. The reports section is missing a comprehensive (in detail) project manager report that captures and compares budget, contracts, change orders, purchase orders and costs to date. Learning how to use change orders as they impacted reports was difficult.
Alternatives Considered
Sectona Security PlatformReasons for Choosing Sage Construction Suite
Execudata was a single user software that became inadequate due to growth of the company. It was bought by another company who made it windows based software but that occurred after we purchased Masterbuilder .Reasons for Switching to Sage Construction Suite
We thought the integration of project management with job cost accounting was significant for us and it was from a reputable company (Intuit).- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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A few items to improve an already great product.
Pros
My boss has a lot of money going out; with that in mind, I start my bank reconciliation early and keep it going until month end.
Sage far surpasses all other accounting software in this particular process.
Cons
Searching for an item could be improved dramatically!
Also, if I issue a check by copying an old one issued to the same person. It becomes a journal entry and if I ask the computer for all payments issued to that person that journal entry is not always included. I need to be careful and check job costs, not just payments made.
One other item, when issuing a check, I appreciate the manual check choice being added, I would suggest a small tweak, I wonder if you offered the verbiage "Debit Card", as well.
I would be curious to attend short 15 minutes or so, info meetings- that would focus on educating users on particular features, for example in estimating and scheduling.
Something that would have visual aids not just reading in the Sage Help.
Maybe a recording in Zoom or YouTube a meeting accessible through your help site.
I am a visual learner reading does not help me as much as a visual coach.
One last item I would like to see implemented, I doubt it can be but here goes.
If possible when I need to start a help ticket, sometimes what I need say is complicated. I need to type 2-3 paragraphs. I wish there was a streamlined way to get a person to talk to.
Using the chat box is great unless it is a complicated issue, I wish I could type ## or something and that would direct me to the call back Que.
Thank You so much for asking.
Response from Sage
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Sage 300 CRE Review
I have used Sage 300 CRE for 3 years and the previous software Timberline for 13 years. I am very happy with the software and would highly recommend it to other companies.
Pros
The visibility offered across all the financial modules. Job Cost reports give a project overview.
Accounts Payable is very user friendly and far superior to other programs I've used.
Cons
We are integrated with Procore Construction Software. It would be extremely helpful if Sage 300 was fully integrated across all the financial tools in regards to exporting data. The flow of A/R billing/payment data and A/P invoice/ payment data would greatly impact the ability to manage all aspects of the projects.
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Thoughts in the Second Year
Training wasn't smooth. Our trainer was a good person but we were mislead in regards to the cost of getting started so that was a negative from the beginning.
Pros
That it worked well with Procore and gave us a more detailed accounting system.
Cons
The double entry with using Procore and Sage 100. I also don't like that it isn't very user friendly. Lots of clicks to accomplish a simple task. I will use looking at the checkbook register as an example. I should just be able to click and look at at it. It should take 5 or 6 clicks to get there.
Reasons for Choosing Sage Construction Suite
Quickbooks wasn't able to handle everything with ProcoreReasons for Switching to Sage Construction Suite
Sage's ability to work with Procore. However, as I said above, there is way to much double entry.Response from Sage
Thank you for submitting a product review. Your feedback is invaluable to the continued improvement of products and services from Sage
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Powerful Construction software
love it.
Pros
Job costing, payroll direct deposit, ACH, Reporting, project work center, customized reports, archive features, integration with Outlook, the ability to input suggestions and vote on others ideas, etc
Cons
The initial implementation and setup. Our Consultant was not the best in the implementation process. We have since connected with someone who is FABULOUS and knows how to best help the Client to setup "best practices" from the start. I only wish we had connected with her at the onset.
Some of the programming still has "glitches" and boots you out of the program - annoying. F2 should be edit, and pulls up a calendar, Enter key and Tab key don't work consistently with other Microsoft programs - slight annoyance.
Response from Sage
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Good with Property Management, Mediocre with Accounting
Whereas Sage 300 CRE does have some good functionality for property management, we are also suffering from poor accounting functionality. Some days I'm happy with the software, some days not so much.
Pros
I like the Property Management side of Sage - our office manages a number of commercial real estate properties, and we are able to track the leases, and the PM side of things does link in with the accounting side of things. And I know there are more features in the PM side that we don't even use.
Cons
Sage 300 CRE does not mix well with any outside software. We recently took over management of a dozen new properties and we had to manually input all the data to get the new companies in our system. There was no reasonable import feature available. We could have paid someone thousands of dollars to bring basic information into the system for us, but what they could import was not everything we'd need, and there would be no previous year data option. That was frustrating.
And the accounting system is also lacking. As much as all of the modules to integrate with each other, the accounting system does not perform to my expectations. And if you want to export a report into Excel, forget it! Sure it will export the data, but not in any kind of usable format! The numbers don't export as numbers, the formatting is all skewed. I just found out that there is a 'third party' software to use as a fix, but I just spent $2500 on that fix and found out that if we want to export the income statement and balance sheet, that is an extra $800. I'm not happy with the accounting system.
Response from Sage
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.

- Industry: Facilities Services
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Great tool when working. It has great potential.
It was very useful.
Pros
PO/Bill entry and conversions were seamless. Being able to customize your reports to business needs was awesome. Payroll processing was as easy at it comes. I believe that this software has some amazing potential which is why I would love to see the finished product. I think that is definitely user friend as long as you aren't afraid of software. The customer service is great outside of the IT department. They could use some patience for there customers. I will say that for the most part, they do have a lot of self help options so make sure you utilize your resources before you call. They do have software the exports to most accounting systems which I thought was super useful. We used Quickbooks.
Cons
Because Corecon is still under contruction, you can run into a lot of issues that only one who pays attention to detail will notice.
- Reports requiring date spans would pull the day before and the day after the selected dates.
-Importing time sheets would not import on the right dates.
- After one of the updates in November, you could not copy a PO or Bill to a different project.
- If you enter bills dated with future months, it would apply the expense to whatever month the expenses were entered versus what the invoice(bill) date was causing the budget reports to be incorrect.
-Error code from Links to QB don't have an index and you have to google them most times.