# Page 14 | Viewpoint Spectrum Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 14 - Is Viewpoint Spectrum the right Construction Accounting solution for you? Explore 413 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/175831/Spectrum/reviews --- Viewpoint Spectrum 3.9 (413) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/175831/Spectrum/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 19th, 2026 # Page 14 - Reviews of Viewpoint Spectrum ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 326-350 of 413 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use PM Paul M. BPA Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Spectrum Construction Software" December 18, 2018 4.0 Spectrum is providing our company with valuable job cost information. As we become more familiar with the software we will be able to use even more of it's power. There is concern since the ownership has changed hands twice in the last eighteen months. Pros The layout of the screens is very user friendly and the "think ahead" function makes working in the system very easy. Cons The report writing is not as functional as it could be. It would be nice if reports could be exported to Excel easier. Review Source ME Mamie E. Administrators Assistant Accounting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My overall experience with Spectrum has been pretty good." July 16, 2018 4.0 Pros The thing that I like most about the software is that it is generally easy to use. There are a lot of places to go if you can't figure something out. Cons The cons of this software is the customer help. We have been charged to get something fixed that was Spectrum's fault. Review Source RB Ray B. Parts Tech Oil & Energy Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Zero out of Ten" July 11, 2023 1.0 Wanted to kill myself Pros Nothing works for our Parts Dept. Cant move menu bar, Tab Tab TabEasier to order off amazon than using Spectrum Cons No tracking features from Quote, S/O, P/O Limited character limitTab Tab Tab Review Source AC Ayoka C. Documents Control Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I know there's so much more I could do with Spectrum, but I'm limited. " November 7, 2018 3.0 Pros It's functionality. The system is easy to use and navigate through once you have an understanding of it's functions. Cons I don't like that I cannot correct mistakes that are, in my eyes, minimal. For example, and I've done this more than once, if I set up a job an invert the job number. I can't go back and revise it, I have to start all over again with the correct number. I believe that a permissions issue, but it should be a corrective issue at entry and it's an administrator fix only. Review Source SH Sean H. Operations Manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Spectrum is pretty decent" April 17, 2018 4.0 Pros Regular updates and added features, Dexter Chaney Network is awesome (I mean, who doesn't like earning rewards points for learning about your work software?!) Cons I wish the Project Management module had more to offer. Also, some of the workflow items are clunky. Review Source AH Abuzar H. Manager, Estimates & Technology Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Viewpoint Spectrum's viability in Heavy Civil Construction Industry" July 12, 2023 5.0 Pros Integration with existing procurement systems is one of the great advantages of using Viewpoint Spectrum. Cons Once you make changes inside the spectrum codes, it's very hard to keep track of the budget. Review Source JO Julie O. Business Systems Analyst Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great deployment team" July 21, 2023 5.0 Pros The deployment team was wonderful and were supportive throughout the whole process Cons The customer service team lacks communication. I needed a phone call to talk through an issue and all I got was KB article when I specifically asked for a call back Review Source NJ Nathan J. Project Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Viewpoint Spectrum Review" July 11, 2023 4.0 Overall the spectrum cutover has been a success. Pros The functionality and ability to create my own work orders and jobs in the system. Cons Ease of navigational usage. Some of the tabs can be misleading at times. Switched from [ComputerEase](https://www.capterra.com/p/8686/ComputerEase/) company migration Review Source JM Jeremy M. Managing Partner Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Viewpoint is the best product on the market " February 12, 2019 5.0 Pros Viewpoint financial platform for job cost projections is by far better than its competitors . Cons None . Review Source JC Janessa C. AP Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Makes my life a lot easier!" November 7, 2017 4.0 Pros Paperless and works well to keep track of the accounts payable department. I have enjoyed learning how it works. Cons I would like to see more training and info to learn what the software is capable of to be able to put procedures in place. Review Source JH JonQuill H. Receptionist Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### " Administrative Point of View" July 13, 2023 5.0 Pros I like that it is easily set up for us to be able to navigate where we need to go in a simple format. Cons There are not any cons from the program on my side of things. Review Source MB Michele B. Used the software for: ### "" July 23, 2013 3.5 I am with Christenson Electric, Inc. in Portland, Oregon. We are not unique, just a typical electrical subcontractor. We converted from Bidtek to Forefront/Spectrum back in October of 2004. Overall, I love the ability to transport documents from reports in Spectrum to excel or word documents. For the most part, the system is very easy to use. I believe we are in version 13, although I don't maintain the IT support. I wish there was some kind of a home button so you didn't have to enter "F3" five or six times, depending on what you are viewing. Also, bringing up crystal reports does take a little more time than we would prefer since everyone is always in a hurry. Once you understand the processes they run rather quickly. It took some longer than others to get up and going. Customer Support for Spectrum is great. I never run across anyone not 100% trying to help you. When you type in wrong information or try to fly thru the system, I wish there was a quicker way to get back to where you were, instead of the system trying to look through everything. We have too many users doing the same functions at times which causes hang ups but we have learned to deal with that. Review Source KY Kevin Y. Controller Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "From an accounting perspective... as opposed to construction work perspective" December 14, 2018 3.0 Pros The ability to attach various files as backup to each JE , AR, AP or pretty much any transaction. Cons Not very financial reporting friendly. Not very accounting friendly. Way too cumbersome to find the GL accounts a transaction impacts. If I want to find the debit and credit of any transaction, I should not have to go through so many processes and filtering just to find it. Review Source LK Lacey K. HR Manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The Good and Bad" December 14, 2018 4.0 Pros The software is great for project management/ job tracking Cons This software is very lax in the HR and reporting department. The report are not dynamic and the features in the payroll and HR modules are weak. Review Source BT Bobi T. HR Asst Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for accounting, payroll, job costing, etc." September 13, 2016 4.5 Pros It is user-friendly (quite easy to use and to train others to use). There are constant updates (service paks) that keep the product current. There is always something new that enhances existing modules. If we ever have problems, they are addressed quickly. Cons The HR module is lacking in many ways. We run many HR functions outside Spectrum (spreadsheets, files, etc). User securities could be improved on (ease of setup). Review Source TB Tanja B. Accounts Payable Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "New User" December 6, 2018 3.0 Customer Service terrible and useless. Miss our old system. Pros Unfortunately there is not much I like. System runs faster processing info than our old system. Cons Have to use multiple reports to make one report Review Source RH Russ H. Cfo Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Jaded by the first impression" December 16, 2018 4.0 So-so Pros Software is reasonably intuitive to use once you understand its features Cons The front end training needs huge improvement. We went through a resell Partner and it was a disaster Review Source KG Karen G. AP Specialist Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "User Friendly" March 28, 2022 4.0 Pros It is easy to enter invoices, make payments on them and do research on vendors and accompanying jobs. Cons The customer service is very hard to get ahold of. Also, the software is good for small or medium sized companies but not large ones. Review Source LH Lisa H. Used the software for: ### "" July 23, 2013 1.5 I've used several accounting software programs since 1986 and studied software design - authoring code for various applications. The Spectrum product has a number of design problems and lack of features for HR and PR functions. There are many glitches necessitating "work arounds" and a number of reports or reporting options are missing from the selection. The ability to correct within a payroll run is very limited and causes two problems- if the set up is not 100% correct after payroll processing is initiated, there is no way to correct bad entries for add-ons and deductions. Also, correcting in Time Entry can cause the dollar amounts for add ons to disappear at check run time. I've also noticed in the Payables and Receivables a lack of functionality when accessing job or company information. Customer service can be condescending and not focused on the problem, but on solving a "user problem" instead of the root problem; creating more loss of time and increasing inefficiency in using the product. The product is not one that I would recommend for HR and PR. It is cumbersome and inelegant. Review Source CV Connie V. Controller Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Spectrum" March 3, 2017 4.0 The Service Contract module is not user-friendly. Calls to support have resulted in more research needed on their part to get the answers we need to use the module. Pros I appreciate the ease of moving from module to module. You definitely need to know Accounting to use the financial modules. Cons Every module is an additional cost & additional cost for training/support. Although, the support team is very responsive. Review Source cT colin T. cfo Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "There are way too many inefficiencies for users to deserve higher ranking" November 3, 2017 3.0 Pros GL and Job Cost balance and are accurate. Audit logs are solid and transactions are traceable. Ability to export to Excel is nice. Cons Where to start??? There are dozens of ways this software requires 2x-5x as many clicks of a mouse as it used to require to get the same functions completed. Version 14 is a step backward in most regards from an user-efficiency standpoint. Review Source SZ Shane Z. Project Manager Architecture & Planning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Why do I have to doareview?" July 10, 2023 3.0 0.0 Pros Cant really say, This is the third time I have been stuck in a user sign in loop!!!! Cons Way to compli8cated to sign in, shouldn't be this hard. Review Source BP Brittany P. Used the software for: ### "" August 16, 2013 4.0 I have been using Spectrum for many years, even back to when the program was called Forefront. I am an office manager for an aggregate supplier, so we have used Spectrum to fill our need for an accounting software that can manage our ticket data from our scale software, track job costs and handle a somewhat complex GL chart of accounts. For the most part, we have been pleased with Spectrum. The functionality of the software is good and it is capable of doing much more than we use it for. We have recently upgraded to a new version that allows for a bit more functionality; once we get over the growing pains of change, I think we will really appreciate the options in the new version. My one complaint is that one of the modules we use (materials management) was not ready to be launched in the upgrade version in my opinion. There are several kinks that have not been ironed out yet, and the support staff is not quite ready for the problems the developers created in the new version. I have not had significant problems in any of the other modules that we use. Review Source RR Ryan R. Project Manager Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "We just changed to this product and it is a big step up" September 6, 2017 4.0 Pros The flexibility of this product is great. We use it for accounting and there are many different reports and formats you can print to sort data Cons There was a pretty decent learning curve for use. It took a little while to get everyone on track for use but it is going a lot better Review Source RD Ric D. Custom Interface Specialist Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Dexter + Chaney Spectrum" April 24, 2015 3.5 Pros This product offers plenty of customization capability and provide any type of user a unique working experience. Its full featured reporting and document management offers a great piece of mind. The application, with little customization, can support a wide variety of industries. The multi-company support capability offers a solution that can grow as you do. Cons The dashboard has some limitations and the configuration can take some time depending on information you need. Deployment of bug fixes often results in the introduction of new issue that may take a little time to get resolved after the patch was applied. 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