# Page 14 | Viewpoint Spectrum Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra

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Viewpoint Spectrum

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Last updated March 19th, 2026

# Page 14 - Reviews of Viewpoint Spectrum

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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company migration

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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 .

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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. The add-on can drive up the cost quickly

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AW

Andrew W.  
Design Studio Manager  
Architecture & Planning  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Spectrum not suited for Design/Build"

July 21, 2023

1.0

Pros

haven't found anything I like yetOur accounts controller is familiar with it.

Cons

Cumbersome to work with.Entering time is cumbersome and would be better if there was a daily calendar where we could enter time.

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KR

Kevin R.  
Pres  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Pres"

December 4, 2018

3.0

Pros

My main concern is job cost. AR and PR seems fun but I am not a user.

Cons

Job cost architecture is based cost type and not phase with associated cost types. Makes reporting difficult and the calculations for what should be the same answer is inconsistent between reports

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FW

Frank W.  
  
Construction  
Used the software for:

### "Spectrum Construction Software"

December 16, 2013

5.0

Pros

Spectrum is easy to install, deploy, and use while keeping overhead costs to a minimum. Do not need internal IT people to understand and support the system. The software's workflows are logical and well organized. It supports union payroll processing which most competitors do not handle well - if at all. Integrated document imaging and storage is a real cost saving benefit. Dexter + Chaney has outstanding product support along with training and user group. Being a smaller company, it is easy to get to know the ownership firsthand. Bottom line: the software "just works".

Cons

While the Spectrum Service module is adequate for relatively simple maintenance support, we found that it did not meet the needs of a large Commercial HVAC + Mechanical Service provider.

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