# Page 6 | Viewpoint Spectrum Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 6 - Is Viewpoint Spectrum the right Construction Accounting solution for you? Explore 410 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 (410) [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 6 - Reviews of Viewpoint Spectrum ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 126-150 of 410 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use SH Shannon H. Construction Controller Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "spectrum review" July 18, 2023 3.0 Pros Security and I like the TC1 addition to Spectrum Cons The reports are hard to customize and not easy to read Alternatives considered [QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/) Reason for choosing Viewpoint Spectrum Security Switched from [SAP Crystal Reports](https://www.capterra.com/p/212107/SAP-Crystal-Reports/) Would not accommodate construction accounting Review Source SB Stacey B. Senior Talent Acquistions Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "ViewPoint is amazing for the construction industry. " July 24, 2023 4.0 My only thing is I wish Spectrum and Trimble and Vista would all merge. We thought we were going to have an applicant tracking system but come to find out that is something only Vista has not Trimble. Pros I like the ease of the flow of inputting new data. It is fairly easy to train new people on how to use the system. Cons Just wish it was more user friendly with outside sources. Review Source KT Kayla T. Office Manager & Project Coordinator Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Will cost $50k+ a full-time employee for 4 months working just on this to get implementation done" July 7, 2023 2.0 It was terrible, we kicked it to the curb and took the financial loss. Pros The list of available features........... Cons We spent thousands of dollars to purchase and begin implementation. We had meeting with implementation teams of 4-5 people regularly (many of whom did not contribute but were on our dime), and during the meeting we spent an hour accomplishing very little. The training is a joke - we spent 4 hours a week at $250/hr listening to the trainer read from a script telling us to check boxes for setup that could've been set up for us before we started as it wasn't even setup specific to our company, it was the general setup and we were told we would customize it for our company during a later training. During the training, when we were actually shown how features worked, it was 15 clicks to do something and was very tedious. We would have had to do extensive training on all of our staff to learn how to use it and would then have spent thousands more to train new staff when there's turnover, which happens too often to justify our expense. I'm sure it's easy to use "once you get the hang of it", but it is not an intuitive software and will take months of use and expensive training sessions to get the hang of it. Reason for choosing Viewpoint Spectrum A good sales pitch at the Trimble Dimensions conference Review Source TC Ty C. HR Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "HRM Implementation" July 13, 2023 3.0 The system itself seems fine, but the help factor is definitely lacking. Without good customer service it is difficult to use the software correctly. Pros It covers the areas we need for our business. Cons Customer support is very poor. Whenever we have to reach out for something, it is hard to get a reply in a timely fashion. Also, with our HRM Implementation, many times the system has not been working properly, we do not get timely responses, and adequate solutions to the problems we are facing. Review Source LM Lisa M. HR Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Spectrum Review" August 19, 2022 4.0 Pros Spectrum fit for us as we had outgrown Quickbooks. I love the document imaging and the cloud-based usage. Cons You need to be well versed in Crystal reports to create any custom report = more money. Spectrum does not seem to review suggested features that users need despite having a place to put that. Switched from [QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/) Program was constantly crashing & showing errors due to the file size. Review Source Response from Trimble August 24, 2022 Hi Lisa, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. We greatly appreciate your feedback! JT Jennifer T. Office Administrator Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Viewpoint Spectrum" July 12, 2023 5.0 Pros All needs in one program. Easy to navigate between two companies. Cons Military time on reports. When printing, must export document first. Review Source KF Kristine F. Payroll Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Lacks everything we need" July 11, 2023 4.0 Pros Easy to learn, but tutorials and 'Help' are of little actual help. Cons Inability to customize reports. To do so, you must purchase Crystal Reports - which then won't correctly connect. Availability of Employee Kiosk is touted, but when we looked into it, were told it isn't available for Spectrum. Navigating Customer support is cumbersome. Review Source LM Lora M. AR Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "From an AR Perspective " December 4, 2018 4.0 Overall Spectrum is a time saver. It has helped bring project management into the loop of being able to resolve customer issues. The best part is it has allowed me to be able to work from home two days a week for a year now! Pros The navigation make it so you can figure out what you need to do next with a minimum amount of training on how to use the system. The customizable reports are a great asset. Billing reports are easy to pull together. Cons Draw Request is my least favorite in this system. When you open draw request it shows you in the upper right in financials you have previous work. The total schedule of values is NOT showing. If you have amounts in both this period and materials stored the system will not give you a total of combined for the draw. Also when you are in the draw the entire line needs to highlight while scrolling down for the line you need. It gets very frustrating at times. When something is entered into job cost under the wrong phase, there needs to be a way to change the phase and not have to do multiple entries for negative to to incorrect phase and a positive to the correct phase. That would be ha huge time saver. Review Source CC Catherine C. Project Engineer Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reveiw" July 12, 2023 4.0 Pros Job set up is easy to accomplish. Summary pages are a one stop job at your fingertips Cons Finding the correct information for the task/report you are trying to figure out. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Office Assistant Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I am always learning something new with Spectrum!" July 26, 2018 5.0 I benefit daily from spectrum from payroll and certified payroll reports it really is helpful to get those reports from spectrum and every Contractor I have sent them to has excepted them. We also benefit from job costs and equipment costs management . Pros What I like most about spectrum is it really is an all in one program and is always improving, also being able to pull reports on jobs and costs is very convenient and easy. Cons Customer support be a bit time consuming. There is so much to spectrum that it can be a bit overwhelming if you are a smaller company. Review Source KS Keith S. operating manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "program is not idiot friendly" July 24, 2023 5.0 it seems we are having issues with payroll. also wish when we do reports it factors in overhead Pros change order forms are nice, not a friendly program for everyone Cons it always logs out, it seems to be real difficult to enter jobs (maybe its my computer illiteracy ) Review Source AR Anna R. Director of Human Resources Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Review." July 10, 2023 3.0 Performs for what we need as an industry specific software but would look elsewhere if more options were available and time allowed. Pros Industry Specific is its best feature. Cloud option appreciated. Cons Clunky, ease of use, slow updates, behind standards in payroll and HR functionality. Review Source SC Samantha C. AP/HR Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "No frills software that gets the job done" July 7, 2023 4.0 Pros Once you understand the hierarchy of the functions it is a good system. Cons There is a lack of reports, unless you know how to code in Crystal Reports. Spectrum can create specific report templates for you, but they are an additional fee. Review Source JM Jeff M. Controller Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Spectrum User" July 11, 2023 4.0 Good Easy to use. Reporting isn't as good as other systems I have used. Pros It is an easy system to learn and use. The drop downs and inquiry screens are very good. Cons The reporting capabilities are not very good. Some of the delivery reports are not very good. Need a report writer function Review Source KLA Kim Lindstrom A. Accountinr Manager Wholesale Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Viewpoint Review" July 17, 2023 4.0 its been okay Pros Batch based which I like, export with data is helpful Cons help is awful, cant find answers or support readily Reason for choosing Viewpoint Spectrum it and at that time mgmt chose Review Source LS Lindsey S. Controller Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ease" July 26, 2023 4.0 Pros Viewpoint Spectrum has the ability to job cost like no others. Cons Viewpoint Spectrum is a complicated program to utilize for those without prior experience in accounting. Review Source TK Taylor K. Accounts Payable Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "User Friendly Software" July 17, 2023 5.0 Wonderful! Pros We love most that the software is user friendly. The customer service is great. Rarely have issues. Cons The software sometimes has a lag at the end of the day. Review Source KT Kevin T. Controller Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Extensive Construction Software" August 18, 2022 4.0 Overall, our company has had a pretty good experience with Viewpoint Spectrum. As previously stated, the software does almost everything we want/need it to do, but the customer service is lacking. Pros Spectrum has many different modules, and pretty much covers all areas of construction accounting. Most of the modules are easy to use, and once you get the hang of each module, there are a lot of neat tips and tricks to take advantage of. Cons Without a doubt, the worst thing about this software is the customer service. There aren't too many cons you will find with the actual software and different modules, but if you're looking for good customer service, then you will be disappointed. Calls go unanswered and cases go unresolved. Review Source DW David W. CFO Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good Bad and Ugly" July 12, 2023 4.0 The ability to get our arms around our business, cash flow, and monitoring jobs. Pros Job projections. Certified payroll. Contract management. Cons Financial reporting. Limited business intelligence data sets. Review Source CR Craig R. CFO Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Spectrum Review" July 13, 2023 4.0 Good experience. Software allows for management to make key decisions. Pros Job Costing is effective and diverse. Modules allow for many views of information. Cons Financial Reporting is seriously lacking. Financial Reports are basic and cumbersome and allows for errors. Review Source BH Brandon H. Payroll/AP Manager Construction Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "AP/ HR user" July 17, 2023 3.0 It's kind of a mixed bag. Some things work well as long as you follow the somewhat intuitive software. If you slightly deviate from the standard way of doing it you might find that you spend hours finding a solution. Pros Fairly few options makes it fairly user friendly Cons I've not seen a lot of the options (mostly reports) I've seen in other similar products. Review Source RP Ryan P. Technical Graphics Manager Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Proper Management Software" July 7, 2023 4.0 Pros This software covers all the necessities of account management, project management and financials Cons It is A LOT to learn and keep up with if you want to use all it's abilities Review Source LG Laura G. Human Resources Director Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Human Resources & Payroll Modules" July 24, 2023 3.0 Works well for a construction company. Many areas of the programs are very outdated. The Human Resources module is mainly lists and info gathering. Viewpoint One HR Management is slowly adding funcational and interacting features - but need more incorporated with payroll. Pros They are slowly enhancing their features - Onboarding is good. Cons They need to develope more functionality with time and attendance. Incorporate time off requests against vacation accruals, etc. Review Source JB Jackie B. Project Coordinator Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Love Spectrum!" July 12, 2023 4.0 Pros I like the ease of downloading reports for job cost history and having records of daily tasks. Cons I now longer have the option to automatically input Weather on daily’s. Review Source JM Jill M. Used the software for: ### "" July 23, 2013 3.5 I am employed by a large, heavy civil construction contractor in Oregon. I was hired five years ago in the payroll department, and Spectrum was the software that this company was already using. In the past, I had used a construction software called Foundation which was exceptional at job costing materials by piece versus hourly wage. Spectrum's latest upgrade to the new version 14 has had some major changes in the payroll and human resource module, and has taken some time to get used to. I found that the basic data entry screens are easy to use but it's taken more time to locate where the functions are than I had hoped. If our company had invested in having on-site training prior to the upgrade, I believe these changes would've been easier on all of our employees. One of our employees did attend the Seattle conference but she was disappointed that there was not more hands-on learning and training, and thought that our company should have received a team training session prior to the upgrade, as well. Our payroll, human resource, purchasing department, contract administration, and accounts payable departments have all requested additional training with this latest upgrade so that they can use Spectrum with confidence, and complete their daily tasks faster on a regular basis. I am awaiting several changes that our company has requested from Dexter and Chaney's support team via telephone and multiple emails. The human resource module needs some serious work in terms of versatility. I am still hoping to take a crystal reports training class in order to create reports in Spectrum, rather than exporting everything into an Excel spreadsheet and spending hours manipulating the reports to get the outcome that our company required for individual, specialized reports in payroll and human resources. The project management module also has one grave error in changing the appearance, flexibility, and directory for creating and maintaining transmittals. This particular flaw has cost our company a minimum of 5 hours per week in additional office clerical hours just to keep up the creating, sending, and scanning of all documents through transmittals. That's very upsetting to a fast-passed construction company that processes between 75 and 100 transmittals per week! The largest advantage I've seen since this last upgrade is that the system works faster on the Internet and I am able to access Spectrum from home. Review Source Similar Products Featured