Trimble Viewpoint Vista review

Vista is Trimble's construction ERP for contractors that need accounting, HR, payroll, service and equipment in one integrated system. Trimble says its job cost features deliver accounting and work-in-progress tracking, with budgets and change orders entered directly or imported from project management and estimating tools. Its HR and payroll tools are written for union payroll and for multi-state, multi-company, federal, state and contractual construction payroll requirements, which is the hardest payroll profile a contractor can have. Automatic invoicing turns PDF invoices into validated entries waiting for approval, and payment processing speeds up pay cycles. Vista is part of Trimble Construction One, so it shares data with tools such as ProjectSight and TC1 Analytics. Pricing is by quote, and the product is clearly sized for larger general and specialty contractors, so smaller firms will find it more system than they need.

Who it is for

Large contractors with union, multi-state and multi-company payroll

Price

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Key features

• Job-cost accounting with WIP tracking and budgets imported from estimating tools
• HR and payroll for union, multi-state, multi-company and contractual construction payroll
• Automatic invoicing that turns PDF invoices into validated entries
• Service management and equipment management modules
• Part of Trimble Construction One with TC1 Analytics reporting

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Handles the most complex payroll cases on this list
• Strength: Integrated ERP across accounting, HR, service and equipment
• Strength: Connects to Trimble project tools such as ProjectSight
• Weakness: No published prices
• Weakness: Sized for larger firms; heavy for small contractors
• Weakness: Implementation is a multi-module ERP project

Key facts

• Pricing: Quote on request
• Payroll: Union, multi-state, multi-company
• Suite: Trimble Construction One

Where it ranks

Trimble Viewpoint Vista is No. 8 in our Best Accounting Software for Construction verdict.