# Spectrum Reviews **Vendor:** Trimble **Category:** [Construction ERP Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/construction-erp) **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 134 ## About Spectrum Spectrum® is a complete, web-based construction ERP solution with leading-edge tools for accounting, project management, equipment and materials management, service management, document control, HR and payroll, inventory, reporting and much more. Spectrum allows contractors to work in real time, no matter where work takes them. Spectrum Construction Software represents more than three decades of continuous innovation and investment in the latest technologies. We have done more than simply put Spectrum in the cloud—it is designed specifically for the cloud, providing an interface that allows you to work from just about any connected device, anywhere and anytime, by simply launching a web browser. Spectrum delivers the convenience of true cloud computing. Spectrum users enjoy the convenience of the cloud while still providing complete control over data security and user access. There is nothing easy about running a successful construction business. That’s why we designed Spectrum construction software to be as user friendly as possible—so you can spend time running the business, not figuring out how to run the software. With Spectrum construction management software, there are no complex menus to master and memorize. Start from the interactive Spectrum Dashboard that you customize to fit your needs, and dive into detailed information and the work you need to get done. As you work, a responsive InfoBar is always present, giving you one-click access to tasks and data related to what you are doing. All Spectrum applications work together seamlessly. Instead of opening several different applications to get one job done, simply start working and Spectrum gives you multiple ways to move forward with a single click, either through the intuitive InfoBar or through links directly from your data. And as you start new tasks, the web-based structure of Spectrum’s interface opens new work tabs. When you need to pick up where you left off on previous tasks, simply click on the tab you need. Spectrum construction management software gives you the tools you need to communicate, collaborate, and help everyone work better together Document Imaging Pane - Spectrum Construction Management SoftwareSpectrum is the first construction software to deliver fully-integrated web-based document management. Wherever work takes you, documents or images associated with your work are available through an image pane on the Spectrum desktop. View purchase orders, contracts, submittals, work orders, RFIs, job site photos—virtually any type of file associated with your task at hand. Adding a new document or image is as easy as dragging and dropping the file onto the image pane. The Spectrum Dashboard is an information portal for everyone in your company—not just licensed Spectrum users. Each person’s Dashboard can be customized with apps to fit the job they do. There is a growing selection of apps available and tools to help you build your own. Spectrum applications and mobile apps are completely integrated, giving you a complete view of your projects. Metrics such as Work In Progress, Cost to Complete, Over/Under Billing and Earned Revenue are available on a single screen. Spectrum also helps ensure that everyone you work with—owners, architects, subcontractors, vendors—all have access to the latest information. Spectrum’s Project Management Plan Room gives you a cloud-based platform to share documents, send, receive and track communications, and maintain an audit trail of all project activity and correspondence. ## Spectrum Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users appreciate the **ease of use** in Spectrum, finding its modules intuitive and quick to learn. (2 reviews) - Users appreciate the **easy-to-use modules** and robust integration capabilities of Spectrum for their convenience. (1 reviews) - Users appreciate the **responsive customer support** provided by Spectrum, making assistance readily available when needed. (1 reviews) - Users find the **effective data organization** of Spectrum enhances their company's overall productivity and efficiency. (1 reviews) - Users find Spectrum's **ease of learning** advantageous, with helpful quick tricks and a user-friendly interface for new users. (1 reviews) - Users find Spectrum offers **easy access** with its intuitive UI and helpful features for quick learning. (1 reviews) - Users find Spectrum to have **easy learning features** that simplify mastering the UI and enhance productivity. (1 reviews) - Features (1 reviews) - Functionality Features (1 reviews) - Integrations (1 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users express frustration over **poor customer support** , often feeling abandoned without adequate troubleshooting documentation for issues. (2 reviews) - Users find **poor support management** frustrating, struggling with unresolved issues and insufficient documentation for troubleshooting. (2 reviews) - Users report **bug issues** in Spectrum, citing lack of documentation and unresolved problems affecting user experience. (1 reviews) - Users find the **complex usability** of Spectrum challenging, requiring significant time to grasp its logic and navigation. (1 reviews) - Users find Spectrum to have a **difficult learning curve** , requiring time and training for proper usage. (1 reviews) - Difficult Learning Curve (1 reviews) - Learning Curve (1 reviews) - Users report **limited functionality** in Spectrum due to inadequate documentation and unresolved bugs from customer support. (1 reviews) - Not Intuitive (1 reviews) - Not User-Friendly (1 reviews) ## Spectrum Reviews ### 1. Easy Retention Tracking and Streamlined Project Billings **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Keli L. | Project Logistics Manager, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 06, 2026 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I really like how Spectrum shows and tracks retention, compared to our old accounting system it's much easier to see total retention and if it's been billed or not. Spectrum also makes it so easy to input important details about a projects billing (invoices or draws, SOV, tax rate, billing email address, etc.) **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** If you don't 'Favorite' a report or tool, sometimes it can be hard to find in the Site Map because there isn't a search function. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spectrum has streamlined our billing process for general contractors, and residential and commercial customers. The reports that Spectrum offer are much more detailed that we had previously when looking at project billing history, and I love that Spectrum can create customer reports for us as well. ### 2. Very Reliable Service with Proactive Account Management **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Manufacturing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 11, 2026 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Very reliable service and account managers proactive in ensuring best quality of service. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Billing can be a little confusing with multiple accounts / service locations. Took some time to get all services onto a single bill but we did get it tidied up in the end to make approvals / payment cycles easier. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spectrum is providing redundant diverse connections to the internet, allowing resiliency both from our site, aswell as resiliency in the local area to protect against accident damage / natural disasters. ### 3. Easy to Navigate with Great Undo and Job Costing **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** ashley m. | Staff Accountant, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 30, 2026 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** love that it is eady navigate, undo any mistakes and follow all job costing **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** lags, timeouts and i hate the new sign in security feature **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** it tracks everything someone does so it makes it easy to see what happened within that job, invoice or payment very easiloy. ### 4. Happy user for over 10 years **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** laura d. | HR Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 18, 2025 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I like the ease of use in each module, getting exactly what you need without having to look too hard. The intergation capabilites are also an added bonus. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Support, I miss the days where you could call in. If I run into an issue I either let it go or spend hours trying to figure it out myself. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Consolidating, despite the number of softwares we use I know I can look within Spectrum for the answers I need. ### 5. Effortlessly Organizes Company Data Across All Departments **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 11, 2025 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Organize all data for all areas of the company **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** needs training if user is not familiar is not as user friendly requires time to understand their logic. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** the connection from the office and field . ### 6. Good, could be better **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 19, 2025 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Spectrum has lots of functionality and little quick tricks that can make it easy to learn. The ability to import records via csv is great and allows for quick work with high volume. The customer service team is very responsive, but not all support staff is the same as far as quality help and customer care. Overall, this software is easy to use once you master the UI, and the ability to favorite screens makes it easy for a new user to learn the ropes. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** There is not enough documentation for end user troubleshooting. There are some "bugs" that the customer support is aware of but have not solved. It can feel like Trimble as a company is not putting anymore effort into Spectrum and is focusing on Vista instead. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spectrum is used for project accounting, subcontract management, client contract management and purchasing. ### 7. One of the best ERP systems I have been on definitely recommend! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Erin W. | Operations Controller, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 25, 2018 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I think the best thing I like about Spectrum would be the speed and the ease of use. Spectrum is the fastest system I have used, I no longer need to sit and wait for reports it is definitely a time saver. To add to this point, Spectrum is constantly getting better and better, they always strive to upgrade their system to be improved regularly. I also love the training and support they have. The Viewpoint Academy always has new things for you to learn and gain more knowledge of the system. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** There is really very little I dislike about it. If I had to say something I guess I would say the AR process when having to revise invoices, you can't revise invoices at all really, you need to reverse the original draw which then creates a credit memo you need to apply to the original invoice and then just start over with the new revised invoice you need to create. You can't keep invoice #'s and or invoice dates. Kind of stinks. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** We used to be on the slowest system ever, so I guess we have sped things up quite a bit and we are no longer on two separate systems, all of us are in Spectrum and it has really helped our field employees and our project managers have more access to information. The ability to write custom reports has been very beneficial to us also, as well as query developer. ### 8. The ease of moving through the system is great, they provide excellent training and support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Misty A. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** It is easy to use from everyone (office and field). We have reached out to their support team before and we have always had a quick response. I use the system every day and use multiple functions of the system with ease. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** I wouldn't say that I dislike anything about the system. My only complaint is that it does take my dashboard a minute or so to load each time I login; which is something new. We have made them aware of the issue and they are looking into it. So I have made a habit to login first thing and then check my emails while it loads. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Before we started Spectrum we would process billing in Excel, which could lead to errors by neglecting to capture all cost. Spectrum pulls information into our invoices automatically, with the backup timesheets and material invoices that our customers request. It also speeds up our processing time since it is more efficient. ### 9. Spectrum Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Christi D. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** How easy it is to move around and learn. I like the how easy it is to upload from other platforms for integrations. I like how you can narrow down the information you need in the reports section. Customer Support is always available to help you 24-7 or you can go to the network and see what is new and learn different techniques that your peers are doing. It is easy to use everday. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Sometimes you can not go back once things are closed. You have to reverse it and go through the process. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have had no issues with Spectrum everything has worked out great I had a couple of questions when I first started using it but they are always quickly answered by the customer service rep. ### 10. Spectrum **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 12, 2022 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I really like the ease of use (once you learn the system) and the different reports that are available. I also like the Business Intelligence (custom report builder) option that is available. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** The G/L has a hard time matching our actual Bank/Credit Card reconciles at times. This can be frustrating for our CPA. Also, the support for the software is a nightmare! The first year or so having the software you are "prioritized" but after that good luck getting any quick answers. **Recommendations to others considering Spectrum:** Ask to have one person help with training and set up, we had multiple and I am pretty sure this is why we are having the G/L Bank reconcile issue. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Cost Coding is a lot easier to follow for our projects using this software vs other software we have had in the past! It is easy to be able to dig down and see exactly where we are winning and losing on a project. ### 11. Spectrum is AWESOME! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jason B. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 26, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I have been using Spectrum for 5+ years now and absolutley love it! I use it all the time. It is so functionable and easy to use! Another thing I enjoy about Spectrum that I enjoy is how easy it is to navigate the software. So many great features! Customer service is awesome! This time last year, my coworker and I did a migration where we merged 5 different companies into one and the Spectrum consultant we had was GREAT! The import templates are really cool! I would defintley recommend using the product! **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** I cannot think of anything in particular that I dislike about Spectrum! **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** I feel like we outgrew the HR, Payroll Module. We ventured out to 3rd party softwares to help fill our needs but that has not worked as well as we anticipated. Viewpoint is helping us implement Traqspera. ### 12. User friendly **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 08, 2022 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** There are so many ways to find the things that you need. It is very user friendly. The help feature is great if you are not sure about something. I have used other software and this is by far the easiest to navigate. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** There are some accounting features that Spectrum doesn't have that I wish it did. I would like to be able to view a copy of any checks that I cut and I can't do that. We are also experiencing many software problems and we have had no resolution. We keep getting the same response. Very frustrating **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** There are many different issues we are currently having. We have been having these problems for months and we have had no resolution for these issues. The communication is not great either ### 13. Spectrum for General Contractors **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 08, 2022 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I like the new help features that they've added in recently and they seem to work very hard at improving modules and adding customer requests. I can't compare to other softwares since this is the first time I've used a construction software **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Sometimes it takes support a long time to get back to you when you're in a pinch and need immediate assistance. I really feel they could improve the support experience with more staff and by accommodating those in different time zones. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spectrum gives us one place to handle all our accounting, estimating, billing and payables as well as many other features that help our jobs run smoothly. ### 14. 18 Month Review **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** The system works well for multiple entities and consolidated WIP. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** It has a very back-office feel. The data entry screens are unforgiving and must be completed in order to continue to the next field. This difficulty lead us to abandon Spectrum for inventory and service work order management after spending thousands extra working with Professional Services to make invoices and reports that worked for our industry. The standard reports are not useful. You can pay to take the classes to learn how to edit them in Crystal reports. I generally use MS Query and make my own. Spectrum doesn't have the various AIA pay applications or certified payroll reports. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am not sure. They have a suggestion box. I really need to be able to use 2 full screens and they will not be fixing that for Spectrum. ### 15. Comprehensive Yet Easy to Use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Amy P. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 16, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** It is very user friendly compared to other construction software solutions. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** I wish we could to a double-screen session, but it only lets you use one screen. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** They just added a payroll timekeeping solution that I heard is better than the previous version. I am looking forward to learning more. ### 16. Satisfied Spectrum User. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 13, 2022 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Spectrum is very intuitive. Plus there is a ton of help, tutorials and an online network of users to help you learn the software and expand your knowledge. The most robust package I've used to date. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** I've been using it for almost four years now and have not found anything that I really dislike. Just takes some time learning the processes and steps when billing and setting up tables. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Having Spectrum provides us with up-to-date information to better manage and project our jobs. Manage our paperwork better with document management. Project managers have information at their finger tips. ### 17. HR Manager **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jessica B. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** It is very easy to use and we have access to a lot of modules that help us stay organized **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** It can be slow at times, but it is rare when this happesns. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are able to access everyone's files easily without having to have different documents saved for each person. ### 18. 2024 Spectrum Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Julia M. | Payroll Administrator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 13, 2022 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I love that it's a fully integrated Accounting and Project Management program **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Some of the modules seem like they were built differently - takes a bit of getting used to **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Payroll and AR integration have been the biggest improvement. We are now able to enter timesheets daily and bill as often as we want! ### 19. Spectrum is fast and easy to use definitely recommend **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 14, 2018 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I like the speed probably the most, you can pretty much pull a report with tons of data and it will be loaded and ready in less than a minute. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Maybe the depth? It seems as if it has many layers with isn't necessarily a negative thing, it just means you have more to learn and understand. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** We had a lot of papers going around the office in file folders waiting on PM approval and such, now we have gone paperless and everything is moving simply in smoothly. ### 20. Excellent Software! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Elizabeth N. | Project Accountant, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 08, 2022 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Spectrum is very easy to use and user-friendly. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** I don't have any issues with anything in Spectrum **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is a great platform to assist us with accurate job costing. The report automations saves a lot of time in analysis so we can focus on growing the business ### 21. Spectrum is a great avenue to help you business. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Justin R. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 24, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I enjoy the webinars. I like that fact that if you can't make the live version, you can always go back and watch it. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** At this time, I can't really find anything I don't like about Spectrum. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spectrum helps to easily make invoices and apply payments. ### 22. Administrative Assistant/ Operations Assistant **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 16, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** The best part of Spectrum is the user friendly capabilties. I like the fact that you can have favorites. It is easy to retain information and keep your favorite parts. I also appreciate the document imaging for less paper. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Sometimes spectrum lags if you are quick to input information. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** They are always improving AI capabilities. THis is helpful when entering invoices. ### 23. Viewpoint Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I like that it is very user friendsly and easy to learn. It also integrates with many other software optoions seemlessly. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** I wish there were more options for custom reports without using crystal reports. It would be very helpful to be able to make our own reports with a few easy clicks **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** makes processing payroll simple and straightforward ### 24. Easy to navigate **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 24, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Spectrum has the capabilites for a larger construction company and it is user friendly for our PMs, PCs, and DMs. When submitting a ticket you get a response usually the same day. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** What I dislike the most about Spectrum is trying to create custom reports in Crystal Report. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creating new tools for Business Intelligence and using Power BI ### 25. Comprehensive Construction Accounting Software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lucy J. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 11, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I enjoy using Spectrum in my daily role as Human Resource and Payroll Manager. It is intuitive and easy to navigate. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Some areas require duplication of entry in set ups. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Accounting in the construction industry. The software provides a vast and comprehensive platform for all aspects of accounting to the construction industry as well as it's coordination with various other programs for import of data used to generate payroll and project tasks. ### 26. Love the Functionality! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sarah F. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 15, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I love that Spectrum has almost all of its modules integrated with each other (i.e. Job Cost is integrated with GL, AR, AP, Payroll, etc.) - when all of the modules communicate, it creates a more seamless experience. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** As with any software, Spectrum does have its limitations and oddities. However, they're easy to work around once you learn what they are. At times, I do wish more thought had been put into how certain processes flow within Spectrum, but it's impossible to make everyone in the world happy - overall, I'm very happy with the software and recommend it to others. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's solving the issue of visibility across the company on how our jobs are performing while also allowing us to track financials within the system across the board. ### 27. Spectrum **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lisa M. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 24, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Cloud-based, digital images, room to grow/expand/change **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Need to pay an outside company to set up and teach you how to use the program. Cannot create custome reports unless you have knowledge of Crystal Reports. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** We had outgrown Quickbooks (the program was crashing daily) and needed something new. Spectrum was an excellent option for us to grow. ### 28. Payroll **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 24, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Payroll is step by step and easy to on payment processing. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Payroll reports are not an easy task to get to, to print for the employees. The fact that Spectrum doesn't stop paying vacation if the employee doesn't have any time avaiable. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** none ### 29. Strong ERP with continued developement that will meet you needs **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Les P. | Director of Information Technology, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 19, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** As the Dir of IT, one of the most helpful areas is the ability to import data using their Data Exchange, which can save a great deal of time, which uses Excel, and they also have Import features for Material Management and Inventory. Another great feature is creating your reports using Crystal Reports. If you are into SQL, you can also garner data that way as well, where I have modified data using SQL in their system that was imported incorrectly. They have continued to develop their help features online, where you can direct new users. We still use the on-prem version of the software, and by March of 2025, they will stop supporting the on-prem version and we will be required to move to the cloud. I have had to participate within every department, mainly focusing on Accounting, HR, Job Cost and Material Management as the majority of my work. Those modules are all pretty solid and work very well, and I will get to some drawbacks on the other side. They allow Multi-Companies. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Data Exchange: They don't have enough formats for a program of this size. If they don't have one, they push their development team at a hefty price. We are a Heavy Highway Construction company, and our asphalt prices fluctuate on the price of oil, if you have special pricing for customers (which they have a section for that), but you have to modify all those prices by hand because they do not have a Data Exchange for Customer Special Pricing, which is perplexing that they wouldn't, as we have a large number of customers with special pricing based on their levels of qty. I believe, every table should have a data exchange and a modify for one-time import ones. Not every field in the Data Exchange is error checked. If the data is wrong on some of the one-time imports, you have to use SQL to correct your mistake. Crystal Reports: If you want to modify one of their reports, they use temp tables for almost every report, which does not lend itself to those of us who write Crystal Reports, as you can not always get to the raw data as they use temp tables to create raw data you cannot use, and you cannot always add other tables or parameters because the report may fail. It would have been better for them to use the base tables to make it easier for the companies to modify their reports. Many times I have to start from scratch to determine what data they used to create their temp table. On-Prem vs Cloud: I know many industries are moving in that direction, though the cost savings they calculate for you don't equate to what we pay directly. Moving to the cloud will cost our company more as we still have servers and must maintain them, as well as backups. If is not like Spectrum is the only software our company uses. Departments: One of the issues I have is the inconsistencies of the different screens from the different modules. They say this is due to different programmers working on different modules throughout the years, but they don't have a standard, which can be frustrating when you want to see what data you will need to enter, some screen populate (greyed out as it awaits you to enter the main piece of data) where other screens remain completely blank with only the entry for the main piece of data. The other drawback is the system is click happy. You have to click through some areas that you shouldn't need to click so many times to complete a task. Inter-Company Billing and Sharing : The software is weak on procedures of sharing data and invoicing between companies. We have had to write Crystal Reports to create Data Exchange FIles to import Invoices from 1 company to another. All Equipment and Employees have to be entered in all companies they work in as opposed to our old software that these could be flagged as to which companies they could be accessed by. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Allowing us to integrate our 5 plants with our Job company, and giving us the ability to import data from our Bid and Field software into our ERP. By giving us a central platform and source of truth allows us to better see all aspects of the company. ### 30. It works but it has it's short comings. **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** It's a fairly easy to read and use experience. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** It is glitchy at times and lacks the ability to run auto reports with a simple setup. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spectrum provides a solution for keeping track and generating purchase orders. ### 31. Comprehensive Software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jeannie F. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 15, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** One of the key strengths of Spectrum software is its robust accounting functionality. It provides tools for managing accounts payable and receivable, payroll, general ledger, and job costing. The software streamlines financial processes, making it easier to track project expenses, generate accurate reports, and ensure compliance with industry regulations. Spectrum software also excels in project management. It offers features for estimating and bidding, project scheduling, resource allocation, and change order management. These tools enable project managers to effectively plan, monitor, and control project timelines, budgets, and resources. Another notable aspect of Spectrum software is its document management capabilities. It allows users to store, organize, and access project documents and drawings in a centralized repository. The software's version control and document tracking features help ensure that the most up-to-date information is always available to team members. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** It's worth noting that Spectrum software may have a learning curve, especially for users who are new to construction management software. Some users have reported that the software's extensive features and customization options can be overwhelming initially. Additionally, the cost of implementing and maintaining the software should be considered, especially for smaller construction companies. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Project Management and Accounting integrations. No double key of costs into project Management software. Centralized Reporting with Easy Data uploads with Excel. ### 32. Onboarding Specialist **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 24, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Being able to access employee files fairly quickly! **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Theres a few times, but very rarely that it takes a while for a file to pull up. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** N/A ### 33. Spectrum **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** The ease of the screen navigation. The navigation makes it easy to switch between screens. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Wish more reports were available in excel. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our project managers wanted a better management software. They seem to like it. ### 34. Spectrum Review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Liz H. | Staff Accountant, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 16, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** The ease of use. The new help features are also great for figuring out new things. Having The Network to bounce questions off of other users has come in handy several times. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** There isn't much that I don't like. It did take a while to learn, but I feel like that's the normal process when learning any new software program and starting from the beginning. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** The automating pf the accounts payable process is a big one for us. It will take some work on our end to figure out how to make it work, but once we do it will save a ton of time! ### 35. Just getting started... **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2024 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** There seems to be alot of help sections for guidance. I feel this is the most important thing when starting with a new softwware, becaue of the learning curve. We need all the help we can get! **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** I havent used it enough yet to be able to define my dislikes, but give me time, I'll try. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Consolidation and increased efficiency. ### 36. Great ERP for Midsized Specialty Construction! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 04, 2022 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Spectrum is an all-around program that handles every aspect of our business with one system. Every aspect of our business are able to utilize the different features of the program to help streamline our work. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Custom reporting is either cumbersome to do yourself or very costly to have Viewpoint write a custom report. Being a small business it is difficult to set aside the time to write the reports with Crystal Reporting but at the same time it is expensive to get Viewpoint or another company to do it for us as well. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have definitely benefited in several areas. In our service department we are able to schedule calls and services much easier. Our Job Costing is more accurate with using projected costs. The document imaging puts everything at our fingertips. ### 37. ERP focused on Construction **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 08, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Spectrum is an ERP system with a focus on the construction industry. Spectrum makes it easy to get data from the database via infolink. Spectrum is continuously working to improve the platform's overall functionality. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Spectrum is lacking in Materials Management, Human Resources, and Equipment modules. However, they are working to make improvements. The other con of Spectrum is the design of parts of its database. Some tables are hard to find as they were created under the old module name and since have changed the modules name so not all tables start with the same prefix. The other issue with the tables is that the values that they use. For example, the year column for 1 table will be 4 digits, while the year in another table will be a 2 digit. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spectrum is solving our payroll, accounting, job performance, and equipment maintenance. The added database query functionality makes creating custom reports and pulling data much more accessible. ### 38. Very good product but not the most intuitive **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** jeremy H. | Project Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 08, 2022 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** the accounting part of the project is very goon and has a left bar connecting all the stuff allowing navigation between items very fluid. Very usefull for cost tracking **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** the interface is not the most interactive and userfirendly. a better interface would be very helpful. Integration with more softwares would also help a lot in the use **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Project management but more cost orientented. THe software allows to track project cost, subcontractor invoicing, client invoicing and and subcontractor payment ### 39. Great for tracking information **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 16, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** It does a great job of having all the different parts organized well within the system. The UI is simple to navigate, and you can do the same thing in many different ways. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** It doesn't do a great job integrating with other software. When your company uses multiple different software for different things, it becomes cumbersome to adapt them all to it. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spectrum is heading in the right direction. I have not used it long but there seems to be enough updates and thought put into make ing the system better for all users. ### 40. Construction Accounting Software - good, but not great **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Karen D. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 15, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** It's relatively user-friendly, with proper training. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Spectrum reports are often lacking the necessary information and other methods of extracting data is difficult to navigate. Also, their support has decreased over the past few years. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** It communicates well with other software being used by our company. This helps automate much of what could be manual entry. ### 41. Spectrum for beginners **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Carmen R. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 28, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I love the fact that you can favorite a lot of your links. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** When running a report it doesn't allow me to remove certain things from the report **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** i am not sure on what they are actually working on but I look forward to finding out. ### 42. Great Software Ever Evolving **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 15, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I like that spectrum is constantly trying to get better. I also can appreciate all the classes and webinars put on by Viewpoint to teach and train. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** I think that its difficult at times to get in contact with their help desk when an issue arises. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use spectrum for accounting. It helps our business stay organized with processing invoices and issuing payments. ### 43. Viewpoint Spectrum **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ted G. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 15, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** The dashboard and drill down capabilities. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Some aspects of the software are not customizable or easily changed. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** The software forces best workflow practices. Provides better access to information than our legacy construction ERP system. Spectrum will help get more timely job costing information to our project management team ### 44. Viewpoint Spectrum **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Cassandra E. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 27, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** System processes are simplified and easy to navigate through **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** Payroll environment needs more functionality for situational manipulations **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Cost History and projections, Payroll, Analytics ### 45. Excellent Single Source Construction Software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dustin H. | Senior Project Manager, Construction, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 16, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Does both company accounting and real-time project accounting and Project Management all in one software **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** There is a lot to know and sometimes may become overwhelming to new employees. The Help and Videos are beneficial, though. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Single source company and project accounting. ### 46. Administrative Supervisor **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Louise M. | Administrative Supervisor, Construction, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 13, 2022 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Having all information accessible regardless of the module you are in. Easy to navigate **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** The amount of clicks you have to do in order to update. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our data entry processing has become much more stream lined. A low entry error ratio ### 47. A robust construction software with great training and support resources **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Amy P. | Controller, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 15, 2022 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** Dashboards have been invaluable. They offer user-friendly visuals for important data and KPI's which appear immediately when logging in. Viewpoint support can create custom dashboard cards for any data you want to monitor. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** The canned reports do not offer enough parameters. You are limited to just a few options in most reports. I have to resort to custom report building, which is not an easy task in Spectrum. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spectrum offers a wonderful Job Cost Overview that brings all the data for a particular job into one place. Drilling down into the data is quite simple, and data can be exported to Excel for further review. ### 48. The Best of Spectrum **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kimberly K. | Administrative Assistant, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 23, 2022 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** What I like best about Spectrum is how user-friendly it is. This system is AMAZING! It helps me stay organized and on top of what is happening with each job we have going. Being able to upload to the cloud is great as well as the app. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** There is nothing I dislike about Spectrum. This system is easy to use and track what is happening with jobs and what we have to track for Project Management time and job costs. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spectrum is solving a lot of problems for us in the past. We are benefiting from it in so many ways. I really love the chart display the show jobs being 90 days on going and helping us stay on track. ### 49. Spectrum Integrations **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Richelle K. | Marketing Coordinator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 08, 2023 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** The integration with Cosential has been very helpful. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** A direct integration with OpenAsset would be helpful. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Providing project content for Marketing and paystubs. ### 50. Would I recommend Spectrum **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 08, 2022 **What do you like best about Spectrum?** I really enjoy some of the capabilities that Spectrum has with Info link and SDX, especially. I also really love the community that has been created for Spectrum users. You can defiantly find many valuable tips and suggestions on the Network. **What do you dislike about Spectrum?** One area that I feel could be improved is document imaging. When it works, it works great, but the bugs need to be fixed. Sometimes the system will not let me add an image, so I have to log out and log back in to attach an image. **What problems is Spectrum solving and how is that benefiting you?** Spectrum is helping us keep our information all in one organized place. 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