Centage vs. Viewpoint Vista

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Centage
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Centage (Planning Maestro) offers a way to plan, budget, forecast and report financial performance by enabling finance teams to see into the future, and test the impact of different scenarios, in order to make faster decisions with confidence. The software streamlines the entire planning process, delivering sophisticated financial intelligence to empowers users to make faster, more informed decisions, so they can react quickly to market changes, take intelligent risks and capitalize on new…N/A
Vista
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Viewpoint’s Vista is a construction accounting software. Vista’s core accounting features include accounts receivable and payable, general ledger, payroll and time management, and cash management. It also provides tools for document management, including document templates and reporting.N/A
Pricing
CentageViewpoint Vista
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CentageVista
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional Details
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CentageViewpoint Vista
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Top Pros
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Features
CentageViewpoint Vista
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
4.6
3 Ratings
54% below category average
Viewpoint Vista
-
Ratings
Customizable dashboards4.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
7.0
9 Ratings
17% below category average
Viewpoint Vista
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities6.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Centage
7.4
5 Ratings
10% below category average
Viewpoint Vista
-
Ratings
Publish to Web5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.1
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Viewpoint Vista
-
Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Centage
9.0
10 Ratings
3% above category average
Viewpoint Vista
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)9.110 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.210 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.8
11 Ratings
6% above category average
Viewpoint Vista
-
Ratings
Long-term financial planning8.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial budgeting9.811 Ratings00 Ratings
Forecasting8.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Scenario modeling8.49 Ratings00 Ratings
Management reporting8.611 Ratings00 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.5
7 Ratings
6% above category average
Viewpoint Vista
-
Ratings
Financial data consolidation8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.2
11 Ratings
0% below category average
Viewpoint Vista
-
Ratings
Financial Statement Reporting8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Management Reporting8.410 Ratings00 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting8.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
7.7
4 Ratings
4% below category average
Viewpoint Vista
-
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Personalized dashboards7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting7.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
Centage
8.0
9 Ratings
4% below category average
Viewpoint Vista
-
Ratings
Flat file integration7.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Excel data integration8.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources7.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Viewpoint Vista
8.3
25 Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.824 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.718 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.824 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Viewpoint Vista
7.3
6 Ratings
1% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.16 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Viewpoint Vista
8.2
13 Ratings
1% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.311 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.113 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Viewpoint Vista
7.8
29 Ratings
11% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.324 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.929 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.626 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Viewpoint Vista
8.0
18 Ratings
5% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.218 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.015 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.213 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.314 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.717 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Viewpoint Vista
7.4
6 Ratings
6% below category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Viewpoint Vista
7.4
8 Ratings
5% below category average
Pricing00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings7.68 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings7.68 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.55 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Viewpoint Vista
7.6
16 Ratings
3% above category average
Billing Management00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.813 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings6.98 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings7.811 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Viewpoint Vista
8.0
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Viewpoint Vista
6.4
9 Ratings
7% below category average
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings7.47 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings6.58 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Viewpoint Vista
7.2
8 Ratings
3% above category average
Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings6.87 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings6.75 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Centage
-
Ratings
Viewpoint Vista
7.5
4 Ratings
4% above category average
Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
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CentageViewpoint Vista
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User Ratings
CentageViewpoint Vista
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(12 ratings)
7.8
(76 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(17 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(3 ratings)
6.7
(21 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(3 ratings)
5.2
(28 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.3
(8 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(41 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
CentageViewpoint Vista
Likelihood to Recommend
Centage
Centage is suited for all types of business. This is what makes this tool so great. It requires some expertise in setting it up and depending on how complex the business is, it may take longer than expected. It's a complex system and if you are not involved in the implementtion it might be hard to learn what is does.
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Trimble Viewpoint
The company has made a commitment to the use of the Vista products and continue to move forward trying to implement more with the Vista HR Management. From timekeeping to onboarding in the near future we strive to look for better ways to utilize the products for our accounting and payroll purposes.
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Pros
Centage
  • Planning personnel with all the related benefit expenses is very accurate and we are able to forecast increases as well.
  • Storing separate versions of the budget allows us to finalize for the year and have access to the data while we update the default plan with any changes.
  • I ilke the way you can add intelligence see the detail of calculations below th eline item.
  • I like writing Planning Maestro reports to see drill downs of any item and tie them to our ERP Budget
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Trimble Viewpoint
  • New employee on-boarding and personnel management
  • Full spectrum accounting management (AP/AR/Payroll)
  • Project management from contract award through project close-out
  • Data security management, reporting and anlysis
  • Equipment full lifespan management for costs, revenue and location tracking
  • User Database allows for built-in customization capabilities to fit the most unique business requirements
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Cons
Centage
  • Head count is a bit strange as each period is considered one Headcount for a total of 12 per year, so we have to adjust when running reports
  • would love to be able to attach related expenses in payroll to a kind of employee instead of doing each individually. It's time consuming.
  • Have the help more available instead of having to log into separate place
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Trimble Viewpoint
  • Their payroll module is terribly slow and very clunky.
  • Job costing parameters are very strict and limited.
  • Each module interface has too many forms and screens.
  • There is too much flexibility regarding where to put information into the system. There isn't one place to do anything, which creates confusion for staff.
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Likelihood to Renew
Centage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
It is extremely customizable and tracks so many complicated costs very well, more-so than other construction software programs out there that we've used in the past. It is also not an easy program to use for those even slightly not comfortable with a computer. The help sections/knowledge base could be better organized and updated more. It is a very powerful software program for our business and we rely on it hugely to see how our projects are running in real-time.
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Usability
Centage
I've lived through the changes over the years, and I have found that most financially-minded professionals should have no problems using this system.
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Trimble Viewpoint
I think that Vista's is an easy program to use very user friendly with lots of help features to allow the user to fix an issue without having to put a support call into Vista. The reporting and exporting capability's are strong.
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Reliability and Availability
Centage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
Only issue is when there is an upgrade - it takes several times to get back logged in. Otherwise no issues with getting on to the program. We are set up on lap top or on the remote desk top. Works 90% of the time
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Performance
Centage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
No issue downloading the reports - I do find sometimes it is easier to export and save than it is to print to a pdf. Options on the different reports not consistent. You can print a couple projects on the JC Contract Status Report - but you have to do each project for the JC Cost by contract item - when neither one is a drill down - not a big deal
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Support Rating
Centage
The team makes sure that you get what you need out of the software. They will do whatever is in their power to make sure you're happy and are getting back your investment (time and money).
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Trimble Viewpoint
When privately owned, it was very good, then dropped when owned by Bane Capital Investments. Now that it has been bought by Trimble and has a home, support is back up again. Response time is better than most software companies, and the information provided is good. They have Chat support for quick answers, and a good Knowledge Base and video libraries.
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In-Person Training
Centage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
I was not part of the in person training. I am assuming the training went well - but I did all my training through viewpoint academy.
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Online Training
Centage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
Excellent training! They keep you on track to insure your implementation is going as planned. There are ample ways to receive additional training and training can be provided by position type. If you put on the effort, the training is there.
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Implementation Rating
Centage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
The trainer Viewpoint sent did not understand the processes, he only knew where the modules were located. He had no understanding of the actual process itself.
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Alternatives Considered
Centage
I used to use an older consolidating product call FRX or something like that, very manual where accounts were adding line the reporting lines one by one.... Centage is far superior, the ability to create custom Dimension hierarchies as improved our reporting 100 fold
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Trimble Viewpoint
I personally have not used another ERP system other than Viewpoint Vista. I am sure there are others out there, but from listening to my managers experiences before Great Basin Industrial implemented Viewpoint, the other options were less superior to what Viewpoint offers. I think if you are looking for an ERP system in the construction industry, then Viewpoint is the way to go
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Centage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
I wasn't part of the integration.
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Scalability
Centage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
For a small business - this program is well used in the accounting and operations. The two different work plans are set up for success. Alot of the programs we do not use - but like the reports that are generated - one disadvantage if you do not know crystal reports you cannot edit your form to meet your needs so there is a lot of printing different several forms to get all the information you need.
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Professional Services
Centage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
I wasn't part of the integration.
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Return on Investment
Centage
  • We were a very small company growing by acquisition so it worked well during these phases of our company growth.
  • The return for our cost was tremendous especially in comparison to peers in the market.
  • Analytics Maestro allowed us to grow without adding headcount by building efficient reports that can easily be mass-produced for all branches within our organization.
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Trimble Viewpoint
  • Not sure I can speak to this as the company moved to Viewpoint before I began here. I think it is helpful for the Project Management and Superintendent staff to easily review how specific job items went, which we do in the PM contract drilldown analysis
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