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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ridder iQ

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ARidder iQ is a manufacturing ERP, from ECI Software Solutions. Ridder iQ includes customer relationship management functionality that is fully integrated, and includes an integration with Outlook for email.N/A

    Vista

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AViewpoint’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
    Ridder iQVista
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ridder iQVista
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Prospective buyers may contact Viewpoint directly for a price quote.
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    Community Pulse
    Ridder iQVista
    Considered Both Products
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answer on this topic
    Trimble Viewpoint
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    58 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    40 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    79%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    61 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    73%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    69%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    74%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    Features
    Ridder iQVista
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    6.0
    18 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    7.6
    6 Ratings
    0% above category average
    API for custom integration6.217 Ratings7.76 Ratings
    Plug-ins5.915 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    7.9
    20 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    8.3
    13 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Single sign-on capability7.717 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.019 Ratings8.513 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    7.3
    19 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    8.3
    29 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Dashboards7.017 Ratings8.124 Ratings
    Standard reports6.318 Ratings8.029 Ratings
    Custom reports8.418 Ratings8.026 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    6.5
    18 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    8.0
    18 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Accounts payable6.818 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Accounts receivable6.918 Ratings8.215 Ratings
    Global Financial Support5.912 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.311 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations6.714 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting6.414 Ratings8.514 Ratings
    Standardized Processes6.314 Ratings7.317 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    6.3
    16 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    7.3
    6 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Inventory tracking6.416 Ratings7.36 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.114 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Location management5.513 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    7.6
    20 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    7.8
    8 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pricing7.820 Ratings7.76 Ratings
    Order entry7.719 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold7.320 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.518 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    5.7
    16 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    7.6
    16 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Billing Management7.416 Ratings7.813 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management6.114 Ratings7.513 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management4.88 Ratings6.67 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting4.712 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Period Close5.614 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    5.4
    13 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    7.1
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling5.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers6.012 Ratings7.97 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools5.312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings7.88 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    5.2
    16 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    7.5
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared4.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring5.18 Ratings7.66 Ratings
    Contract Repository4.17 Ratings7.96 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated6.010 Ratings7.27 Ratings
    Supplier Management5.916 Ratings7.45 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    4.8
    7 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository4.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management5.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments4.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection4.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    6.3
    13 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management6.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management6.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    7.5
    19 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management7.317 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.717 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution7.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs7.217 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    6.2
    16 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Forecasting6.213 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning6.516 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring5.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    6.2
    11 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Viewpoint Vista
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management5.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management6.511 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    -
    Ratings
    Viewpoint Vista
    8.0
    25 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.124 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.318 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.124 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Ridder iQ and Viewpoint Vista
    Feature
    Ridder iQ
    -
    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
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    User Ratings
    Ridder iQVista
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (24 ratings)
    8.6
    (76 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    6.8
    (17 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.1
    (21 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.1
    (28 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (41 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ridder iQVista
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ECI Software Solutions
    The best in the complete production process. It provides the correct info in a very usable way. It is pretty good in sales, but the lack of discounts for sales goods and sales production is not ideal. On the other hand, ECI provides an excellent service for looking for custom solutions where we need them. Dutch Translation: De beste in het complete productieproces. Het biedt de juiste informatie op een zeer bruikbare manier. Het is redelijk goed in de verkoop, maar het gebrek aan kortingen op verkoopartikelen en verkoopproductie is niet ideaal. Aan de andere kant biedt ECI een uitstekende service bij het zoeken naar maatwerkoplossingen waar we die nodig hebben. This review was originally written in English and has been translated into Dutch using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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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
    ECI Software Solutions
    • Customization of layouts
    • Reporting module, create Custom Reports for all use cases and if needed relation specific
    • Item factor conversion for purchase/sales/WIP using Weight and Length in all directions
    • Aanpassing van lay-outs
    • Rapportagemodule, maak aangepaste rapporten voor alle use cases en indien nodig relatiespecifieke rapporten
    • Conversie van artikelfactoren voor aankoop/verkoop/WIP met gebruik van gewicht en lengte in alle richtingen
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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
    ECI Software Solutions
    • Ridder iQ misses graphical workflow and blocks designer
    • Adaptions to rights in iQ can be difficult and time consuming
    • Ridder iQ is unfortunately still not webbased
    • Ridder iQ is fortunately developping api endpoints but this is still not completed.
    • The no/low code functionality can be extended
    • Ridder iQ mist grafische workflow en blokkeert ontwerper
    • Aanpassingen aan rechten in iQ kunnen moeilijk en tijdrovend zijn
    • Ridder iQ is helaas nog steeds niet webgebaseerd
    • Ridder iQ is gelukkig bezig met de ontwikkeling van API-eindpunten, maar deze zijn nog niet afgerond.
    • De no/low-code functionaliteit kan worden uitgebreid
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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
    ECI Software Solutions
    Its nice software but it is very, very slow in webification and integration possibilities by using api's. Untill now the programm has client-server technology unfortunately. And there are far too less no code adjustments possible.
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    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
    ECI Software Solutions
    The working environment can be perfectly designed for every user and department, which makes the user-friendliness very good. Adding columns, formatting tables can all be customized to the user. Dutch Translation: De werkomgeving is perfect in te richten voor elke gebruiker en afdeling, wat de gebruiksvriendelijkheid zeer hoog maakt. Het toevoegen van kolommen en het opmaken van tabellen is allemaal aanpasbaar aan de gebruiker.
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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
    ECI Software Solutions
    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
    ECI Software Solutions
    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
    ECI Software Solutions
    Expert level of the support engineers is adequate. However in our opinion it does take a fair amount of time to respond
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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
    ECI Software Solutions
    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
    ECI Software Solutions
    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
    ECI Software Solutions
    I didn't work here yet at the time of the implementation
    Incentivized
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    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
    ECI Software Solutions
    Ridder iQ is specialized for our business and has people who bring a lot of knowledge to the table, so Ridder iQ is far more suited than a ERP solution which is not specilized in the make-industry. Furthermore, the customizability of Ridder stands out compared to solutions like ISAH. Therefore, the choice was an easy one, because knowledge and customizability are important criteria. Dutch Translation: Ridder iQ is gespecialiseerd in onze branche en heeft mensen met veel kennis in huis. Ridder iQ is daarom veel geschikter dan een ERP-oplossing, die niet gespecialiseerd is in de maakindustrie. Bovendien onderscheidt Ridder iQ zich qua aanpasbaarheid ten opzichte van oplossingen zoals ISAH. De keuze was dan ook snel gemaakt, want kennis en aanpasbaarheid zijn belangrijke criteria.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Trimble Viewpoint
    I wasn't part of the integration.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    ECI Software Solutions
    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
    ECI Software Solutions
    No answers on this topic
    Trimble Viewpoint
    I wasn't part of the integration.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    ECI Software Solutions
    • The implementation process is well managed by Ridder iQ employees.
    • After going live, our main processes were just slightly affected, no significant delays occurred.
    • Het implementatieproces wordt goed begeleid door de medewerkers van Ridder iQ.
    • Nadat we live gingen, ondervonden onze belangrijkste processen slechts lichte hinder; er deden zich geen noemenswaardige vertragingen voor.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Ridder iQ Screenshots

    Screenshot of Ridder IQ combines the knowledge and practical experience gained since 1982 and is built on the latest software techniques such as .NET, C# and Microsoft SQL.Screenshot of Ridder IQ includes a complete CRM system with integration to Exchange and Outlook, purchase, sales, stock and time administration, as well as document management systems, integrated report designer and an authorization system.

    Vista Screenshots

    Screenshot of Job Cost AccountingScreenshot of Equipment ManagementScreenshot of Service ManagementScreenshot of Service Management Dispatch Board