Sage X3 vs. Viewpoint Spectrum

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sage X3
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Sage X3 is an ERP solution with a robust range of capabilities supported by collaboration, analytics, and workspace tools.N/A
Viewpoint Spectrum
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Viewpoint Spectrum is a cloud-based construction ERP suite with project management, accounting, resource management, and reporting and analytics. Key features include workflow automation and collaboration tools, document imaging and sharing, cost estimating tools, and RFI management tools.N/A
Pricing
Sage X3Viewpoint Spectrum
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sage X3Viewpoint Spectrum
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Sage X3Viewpoint Spectrum
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
7.7
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
4.9
22 Ratings
38% below category average
Pay calculation8.01 Ratings7.522 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.01 Ratings6.916 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.01 Ratings8.319 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
3.0
2 Ratings
83% below category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
6.1
9 Ratings
17% below category average
API for custom integration2.01 Ratings6.19 Ratings
Plug-ins4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
9.5
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
8.2
27 Ratings
1% above category average
Single sign-on capability9.01 Ratings8.422 Ratings
Role-based user permissions10.02 Ratings7.927 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
5.7
2 Ratings
20% below category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
5.1
30 Ratings
31% below category average
Dashboards3.02 Ratings6.929 Ratings
Standard reports7.02 Ratings6.430 Ratings
Custom reports7.02 Ratings6.028 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
7.1
2 Ratings
7% below category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
7.6
28 Ratings
0% below category average
Accounts payable8.02 Ratings8.327 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.02 Ratings8.125 Ratings
Global Financial Support5.01 Ratings6.08 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.01 Ratings7.519 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.02 Ratings8.022 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.02 Ratings7.219 Ratings
Standardized Processes7.02 Ratings7.923 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
8.3
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
6.1
17 Ratings
25% below category average
Inventory tracking10.01 Ratings6.117 Ratings
Automatic reordering8.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Location management7.02 Ratings6.26 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
8.0
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
8.6
15 Ratings
10% above category average
Pricing9.02 Ratings8.412 Ratings
Order entry9.02 Ratings8.413 Ratings
Cost of goods sold9.01 Ratings8.911 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings8.84 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
5.8
2 Ratings
24% below category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
7.6
27 Ratings
3% above category average
Billing Management7.02 Ratings8.223 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management7.02 Ratings7.722 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management4.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Period Close8.02 Ratings8.123 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
7.5
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
6.8
7 Ratings
1% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling8.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers7.01 Ratings7.16 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality8.01 Ratings7.96 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools7.01 Ratings7.24 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
9.0
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
8.0
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
6.9
5 Ratings
1% below category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared6.01 Ratings7.83 Ratings
Contract Authoring9.01 Ratings7.12 Ratings
Contract Repository8.01 Ratings7.12 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.01 Ratings5.74 Ratings
Supplier Management8.01 Ratings6.83 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
8.2
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
-
Ratings
Risk Repository8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
6.1
2 Ratings
12% below category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
7.6
1 Ratings
1% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
9.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
-
Ratings
Forecasting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage X3
8.5
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
-
Ratings
Proposal Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Sage X3Viewpoint Spectrum
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(69 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(30 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.1
(29 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
6.6
(20 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sage X3Viewpoint Spectrum
Likelihood to Recommend
Sage
I wouldn't suggest this ERP for small organizations, especially if there is no IT staff. While they do offer support packages, they can be costly as certain packages limit the number of times you can call in. Hiring an outside consulting firm to support is another route, however that could become costly as well. Medium to large businesses with savvy tech staff would be a good fit for this ERP.
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Trimble Viewpoint
The Installation team is amazing. They provide clear guidance at the beginning of the process regarding what is expected and what needs to be done. The implementation manager follows up monthly with you to make sure you are on track and if you need additional help. They are very helpful and responsive in resolving issues.
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Pros
Sage
  • Easy to understand software for new users.
  • Journal entry and review process is easy.
  • Sage is efficient in tracking multi subsidiary transactions.
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Trimble Viewpoint
  • Job Costing - Viewpoint Spectrum handles job costing per project, per work order, per site, and gives us an up to date analysis of the project.
  • HR - helps to keep all of the training certifications and HR incidents in a consistent and manageable order for all Managers to use.
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Cons
Sage
  • Complications in configuration. Had to use a third party vendor to help us customize the system so we could better use it within the organization. This added additional expense
  • Some error messages are in French. If you aren't French, or can't speak French, this makes it pretty hard to troubleshoot
  • If you want to customize reports, you need to know Crystal Reporting (at least for the version I am using)
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Trimble Viewpoint
  • Support isn't readily available. You can submit a ticket and wait days before it's picked up. Even critical issues (system outages) can wait an hour or two before someone responds.
  • Large companies will feel limited. This product wasn't designed to handle large amounts of data, and performance seems to slow when there are more than 80 concurrent users.
  • The new developments are limited. HR Management is less robust than a third-party product specializing in HR Management. Viewpoint Analytics is nowhere near as robust as Power BI or Tableau.
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Likelihood to Renew
Sage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
The product is working for us and the cost to implement a new system does not warrant the expense.
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Usability
Sage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
There's a little bit of a learning curve, but once you've been working in the system for a while, it becomes second nature. I would say that out of all of the other software that I've personally used, Spectrum has been the easiest one to pick up and learn quickly
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Reliability and Availability
Sage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
I've never seen Spectrum down
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Performance
Sage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
For the most part the product is very reliable. Since we are hosted we sometimes have connectivity issues but I would say that is more our ISP than Spectrum.
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Support Rating
Sage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
The support has recently changed. Last year, you could call in and get an immediate response. Now that doesn't seem possible unless you have an urgent situation with access to the software, payroll or payables. I have found that using chat or e-mail works nicely for the most part, but sometimes I feel it would be easier if someone from support would jump on our site and take a first-hand look rather than going back and forth
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Online Training
Sage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
Our trainer was excellent and navigated the time zone differences expertly. She gave us test assignments to complete and was available for questions at any time.
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Implementation Rating
Sage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
My only insight would be to take time in your implementation and training process; ours was six weeks from start to finish.
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Alternatives Considered
Sage
Sage has quite less setup cost and was easy to setup. Sage is capable of managing multi subsidiary transactions. It was easy for our team members to learn and start using. Team leads has some issues while approving invoices initially but it was fine later. Sage is a good option for mid scale manufacturing firms
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Trimble Viewpoint
I have previously used Sage Masterbuilder, another construction industry software. This has been a number of years ago. The company I am working for already had Spectrum and have been using it for as long as it has been around when it was known as Forefront. Based on conversations I've had with the personnel that were here at the time of purchase, Spectrum clicked off all the boxes they were looking for.
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Scalability
Sage
No answers on this topic
Trimble Viewpoint
You can grant user specific access which is nice. Project managers do not need all the same modules as Accounting. But Accounting does need access to PM modules as well
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Return on Investment
Sage
  • Created efficiencies within the organization.
  • Centralized data input and retrieval.
  • Can be an expensive undertaking for an SMB.
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Trimble Viewpoint
  • [In my opinion,] it takes at LEAST twice as long to do our jobs now.
  • [I feel like] we are paranoid about something not being printed correctly because of [what I believe are] buggy text fields.
  • [In my experience,] we still have to refer to a physical file cabinet with paper, even though a main point of switching was to go paperless.
  • [In our experience,] screens can now be "locked", so we can't see something if our coworker is also looking at it.
  • [I believe that] the financial hit our company took from this switch was astronomical. [In my opinion:] Beware!
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