SAP S/4HANA Cloud vs. Viewpoint Spectrum

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a modular ERP that enables users to run mission-critical operations in real time from anywhere, introduce new business models in any industry, and expand globally. SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a SaaS product and can also be deployed in a hybrid landscape for quicker time to value.​ ​​ SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a foundational component of the SAP…N/A
Viewpoint Spectrum
Score 8.5 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
SAP S/4HANA CloudViewpoint Spectrum
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP S/4HANA CloudViewpoint Spectrum
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPer user, per monthProspective buyers may contact vendor directly for a price quote.
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Community Pulse
SAP S/4HANA CloudViewpoint Spectrum
Features
SAP S/4HANA CloudViewpoint Spectrum
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.1
389 Ratings
10% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
5.0
22 Ratings
38% below category average
Pay calculation7.8340 Ratings7.722 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.8331 Ratings7.016 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.6329 Ratings8.219 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
594 Ratings
4% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
5.3
9 Ratings
34% below category average
API for custom integration7.8569 Ratings5.39 Ratings
Plug-ins7.7525 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
684 Ratings
0% below category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
8.2
27 Ratings
2% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.5642 Ratings9.522 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.1673 Ratings7.027 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
693 Ratings
5% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
3.7
30 Ratings
66% below category average
Dashboards7.7641 Ratings7.729 Ratings
Standard reports7.8681 Ratings3.530 Ratings
Custom reports7.6631 Ratings2.728 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
709 Ratings
8% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
8.8
28 Ratings
14% above category average
Accounts payable8.2693 Ratings8.027 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.2664 Ratings8.025 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.9218 Ratings9.18 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.9225 Ratings9.319 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.0243 Ratings8.722 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.0224 Ratings9.119 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.3252 Ratings9.323 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
600 Ratings
5% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
6.2
17 Ratings
24% below category average
Inventory tracking8.3588 Ratings5.217 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.8508 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Location management7.9484 Ratings7.46 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
607 Ratings
5% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
7.8
15 Ratings
0% below category average
Pricing7.9581 Ratings7.212 Ratings
Order entry8.0590 Ratings7.213 Ratings
Credit card processing8.924 Ratings8.84 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.2554 Ratings8.111 Ratings
Order Orchestration7.8184 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.4
240 Ratings
12% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
8.0
27 Ratings
7% above category average
Billing Management9.01 Ratings9.523 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management7.8218 Ratings8.022 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management10.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.4187 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Period Close7.9235 Ratings8.823 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.3
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
6.7
7 Ratings
4% below category average
Project Planning and Scheduling10.01 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers8.01 Ratings7.16 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality10.01 Ratings7.36 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools9.01 Ratings7.24 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.1
101 Ratings
10% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management8.1101 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
199 Ratings
12% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
7.8
5 Ratings
11% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared7.7138 Ratings8.83 Ratings
Contract Authoring7.8142 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Contract Repository7.6137 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.1178 Ratings6.84 Ratings
Supplier Management7.9176 Ratings7.33 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.8
1 Ratings
39% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
-
Ratings
Risk Repository10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.0
160 Ratings
15% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization8.1143 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.9139 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management7.7126 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management8.2130 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management8.0130 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
155 Ratings
10% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.2139 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.3143 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management8.2133 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.2138 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.1135 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.8
186 Ratings
8% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
-
Ratings
Forecasting7.7164 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.9178 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.7170 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.0
170 Ratings
22% above category average
Viewpoint Spectrum
-
Ratings
Proposal Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.9170 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP S/4HANA CloudViewpoint Spectrum
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(738 ratings)
7.3
(69 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(17 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(631 ratings)
8.7
(30 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.5
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
6.6
(78 ratings)
6.4
(29 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.5
(9 ratings)
8.9
(4 ratings)
Configurability
8.4
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
4.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(2 ratings)
6.6
(20 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(2 ratings)
7.6
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
6.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP S/4HANA CloudViewpoint Spectrum
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
The software reduces the stress of managing multiple departments in the supply chain sector. It offers great performance for both small and large businesses. With the built-in AI, it improves the overall efficiency of the organization and helps in reducing maintenance. The product customer care and support services are available 24/7.
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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
SAP
  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud is entirely based on continuously monitored processes enhanced in numerous operational business areas.
  • The solution allows the immediate analysis of company performance indicators due to enhanced functions.
  • Ideally built on future technologies, the organization’s platform aims at providing a system intended to expand based on business complexity.
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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
SAP
  • The beginner's user-friendly UI can help learners learn easily, and it feels a bit complex.
  • Implementation of AI bot on common tasks.
  • There are no offline functionality that users can use remotely.
  • As the scalability of the products grows, they become more expensive.
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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
SAP
The cost of SAP as an ERP is quite high and the switching costs associated with ERP systems are even higher. That being said moving from one ERP to another only happens once in a great while for large organizations. Those switching costs include retraining, IT hardware requirements, outside consultants and more
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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
SAP
Day to day data insight is more accurate for manufacturing industry to procure as per forecasted from supplier. Supply and fulfillment cycle becomes more easier. I would say more about performance as we are using this new server so we can see clear difference between SAP S/4HANA Cloud and ECC. Also it has customized business extensions for rapid development.
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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
SAP
I would rate SAP S/4HANA Cloud’s availability as 10 out of 10. The system is generally reliable and accessible whenever needed, with minimal unplanned outages. Occasional minor application errors or brief maintenance windows can occur, but overall the platform provides a high level of uptime and stability, which supports continuous business operations effectively.
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Trimble Viewpoint
I've never seen Spectrum down
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Performance
SAP
I would rate SAP S/4HANA Cloud’s performance as 10 out of 10. Most pages load quickly, and reports generally complete in a reasonable time frame, even for complex queries. The system handles integrations with other software smoothly, though in a few high-volume scenarios, certain reports or dashboards may take slightly longer to process. Overall, performance is strong and meets the needs of most business operations effectively.
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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
SAP
The support system I find great as whenever I run into problems they rectify them quickly as possible they never reacted late the support is just up to the mark for me. They provide many solutions to the problems I faced the [technical] team support is always amazing they [listen] to mean work accordingly.
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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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In-Person Training
SAP
More effective
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Trimble Viewpoint
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Online Training
SAP
I gave this rating because the SAP S/4HANA Cloud trainings were well-structured, comprehensive, and practical. They provided clear guidance on system functionality, hands-on exercises, and real-world scenarios that made it easier for our team to understand and adopt the platform. At the same time, there’s room for improvement in providing more role-specific or advanced scenario trainings, which would further enhance learning for specialized users.
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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
SAP
SAP requires
a lot of internal and external resources to complete its successful
implementation. The cloud version requires a deeper understanding of the
different capabilities of the local systems (hardware) and the connection
towards your local IT team. We found several problems on our systems that we
couldn't foresee before the implementation and roll out.
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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
SAP
In our quest for an ERP solution, we evaluated alternatives such as Oracle ERP Cloud and Microsoft Dynamics 365. However, SAP S/4HANA Cloud's reputation for advanced analytics, scalability, and seamless integration with other SAP solutions made it the natural choice for our organization's digital journey.
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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
SAP
The platform is highly flexible and cloud-based, allowing deployment across multiple departments, locations, and business units with minimal infrastructure constraints. It supports growth, additional users, and new business processes efficiently. The only reason for a 10 that it’s a perfect that certain highly specialized integrations or legacy system migrations can require extra planning to scale seamlessly, but overall the platform handles expansion very well.
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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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Professional Services
SAP
I would rate the professional services for SAP S/4HANA Cloud as 10 out of 10. The team was highly knowledgeable, responsive, and provided valuable guidance throughout the implementation process. They helped with system configuration, best practices, and troubleshooting, ensuring a smoother deployment and faster user adoption. The only minor area for improvement would be slightly faster turnaround on certain non-critical queries, but overall, the services greatly contributed to the project’s success.
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Trimble Viewpoint
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
SAP
  • The financial management part ensures every process is well planned and allocated resources are used efficiently.
  • The development of payroll management ensures that all employees are happily remunerated and, hence, very productive.
  • The creation of solid financial reporting acts as the primary driver in decision-making, which brings more insights into development.
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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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ScreenShots

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of the Order to Cash Dashboard - For the management of the order-to-cash process more efficiently across revenue streams and business models - including sales of physical and digital goods, services, subscriptions, projects, and bundles.Screenshot of a Sales Management Overview - Helps ensure sales reps meet their goals with an overview of orders and key sales performance metrics, with status tracking for each order in real time for the early detection of potential issues.Screenshot of the Purchasing Spend Dashboard - For weighing various aspects of purchasing spend through quick access to clear, complete, and real-time data, with less risk, and without opening different reports and transactions.Screenshot of Operational Supplier Evaluation - Provides a transparent overview of suppliers. Users can approve the most reliable vendors and get the right mix to serve business needs while reducing risk.Screenshot of Inventory Management - Provides visibility to manage supply chains, to mitigate risk, avoid unnecessary costs, maximize efficiency, and fulfill customer orders on time.Screenshot of Inventory Processing - Enables real-time supply chain visibility and provides meaningful metrics, with customizable dashboards and reports that display real-time inventory that track the status of inbound and outbound deliveries.