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63 Ratings
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Based on 63 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 6 feature sets: Human Resource Management, Payroll Management, Asset Management, Reporting & Analytics, Construction Project & Field Management, Estimating
Human Resource Management

5.0
ProContractor
50%

1.0
Viewpoint Spectrum
10%
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 2/3 features
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 2/3 features
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

5.0
50%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Organization and location management

5.0
50%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Organizational charting

N/A
0 Ratings
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Payroll Management

7.5
ProContractor
75%

1.0
Viewpoint Spectrum
10%
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 6/6 features
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 6/6 features
Pay calculation

8.0
80%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

5.0
50%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Benefit plan administration

5.0
50%
1 Rating
N/A
0 Ratings
Direct deposit files

9.0
90%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Salary revision and increment management

9.0
90%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Reimbursement management

9.0
90%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Asset Management

5.0
ProContractor
50%

2.0
Viewpoint Spectrum
20%
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 1/1 features
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 1/1 features
Tracking of all physical assets

5.0
50%
1 Rating
2.0
20%
1 Rating
Reporting & Analytics

3.8
ProContractor
38%

1.0
Viewpoint Spectrum
10%
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 4/4 features
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 4/4 features
Dashboards

3.0
30%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Standard reports

8.0
80%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Custom reports

3.0
30%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Data exportability

1.0
10%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Construction Project & Field Management

3.3
ProContractor
33%

2.1
Viewpoint Spectrum
21%
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 7/13 features
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 7/13 features
Plan distribution & viewing

4.0
40%
1 Rating
1.4
14%
9 Ratings
Plan markups & sharing

4.0
40%
1 Rating
1.5
15%
8 Ratings
Issue tracking & punchlists

3.5
35%
2 Ratings
1.6
16%
13 Ratings
Photo documentation

2.8
28%
2 Ratings
2.9
29%
20 Ratings
Jobsite reports

3.8
38%
2 Ratings
3.1
31%
23 Ratings
Document sharing

2.5
25%
2 Ratings
2.6
26%
24 Ratings
RFI tools

3.8
38%
2 Ratings
1.8
18%
17 Ratings
Collaboration & approvals

1.0
10%
1 Rating
2.0
20%
22 Ratings
As-built drawings

1.0
10%
1 Rating
1.2
12%
3 Ratings
Mobile app

3.3
33%
2 Ratings
5.7
57%
8 Ratings
Submittal design and management

3.3
33%
2 Ratings
1.4
14%
8 Ratings
Change orders

7.0
70%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Specifications

N/A
0 Ratings
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Estimating

7.9
ProContractor
79%

1.7
Viewpoint Spectrum
17%
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 5/5 features
ViewPoint ProContractor ranks higher in 5/5 features
Takeoff tools

8.0
80%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
2 Ratings
Job costing

6.8
68%
2 Ratings
3.0
30%
27 Ratings
Cost databases

6.8
68%
2 Ratings
1.9
19%
18 Ratings
Cost calculator

9.0
90%
1 Rating
1.5
15%
11 Ratings
Bid creation

9.0
90%
1 Rating
1.0
10%
2 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- ViewPoint ProContractor is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

5.2
ProContractor
52%
4 Ratings

3.7
Viewpoint Spectrum
37%
41 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

ProContractor
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
Viewpoint Spectrum
100%
1 Rating
Support Rating

6.2
ProContractor
62%
5 Ratings

1.8
Viewpoint Spectrum
18%
49 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
ProContractor
ProContractor is a great fit if you are looking to make the jump to an ERP (accounting) system that offers a higher level of complexity and controls than what QuickBooks or Xero have to offer. However, some of those increased features of accounting controls, vendor compliance management, project contracting and documentation, come at the cost of lost integrations. ProContractor is completely siloed and does not openly communicate with other platforms (project management, bank accounts, etc).

Verified User
Director in Corporate
Construction Company, 201-500 employeesViewpoint Spectrum
Viewpoint Spectrum is well suited for accounting, job costing, project management, service department. It is less appropriate for estimating, payroll on-boarding, time collection in the field for construction jobs and document imaging for the entire company. The scenarios where Viewpoint Spectrum is not appropriate for what we are trying to accomplish, we outsource and import into our Viewpoint Spectrum software
CFO
PIEPER HOUSTON ELECTRICConstruction, 201-500 employees
Pros
ProContractor
- Lots of reports available to generate
Project Engineer
Pillari BrosConstruction, 11-50 employees
Viewpoint Spectrum
- Great software for analyzing data and trends while still being pretty easy to use.
- The ability to create a custom info link reports enable you to create virtually any report using the data you have in Spectrum that will auto-refresh with just one click of a button.
- They have a fantastic support network and I the few times I have had to contact support, I was directed to someone very knowledgeable that was able to find a solution.
Sr. Payroll Accountant
Walsh Mechanical ContractorsConstruction, 51-200 employees
Cons
ProContractor
- More of a project management "vibe".
- Less spreadsheet and complex processes to do things.

Verified User
Project Manager in Other
Construction Company, 201-500 employeesViewpoint Spectrum
- It's sometimes hard to control the document imaging window. It doesn't stop when you release the cursor. Have to go to top of screen and click in one of the bars to lock it in place.
- In AP invoice entry, you have to slow down when entering job and phase number. Doesn't keep up with the speed of the person entering.

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Construction Company, 51-200 employeesPricing Details
ProContractor
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Viewpoint Spectrum
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Support Rating
ProContractor
ProContractor 6.2
Based on 5 answers
ProContractor support has gone through good times and bad times. However, now that ViewPoint is owned by Trimble the support has been great and stable. Support is good to respond on average urgency tickets. The only complaint is that for urgent tickets communication can be slow even though the support team is working on the issue.

Verified User
Director in Corporate
Construction Company, 201-500 employeesViewpoint Spectrum
Viewpoint Spectrum 1.8
Based on 49 answers
Support has not been great since merging with Viewpoint. I've sent several letters up the chain about this. It has made me want to leave the software altogether on more than one occasion. I spend a lot of time on hold, and on numerous occasions now we've sat around for days waiting for a response only to be told the person on the phone never actually made a ticket for that, or that the online system didn't alert them of our case. We used to be able to call and get someone immediately and have the problem solved by a knowledgeable person. Now it's hit or miss and you could be on hold forever. The online training academy is nice but it's still not in-depth enough for me to not have to sit and babysit someone through a training period.
Owner
Hazzard Electrical LLCConstruction, 11-50 employees
Alternatives Considered
ProContractor
Procore beats Viewpoint hands down but can integrate well with Viewpoint Vista accounting software. I think that if the Viewpoint software was more flexible if they were more interested in patches, updates, and hearing customer feedback in the way the Procore does, that they would actually have the opportunity to corner the market.

Verified User
Project Manager in Other
Construction Company, 201-500 employeesViewpoint Spectrum
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.

Verified User
Manager in Corporate
Construction Company, 201-500 employeesReturn on Investment
ProContractor
- Procontractor allows our company to visualize the site and figure out the problematic areas that can't be seen just from plans.
Estimator
RDJE, Inc.Construction, 51-200 employees
Viewpoint Spectrum
- [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!

Verified User
Representative in Sales
Industrial Automation Company, 501-1000 employees