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What is Vista?

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.

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User friendly!

6 out of 10
June 29, 2023
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Popular Features

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  • Direct deposit files (24)
    8.9
    89%
  • Pay calculation (24)
    8.8
    88%
  • Standard reports (29)
    7.9
    79%
  • Custom reports (26)
    7.6
    76%

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What is Vista?

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.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

8.3
Avg 7.2

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

7.3
Avg 7.2

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

8.2
Avg 8.1

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

7.8
Avg 7.0

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

8
Avg 7.6

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

7.4
Avg 7.9

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

7.4
Avg 7.8

Subledger and Financial Process

Revenue management solution including capabilities for subledgers and financial processes

7.6
Avg 7.4

Project Financial Management

Project financial management solution including capabilities for project budgeting, cost control, billing and contract management.

8
Avg 7.6

Project Execution Management

Project execution management solution including capabilities for project scheduling, resource management, and team member task management.

6.4
Avg 6.8

Procurement

Procurement management solution with capabilities for sourcing, contracting, procure-to-pay and supplier management

7.2
Avg 7.0

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Planning solution with capabilities for planning, performance monitoring, change responses and execution.

7.5
Avg 7.2
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Product Details

What is Vista?

Vista by Viewpoint is a construction accounting and ERP software that is designed to help contractors manage all areas of their business. According to the vendor, Vista enables the centralization of information with visibility, providing secure, fully-interactive data across the organization. From pre-construction through project closeout, Vista’s project management provides project insight, backed by up-to-date data and workflows. With job costing, service, equipment, HR and Payroll management placed at the user's fingertips, Vista shows whether or not a project is on track or behind, and makes users aware of potential issues as work occurs rather than weeks or even months later. The solution helps manage subcontractors, mitigate risks and complete projects on-time and on-budget.

Vista Features

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting Features

  • Supported: Accounts payable
  • Supported: Accounts receivable
  • Supported: Journals and Reconciliations
  • Supported: Configurable Accounting
  • Supported: Standardized Processes

Subledger and Financial Process Features

  • Supported: Billing Management
  • Supported: Cash and Asset Management
  • Supported: Travel & Expense Management
  • Supported: Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
  • Supported: Period Close

Inventory Management Features

  • Supported: Inventory tracking
  • Supported: Automatic reordering
  • Supported: Location management

Order Management Features

  • Supported: Pricing
  • Supported: Order entry
  • Supported: Cost of goods sold
  • Supported: Order Orchestration

Payroll Management Features

  • Supported: Pay calculation
  • Supported: Benefit plan administration
  • Supported: Direct deposit files

Reporting & Analytics Features

  • Supported: Dashboards
  • Supported: Standard reports
  • Supported: Custom reports

Customization Features

  • Supported: API for custom integration
  • Supported: Plug-ins

Security Features

  • Supported: Role-based user permissions
  • Supported: Single sign-on capability
  • Supported: User-level audit trail

Project Financial Management Features

  • Supported: Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Supported: Project Costing
  • Supported: Cost Capture
  • Supported: Capital Project Management
  • Supported: Customer Contract Compliance
  • Supported: Project Revenue Recognition

Project Execution Management Features

  • Supported: Task Insight for Project Managers
  • Supported: Project Mobile Functionality

Procurement Features

  • Supported: Contract Authoring
  • Supported: Contract Repository
  • Supported: Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated
  • Supported: Supplier Management

Supply Chain Features

  • Supported: Inventory Planning

Additional Features

  • Supported: Takeoff Tools
  • Supported: Cost databases
  • Supported: Bid Creation
  • Supported: Job Costing
  • Supported: Cost Calculator
  • Supported: Plan distribution & viewing
  • Supported: Issue tracking & Punchlists
  • Supported: Jobsite Reporting
  • Supported: RFI Tools
  • Supported: As-Built Drawings
  • Supported: Submittal Design and Management
  • Supported: Specifications
  • Supported: Plan Markups and Sharing
  • Supported: Photo Documentation
  • Supported: Document Sharing
  • Supported: Collaboration & Approvals
  • Supported: Mobile App
  • Supported: Meeting Minutes
  • Supported: Change Orders
  • Supported: Support for External Payroll Vendors
  • Supported: Compliance Data

Vista Screenshots

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

Vista Video

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Vista Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
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Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Procore, Sage 300, and Acumatica are common alternatives for Vista.

Reviewers rate Direct deposit files highest, with a score of 8.9.

The most common users of Vista are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Jeff Bauer, CPA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Vista as our construction company's ERP. Vista helps us with job costs and compares current and past jobs. It also allows us to manage our material and aggregate sales and inventory. We still have some fine-tuning to do with the software, but it has functioned as expected.
  • Gives us real time inventory updates when used properly.
  • Allows for integration between other software's.
  • Good customer support.
  • 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.
Good for large companies that can afford the expensive licenses and implementation costs. Not great for small companies.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I use Viewpoint Vista as a Project Manager and Department Manager. The major problems this addresses are the communication between our Accounting Team and us along with how we communicate with our project owners. Bills and documents were created by hand before, and now everything flows seamlessly together to make a great products. Our whole team will now use this software to improve our communication.
  • Organization of Information
  • Communication or connection between departments
  • Helps Simplify Project Management Issues
  • System is so large and detailed that there are multiple ways of doing things. Being trained and setup using that one method would be very helpful.
  • Some functions do not have a very detailed help section.
  • There is some large confusion with interfacing and initializing. These steps may need to be trained on more heavily.
Viewpoint Vista is well suited for companies that have multiple departments or needs to track multiple branches. It is also very simple for sending out bills.

This system would be overkill for a company with fewer that 50 employees in my mind.
Andy Gagliardi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Vista by Viewpoint is being used across our entire company. Our accounting department uses it for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, financials. Our contracts department uses it for vendor master records and audits of master file agreements and individual contracts. Our purchasing department uses it for the purchase orders. Our human resource department uses it for safety training tracking, onboarding, employment history, salary history, employee turnover analytics, benefit selection history, vacation scheduling and tracking (in conjunction with our payroll department) and general record keeping. Maintenace uses it for master equipment file, equipment maintenance history, preventative maintenance scheduling, parts and component orders, and work orders. Fleet operations use it for milage tracking, fleet management and asset tracking. Equipment services use if for fleet maintenance management and general maintenance tracking. Operations use it for job costing, project management, and projections.
  • Lots of useful reports out of the box.
  • Ease of use and navigation.
  • Ease to modify existing reports to fit your needs.
  • Very easy to customize
  • Support can take some time to get back with you, but they are currently working on that.
  • The knowledge base is a real mess, unorganized, and it's sometimes hard to find the answers you are looking for.
Vista by Viewpoint is well suited for companies that are looking to be able to drill down and run reports right out of the box. There are hundreds of standard reports that allow you to drill down into pretty much anything you want to query. The ability to easily modify these reports also helps to get a custom feel that we have grown to like.
February 27, 2024

Vista Is Great!

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Vista mainly for accounting, our whole organization inputs data but the accounting department are the #1 users in our company. It keeps our project managers on-time and on-budget for our projects by displaying any issues before they become huge problems. Reports and dashboards keep us office folks up-to-date on what's happening in the field.
  • Fully customizable, it can do anything you want and be tailored to your business.
  • Real-time data.
  • Detailed data, you can see where every penny is going.
  • Takes a lot of time and effort to set up to get running.
  • Online answers can be a little difficult to find for the average user.
  • The non-computer person will need a LOT of training to use Vista.
  • There are quite a few bugs we run into but they are generally fixed on following releases.
Vista is not appropriate for field crew, they will not be able to input their own timecards but if you have a payroll person it's great! It's difficult to use in the field with poor internet connections but our office uses it every day all-day. This is THE accounting solution for your construction business, there really are no other comparisons, just don't expect anyone to be able to jump in and work right away.
Bryce Sheen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Vista by Viewpoint handles our Payroll, Accounting (AP, AR), Equipment Management and Project Management needs. It's a fully-functioning ERP software that handles every basic construction need as well as many complex construction needs. It can be fully utilized or utilized by just a few of your departments. Since I'm on the accounting side, we use it for our AP entries, Bank Recs, Journal Entries, Pay Apps, Cash Receipts, and more.
  • AP Reviewer Approvals
  • Intercompany Journal Transactions
  • Cash Management Bank Reconciliations
  • Pay Apps
  • Hundreds of reports
  • Equipment Management usage
  • Job Costing from several different sub-ledgers (AP, Subcontracts, Equipment Management)
  • Equipment Maintenance Scheduling
  • Make Project Management more user-friendly
  • Financial reporting within the software
I worked for Viewpoint for 5 1/2 years in the past and for the last 6 1/2 years, I have been the guru of Viewpoint for the past 3 companies I've worked for. I've been the go-to for implementation in all parts of the software. Simple tasks are self-explanatory however, there are multiple ways each task can be done providing more detail the more you add to your workflow. We have implemented other 3rd party products that fit well with Viewpoint and interact well to give us the results we want. Payroll is super detailed and can be a pain to set up but once it's set up, you don't need to do much other than enter timecard entries (either through import or manual entry). AP is easy for end users to enter and easy for reviewers to approve invoices. Equipment usage is easy once set up (it's even easy to set up) and it is maintained through location transfers of the equipment. The general ledger is self-explanatory for journal entries. There is so much you can customize to give you the results needed throughout the software.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Shortly after starting in my position, I initiated the process of electronic payment to vendors. We partnered with Corpay and Viewpoint for this process. The implementation took less than a month, and we have had very few issues. This process has saved about 10 hours per week for our Accounting staff, not to mention postage expenses and rebate income.
  • Month-end and year-end closing.
  • Electronic payment to vendors.
  • Integration between multiple modules.
  • A more robust HR module.
Viewpoint Vista meets our needs between the field and payroll processing extremely well.
August 01, 2023

Viewpoint Vista

Carlin Lakey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are a civil contractor doing asphalt paving, concreate paving, excavation & grading and bridge construction. Viewpoint Vista is our ERP where we process payroll, code and pay AP invoices, track project contracts and budgets and more. We also have rock quarries and asphalt plants and use Viewpoint Vista's inventory and material sales modules to track inventory and sales.
  • I love how Viewpoint Vista is easily customizable for our business needs.
  • Viewpoint Vista has a great online help and knowledge base that makes learning the system a breeze.
  • Viewpoint Vista integrates project management and accounting extremely well.
  • When updates are pushed out, it usually breaks things. I feel like updates need more testing before being implemented.
We are a civil contractor preforming asphalt paving, concrete paving, excavation & grading and bridge construction. We also do manufacturing of asphalt and rock crushing. We have found that Viewpoint Vista handles our contracting and manufacturing very well. We also have multiple companies within the same Vista ERP and have found the intercompany accounting works well.
July 24, 2023

Overall good.

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
For the past years it's been mainly used for accounts payables, recently we are implementing new users to expand its use to bidding, quoting and planning.
  • detailed reports
  • many features and able to customize them to our needs
  • functions easy to figure out/understand
  • I found that its not easy to learn, not very user friendly
Several modules for different uses with different departments. Customization to fit our needs. Cover all areas of accounting making accounting faster and accurate without a lot of input. There are so many reports available, sometimes it can be hard to find what you are looking for.
Looking forward to start using it for quoting, bidding and other departments in our company.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Viewpoint for all reporting for financials, labor, invoices, etc.
  • Job forecasting
  • Job Costing
  • Performance analysis
  • Project Site is a mess, it does not work nearly as well as Procore
  • It isn't easy to find exactly what report you are looking for, the module based system appears outdate.
Best for job forecasting and project analysis. Being able to export into excel is a great feature. Logging in to Viewpoint is slow and burdensome, if there was a way to speed up this process that would be preferrable. The invoice review system works adequately as well, but I feel like the interface could be more user friendly. Viewpoint is not intuitive so any way to make it more like using an iPhone or another device we use daily would help new users become more proficient.
June 29, 2023

User friendly!

Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I think it is highly customizable and helps gets info in a quick way. There is a steep learning curve... but once you figure it out it's great.
  • Keep records.
  • I think submitting invoices is clunky at times.
  • I wish users were able to add fields to reports.
I think it would work out for vet record-keeping. The system has a lot of tricks to make tracking down information easy.
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Vista for organizing/billing large Mechanical Contracting Projects. This helps track job costs.
  • Organizes Jobs Well
  • Offers many distinct categories within job sites
  • It is extremely complicated for a software system, there are too many complicated steps
  • Not very much training is available online
My biggest complaint with this software systems is entering the data in more than one category to complete an action such as a Change Order. I have worked in several customer software systems and this is by far the most complicated.
April 28, 2023

Review of Vista

Wendy Wray | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use for all Financial aspects. AP/AR/JC/WIP/Financials/GL and Project Management Forecasting. We also do in house payroll.
  • Payroll
  • Forecasting
  • Financials
  • Reports and being able to edit
  • Releases updates, test more before keep releasing updates
  • AR - Cleaning up balances
Vista is wonderful, we were on TCM prior and it is light years ahead of TCM. TCM was The Construction Manager. I will say one thing that was difficult was the time for the conversion and set up
Mary Soffner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Vista if a powerful ERP system that allows our company to manage the demanding needs of the construction industry. Vista helps us track subcontracts and change orders easily. The reports are easy to understand and modify to our needs. Vista has made it easy to track the progress of jobs in one report.
  • There is great flexibility with Vista. We are able to easily customize reports, fields, and tables to fit our needs.
  • The end user help website is a great tool to learn more.
  • Paperless. We have been able to go paperless. There is no longer a need to pull documents from a file to create reports.
  • Can be difficult to learn. There are a lot of fields and screens that need to be set up.
  • Help and support can be difficult to research.
  • There is a lot of room for errors if you do not understand the program.
Vista by Viewpoint has given us the ability to customize the program to our needs. We have multiple companies and Vista has allowed us to manage intercompany transactions easily. It covers all aspects of the construction industry. The unapproved AP process has made approves easy to manage and track. The billing module allows us to customize invoices at a customer level.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use VP for every aspect of our construction company from writing subcontracts, purchase orders, billing owners, tracking costs, entering supplier invoices, printing checks, sending and receiving payments, month end closing and payroll. We might use some secondary programs, but they all tie back into Viewpoint for a one stop view of our projects and overall company profit and loss.
  • subcontract tracking
  • Invoices being posted and approved by the proper people
  • Running a variety of reports
  • Being able to export reports
  • when an invoice comes in for a PO or subcontract and it's over the dollar amount you can still enter the invoice. This should be stopped and not allowed.
  • Subcontract change orders are a struggle to create and uninterface
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Vista for financial controls and for Project management.
  • It is a great solution for AP.
  • We use it to complete payroll.
  • We use it to forecast project data.
  • Field time cards.
  • Purchase orders and invoicing.
  • Human resource controls
Vista's core features shine bright and allow our company to operate smoothly. We are happy with how the application performs and runs on our systems. Their support is top notch and additional resources help us gain knowledge and fix problems quickly. Their additional modules could use some work, but they aren't needed in our use cases.
February 28, 2023

Love VP

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use VP every day from invoice approval to subcontracts to preconstruction. It seems the developers of VP have forgotten about the preconstruction module and wish they would focus some more on this module. I also wish there was a major improvement for vendors on how they are entered and stored. Would be great to have 1 place to enter everything instead of 3.
  • Exporting files to Excel/Word
  • VP Academy Training
  • Preconstruction module - needs a total make over
  • vendor tracking
  • move testing when releasing updates; make sure all the bugs have been removed/fixed
  • would love to see some type of closeout documents program/prep to submit to Owners
  • need to develop an add on program for architects/engineers for companies who are design-build
I love the fact that everything is in one program from the beginning of a project to the end. Looking up information for old projects is fairly easy and cost tracking.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As a company we use Vista for all aspects of accounting and project management. This of course includes tracking of all project related costs like subcontracts, purchase orders, change orders, etc. We also utilize many custom reports to sort through our vast amounts of data over the past many years.
  • Document management
  • Data management with custom forms.
  • User interface upgrade. It has gotten much better but could still use some updating.
Document and data management will help you maintain your projects in a timely and professional manner.
February 22, 2023

Viewpoint Vista Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Processing payroll in house allows us to post cost to jobs and general ledger. This streamlines information to many departments like accounting, project managers once ledger is updated. Payroll does not have to be complete to receive this information
  • jobcost
  • payroll
  • subcontract
  • purchase order
  • change orders
  • preliminary notice and lien waiver tracking
Entering payable invoices are streamlined by allowing us to scan and enter information, send out for approval then pay. Unapproved invoice entry allows us to hold onto the invoice so it does not get lost in the shuffle while waiting for the approval
Tammy Cox | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use it to enter invoices, enter subcontractor invoices, release retainage, issue payments. Everything from A-Z accounts payable.
  • Automatic invoicing is very helpful to make sure all invoices are getting entered in to the system
  • Ability to have subcontracts pull up effortlessy
  • Easy capability of issuing checks
  • Selecting which invoices we are going to pay seems to take a lot time, cannot select multiple invoices at one time
  • Cannot have two people entering invoices at the same always gives us an error code
Vista has many levels of programs that helps the entire construction industry from start to finish.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Viewpoint Vista is a heavily used application within our organization. We are expanding the use to field use, which is being received very well by field personnel. Logging in is always a hassle with our employees, so we are looking forward to Azure AD and TrimbleOne being the same login. Field use has greatly improved employee's view of Viewpoint.
  • Field Management has proved to be helpful for payroll and field employees.
  • Viewpoint Analytics helps users access reports while in the field or in remote locations without having to login to the application.
  • Dealing with unapproved invoices in the portal, this saves time and makes it easier to access when in the field.
  • Customization reporting is a great tool and we use heavily.
  • Easier to update multiple AP unapproved invoices through the portal. We have admin users who have to code hundreds of transactions at a time, an easier way to do this would be helpful.
Field use, report analytics, workflows, customizable reports and a single application use to monitor projects and shared services.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Vista by Viewpoint in our accounting department - Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cash Management, General Ledger, Payroll, Human Resources, as well as Equipment Management, Inventory, Job Cost, Material Sales, Project Management, and Purchase Order. We have found Vista by Viewpoint to be user-friendly and very versatile with the ability to create user defined fields.
  • User defined fields can be created in all modules.
  • The ability to sort and filter when viewing grids of information.
  • The import feature made converting our existing information very easy.
  • The Clearview website is available to answer many questions and for training as well.
  • The suggestion box is awesome if you have ideas for improvements.
  • It would be nice to have a simple export to Excel.
  • We would like to see an app available for individual remote time card entry on a phone. Vista is working on one but we have not found it usable yet.
Vista by Viewpoint is very user-friendly, versatile, and powerful. However, reporting is a challenge as you need to know Crystal Reports in order to make any changes to reports. You can export reports to Excel but it is not a 'clean' export and tweaking is necessary. Finding someone that knows Crystal Reports is key.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Vista to process Payroll, create PO's, AP, Project Management and many other accounting functions. The product helps us track and reconcile data. It allows us to run reports and process many aspects of our company such as billing, AP, Payroll and project management. Everything we do is housed in Vista
  • project management
  • one stop resource for construction
  • Payroll, AP and billing
  • HR Management
  • Tools and Equipment Tracking
  • Reporting
It is a great software to use when running a construction business. i am able to do everything I need in the program.
February 08, 2023

Hands down the best!

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use the AP Module and IM Module the most currently. I have always appreciated how smoothly my job runs through Viewpoint.
  • The customer support and education is the best I've ever seen.
  • Capturing financials for reporting.
  • Open possibilities to new implantation!
  • Linking info from AP to PO to JC, etc.
  • Pricing lowered for education.
  • More opportunities to earn training to help implement throughout our company.
Everything I have researched to try within our company has been easy to access either through the customer portal or through speaking to someone. It is the best software I have come across in the construction world.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Vista by Viewpoint is our central accounting software used throughout the majority of the company (i.e. Vista is used by all office employees. field employees generally do not have access to the software as it is unnecessary). Vista facilitates many of our processes such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, project management, etc.
  • I find it particularly useful that Vista allows the user to code and create different reports, tailored to a company's needs.
  • I like how many modules, programs, and reports are available. I can typically find everything that I need for a project without having to create a custom report.
  • Vista does not currently have a function in which an administrator can "close" a past period for the general users and keep the period "open" for a select number of users. In order for our controller to perform his month-end tasks, he must keep the period open to all users and this has occasionally caused problems when someone accidentally posts something in the incorrect period.
I feel like Vista by Viewpoint is especially well suited for the construction industry. However, I feel like a more simple software option is appropriate for a smaller construction company. Only once the company has begun to grow do I feel like Vista is a more appropriate solution.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We needed a better way to connect all our employees to Vista and began using the Employee Portal in 2020. It has been extremely beneficial in many areas including: AP offering a quick and easy way to review/approve invoices and submit credit card expenses, an easy way to enter Purchase Orders and receive items, an all encompassing Hire In process works well for us as we hire Union, a variety of Field Tools for the FM on project sites including Timesheets and Time off which is quite helpful for scheduling.
  • Customizability
  • Automatic Invoicing
  • Support Center
  • Another way to customize reports other than Crystal
  • Simplifying the Purchase Order process
Automatic Invoicing is new to Vista and my favorite new process. I heard that they are working on tying it into Purchase Orders and look forward to seeing that when it is rolled out.
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