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Review of Vista
Updated April 28, 2023

Review of Vista

Wendy Wray | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Viewpoint HR Management
  • Viewpoint Field Management
  • Viewpoint Financial Controls

Overall Satisfaction with Viewpoint Vista

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
  • Forecasting - Has reduced and cut out spreadsheets
  • More accurate/timely profit margins on our jobs
  • Budgeting and Forecasting all in the system and feeds into WIP report vs manual
We had procure and was not integrated. Now we have Vista/Team/Mobile Field Managment = SWEET
Data Driven has made decision makin on project timely and up to date
Team is the best procore not integrawted

Do you think Viewpoint Vista delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Viewpoint Vista's feature set?

Yes

Did Viewpoint Vista live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Viewpoint Vista go as expected?

No

Would you buy Viewpoint Vista again?

Yes

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

Vista Feature Ratings

8.6
Accounts payable
9
Accounts receivable
7
Journals and Reconciliations
10
Configurable Accounting
8
Standardized Processes
9
8.3
Billing Management
9
Cash and Asset Management
8
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
8
Period Close
8
Inventory Management ()
Not Rated
7.5
Pricing
Not Rated
Order entry
8
Cost of goods sold
7
Order Orchestration
Not Rated
9.7
Pay calculation
10
Benefit plan administration
9
Direct deposit files
10
7.0
Dashboards
7
Standard reports
8
Custom reports
6
Customization ()
Not Rated
6.0
Role-based user permissions
5
Single sign-on capability
7
Grants Management ()
Not Rated
Project Financial Management ()
Not Rated
8.0
Task Insight for Project Managers
8
Procurement ()
Not Rated
Risk Management ()
Not Rated
Logistics ()
Not Rated
Manufacturing ()
Not Rated
Supply Chain ()
Not Rated
Product Lifecycle Management ()
Not Rated

Using Viewpoint Vista

30 - Payroll, Project Mgt, Job Cost, HR, Financials. We use all of these modules
2 - Accounting Manger/IT Support CFO/IT Manager
  • AP
  • Payroll
  • Project Management
  • GL
  • Safety Tracking
  • HR Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Online applications
  • Electronic AP Payments
  • MFM Reporting
We are keeping vista and love it

Evaluating Vista and Competitors

Yes - TCM and Procore
  • Cloud Solutions
  • Ease of Use
We liked the option of the cloud - and being able to host. Right now we host and will be going to the cloud
I would do the same as we did. The conversion took longer than anticipated but that was on us

Vista Implementation

We should not of dragged it out so long
  • Implemented in-house
  • Third-party professional services
Trema and she was great
Yes - Payroll, AP then PM, JC
  • Importing Data
  • Letting go of old system
  • Having time

Vista Support

I do see releases and when that happens some things are broken and dont work until they work on it and release the fix. That is frustrating
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
No we have never purchased premium support as we dont need it
MFM was having issues with Project Managers seeing Job approval time. They took control and set up many conf calls to resolve the issue. They kept escalating

Using Vista

Vista is easy to use once you learn the process. All batches
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
None
  • AR
  • PM
  • Payroll
  • WIP
  • Forecasting