Item: Viewpoint Vista
Rating: 8
Author: Erin Kiersey

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Vista by Viewpoint for project costing, payroll, invoicing, etc. As a construction firm, [we use] Vista by Viewpoint tracking project costs, subcontracts, and change orders. Having all of this data in custom reports helps track the costs effectively.

Pros and Cons

Custom reports
Financial accuarcy
Managing change orders

Hard to learn to use
RFI, Submittals, Drawing logs
Not being able to integrate with field operations

Return on Investment

Accurate project costing
Managing change orders
Integration with our payment software has been helpful

Alternatives Considered

Procore and Trimble ProjectSight (ProLog)

We evaluated a few different software options [including] Procore and Trimble ProjectSight and decided Vista by Viewpoint best suited our needs and the price was good.

Key Insights

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Viewpoint Vista go as expected?

Would you buy Viewpoint Vista again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Procore

Usability

Once you learn to use Vista by Viewpoint, it is good. The implementation was a little rough but once we began learning how the different modules worked together we were in better shape. We wanted a lot of customizing done so that may have slowed the process a bit.

Support Rating

Vista by Viewpoint's support can take a while sometimes. The online database doesn't always point you to the problem therefore you have to reach out to a live person to get an answer.

Likelihood to Recommend

Vista by Viewpoint is good for cost reporting. Vista by Viewpoint is not that great for project management and field integration. We use separate software to manage the project.

Good for Accounting

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with Vista by Viewpoint