Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Powerful, and it shows its age daily
Sage is investing in Intacct Construction and everyone knows it. I asked directly and got a reassuring but non specific answer. I would push harder than I did before signing another term.
Pros
Subcontract compliance holds that block payment
Cons
Switching cost is high enough to feel like lock in
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Ezra Thibault
Practice Manager, Falcon Ridge Landscaping
Canada·Nonprofit·51 to 200 employees
3.0
Oct 28, 2024
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
The install base is the reassurance
New staff need weeks. Not days, weeks. That is a real cost when your accounting team turns over, and it is the strongest argument for eventually moving.
Pros
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Switching cost is high enough to feel like lock in
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Ophelia Fairbanks
General Manager, Northgate Logistics
United States·Real estate·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Aug 20, 2024
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Public work is possible because of this
Federally funded work with certified payroll and multiple unions is simply not possible for a firm our size without something like this. It is the price of entry to that market.
Pros
Job cost across hundreds of concurrent jobs
Cons
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Katya Lin
Project Manager, Ironwood Fabrication
United States·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Aug 6, 2024
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Timberline still does the hard things right
Everyone calls it Timberline and everyone complains about it and nobody leaves, because it does the genuinely hard things correctly. Certified payroll, union fringes, subcontract control. That is not a coincidence.
Pros
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Vera Rowan
People Operations Lead, Silverbirch Accounting
United States·Ecommerce·201 to 500 employees
5.0
Jul 25, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
It will not pay a sub with expired insurance
We build and we hold, and having construction accounting and property management with CAM reconciliation in one system means we are not running two companies on two platforms.
Pros
Subcontract compliance holds that block payment
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Ulises Ainsworth
Head of Operations, Northern Star Staffing
United States·Manufacturing·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Jul 6, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
It will not pay a sub with expired insurance
We build and we hold, and having construction accounting and property management with CAM reconciliation in one system means we are not running two companies on two platforms.
Pros
Certified payroll for federally funded work
Cons
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Trisha Espinoza
Chief of Staff, Vertex Machine Works
United States·Transport and logistics·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Jun 18, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Four hundred jobs and it does not blink
Subcontract compliance will not release a payment while an insurance certificate is expired. That control has saved us from real exposure twice. It is the kind of feature you do not appreciate until the day it stops you.
Pros
Union payroll with fringe calculations that hold up
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Bethany Velazquez
Finance Manager, Fairview Veterinary
United States·Retail·11 to 50 employees
1.0
May 14, 2026
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
Reporting means Crystal and a consultant
It looks and behaves like software from the 1990s because in important ways it is. Our newer PMs find it genuinely difficult and that affects who we can hire into the role. The functionality is unmatched and the experience is indefensible.
Pros
Job cost across hundreds of concurrent jobs
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Elena Yamamoto
Director of Finance, Harborline Supply
United States·Retail·500+ employees
4.0
May 14, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Construction and property in one system
Federally funded work with certified payroll and multiple unions is simply not possible for a firm our size without something like this. It is the price of entry to that market.
Pros
Union payroll with fringe calculations that hold up
Cons
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Dana Emerson
Bookkeeper, Bluewater Consulting
United States·Manufacturing·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Apr 10, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
Old software that does hard things well
New staff need weeks. Not days, weeks. That is a real cost when your accounting team turns over, and it is the strongest argument for eventually moving.
Pros
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorApr 18, 2026
Thank you for the detailed review. Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate remains a supported and actively maintained product, and we understand roadmap clarity matters when you are planning years ahead. Your account team can discuss this with you directly.
2 found this helpful
Alistair Yoon
Office Manager, Tidewater Marine Services
United States·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
2.0
Mar 18, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
We are stuck and we know it
Twenty years of data and every process built around it. Moving would be a two year project we cannot afford, so we stay and we complain. Sage knows that, and the renewal increases reflect it.
Pros
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Simon Acheson
Practice Manager, Redbrick Property Group
Canada·Transport and logistics·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Oct 12, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Timberline still does the hard things right
Federally funded work with certified payroll and multiple unions is simply not possible for a firm our size without something like this. It is the price of entry to that market.
Pros
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Olivia Fitzgerald
Studio Director, Vertex Machine Works
United States·Healthcare·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Jul 30, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
It will not pay a sub with expired insurance
We build and we hold, and having construction accounting and property management with CAM reconciliation in one system means we are not running two companies on two platforms.
Pros
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Switching cost is high enough to feel like lock in
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Gordon Sandoval
Bookkeeper, Foundry Road Studios
United States·Education·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Jul 9, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Union payroll with fringes, correctly, every week
Three unions, different fringe calculations, different reporting, weekly. It has never been wrong. I have watched two general payroll systems fail at this and cost firms real money in back pay and penalties.
Pros
Subcontract compliance holds that block payment
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Genevieve Iqbal
Chief of Staff, Fairview Veterinary
Other·Professional services·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Apr 21, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
The install base is the reassurance
The interface is genuinely dated and the module boundaries reflect decisions from decades ago. It also does things no modern competitor does. That is the trade and most firms our size make it knowingly.
Pros
Union payroll with fringe calculations that hold up
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Liam Rasheed
Accountant, Summit Physio
Canada·Retail·51 to 200 employees
2.0
Apr 1, 2025
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
The interface is from another century
A year from signature to go live with a specialist partner and a number I will not put in writing. It works now. Getting here consumed our controller for twelve months and she is honest that she nearly quit.
Pros
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Erin Villanueva
Studio Director, Willow & Ash Salons
United States·Professional services·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Oct 25, 2024
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
Union payroll with fringes, correctly, every week
Subcontract compliance will not release a payment while an insurance certificate is expired. That control has saved us from real exposure twice. It is the kind of feature you do not appreciate until the day it stops you.
Pros
Union payroll with fringe calculations that hold up
Cons
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Tanya Guerrero
People Operations Lead, Northgate Logistics
United States·Ecommerce·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Oct 23, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Construction and property in one system
Subcontract compliance will not release a payment while an insurance certificate is expired. That control has saved us from real exposure twice. It is the kind of feature you do not appreciate until the day it stops you.
Pros
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Brooke Chaudhary
Project Manager, Silverbirch Accounting
United States·Nonprofit·11 to 50 employees
1.0
Aug 13, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Implementation was a year and a large number
Anything beyond the standard reports is Crystal Reports and a consultant. We have a standing arrangement with someone just for reporting, which is a permanent line in the budget nobody mentioned at the start.
Pros
Subcontract compliance holds that block payment
Cons
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
2 found this helpful
Imani Kessler
Finance Manager, Blackstone Contracting
Other·Transport and logistics·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Aug 1, 2024
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
It will not pay a sub with expired insurance
We build and we hold, and having construction accounting and property management with CAM reconciliation in one system means we are not running two companies on two platforms.
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