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
Job cost across hundreds of concurrent jobs
Cons
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Neil Tran
Owner, Clearview Windows
Canada·Software·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Oct 1, 2025
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
Union payroll with fringes, correctly, every week
We run over four hundred concurrent jobs and the job cost reporting holds up. Most systems we evaluated started groaning at fifty.
Pros
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Tomas Jenkins
Owner, Blackstone Contracting
United States·Legal·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Jul 11, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Union payroll with fringes, correctly, every week
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
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Gabriel Quigley
General Manager, Beacon Legal Partners
Canada·Manufacturing·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Feb 15, 2025
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Public work is possible because of this
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
Job cost across hundreds of concurrent jobs
Cons
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Imani Dubois
Accountant, Copper Mountain Brewing
United States·Real estate·201 to 500 employees
3.0
Sep 27, 2024
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Powerful, and it shows its age daily
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
Subcontract compliance holds that block payment
Cons
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorOct 7, 2024
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.
1 found this helpful
Adrian Goodwin
People Operations Lead, Fairview Veterinary
United States·Professional services·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Aug 29, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Powerful, and it shows its age daily
The reassurance is that everybody runs it. People who know Timberline are findable, which after twenty years is not nothing. Try hiring a controller who knows a niche cloud product.
Pros
Subcontract compliance holds that block payment
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
1 found this helpful
Kirsten Farouk
People Operations Lead, Sandbar Hospitality
United States·Transport and logistics·51 to 200 employees
5.0
Jul 10, 2026
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Construction and property in one system
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
Union payroll with fringe calculations that hold up
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Samuel Sandoval
Owner, Ironwood Fabrication
Other·Accounting·11 to 50 employees
2.0
May 28, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
We are stuck and we know it
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
Subcontract compliance holds that block payment
Cons
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Renee Isozaki
VP of Sales, Kestrel Analytics
Other·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Mar 23, 2026
Used 1 to 2 years
It will not pay a sub with expired insurance
We run over four hundred concurrent jobs and the job cost reporting holds up. Most systems we evaluated started groaning at fifty.
Pros
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Pablo Yoon
Office Manager, Lantern Creative
United States·Retail·51 to 200 employees
3.0
Mar 17, 2026
Used 1 to 2 years
The install base is the reassurance
The reassurance is that everybody runs it. People who know Timberline are findable, which after twenty years is not nothing. Try hiring a controller who knows a niche cloud product.
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
Response from the vendorMar 19, 2026
We appreciate the feedback. Implementation for a business of your complexity is a significant undertaking, and we are sorry it was difficult. We would welcome a conversation about how we can better support your team now that you are live.
0 found this helpful
Percy Sandoval
Operations Manager, Tidewater Marine Services
United States·Legal·51 to 200 employees
1.0
Mar 6, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Reporting means Crystal and a consultant
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
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Paige Vargas
Finance Manager, Kestrel Analytics
United States·Marketing·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Feb 25, 2026
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Public work is possible because of this
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
Job cost across hundreds of concurrent jobs
Cons
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Gwen Yamamoto
Practice Manager, Cedar & Vine Interiors
United States·Software·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Feb 17, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Timberline still does the hard things right
We run over four hundred concurrent jobs and the job cost reporting holds up. Most systems we evaluated started groaning at fifty.
Pros
Certified payroll for federally funded work
Cons
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Ibrahim Isozaki
Bookkeeper, Copper Mountain Brewing
United States·Transport and logistics·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Jan 27, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
It will not pay a sub with expired insurance
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
Switching cost is high enough to feel like lock in
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Mabel Underwood
Operations Manager, Vertex Machine Works
United States·Healthcare·51 to 200 employees
3.0
Dec 8, 2025
Used 2 or more years
Old software that does hard things well
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
Certified payroll for federally funded work
Cons
Switching cost is high enough to feel like lock in
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorDec 19, 2025
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.
0 found this helpful
Liam Isozaki
Operations Manager, Meridian Dental Group
United States·Software·51 to 200 employees
3.0
Oct 7, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Old software that does hard things well
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
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Xander Kaminski
Practice Manager, Summit Physio
United States·Manufacturing·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Jul 20, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Public work is possible because of this
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
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Olivia Zimmerman
Director of Finance, Willow & Ash Salons
United States·Retail·51 to 200 employees
1.0
Dec 25, 2024
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 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
Union payroll with fringe calculations that hold up
Cons
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Adele Marchetti
People Operations Lead, Aurora Print House
Canada·Ecommerce·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Dec 20, 2024
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Timberline still does the hard things right
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
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
0 found this helpful
Simon Ogilvie
Chief of Staff, Ironwood Fabrication
United States·Financial services·201 to 500 employees
1.0
Nov 26, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
Implementation was a year and a large number
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
Construction and property management in one system
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