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
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
25 found this helpful
Valerie Chaudhary
Managing Partner, Lantern Creative
United States·Transport and logistics·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Jan 3, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
It will not pay a sub with expired insurance
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
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
25 found this helpful
Jorge Wesley
HR Manager, Northern Star Staffing
Canada·Real estate·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Aug 27, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
The install base is the reassurance
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
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorAug 31, 2025
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.
24 found this helpful
Naomi Nakamura
Bookkeeper, Bluewater Consulting
United States·Financial services·201 to 500 employees
3.0
Mar 4, 2025
Verified userUsed 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 vendorMar 13, 2025
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.
24 found this helpful
Xander Reyes
Chief of Staff, Redbrick Property Group
United States·Retail·201 to 500 employees
5.0
Aug 19, 2024
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
Construction and property in one system
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
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
24 found this helpful
Vincent Lockhart
Office Manager, Meridian Dental Group
United States·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Mar 6, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
It will not pay a sub with expired insurance
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
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
23 found this helpful
Andre Osei
Sales Director, Clearview Windows
Canada·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Nov 20, 2025
Verified userUsed 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
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
23 found this helpful
Ravi Serrano
People Operations Lead, Granite Peak Roofing
Other·Healthcare·201 to 500 employees
2.0
May 10, 2025
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Implementation was a year and a large number
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
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorMay 13, 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.
23 found this helpful
Noor Fitzgerald
HR Manager, Maplewood Childcare
United States·Professional services·51 to 200 employees
1.0
Aug 31, 2024
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
Implementation was a year and a large number
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
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
23 found this helpful
Ines Brennan
Finance Manager, Blackstone Contracting
United States·Hospitality·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Apr 17, 2026
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Union payroll with fringes, correctly, every week
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
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
22 found this helpful
Sofia Castellanos
Director of Finance, Prairie Rose Bakery
United States·Education·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Oct 18, 2024
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
Construction and property in one system
We run over four hundred concurrent jobs and the job cost reporting holds up. Most systems we evaluated started groaning at fifty.
Pros
Job cost across hundreds of concurrent jobs
Cons
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
22 found this helpful
Curtis Nguyen
Chief of Staff, Summit Physio
United States·Ecommerce·500+ employees
4.0
Apr 26, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Public work is possible because of this
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
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
21 found this helpful
Amara Emerson
Chief of Staff, Beacon Legal Partners
Canada·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
1.0
Jan 16, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
The interface is from another century
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
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorJan 28, 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.
21 found this helpful
Adele Cisneros
General Manager, Clearview Windows
United States·Marketing·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Sep 8, 2025
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
Four hundred jobs and it does not blink
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
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
21 found this helpful
Emmett Kessler
Studio Director, Blackstone Contracting
United States·Real estate·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Jun 11, 2025
Used 1 to 2 years
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
Certified payroll for federally funded work
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
21 found this helpful
Ines Fitzgerald
Office Manager, Kestrel Analytics
Canada·Education·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Apr 1, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
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
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
20 found this helpful
Mireille Donnelly
Owner, Clearview Windows
United States·Manufacturing·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Feb 15, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
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
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
20 found this helpful
Malcolm Donnelly
Finance Manager, Willow & Ash Salons
United States·Hospitality·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Sep 28, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Union payroll with fringes, correctly, every week
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
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
20 found this helpful
Spencer Schneider
Controller, Sandbar Hospitality
United States·Marketing·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Aug 16, 2025
Verified userUsed less than 6 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
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Switching cost is high enough to feel like lock in
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorAug 26, 2025
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.
20 found this helpful
Ximena Fontaine
Chief of Staff, Silverbirch Accounting
Canada·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Aug 7, 2025
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.
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