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
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
20 found this helpful
Wyatt Dupont
Practice Manager, Bluewater Consulting
Canada·Transport and logistics·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Aug 3, 2024
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 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
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
20 found this helpful
Hugo Ogilvie
Project Manager, Trailhead Bicycles
United States·Healthcare·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Dec 4, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
It will not pay a sub with expired insurance
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
Switching cost is high enough to feel like lock in
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
19 found this helpful
Elena Guerrero
Accountant, Falcon Ridge Landscaping
Canada·Accounting·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Nov 4, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 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
19 found this helpful
Bethany Ivanov
Accountant, Trailhead Bicycles
United States·Accounting·1 to 10 employees
2.0
Oct 5, 2025
Used 2 or more years
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
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorOct 8, 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.
19 found this helpful
Emilio Ugwu
Practice Manager, Granite Peak Roofing
United States·Nonprofit·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Sep 10, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more 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
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
19 found this helpful
Kendra Ponce
General Manager, Redbrick Property Group
United States·Manufacturing·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Aug 3, 2025
Used 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
Certified payroll for federally funded work
Cons
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
19 found this helpful
Paige Espinoza
Project Manager, Northgate Logistics
United States·Marketing·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Feb 15, 2026
Used 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
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
18 found this helpful
Freya Silva
VP of Sales, Beacon Legal Partners
United States·Software·11 to 50 employees
1.0
Dec 19, 2025
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
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
Job cost across hundreds of concurrent jobs
Cons
Switching cost is high enough to feel like lock in
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
18 found this helpful
Wesley Rooney
Practice Manager, Sandbar Hospitality
United States·Software·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Oct 7, 2025
Used 2 or more 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
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
Response from the vendorOct 16, 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.
18 found this helpful
Zara Lundgren
Finance Manager, Vertex Machine Works
United States·Legal·11 to 50 employees
2.0
May 6, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
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
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
18 found this helpful
Gabriel Oyelaran
General Manager, Cedar & Vine Interiors
Canada·Retail·11 to 50 employees
2.0
May 1, 2026
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
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
Union payroll with fringe calculations that hold up
Cons
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
17 found this helpful
Kendra Alvarado
Founder, Sandbar Hospitality
Canada·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Jan 11, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
Union payroll with fringes, correctly, every week
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
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
17 found this helpful
Ines Pyne
Controller, Fairview Veterinary
Canada·Marketing·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Oct 10, 2024
Used 6 to 12 months
Old software that does hard things well
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
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
17 found this helpful
Priya Raghavan
Head of Operations, Foundry Road Studios
Canada·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Sep 21, 2024
Used 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
Subcontract compliance holds that block payment
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
17 found this helpful
Rashid Bernard
Sales Director, Sandbar Hospitality
United States·Hospitality·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Aug 9, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
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
Subcontract compliance holds that block payment
Cons
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
17 found this helpful
Ezra Eberhardt
Operations Manager, Hillcrest Family Clinic
United States·Financial services·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Mar 21, 2026
Verified userUsed 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
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorApr 2, 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.
16 found this helpful
Esther Yamamoto
Owner, Foundry Road Studios
United States·Software·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Oct 20, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Four hundred jobs and it does not blink
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
16 found this helpful
Nadia Kirkwood
Operations Manager, Silverbirch Accounting
Canada·Legal·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Oct 13, 2025
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
Switching cost is high enough to feel like lock in
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
16 found this helpful
Celeste Sharma
Studio Director, Maplewood Childcare
United States·Real estate·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Mar 20, 2025
Used 1 to 2 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
Construction and property management in one system
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