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
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
16 found this helpful
Lucas Stavros
People Operations Lead, Blackstone Contracting
United States·Software·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Jan 4, 2025
Verified userUsed 2 or more 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
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
16 found this helpful
Iris Nakamura
Bookkeeper, Hillcrest Family Clinic
United States·Retail·201 to 500 employees
5.0
Jul 13, 2024
Used less than 6 months
Timberline still does the hard things right
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
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
16 found this helpful
Ezra Yates
General Manager, Summit Physio
United States·Marketing·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Mar 17, 2026
Used less than 6 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
Certified payroll for federally funded work
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
15 found this helpful
Malcolm Vasquez
General Manager, Harborline Supply
United States·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Oct 3, 2025
Verified userUsed 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
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
15 found this helpful
Alistair Ashford
People Operations Lead, Maplewood Childcare
United States·Transport and logistics·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Nov 9, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 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
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
14 found this helpful
Dana Thornton
People Operations Lead, Beacon Legal Partners
United States·Accounting·1 to 10 employees
2.0
Apr 24, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
We are stuck and we know it
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
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorMay 1, 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.
14 found this helpful
Amara Lin
Head of Operations, Northern Star Staffing
United States·Healthcare·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Nov 19, 2024
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
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
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
14 found this helpful
Mabel Jimenez
Head of Operations, Tidewater Marine Services
United States·Real estate·11 to 50 employees
2.0
Sep 2, 2024
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
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
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
14 found this helpful
Iris Tanaka
Head of Operations, Prairie Rose Bakery
Canada·Healthcare·1 to 10 employees
1.0
Jan 18, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
We are stuck and we know it
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
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
13 found this helpful
Heather Nakamura
HR Manager, Granite Peak Roofing
United States·Transport and logistics·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Sep 19, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn 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
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
13 found this helpful
Ursula Tillman
General Manager, Foundry Road Studios
United States·Construction·201 to 500 employees
4.0
Mar 2, 2025
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Four hundred jobs and it does not blink
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
Job cost across hundreds of concurrent jobs
Cons
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
13 found this helpful
Yusuf Nguyen
Operations Manager, Tidewater Marine Services
Other·Education·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Feb 28, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months
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
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
13 found this helpful
Marisol Lundgren
Chief of Staff, Beacon Legal Partners
Canada·Hospitality·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Dec 31, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Timberline still does the hard things right
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
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
13 found this helpful
Gwen Boucher
Owner, Coastline Outfitters
Canada·Financial services·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Nov 19, 2024
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
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
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
13 found this helpful
Sofia Adeyemi
Director of Finance, Aurora Print House
United States·Accounting·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Aug 12, 2024
Used 2 or more years
Old software that does hard things well
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
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
Response from the vendorAug 14, 2024
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.
13 found this helpful
Miguel Jimenez
VP of Sales, Aurora Print House
United States·Nonprofit·500+ employees
2.0
Jul 3, 2026
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 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
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
12 found this helpful
Ximena Tremblay
People Operations Lead, Prairie Rose Bakery
United States·Marketing·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Jun 16, 2026
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
Four hundred jobs and it does not blink
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
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
12 found this helpful
Emilio Buchanan
Operations Manager, Hillcrest Family Clinic
Canada·Professional services·1 to 10 employees
1.0
Sep 21, 2025
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
We are stuck and we know it
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
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
12 found this helpful
Hugo Rooney
Office Manager, Vertex Machine Works
United States·Financial services·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Feb 12, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 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
United States
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