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
4 found this helpful
Vincent Whelan
HR Manager, Northern Star Staffing
United States·Hospitality·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Aug 22, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years
Construction and property in one system
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
Switching cost is high enough to feel like lock in
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Jorge Jain
VP of Sales, Tidewater Marine Services
United States·Transport and logistics·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Jul 19, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months
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
Certified payroll for federally funded work
Cons
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Freya Ishikawa
Practice Manager, Cedar & Vine Interiors
Canada·Marketing·51 to 200 employees
4.0
Jul 13, 2025
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
Certified payroll for federally funded work
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Elliot Vargas
Finance Manager, Cedar & Vine Interiors
United States·Healthcare·11 to 50 employees
5.0
Apr 19, 2025
LinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more 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
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Callum Zielinski
Project Manager, Meridian Dental Group
Canada·Professional services·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Nov 4, 2024
Verified userLinkedIn 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
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Custom reporting needs Crystal and a consultant
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Celeste Haugen
Sales Director, Kestrel Analytics
United States·Software·11 to 50 employees
1.0
Sep 23, 2024
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years
Reporting means Crystal and a consultant
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
4 found this helpful
Gwen Adeyemi
Head of Operations, Lantern Creative
United States·Marketing·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Sep 9, 2024
Verified userUsed 1 to 2 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
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Cormac Thibault
Office Manager, Cedar & Vine Interiors
Canada·Accounting·1 to 10 employees
4.0
Aug 12, 2024
Verified userUsed 2 or more 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
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
4 found this helpful
Joelle Quintero
Finance Manager, Sandbar Hospitality
Canada·Marketing·51 to 200 employees
1.0
Jun 10, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 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
Certified payroll for federally funded work
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
Response from the vendorJun 16, 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.
3 found this helpful
Ulises Ponce
Head of Operations, Trailhead Bicycles
United States·Retail·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Mar 27, 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
Subcontract compliance holds that block payment
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Joelle Delacroix
Operations Manager, Bluewater Consulting
United States·Accounting·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Mar 17, 2026
Verified userUsed less than 6 months
The roadmap question is real
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
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Kevin Vance
Studio Director, Lantern Creative
United States·Financial services·500+ employees
4.0
Feb 20, 2026
Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months
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
Certified payroll for federally funded work
Cons
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Grace Larkin
HR Manager, Blackstone Contracting
United States·Financial services·500+ employees
4.0
Feb 3, 2026
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 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
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Interface is genuinely from another era
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Joelle Escobar
Controller, Aurora Print House
United States·Hospitality·11 to 50 employees
4.0
Nov 20, 2025
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
Subcontract compliance holds that block payment
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Beatriz Jenkins
Finance Manager, Tidewater Marine Services
Other·Nonprofit·1 to 10 employees
5.0
Sep 5, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years
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
Construction and property management in one system
Cons
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Alistair Larkin
Sales Director, Northgate Logistics
United States·Hospitality·11 to 50 employees
3.0
Jun 1, 2025
Verified userUsed 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
Certified payroll for federally funded work
Cons
Implementation is a year long project
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Omar Harrington
General Manager, Aurora Print House
Canada·Construction·1 to 10 employees
1.0
May 9, 2025
Verified userUsed 2 or more years
Reporting means Crystal and a consultant
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
Enormous install base, so skills are findable
Cons
Roadmap unclear next to Intacct Construction
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Bethany Hammond
Studio Director, Tidewater Marine Services
United States·Construction·201 to 500 employees
4.0
May 2, 2025
LinkedIn 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
Subcontract compliance holds that block payment
Cons
Weeks of training for every new hire
Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
3 found this helpful
Lionel Kirkwood
Operations Manager, Fairview Veterinary
United States·Education·1 to 10 employees
3.0
Jan 19, 2025
Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 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.
United States
Canada