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Sage Construction Suite
What Is Sage Construction Suite?
As the longstanding leader in construction financial solutions, Sage has been the go-to choice for years, and continues to be at the forefront of innovation. Our native cloud construction suite seamlessly integrates preconstruction, operations, and financial management solutions, while also connecting with commonly used applications to streamline data management and business operations. Backed by our extensive partner network, trusted by thousands of construction companies for over half a century, Sage offers the vital capabilities, adaptability, and support crucial for thriving in the construction industry. From expediting estimating processes and optimizing profitability to simplifying operations, Sage provides the comprehensive toolkit you need to excel.
Product Included in Sage Construction Suite:
Sage Intacct Construction
Sage Construction Management
Sage 300 CRE
Sage 100 Contractor
Sage Estimating
Sage Field Operations
Sage Intacct Real Estate
Who Uses Sage Construction Suite?
Construction software solutions tailored for developers, general contractors, energy and specialty contractors with 5-500 employees and $1-250 million in revenue.
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Reviews of Sage Construction Suite
Sage Helps
Comments: We started in 1987 with The Master Builder; which was purchased by Intuit; which was purchased by Sage and became Sage 100 Contractor. So we have grown up with the great grampa of Sage 100. It has run our company for decades and we are very happy with it. As we grow, the program can grow. There is still a lot of the program's capability that we do not use, yet, but hope to.
Pros:
Integration of job bidding to job costing to accounting to payroll.....all modules talk to each other in real time. We could not have any software that did not do all these things
Cons:
The weak point is the estimating module that comes with it. I don't think it has been upgraded for 20 years.....no...really. They want me to buy the upgraded estimator which I think I will do soon.
Sage Response
3 years ago
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.
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A Proven Total Construction and Accounting Package
Comments: Very good experience with the product and dealing with support and the knowledgebase. I have been using this product now over 15 years. I have worked for 2 General Contractors during this time and this product has served us well.
Pros:
I like the fact that Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate software (modules) is a total solution for a few different industries, mainly construction. We have all the modules from Job Costing to Payroll to Project Management, etc. We do everything in house. I also like the fact that it integrates with Aatrix for Government and State e-Filing and reporting. That is very nice that it pulls everything from Sage and makes the reporting process seamless and easy. There are many other products that integrate well including MyAssistant.
Cons:
I wish the software was cloud-based which would make upgrading and future improvements much easier and attractive. A smaller investment of hardware and resources would be needed since the server would pretty much be eliminated. Updates would be automatic. Sage does have other products that are cloud-based but this one will not be going that route.
Sage Response
3 years ago
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.
Sage 300RE
Comments: I am a moderate user because of my position but I was the person that took on the Service Module back in 2005 as we switched to Sage. I was very disappointed then with the SM module as it was not going to do what I was told it could but it was to late at that point as we had made the switch.
Pros:
It had the ability to customize features in the program
Cons:
The service module is way behind the times and will be the ultimate reason we leave Sage at some point. Even though we haver added SSO for some time now it still does not change the fact the back office program is the problem. We need more flexibility with departments and costing to meet the real service world. Also in order to make Sage work to meet todays requirements we have had to add third party programs such as Timberscan, Cabbage, hh2 and any even a program to get better access to your data. Sage is exactly the kind of program third part developers want and keeps them in business. Having Sage 300 Re means you will be forced to use other companies to get what you want out of the program. I did not realize how the programs we pieces bolted on and that there not actually built together. Once I knew how the purchasing module had to use Macros to make it work and communicate to the rest of the program was extremely disappointing. The program does not easily allow you to perform the payroll function easily with Payroll companies. Basically you cant get job costing to pickup until you process a weekly payroll to get it on the jobs. You are left handcuffed to do payroll in house when smaller companies want to move that process out of their company. The program was moved into the cloud last year in my company but it is really not cloud based. So you have to work in a remote desktop way verses a true cloud based program.
Sage Response
3 years ago
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Sage products and services. We strive to deliver the best experience possible for Sage customers. We would welcome the opportunity to connect with you to better understand how we can exceed your expectations in the future.
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2+ years in and we are moving on
Comments: Overall, our experience has been negative. Nearly 100% of our users dislike it in comparison to other systems we have used in the past. For the amount of money it has cost us in implementation (over $30k + staff time) and the ongoing maintenance fees (which are more expensive than similar products) we have not had a great experience. Other systems can do the same thing, much more simply, for a lot less money.
Pros:
There is a lot of detail in what you can get out of this software, if you have the labor time to put into it.
Cons:
Ultimately, the software is too cumbersome, difficult for staff to use, training not able to assist us in getting it working well for our organization. Functionality that used to be supported is no longer available with recent updates.
Good package for the money
Comments: Overall it's a decent software package for the money and the size of our business. Other systems can do more, but you'll likely pay much more.
Pros:
The software provides the needed accounting and payroll modules. The optional Inventory modules offers some basic tools to manage your inventory. Reporting tools are rudimentary, but adequate.
Cons:
Receiving inventory items works strangely. A Sage invoice is created when receiving. At the point of vouching the supplier's invoice, the same receiving generated invoice can be updated. However, issues occur if you have used any of that inventory before getting the supplier's invoice entered. There's a work-around which involves copying and pasting, but the vouching process should not care what your current inventory level is. The weighted average cost is problematic when working with projects. Any given transaction can result in a G/L record that doesn't match the project record, leading to variances. Need the option of last-cost, std cost, etc.
Sage Response
3 years ago
Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate your business and look forward to helping drive your continued success in construction and real estate.
