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ERP/accounting

ERP/accounting

Trimble Viewpoint Vista

Deep construction ERP common in mid-to-large contractors; powerful but implementation-heavy.

MechanicalElectricalHeavy civilGC$50M-$500M+
ERP/accounting

Trimble Viewpoint Spectrum

Cloud-hosted construction ERP popular with specialty trades; strong job cost and service modules.

MechanicalElectricalHeavy civilGC$20M-$250M
ERP/accounting

Foundation Software

Construction-specific accounting and payroll with a loyal mid-market base; pragmatic over polished.

MechanicalElectricalHeavy civilGC$5M-$250M
ERP/accounting

CMiC

Single-database ERP+PM aimed at larger contractors; broad scope and steep rollout.

GCHeavy civilMechanical$100M-$500M+
ERP/accounting

Sage Intacct Construction

Cloud financials with construction add-ons; strong GL/reporting and multi-entity.

GCMechanicalElectrical$20M-$250M
ERP/accounting

Acumatica Construction Edition

Cloud ERP with construction edition; flexible but partner-quality matters.

GCMechanicalElectrical$20M-$250M
ERP/accounting

Premier Construction Software

Newer cloud-native construction accounting with AP automation focus.

GCMechanicalElectrical$10M-$250M

Project management

Project management

Procore

Category leader for PM/doc control; strong ecosystem but costs scale with volume.

GCMechanicalElectricalHeavy civil$20M-$500M+
Project management

Autodesk Construction Cloud (Build)

PM tied to Autodesk design/BIM workflow; natural if VDC team uses Revit.

GCMechanicalElectrical$20M-$500M+
Project management

Fieldwire

Field-first task and drawing management; light and quick to adopt.

MechanicalElectricalGC$5M-$250M

Estimating

Estimating

STACK

Cloud takeoff/estimating; easy onboarding.

GCMechanicalElectrical$1M-$250M
Estimating

PlanSwift

Long-running desktop takeoff tool.

GCMechanicalElectrical$1M-$100M
Estimating

On Center (On-Screen Takeoff)

Established takeoff with large installed base.

GCElectricalMechanical$5M-$250M

Payroll

Payroll

Payroll4Construction

Construction payroll service handling certified/prevailing wage.

All trades$5M-$250M
Payroll

Points North

Certified payroll/prevailing-wage compliance specialist.

All trades$5M-$250M
Payroll

busybusy

Time + equipment tracking feeding payroll and job cost.

Heavy civilGCMechanical$5M-$250M
Payroll

Workyard

GPS time tracking for crews; job-cost-ready timesheets.

MechanicalElectricalGC$1M-$100M

BI/reporting

BI/reporting

hh2

Cloud layer over Vista/Spectrum for payroll

All trades$20M-$500M
BI/reporting

Agave

Integration API linking construction ERPs and apps.

All trades$20M-$500M

AI tools

AI tools

Adaptive

AI-assisted AP/back-office for builders; young but fast-moving.

GCMechanicalElectrical$5M-$100M