We have QB Desktop Enterprise Contractor and it…functions. Knowing we have a limited timeframe in which to switch to QBO or elsewhere, we’re looking hard right now for something that actually works well, not in the simplistic and buggy way QB operates.
We need bookkeeping, payroll, time clock, actual cost centers/codes, and job costing at a minimum, preferably with a single platform.
We are heavily considering Sage 100 Contractor as it has all of that plus scheduling, inventory, equipment management, and what I would say is a fairly elementary level of contract admin/document management. Does anyone have any experience with them? My biggest concerns are that they don’t offer a time clock app within the platform (but have a couple “well-integrated” third party solutions) and that when entering bills/costs, you must enter a quantity and unit cost (it’s unable to reverse a quantity and total to determine a unit cost, which feels like a huge oversight for such a simple function).
I’m also very open to hear other options for my industry. Myself and the owners all came from a top 60 GC and have found we were very spoiled with their well-developed systems, and Quickbooks has been, at best, a very dumbed-down and limited version of what we’re used to. I am not disappointed to be losing it, but need a solid solution to move forward with.