ERP System Review

Our review contains critical system information including applications, industries supported, number of customers, underlying technology, and critical generic functionality - customization, multiple companies, multiple currencies, workflow, mobility, sales tax and reporting.
Compare Criteria Viewpoint Spectrum
Product Information  
System Viewpoint Spectrum
Vendor Trimble
Description
Trimble Inc. (NASDAQ: TRMB) is a global technology company providing hardware, software, and services that bridge the physical and digital worlds. Within its sector-specific portfolio, Trimble delivers enterprise software, project management solutions, and specialized ERP ecosystems tailored to the Construction, Civil Engineering, Transportation, and Logistics industries. Trimble’s flagship ERP portfolio—anchored by Trimble Construction One (featuring Viewpoint Vista and Viewpoint Spectrum)—provides end-to-end operational and financial management. Key capabilities include complex job-cost accounting, multi-state/union payroll, equipment and fleet management, service dispatch, field-to-office collaboration, and project risk mitigation. Additionally, Trimble provides enterprise routing, fleet management, and TMS solutions for the transportation sector.
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Primary Tier 2
Industries  
Apparel No
Construction Yes
Field Services No
Financial Services No
Food & Beverage No
Hospitality No
Manufacturing No
Nonprofit No
Professional Services No
Retail & ECommerce No
Transportation & Logistics Yes
Wholesale Distribution No
Applications  
Accounting (General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Budgeting and Cash Management) Yes
Asset Management Yes
CPQ (Configure Price Quote) No
CRM No
Distribution (Order Processing, Purchasing and Inventory) Yes
E-commerce No
Field Services - Dispatching & Scheduling Yes
Field Services - Mobile Field Management Yes
Human Resource Management Yes
Manufacturing - Quality Control No
Manufacturing - Scheduling No
Manufacturing - Shop Floor Control No
MRP No
Payroll Yes
Point of Sale No
Product Lifecycle Management No
Professional Services - Scheduling Yes
Professional Services - Timesheets Yes
Professional Services – WIP Management Yes
Project Management Yes
Transportation Management Yes
Warehouse Management Yes
Developer Information  
Number of customers - all products 1000000
Number of customers - this product 3000
Technology  
% of application that is web based (just need a browser on workstation) 100
On premise, cloud or hybrid Cloud
Private or Public Cloud Private
Tenant Architecture Multi-Tenant
Generic Requirements  
Customization/Configuration  
Without changing source code In Current Release
User-defined fields
  • Can define values/dropdowns for fields
  • Used in report selection and ordering
  • Used in workflow
In Current Release
User defined screens
  • Change fields to required, optional or invisible for standard and user-defined field
Configuration Change
Multiple Companies  
Share inventory across companies In Current Release
Share customers and suppliers across companies Configuration Change
Automate balancing of transactions across legal entities In Current Release
PO of 1 company automatically generates the sales order in another company Workaround
Multiple Currencies  
Maintain source and home currency amount for each transaction In Current Release
Date effective currency exchange rates In Current Release
Work Flow  
Can apply an approval process to any transaction such as a journal entry or any master file such as a supplier or inventory item Configuration Change
Can generate alerts/escalation if something expected is late or reminders In Current Release
Configurable approvals or alerts without needing programming In Current Release
Mobility  
Optimized for Android and iPhone In Current Release
Offline mode and synch when internet connected In Current Release
Sales tax compliance  
Canadian sales tax compliance In Current Release
US sales tax compliance In Current Release
Reporting/Business Intelligence  
Reporting  
Industry standard reporting tool and can change existing reports or add new ones In Current Release
Ad-hoc reporting (don’t need a programmer) with filtering, sorting and summarizing options In Current Release
Dashboards  
Based on real time updates from all transactions In Current Release
Role specific In Current Release
Configurable dashboards - don't need to be a programmer to create or change dashboard In Current Release
Analytics  
Drag and drop dimensions In Current Release
Visualization/graphic representation of data In Current Release