Sage Estimating Reviews & Product Details

Sage can allow you to document quantities in all different organizational formats from being the project/area type (new, remodel, etc.) to uniformat or masterformat division organization. It has it's own database that can be helpful at times and includes a lot of items that can be documented accurately for each project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sage does not have a system for actually doing the quantity takeoffs, so my company uses other PDF readers to count the items, then transfers the information into Sage. If you can imagine, this is a long process and can be fixed by incorporating a system like OST or Bluebeam into the program. It also doesn't look visually appealing, compared to other programs it is lacking a few years.

The program visually doesn't have much variation for tracking quantities. Everything is simply black and white with some teal highlighting. This can be changed but it is a hassle that Sage should work on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sage is easy to manage, has everything you need to scheduling, keeping subcontractor info and preparing estimates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At times, Sage can be very slow when it comes to printing contracts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the best for this software is very smart it can adapt any format of bid breakdown any type of bid set up is adaptable and easy to used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is no undo unlike other software you can undo your work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I enjoy the level of detail that Sage Estimating allows me to engage in. I love the ability to store the historical data and I am able to draw the information to include in my current estimates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It takes too much time to set up a project. I felt the interface is very clunky and could use some improvement to stream line the project set up. I have to create reports to get the data I need. The template reports are too bulky and don't provide the narrow results that I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Building an estimate framework is quick and easy. Database can be tailored to suit the needs of your specific niche or core work type. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We are a relatively small company with an emphasis on renovations and remodels. In our model we don't use a vast majority of the horsepower behind Sage 300. So...I guess this isn't a knock on the software so much as it's a statement about it's usefulness in a given application. My advice to a company looking at estimating software would be to assure that Sage is congruent with your need....because they'll sell it to you whether it is or not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sage is a great software to pull together a Construction estimate. I heard they are working on some great updates that allow it to be more user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It would be nice to have a fully integrated takeoff feature that is linked to the database. A complete turnkey software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that you can build a database of items with cost of materials/labor Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have had a hard time with my program crashing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the ability to combine both accounting and estimating together Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Honestly not a whole lot, but sometimes there will be lockups or shutdowns on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Timberline is a very good data manager that allows us to sort and categorize our proposals in many different ways to accommodate management and our clients Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Out of the box database leave a lot to be desired, especially in the mechanical and electrical disciplines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

once set up integration worked well with our job costing reports - easy to understand and read Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

had to input way to many list and items, very time consuming and some items had to be done more than once Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy of use. Managing the program has been good.sad Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A lot of glitches in it. Freezes often in the middle of process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sage does everything! I love being able to do what I need in one program. The estimates I've used a few times, but it's very much like the rest of the options sage provides. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It took me a while to get the hang of the program and it's niches. It's not quite like the stuff I've used in the past. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy place to store all estimates & billing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a bit outdated compared to other similar software I've used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Robust, easy to support, powerful logic in Assemblies and Models. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Designed for contractors, can be difficult to build databases. No Excel import. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.