Clue Vs Viewpoint (Vista/Spectrum)

Viewpoint Overview

Viewpoint (by Trimble) is construction software focused on project and financial management. It’s commonly used for job costing, accounting, and ERP workflows that help contractors manage budgets, contracts, and financial reporting across projects.

How It Compares to Clue

Viewpoint and Clue support construction teams, but they solve different problems. Viewpoint helps run the business side of projects, including costs, accounting, and ERP processes.

Clue focuses on equipment operations and maintenance execution, and it connects equipment activity and telematics signals to inspections, preventive maintenance, and work orders. Clue also integrates with ERP systems like Viewpoint so equipment activity and maintenance costs can stay aligned with job costing, while field and shop teams keep machines work-ready in the field.

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Platform Capabilities Overview

Feature / Capability	How it works	Clue	Viewpoint
Accounting & Payroll	Manages the General Ledger, AP/AR, and multi-state payroll processing.	✖ Clue syncs to these systems	✔ Core Strength. The industry standard for construction ERP.
Mixed-fleet Telematics	Normalizes data from all OEMs (Cat, Deere, etc.) into one dashboard.	✔ Native. Aggregates all brands and GPS providers into one live map.	✔ via TC1 Integration*
Fault Code Workflows	Triggers repairs automatically based on engine “Check Engine” lights.	✔ Automated. Routes fault codes directly to the shop in real-time.	✖ Manual entry only; office doesn’t know until a human reports it
Maintenance Work Orders	Tracking the lifecycle of a repair, including parts, labor, and history.	Operational Mobile-first for mechanics; works offline in the dirt.	Accounting Optimized for office-based cost-tracking and billing.
PM Schedules	Automated service intervals triggered by date or actual engine hours.	Live Syncs engine hours via API to trigger service exactly when due.	Static Relies on manual meter updates or delayed timecard imports.
Dispatch & Planning	Moving machines to jobs based on live availability and project demand.	✔ Visual. Drag-and-drop scheduling on a live GPS map.	✖ Static lists in the EM module; no live location context
Fuel & Idling Analysis	Identifies fuel waste and theft by analyzing engine load and burn rates.	Advanced Connects fuel cards to engine telematics to find outliers.	Basic Fuel costs are logged for accounting, but waste isn’t analyzed.
ERP Sync	Pushing field data (meters, costs, time) into the accounting system.	Deep Bi-directional sync for meters, WOs, and parts to Vista/Spectrum.	Native Data is already in the system (but often manual).

Clue

Privately held and management-owned, with investment support from Hyundai Infracore.

Where Clue May Be a Better Fit

Clue brings your crew’s time, site activity and labour data into sharp focus, so you can run your workforce smoother, smarter and more reliably.

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Track labor hours and equipment usage in real-time, directly linking to timesheets

Automate timecard creation from live work orders and inspections, cutting manual entry errors

Integrate job-level equipment costs with timesheet data for precise job costing

Link operator time and machine usage seamlessly across job sites for better resource management

Capture operator hours and equipment performance for comprehensive payroll data

Improve compliance by tracking work hours against regulatory and safety standards

Optimize crew and equipment scheduling based on real-time data

Enable accurate tracking of labor hours and equipment usage for efficient job costing

Automate the integration of field timesheets into financial systems, reducing manual entry errors

Integrations

Connect All Your
Construction Tools with Clue.

Clue integrates natively with your most-used systems, from telematics and OEM platforms like CAT VisionLink, JDLink, and Komtrax, to project and ERP tools such as Viewpoint Vista, Sage, and HCSS.