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The continued support and strive to be the most complete program that we could use. The integrations that are in place and that are planned for the future will only enhance the program and it’s necessity to keep us ahead of the curve. The API integrations that add to the value and ease of estimate generation will/are becoming a valuable tool for our managers. The PI integration that allows me to support 6 Branches with Maintenance estimates that are mapped using PI Complete and have all of the information that our crews would need to perform their daily task.

The lack of ability to restrict some of the user roles from being able to reset an estimate to bidding.

Aspire is a software that grows with you. Since we first signed for Aspire, they have added countless number of features that makes our day-to-day operations a breeze and they keep improving the system tremendously. It is easy to use and understand and the support you get from Aspire team and peers is amazing. You can call any Aspire user and seek help or advise and they are more than happy to help. The culture that Aspire built is unlike anything else you will experience and if you wonder, no I am not getting paid for these comments.

Just like any system out there, there is always room for improvement. My role within the organization is closing the month and accounting. I would love it if Aspire is little more friendly especially if you have multiple branches within same instance. Little too much scrolling for my liking. I would love it if the revenue variance feature got improved. It works as is however requires some work on users end.

The two biggest challenges facing landscaping companies I find are 1. managing maintenance labor while delivering quality and 2. creating and tracking billable opportunities with efficiency. Aspire excels in both of these categories. The operational side of the software is excellent and gives the branch teams the tools they need to estimate, schedule and track performance. The estimating, job costing, scheduling and the crew mobile functions are all solid and perform well.

On the flip side the administrative and accounting side of Aspire has some challenges integrating smoothly with our accounting system. The inability to reverse transactions easily is an example. There are some good checks in place like the EOM checklists to keep everything balanced though. A fully integrated and functional accounting system would be a nice addition to the package. I believe Aspire is working on that.

The implementation team was phenomenal in helping us get set our system set up for our specific needs. [sensitive content hidden] was amazingly helpful, flexible, and super patient with us - which we desperately needed. We're also very excited about having one platform to use for all of our needs instead of multiple programs to track everything.

For us the hardest part is finding the time to set up all the items we need to cater the system to our business. We have very specific needs, and the set up has taken a long time solely because of the specific nature and number of items that we need to set up prior to using the system to it's full potential.

All encompassing software that limits the amount of work you have to do in other programs. The rapid expansion means there are constant improvements made, and the community is very helpful. I enjoy the amount of control I have over different aspects of our business, from creating custom layouts for proposals and invoices, to managing required fields. It's not perfect, but it is certainly getting there. After changing software numerous times over the years, it is comforting to know we are sticking with Aspire for the long term.

Little things that are thankfully being improved upon. The mobile application feels antiquated and makes the lives of the crews difficult at times. I also really dislike how T&M pricing hierarchy is calculated. Why would it pull from the catalog pricing even though you change the amount on the purchase receipt? That's like if it just took the estimated hours and charged for them instead of the actual hours on site. It is counterintuitive and illogical for a time and material invoice type.

Aspire is nice because it brings all of the aspects of work to one platform. Prior to aspire we had multiple different software platforms specific to divisions.

It takes the right person to set up and implement. When we implemented, we had team members who were not on the same page and not having a clear concise plan going into implementation it caused us to have to go back and correct things that were not working as we expected.

It's intuitive and understands my specific needs. It also covers the whole lifecycle of the company, from sale through operations to billing.

I like Aspire a lot, but I would like a bit more of a QA component to work with so we could use it entirely across the company.

This software has so many positive pieces to it that has improved the way we communicate within the company as well as complete jobs on site. It has allowed us to become more paperless in the field which is something so many of us have wanted. Invoicing and job costing has become more transparent.

The accounting portion is lacking a bit. You have to be creative to get all the information you may need at times and I feel the training lacked in the accounting area. Always being told to watch the videos or attend the online training sessions. We have so many training sessions regarding all other areas of the software repeatedly but nothing formal for the accounting. I understand there may be a legal or responsibility reason for this but we were a bit left out of the loop on this.

The logic behind Aspire has challenged us to think about how we do business. We're now more agile than ever, and have refined our admin and operations processes immensely.

We use Airtable to track design projects in progress. Aspire has pretty decent project management tools, like tasks and activities, but it isn't a project management software. Its CRM functionality is a little rudimentary for our needs.

Aspire understands my business and has developed a tool specifically for me. Their commitment to constant improvement and customer support are second to none.

Snow removal is something only some companies in my industry do based on geography. Aspire's snow management tools aren't the best out there but they are getting better.