Ventus
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Matt B.
Verified UserOil & Energy · 51-200 employees
Utilizing Ventus with Outside Sales
Overall a great experience. I stared my position with no petroleum experience and sat with our estimating team for 3 months to learn the industry, using Ventus from day one. After a couple weeks I was fluent enough to build my own quotes or create PO's for our team. This software was easy to learn and makes it easy to learn, and it's very intuitive in the sales process.
- As a salesmen Ventus makes it easy to compile quotes or PO if needed
- With the process being similar it makes training easier with new hires
- The graphical user interface or reporting and ease of use when using reporting
Shelly L.
Verified UserConstruction · 11-50 employees
Ventus user for 10 years
We have had the software for 10 years and it has worked out great for us.
- Love the mobile data for the techs to bill on site
- Check register is hard for me as I compare it to Quickbooks
- I would love to have a little more training that doesn't cost me a ton to get
- To see how I can make use of the software even more
Switched From
The dispatching part of the software and the mobile billing
Michele W.
Verified UserConstruction · 11-50 employees
Best Construction, Service, and Inventory Software on the Market
I have been using Ventus since 2011. It has transformed our ability to become more efficient and profitable in Job Costing, Service, and Inventory. Also allows for security in who can do or see certain modules. We set up bar coding and mobile data with this software. It is great and highly effective!
I love the complete, thorough, and effective applications that allow for effective accounting and profit calculating
- There is really nothing I dont like about it
Danye M.
Verified UserMechanical or Industrial Engineering · 11-50 employees
From GUI to Ventus; A success story!
I would like to know more about Ventus. The demo was detailed, and it was cool to see the updated version of GUI.
- Ventus has a huge array of updates and advancements for the staff in the office and the techs in the field
- The system seemed user-friendly and easy to navigate depending on tasks
- The colors in Ventus were hard on the eyes from time to time
Why they chose it
"We are existing customers and thought the transition would be smooth."
Regina D.
Verified UserConstruction · 11-50 employees
Work In Progress
We were lacking in the inventory/bar coding processes and are slowly becoming better at using this feature. It made Physical Count a lot faster. I know we will see better tracking between warehouses once everyone gets it under control. Also, the ability to transfer estimates to a job or service ticket will change things for us and make us more efficient.
- Pros-One software for all facets needed to operate a business
- The staff at VMS make you feel like family and are personally vested in your success
- Bar coding capabilities
- Ability to transfer Estimate to Job Cost and Service
- The ease of searching is great
- Docu - ability to attach all documents
- Vast number of reports, very diverse in what you can pull
- Ability to save to queue to have a history of all transactions
- Cons - No user's manual
- Inconsistency between modules in where to go to search really just inconsistencies between modules period (Ex
- some modules you go through Tasks to execute things, others you can do directly from the screen you are in)
- Can't set zero quantities doing a cycle count for a portion of inventory
- Lack of synchronized data (Ex
- PM Inquiry -must execute function to make sure it is current; Job Cost - when changing contract through JOB BUDGET/COST SUMMARY - it does not update contract amount in Job File) Passwords - need ability to set override capabilities for specified actions
- Daily Password needed for everything under Options
- Lack of automatic GL entry or notice that one is needed if a user performs a transaction that needs to have a GL trans done (ex -physical count, inv adj) Lack of "locked for editing" warning when accessing something that someone else is currently in
Switched From
We needed the ability to bar code our inventory and needed a more robust job cost tracking software.
Why they chose it
"It appeared to have more of the options we were looking for. It also seemed easier to use and implement in our day-to-day processes."
Seth N.
Verified UserConstruction · 51-200 employees
Comprehensive Software Solution for Streamlining Service and Construction!
Ventus provides a comprehensive solution for managing various aspects of our business, including construction, service, billing, accounting, and mobile technician management. It allows for seamless integration across different business functions, making it easy to keep track of projects, financials, and field operations in one place. The mobile app for technicians ensures real-time updates and communication, enhancing efficiency and reducing response times. While the software is robust and offers a wide range of features, there might be a learning curve initially, especially for users unfamiliar with all-in-one platforms. Overall, it significantly streamlines processes, improves data accuracy, and enhances collaboration across teams, making it an invaluable tool for businesses in the service and construction industry.
- Ventus has modules that address the majority of our business application needs in one piece of software
- It gives us the ability to instantly dispatch P1 tickets to our remote technicians and gives them the ability to invoice instantly
- It also gives us the ability to manage construction projects from start to finish
There have been many improvements to reporting in the application, but I would like to see a dashboard that would give us quick data visualization options
Nicole B.
Verified UserOil & Energy · 11-50 employees
Great software!
We have had our Ventus software for 6 years now. It has worked well for us and we have enjoyed the updates and great customer service. Over the years we have been able to transition from paper job tickets to mobile tickets for our techs and now are integrating time cards. It truly is an all in one system.
- The ability to have everything in one software
- Some of the processes has quite a few steps that i wish were more streamlined
Lisa N.
Verified UserConstruction · 11-50 employees
Overall review
Ventus is helping us find ways to keep our costs lower and we have not implemented all of the capabilities yet. It does take awhile to learn the functions. However, the software makes more sense if you understand how it functions!
- Item inquiry is one of my favorite functions
- Ventus makes it easy to find when a part came in, where it came from and the open and past sales
- This has became a time saver in many ways
- Writing checks in Ventus is a breeze
- It allows us to change the information prior to creating the check if discount amounts were entered in incorrectly
- There is a new credit memo function in AR for applying checks to invoices has saved time and allowed us to keep a better AR record
- The new lookup functions that have been added everywhere makes finding information easier
- One downfall is not being able to lookup a number with begins with
- The item inquiry is one of my favorite features in Ventus
- However, we do not have a way to look up customer part/material sales history
- This can be difficult when a customer would like something that they ordered before but is unsure of the part number
- Post-match: The overall idea of post-match is wonderful
- However, we are a company that pays our invoices by the discount date
- We were unable to create checks for parts that were not received in
- Loved the idea of being able to see what po was applied to the invoice
- However, saving money was a bigger priority
- We had to leave post-match so we were able to write checks
- Still waiting for that function to change so we are able to utilize Ventus to the fullest
- There has been a recent change to where our overall control of our company maintenance was taken away
- Our company takes pride in the controls that we have over our accounting software and the upkeep of it
- Because of this we have set-up controls to keep others out where they do not belong
- Our control over this has been taken away because of other companies and their misuse of the company maintenance, AR Inquiry and AP History
- This should be regulated by the company and not VMS
Stacy C.
Verified UserConstruction · 51-200 employees
Your One Stop Shop
We have been able to drastically reduce the time for our inventory with the barcoding solution. We have gone from 2 weeks of a 8 person team to 2 days with a 3 person team. We are getting accurate counts, transfers and costing. It has eliminated duplicate item files for the same product (you can use cross reference to link multiple skus to the same item). The job costing has allowed us to run more efficiently and know when we are going to do way better (or way worse) on an estimate. The service reports help us understand which technicians are profitable and which need help. They are always improving and coming out with new features and add-on's to help with processing.
- I like most that the software contains almost everything that we need
- It has service for our dispatching and bill of service
- It has job costing for all of our larger projects
- It has Payroll, Inventory, Accounts Payable, Purchase Orders, Equipment Controls, Call Management, Estimating, Order Processing for over the counter parts sales and Accounts Receivable
- You wont need anything separate to run your day to day transactions
- The Dispatch board is our FAVORITE part
- You can schedule your technicians, maintain contracts with billing, bill by time and material, fixed dollar or flat rate
- There is few online add options
- For example, when you need to make a new inventory item, you have to go to the item maintenance file
- So you have to leave the screen to you are and go somewhere else - however, you can keep the tabs open so don't loss what you are working on
- Some of their add ons (like e-time) don't really work for technicians that are multi-taskers (work both on jobs and service tickets)
Teresa J.
Verified UserFacilities Services · 11-50 employees
Ventus Review
We make it a point to attend the annual user conference. At the conference we are able to meet and talk with other users, as well as VMS staff. We can voice concerns or problems we have and also are encouraged to suggest new ideas or features we would like to see added to the software. We always come back from the conference with new information and ideas for improving our workflow. Above everything else, we value the Vertical Market Support staff. All software has issues and the client portal allows us to log issues and check the progress. The staff is courteous, helpful, and knowledgeable.
- From an accounting standpoint, it works very well because all modules, including General Ledger, are part of the Ventus product
- The dispatch board is very dynamic especially when running mobile data
- We are also implementing the barcoding module and DocU, the paperless document management module
Because the software is so versatile, sometimes we struggle with finding the best way to set up our work flow process
Switched From
The software we were using prior to Ventus was always behind in technology and new features.
Why they chose it
"One of our deciding factors in purchasing VMS in 2002 was the capacity the software. We found everything we needed for to run our business as it was and thought that it would be able to meet our needs for the future. We were not disappointed! VMS has always kept up with changing technology and has been able to offer everything we need to run our business efficiently and profitably."
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