Compass 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Compass

4.8

(6)

Pricing

Starting at CA$5,000.00 one time

About Compass

For producers and distributors of landscaping and construction materials, including stone, sand, gravel, topsoil, asphalt, garden supplies, bagged product, mulch, precast, pavers, bricks and cement.
The single focus of our comprehensive suite of software modules is the unique billing, haulage, inventory, order management, accounting, and business intelligence requirements of the construction and landscape materials industry.
We know it’s important to not only provide the most innovative set of features relevant to your business, but also to exclude software features not relevant to you.
Compass is built on leading industry frameworks including: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Excel PowerPivot, Google Earth, Microsoft C# with .NET, and ActiveReports.

Compass provides a fixed labour quote to configure, install and train the Compass software at your site.

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Compass Pricing and Plans

Starting price: CA$5,000.00 one time

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

CA$5,000.00

flat rate, one time

No plan information available

Mid-Tier Pricing

CA$9,500.00

flat rate, one time

No plan information available

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Compass Features

Popular features found in Construction Management
Budget Tracking
Contract/License Management
Contractor Management
Equipment Tracking
Estimating
Inventory Management
Mobile Access
Reporting & Statistics
Subcontractor Management
Task Management
Timesheet Management
More features of Compass
Accounting
Accounting Integration
Activity Dashboard
Activity Tracking
API
Billing & Invoicing
Bills of Material
Business Intelligence
Customizable Reports
Distribution Management
Document Management
Financial Management
For AEC Industry
Forecasting
Integrated Business Operations
Job Costing
Multi-Location
Order Management
Project Management
Real-Time Data
Reporting/Analytics
Scheduling
Supply Chain Management
Third-Party Integrations
Workflow Management

Compass User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

Ratings Breakdown

83%

17%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.7

Value for money

5.0

Customer support

5.0

Functionality

4.8

Have you used Compass and would like to share your experience with others?

Gilles L.

Verified reviewer

Construction

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2023

Controller

High volume online orders are controlled and High volume Dispatching is always evolving because of the great support with the Compass Team. Also, very easy to train new users.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Ease to Dispatch and Schedule delivery orders. Speed and ease to import for Data Entry. And, an amazing Dashboard using pivot tables to dissect all aspects of your operations.

Cons:

Compass does not have an accounting software, you must integrate with another accounting software.Also, Compass does not have an Equipment module to track expenses but can be imported from an accounting software.

Reasons for choosing Compass

Compass Dispatch module was re-designed to accommodate Greely Sand & Gravel. No other dispatch software program could accommodate our type of company that 1) manufactures, sell and delivery it's own product 2) Re-sells and delivers it on product and 3) accommodates multiple depots to sell its products.Other dispatch programs could only do one or the other.

Vendor Response

Thanks for your review, Gilles. I'd like to add that we do integrate with a range of Accounting software from Quickbooks and Simply Accounting to SAP. At the same time, we are working to add more Accounting modules within Compass itself. Stay tuned for further announcements.

Replied September 2023

Charles M.

Verified reviewer

Mining & Metals

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed August 2023

Very good system with excellent customer support !

My overall experience has been excellent. Customer service and support has been very responsive and custom programming where required has been very quick.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

1. Comprehensive in capturing every transaction that goes across our scale.2. Integrates seamlessly with our financial accounting system.3. Ease of use for updating prices and costs via download/upload into excel.4. Very good with checks and balances to ensure data is captured correctly and accounted for correctly and accurately.

Cons:

1. Dashboard feature needs to be enhanced as it is not user friendly and can be confusing to use. Need to build a dashboard using another platform which can then pull the information from Compass.2. Reporting could be enhanced to be more user friendly and minimize rework once pulled into excel.

Vendor Response

The Compass Dashboard is implemented in Microsoft Excel Powerpivot, which has a 4 to 8 hour learning curve. Powerpivot tends to be a power user feature with high capability, with drill down slicers, programmability and other power user features. We also do KPI mail-outs to managers based on the Dashboard information but these tend to be tailored to each client's needs. Thanks for pointing this out and we could explore with you further to improve our standard package.

Replied September 2023

Sandra T.

Verified reviewer

Mining & Metals

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2023

Customer Service is Beyond Expectations

The staff at Compass are great to deal with. Compass has steamlined our invoicing process, tracking invoices and order and tickets are easy.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The best thing about Compass is ability to track orders and the customer service is always answers and is willing to make adjustments to work with our needs.

Cons:

We find the ability to create products and jobsites easy but it doesnt always do what you need in the back end. Inventory is difficult to manage. Invoicing is a challenging process with multiple steps.

Reasons for choosing Compass

Multiple customer jobs were able to be seperated and invoiced accordingly.

Reasons for switching to Compass

We needed to streamlne our invoicing process.

Vendor Response

Thanks for your review, Sandra. I did discuss the 'ease of use' aspects with you, and you had some good ideas. There is a learning curve to ERP software, especially with the deep functionality of our programs. With our product in the field for a number of years now, we are finding that the initial training wears off with employee turnover, and with us adding new modules and new features as time goes on. So, we are gradually adding video training, online seminars, and 'how to' descriptions to our clients can stay current and up to date.

Replied September 2023

Debbie P.

Verified reviewer

Construction

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2023

Efficient

I can help job site foremen keep track of their loads by sending daily, weekly and/or monthly reports.If required I can even set it up so that they receive ticket information by email each time they receive a load to their jobsite. The billing process is also very efficient and can be done quickly.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like that I can make entries and adjustments from one screen. I can easily pull up reports for site foreman or managers. Plenty of options within the reporting system as well.

Cons:

I have not had any issues with Compass to complain about. If we need some adjustments made to the way we have the program set up I just contact our support person and he is quick to help us out.

Vendor Response

Thanks for the positive feedback. Our product success depends greatly on feedback and suggestions from our customers.

Replied September 2023

Gordon T.

Verified reviewer

Construction

5001-10000 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Reviewed September 2023

Compass / Greycoat software review

Overall experience with Compass is excellent, especially on the good quality of support we are getting.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Compass application is very user friendly, easy to setup and maintain. The application delivers the business solution we are looking for. The application is solidly built, and we seldom have system issue with the application. Support of the application by Greycoat is best in class I am impressed with the quality of support we have been receiving.

Cons:

Compass dashboard application is built on Excel based platform. The technology behind Compass Dashboard is dated and lacks scalability.

Reasons for choosing Compass

I was not involved in purchasing of this product.

Vendor Response

Thanks for the generally positive review, Gordon. As regards to the dashboard, I would point out that our implementation is based on PowerPivot embedded into MS Excel, intended mainly for the SMB market (under 1000 employees/ $1 billion sales), but that this can be scaled up into Microsoft's full OLAP product, especially in a large enterprise setting. Given the SQL Server database on which our product is based, we can also integrate into other enterprise OLAP offerings, where a single division is using our software product.

Replied September 2023

Mandy D.

Verified reviewer

Construction

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Reviewed September 2023

2023 compass review

fantastic software, very easy to use with minimal training and any issues that come up [sensitive content hidden] are always there for quick and efficient support

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

simplicity of use, excellent support and easy to work with in the design customize stage

Cons:

no accounting software and having to integrate quickbooks

Reasons for choosing Compass

we were currently using SHIP that was provided and supported by Greycoat as well. the seamless data transfer and continuation of top notch support was an easy decision

Vendor Response

Thanks for the review Mandy. Your positive attitude has helped to make your implementation a success.

Replied September 2023

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