Acumatica Professional Services Edition vs Unanet ERP AE

Acumatica Professional Services Edition9.4Visit Unanet ERP AE9.2Visit

Higher score Acumatica Professional Services Edition #1 in Professional Services Accounting Software 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 7 features Visit Acumatica

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Unanet ERP AE #3 in Professional Services Accounting Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 7 features Visit Unanet

• Acumatica Professional Services Edition fits best

  Professional services firms needing full PSA accounting

• Unanet ERP AE fits best

  Project-based firms focused on profitability

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Side by side

Feature	Acumatica Professional Services Edition 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Unanet ERP AE 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Professional Services Accounting Software	#3 in Professional Services Accounting Software
Best for	Professional services firms needing full PSA accounting	Project-based firms focused on profitability
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7	Phone, Docs, Community
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Acumatica Professional Services Edition 3/7 · Unanet ERP AE 0/7
General ledger	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Time tracking	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Expense tracking	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Project profitability	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Utilization reporting	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Client billing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Resource planning	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Connects project budgets, costs, revenue, profitability, and billing Combines resource planning with utilization and time-and-expense tracking Adds embedded CRM, client portal, reporting, and AI-driven insights	Combines project accounting, job costing, budgeting, and profitability analytics Supports invoicing, revenue recognition, time tracking, and expense management Offers pre-built integrations, open APIs, and optional AI-assisted workflows
Cons	Pricing is customized through an Acumatica partner Its broad ERP scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams Deployment costs depend on applications, usage, resources, and deployment	Pricing is sales-led rather than published by plan The platform is offered through the web only Its primary fit is architecture, engineering, and multidisciplinary project firms
Our verdict	Acumatica Professional Services Edition is a cloud ERP solution for small and midsized professional services firms, including architecture, engineering, consulting, technology services, communications, and media organizations. It brings… Read the review →	Unanet ERP AE is a cloud ERP platform for architecture, engineering, and multidisciplinary firms that manage work by project. It brings project planning, scheduling, resource planning, time and expense tracking, project accounting,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Acumatica Professional Services Edition — where it wins

  • Connects project budgets, costs, revenue, profitability, and billing
  • Combines resource planning with utilization and time-and-expense tracking
  • Adds embedded CRM, client portal, reporting, and AI-driven insights

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is customized through an Acumatica partner
  • Its broad ERP scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams
  • Deployment costs depend on applications, usage, resources, and deployment

• Unanet ERP AE — where it wins

  • Combines project accounting, job costing, budgeting, and profitability analytics
  • Supports invoicing, revenue recognition, time tracking, and expense management
  • Offers pre-built integrations, open APIs, and optional AI-assisted workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is sales-led rather than published by plan
  • The platform is offered through the web only
  • Its primary fit is architecture, engineering, and multidisciplinary project firms

• Acumatica Professional Services Edition9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad PSA accounting suite for firms that need projects, people, billing, and CRM together.

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• Unanet ERP AE9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A mature project accounting platform for firms that need profitability control.

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