Deltek Costpoint vs BQE CORE

Deltek Costpoint9.1Visit BQE CORE8.3Visit

Higher score Deltek Costpoint #2 in Engineering Accounting 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Deltek

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BQE CORE #6 in Engineering Accounting 8.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit BQE CORE

• Deltek Costpoint fits best

  Government contractors and complex project organizations

• BQE CORE fits best

  Professional firms needing billing and trust accounting

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Side by side

Feature	Deltek Costpoint 9.1/10 Visit ↗	BQE CORE 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.3
Ranking	#2 in Engineering Accounting	#6 in Engineering Accounting
Best for	Government contractors and complex project organizations	Professional firms needing billing and trust accounting
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, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML	PCI DSS
Integrations	9 integrations	100+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Deltek Costpoint 0/5 · BQE CORE 0/5
Project costing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
WIP reporting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Labor costing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Project expenses	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Multi-entity accounting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Project billing methods	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Connects contract accounting with billing and indirect rate management. Links time and expense approvals to procurement, inventory, and manufacturing. Supports multi-company processing with company-specific rules and currencies.	Combines time, expenses, projects, billing, accounting, and reporting Supports trust-fund, IOLTA, split, and LEDES billing workflows Offers 100 integrations, mobile apps, APIs, and online payments
Cons	Pricing requires contacting Deltek; no public plan prices are provided. Its stated fit is mid-market and enterprise organizations. On-premises deployments move to sustaining support on April 1, 2028.	Pricing is quote-based and varies by modules and users Trust-account emphasis may be narrower than some engineering firms need ACH payments are available for US-based companies only
Our verdict	Deltek Costpoint is an ERP for government contractors and other project-driven organizations, including aerospace and defense firms. Its core is contract and project accounting, supported by financial management, billing, and indirect rate… Read the review →	BQE CORE is a cloud practice-management platform for professional-services firms that need connected project operations and accounting. It brings together time and expense tracking, project management and budgeting, billing, invoicing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Deltek Costpoint — where it wins

  • Connects contract accounting with billing and indirect rate management.
  • Links time and expense approvals to procurement, inventory, and manufacturing.
  • Supports multi-company processing with company-specific rules and currencies.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting Deltek; no public plan prices are provided.
  • Its stated fit is mid-market and enterprise organizations.
  • On-premises deployments move to sustaining support on April 1, 2028.

• BQE CORE — where it wins

  • Combines time, expenses, projects, billing, accounting, and reporting
  • Supports trust-fund, IOLTA, split, and LEDES billing workflows
  • Offers 100 integrations, mobile apps, APIs, and online payments

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based and varies by modules and users
  • Trust-account emphasis may be narrower than some engineering firms need
  • ACH payments are available for US-based companies only

• Deltek Costpoint9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  Project accounting at the center, with procurement, inventory, and manufacturing in one ERP.

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• BQE CORE8.3/10 · Pricing on request

  BQE CORE combines project accounting, billing, payments, and trust-account controls.

  Visit BQE COREFull verdict →