Deltek Costpoint vs Unanet ERP AE

Deltek Costpoint9.1Visit Unanet ERP AE8.8Visit

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

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Unanet ERP AE #3 in Engineering Accounting 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Unanet

• Deltek Costpoint fits best

  Government contractors and complex project organizations

• Unanet ERP AE fits best

  AEC firms needing job costing and project billing

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Side by side

Feature	Deltek Costpoint 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Unanet ERP AE 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.8
Ranking	#2 in Engineering Accounting	#3 in Engineering Accounting
Best for	Government contractors and complex project organizations	AEC firms needing job costing and project billing
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, Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs	Phone, Docs, Community
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML	SOC 2
Integrations	9 integrations	100+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Deltek Costpoint 0/5 · Unanet ERP AE 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 job costing with budget-versus-actual and forecast reporting. Connects project profitability, invoicing, and revenue recognition. Offers 100 integrations, open APIs, and AI-assisted workflows.
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 requires contacting sales or scheduling a demo. Cloud deployment is web-only. Its project-centered scope may not suit firms seeking general-purpose accounting.
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 →	Unanet ERP AE brings project management, resource planning, time and expense tracking, accounting, billing, and financial reporting into a cloud ERP for architecture, engineering, and multidisciplinary firms. It is aimed at organizations… 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.

• Unanet ERP AE — where it wins

  • Combines job costing with budget-versus-actual and forecast reporting.
  • Connects project profitability, invoicing, and revenue recognition.
  • Offers 100 integrations, open APIs, and AI-assisted workflows.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales or scheduling a demo.
  • Cloud deployment is web-only.
  • Its project-centered scope may not suit firms seeking general-purpose accounting.

• Deltek Costpoint9.1/10 · Pricing on request

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

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• Unanet ERP AE8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  Project accounting, job costing, billing, and planning for project-led AEC firms.

  Visit UnanetFull verdict →