Epicor Kinetic vs Deltek Costpoint

EKEpicor Kinetic9.0Visit Deltek Costpoint8.6Visit

Higher score EK Epicor Kinetic #4 in Enterprise Resource Planning Erp 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Epicor

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Deltek Costpoint #7 in Enterprise Resource Planning Erp 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Deltek

• Epicor Kinetic fits best

  Manufacturers with complex production needs

• Deltek Costpoint fits best

  Government contractors and project-led firms

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Side by side

Feature	EKEpicor Kinetic 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Deltek Costpoint 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Enterprise Resource Planning Erp	#7 in Enterprise Resource Planning Erp
Best for	Manufacturers with complex production needs	Government contractors and project-led firms
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, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	1,000+ integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Epicor Kinetic 1/5 · Deltek Costpoint 1/5
Financial management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Inventory management	✓	✓
Manufacturing support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Industry editions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Mobile app	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports make-to-order, configure-to-order, engineer-to-order and make-to-stock. Combines MRP, master production scheduling and advanced planning and scheduling. Offers multi-company, multi-site, multi-currency and multi-language management.	Contract and project accounting with billing and indirect rate management Procurement, inventory, manufacturing, orders, and multi-company processing Cloud or self-hosted deployment with extensive integration options
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales. Epicor says 2028.1 is tentatively the final on-premises feature release. Documentation is the listed support channel.	Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than published plans On-premises deployments move to sustaining support on April 1, 2028 Project and government-contracting focus may not fit general SMB needs
Our verdict	Epicor Kinetic is an enterprise resource planning system built around manufacturing, including discrete, process and make-to-order operations. It is aimed at manufacturers that need production planning alongside finance, inventory, supply… Read the review →	Deltek Costpoint is an ERP platform built for government contractors and other project-driven organizations, including aerospace and defense firms. Its core scope combines contract and project accounting with financial management, billing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Epicor Kinetic — where it wins

  • Supports make-to-order, configure-to-order, engineer-to-order and make-to-stock.
  • Combines MRP, master production scheduling and advanced planning and scheduling.
  • Offers multi-company, multi-site, multi-currency and multi-language management.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales.
  • Epicor says 2028.1 is tentatively the final on-premises feature release.
  • Documentation is the listed support channel.

• Deltek Costpoint — where it wins

  • Contract and project accounting with billing and indirect rate management
  • Procurement, inventory, manufacturing, orders, and multi-company processing
  • Cloud or self-hosted deployment with extensive integration options

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than published plans
  • On-premises deployments move to sustaining support on April 1, 2028
  • Project and government-contracting focus may not fit general SMB needs

• EKEpicor Kinetic9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  Manufacturing-focused ERP spanning production planning, finance, inventory and order workflows.

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• Deltek Costpoint8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A project-centric ERP with contract accounting, broad operations, and hybrid deployment.

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