Sage X3 vs Deltek Costpoint

Sage X38.8Visit Deltek Costpoint8.6Visit

Higher score Sage X3 #5 in Enterprise Resource Planning Erp 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Sage X3

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

• Sage X3 fits best

  Multinational firms with traceability needs

• Deltek Costpoint fits best

  Government contractors and project-led firms

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Side by side

Feature	Sage X3 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Deltek Costpoint 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#5 in Enterprise Resource Planning Erp	#7 in Enterprise Resource Planning Erp
Best for	Multinational firms with traceability 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	Phone, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Sage X3 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	Cloud	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Connects finance, inventory, purchasing, sales, and production operations Supports multi-company, multi-country, multi-currency, and multi-legislation work Includes lot and batch traceability, recall controls, and quality control	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 rather than choosing a published plan Deployment options include private cloud and on-premises, not only cloud Its broad operational scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams	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	Sage X3 brings finance, supply chain, sales, purchasing, and production management into one ERP for midsized and larger product-centric organisations. Its stated industry fit includes manufacturing, distribution, chemicals, food and… 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

• Sage X3 — where it wins

  • Connects finance, inventory, purchasing, sales, and production operations
  • Supports multi-company, multi-country, multi-currency, and multi-legislation work
  • Includes lot and batch traceability, recall controls, and quality control

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales rather than choosing a published plan
  • Deployment options include private cloud and on-premises, not only cloud
  • Its broad operational scope may exceed the needs of narrowly focused teams

• 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

• Sage X38.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad ERP for product-centric firms managing manufacturing and multi-country operations.

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• Deltek Costpoint8.6/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Visit DeltekFull verdict →