Deltek Costpoint - Top Competitors (Dec 2022)

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Dec 18, 2022

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Deltek Costpoint vs. Alternatives in 2023

Deltek Costpoint competes with other Core Accounting systems like Unanet GovCon, Sage Intacct, and Acumatica. We will compare these Core Accounting systems in some specific aspects below.

• Functionality: Deltek Costpoint provides features such as Manage Projects & Finances, Maintain Compliance, Increase Productivity, and more. Compared to its competitors, Compliance Management is accessible in Deltek Costpoint and Acumatica, but not in Unanet GovCon or Sage Intacct. Except for Sage Intacct, Deltek Costpoint and its alternatives provide Document Management. Also, apart from Unanet GovCon, Deltek Costpoint and its mentioned alternatives provide functions such as General Ledger, Income & Balance Sheet, and Inventory Management. Unanet GovCon and Acumatica offer Overrun Reporting and Progress Tracking, however, Deltek Costpoint and Sage Intacct do not. Except for Sage Intacct, Deltek Costpoint and its alternatives provide resource management. Self Service Portal is accessible in Deltek Costpoint and Sage Intacct, but not in Unanet GovCon or Acumatica.
• Customers/Industries: Deltek targets project-based businesses in accounting & CPA, Aerospace & Defense, Marketing Agencies, nonprofits, etc. Deltek Costpoint has customers like CACI, Johnson Controls, Leonardo DRS, etc. Compared to its alternatives, Unanet GovCon targets professional services and project-based organizations in industries like Government, Contracting, Architecture, Engineering, Construction, etc. Unanet GovCon has customers like Layton Construction, How KCI Juggles, JB Henderson, etc. Sage Intacct is designed to assist mid-sized organizations ranging from Nonprofit, Professional Services, Financial Services, Healthcare, and more. Sage Intacct has customers like StarCorp, Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, RIVR Media, etc. Acumatica Cloud ERP serves the needs of small and mid-sized businesses in the Construction, Distribution, Manufacturing, Retail-Commerce, and Services industries. Acumatica Cloud ERP has customers like Hartzell Construction, Carlson-LaVine Inc., Cornell Cooperative Extension, etc.
• Cost: Deltek starts at $30.00 per employee per month, billed annually. The license cost information for Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and Unanet GovCon is unavailable.
• Cloud-based/On-premise: Deltek and its listed alternatives are cloud-based. Deltek, Unanet GovCon, and Acumatica have an On-premise version for Windows and Linux.
• Popularity: Deltek is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the PROJ symbol and trusted by 30,000 organizations worldwide. Unanet is privately held and trusted by 3,200+ customers. Sage Intacct is also publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the SGE.L symbol and is trusted by over 17,000 customers. Acumatica is also privately held and trusted by 8,000+ Customers.
• Support: The Phone Support and Chat support channels are available from Deltek and its alternatives. Except for Deltek, the alternatives provide support channels such as Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, and Knowledge Base. Except for Unanet GovCon, Deltek and its alternatives provide 24-hour support (Live rep).

Deltek Costpoint vs. Alternatives (pricing table)

Deltek Costpoint's Free Alternative

ZarMoney and Zoho Books are free alternatives to Deltek Costpoint. Zoho Books offers quite a several features in its free plan like Automate Payment Reminders, Multi-lingual Invoicing, Credit Notes, and others.