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Alternatives to Deltek
21 erp & business operations tools sit alongside Deltek in this directory. Below is what separates each from Deltek on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 1
- Cheaper to start
- 10
- Deltek starts at
- $1500/month
Why people look past Deltek
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Deltek entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Deltek starts at $1500/month. Across the 13 erp & business operations tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $500/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Deltek carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 1 of the 21 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Cloud inventory management for growing businesses
- Starts $1251 a month cheaper, at $249/month.
Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks
- Starts $2895 a one-time dearer, at $4395/one-time.
- Sold on a one-time model rather than subscription.
Industry-specific cloud ERP solutions
- Starts $1000 a month dearer, at $2500/month.
Affordable cloud MRP for small manufacturers
- Can be used without paying; Deltek cannot.
- Starts $1451 a month cheaper, at $49/month.
Inventory management for growing businesses
Priced and rated the same as Deltek on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Brazilian ERP for invoicing, orders, marketplace integration and inventory
Priced and rated the same as Deltek on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every Deltek alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deltek (this page) | $1500/month | Subscription | 2 | |
| DEAR SystemsCloud inventory management for growing businesses | $249/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Deltek |
| FishbowlManufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks | $4395/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs Deltek |
| Infor CloudSuiteIndustry-specific cloud ERP solutions | $2500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Deltek |
| MRPeasyAffordable cloud MRP for small manufacturers | Free, then $49/month | - | 2 | vs Deltek |
| Cin7 Core | On request | Subscription | - | vs Deltek |
| Bling | On request | Subscription | - | vs Deltek |
| Holded | On request | Subscription | - | vs Deltek |
| Focus Softnet | $300/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Deltek |
| Comarch | On request | Quote | - | vs Deltek |
| Housecall Pro | On request | Subscription | - | vs Deltek |
| Axonaut | On request | Subscription | - | vs Deltek |
| Blue Link ERP | $500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Deltek |
| Dynamics AX | $210/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Deltek |
| Ecount | $55/month | - | - | vs Deltek |
| Cin7 | $349/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Deltek |
| Global Shop Solutions | $500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Deltek |
| bexio | On request | Subscription | - | vs Deltek |
| Epicor | $750/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Deltek |
| Aptean | $1500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Deltek |
| BatchMaster | $1250/month | - | - | vs Deltek |
| Cegid | On request | Quote | - | vs Deltek |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Deltek badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (1)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- MRPeasy , Free, then $49/month
Cheaper than Deltek (10)
Entry price under Deltek's $1500/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- DEAR Systems , $249/month
- MRPeasy , Free, then $49/month
- Focus Softnet , $300/month
- Blue Link ERP , $500/month
- Dynamics AX , $210/month
- Ecount , $55/month
- Cin7 , $349/month
- Global Shop Solutions , $500/month
What you would be giving up
Deltek is most often brought in for erp and project accounting for government contractors through costpoint, project management for architecture and engineering firms with vantagepoint, construction accounting through computerease, finding and bidding on public sector opportunities with govwin iq, professional services resource planning with maconomy and polaris. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Deltek is broadly right and the question is cost, the Deltek pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the ERP & Business Operations category lists everything the directory holds, and best erp & business operations tools ranks them.
Deltek runs on cloud, web, mobile. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Deltek alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Deltek?
- 21 other erp & business operations tools are listed in this directory, led by DEAR Systems, Fishbowl, Infor CloudSuite, MRPeasy. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Deltek?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: MRPeasy.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Deltek?
- Yes. 10 of the alternatives below start under Deltek's $1500/month: DEAR Systems at $249/month, MRPeasy at Free, then $49/month, Focus Softnet at $300/month, Blue Link ERP at $500/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Deltek?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Deltek?
- Deltek is most often brought in for erp and project accounting for government contractors through costpoint, project management for architecture and engineering firms with vantagepoint, construction accounting through computerease, finding and bidding on public sector opportunities with govwin iq, professional services resource planning with maconomy and polaris. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Deltek?
- None of the erp & business operations tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Deltek alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, ERP & Business Operations, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Deltek against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Deltek covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every erp & business operations tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the ERP & Business Operations category, 21 tools beside Deltek. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.