Is bexio or Unanet better?

Neither clearly leads. bexio starts at 35/month and Unanet at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, bexio or Unanet?

bexio starts at 35/month and Unanet at On request.

Does bexio or Unanet run on more platforms?

bexio runs on Web. Unanet runs on Web, Cloud, iOS, Android.

What is bexio best used for?

bexio is most often used for smb accounting, invoice management. Of those, smb accounting and invoice management are not what Unanet is typically brought in for.

What can bexio do that Unanet cannot?

Unanet covers DCAA-oriented timekeeping, Indirect rate management, Contract type support, Project accounting.

ERP · head to head

bexio vs Unanet

bexio

ERP

Simple business software for Swiss SMEs, the self-employed and startups

From: 35/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Unanet

ERP

Project ERP and CRM built for government contractors and architecture and engineering firms

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: bexio pricing in Swiss francs only; prices exclude VAT; Unanet no pricing is published for any Unanet product; every line is quoted per user per month with separate implementation fees, so a small contractor cannot budget the first year without a full sales cycle.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which bexio and Unanet actually diverge.

Attributes where bexio and Unanet differ
Attribute	bexio	Unanet
Starting price	35/month	On request
Pricing model	subscription	quote
Platforms	Web	Web, Cloud, iOS, Android

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in bexio

Nothing recorded that Unanet does not also cover.

Only in Unanet

DCAA-oriented timekeeping
Indirect rate management
Contract type support
Project accounting
Resource planning
Unanet CRM
Compliant invoicing
Unanet ERP AE

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

bexio

SMB accountingnot Unanet
Invoice managementnot Unanet

Unanet

A federal contractor moving from QuickBooks and spreadsheets because it has won its first cost-reimbursable contract and needs an accounting system that survives a DCAA adequacy reviewnot bexio
A services firm that must calculate and true up provisional indirect rates each year and cannot do it credibly in Excel any longernot bexio
An architecture and engineering practice tracking utilisation and project profitability across dozens of concurrent jobsnot bexio
A government contractor consolidating a separate CRM, timekeeping tool and accounting package into one system so pipeline and backlog reconcilenot bexio

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

bexio

Pricing in Swiss francs only; prices exclude VAT
Add-on costs: Payroll CHF 7-25/month, bexio Pay CHF 14/month, QR scanning limited on lower tiers

Unanet

No pricing is published for any Unanet product; every line is quoted per user per month with separate implementation fees, so a small contractor cannot budget the first year without a full sales cycle.
Implementation is a project rather than a signup, involving chart of accounts design, indirect pool structure and data migration, and third parties report implementation fees reaching five figures for mid-sized deployments, an amount easily missed when comparing per-user rates.
The interface is dated compared with modern SaaS finance products, which raises training time for staff who only touch it to enter a timesheet and increases the support burden on the finance team.
ERP and CRM are separate products with separate contracts, so a firm that wants pipeline, backlog and actuals in one place pays twice and still deals with an integration boundary between them.
Its value is concentrated in United States federal and state contracting compliance, so a firm that does no public-sector work is paying for indirect rate machinery and DCAA audit behaviour it will never use, and a non-US firm gets almost nothing from the product’s main differentiator.

Pricing, plan by plan

bexio

35/month

Basic$35/month annual
- 1 user
Advanced$25.2/month annual
- 2 users
Optima$41.4/month annual
- 5 users
Ultimate$71.4/month annual
- 25 users

Unanet

On request

Unanet ERP GovCon$undefined/year
- Project accounting with indirect rate pools
- DCAA-oriented daily timekeeping and audit trail
- Cost-plus, T&M and fixed price contract billing
Unanet ERP AE$undefined/year
- Project accounting configured for architecture and engineering firms
- Resource planning and utilisation reporting
- Priced per user per month, quoted
Unanet CRM$undefined/year
- Pursuit and opportunity tracking
- Proposal content library and reuse
- Sold separately from ERP; quoted

Which should you pick?

Choose bexio if

Nothing in the data separates bexio from Unanet on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

bexio review

Choose Unanet if

You need dcaa-oriented timekeeping.
You work on Web, Cloud, iOS, Android.
You also want indirect rate management.

Unanet review

Questions people ask

Is bexio or Unanet better?: Neither clearly leads. bexio starts at 35/month and Unanet at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, bexio or Unanet?: bexio starts at 35/month and Unanet at On request.
Does bexio or Unanet run on more platforms?: bexio runs on Web. Unanet runs on Web, Cloud, iOS, Android.
What is bexio best used for?: bexio is most often used for smb accounting, invoice management. Of those, smb accounting and invoice management are not what Unanet is typically brought in for.
What can bexio do that Unanet cannot?: Unanet covers DCAA-oriented timekeeping, Indirect rate management, Contract type support, Project accounting.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

bexio: How much does Bexio's Basic plan cost?

Bexio's Basic plan costs CHF 35 per month with annual billing or CHF 45 per month with monthly billing, including 1 user.

Source

Unanet: What does Unanet cost?

Nothing is published. Pricing is per user per month and quoted, with implementation fees charged separately on top of the subscription.

bexio: What discount do new Bexio customers receive?

New customers receive a 40% discount on Advanced and higher tiers during their first year when using code bx40 by August 28, 2026.

Source

Unanet: Does Unanet make you DCAA compliant?

No software does. Unanet provides the timekeeping controls, audit trail and indirect rate accounting that an adequacy review looks for; the policies and their enforcement are still yours.

bexio: Does Bexio offer a free trial?

Bexio provides a 30-day free trial with Ultimate plan features included, allowing users to test all functionality before committing.

Source

Unanet: Is Unanet CRM included with the ERP?

No. Unanet CRM, built on the acquired Cosential platform, is a separate product with its own contract.

bexio: How many users can each Bexio plan support?

Bexio plans support 1 user (Basic), 2 users (Advanced), 5 users (Optima), and 25 users (Ultimate).

Source

Unanet: How does it compare with Deltek?

Unanet typically targets smaller contractors than Deltek Costpoint and is quicker to implement, but has less depth for very large multi-segment organisations.

bexio vs Unanet

bexio

Unanet

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in bexio

Only in Unanet

What people use each for

bexio

Unanet

Where each one falls short

bexio

Unanet

Pricing, plan by plan

bexio

Unanet

Which should you pick?

Choose bexio if

Choose Unanet if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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