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Cin7 Core vs Unanet

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Cin7 Core

ERP

Inventory management for growing businesses

From
$349/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Unanet

ERP

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Cin7 Core transaction limits vary by tier; exceeding included sale orders or integrations requires additional cost; 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 Cin7 Core and Unanet actually diverge.

Attributes where Cin7 Core and Unanet differ
AttributeCin7 CoreUnanet
Starting price$349/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWebWeb, 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 Cin7 Core

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.

Cin7 Core

  • Syncing inventory across e-commerce, POS, and wholesale channelsnot Unanet
  • Preventing stockouts in multi-warehouse distribution networksnot Unanet
  • Automating bill-of-materials for assembly-based manufacturingnot Unanet
  • Forecasting demand to optimize production schedulesnot 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 Cin7 Core
  • A services firm that must calculate and true up provisional indirect rates each year and cannot do it credibly in Excel any longernot Cin7 Core
  • An architecture and engineering practice tracking utilisation and project profitability across dozens of concurrent jobsnot Cin7 Core
  • A government contractor consolidating a separate CRM, timekeeping tool and accounting package into one system so pipeline and backlog reconcilenot Cin7 Core

Where each one falls short

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

Cin7 Core

  • Transaction limits vary by tier; exceeding included sale orders or integrations requires additional cost
  • Cin7 Omni requires custom pricing via sales contact

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

Cin7 Core

$349/month
  • Standard$349/month
    • 5 users
    • 2 e-commerce/app integrations
    • 6,000 sale orders/year
  • Pro$599/month
    • 10 users
    • 4 e-commerce/app integrations
    • 24,000 sale orders/year
  • Advanced$1199/month
    • 15 users
    • 6 e-commerce/app integrations
    • 120,000 sale orders/year

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 Cin7 Core if

Nothing in the data separates Cin7 Core from Unanet on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Cin7 Core 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 Cin7 Core or Unanet better?
Neither clearly leads. Cin7 Core starts at $349/month and Unanet at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cin7 Core or Unanet?
Cin7 Core starts at $349/month and Unanet at On request.
Does Cin7 Core or Unanet run on more platforms?
Cin7 Core runs on Web. Unanet runs on Web, Cloud, iOS, Android.
What is Cin7 Core best used for?
Cin7 Core is most often used for syncing inventory across e-commerce, pos, and wholesale channels, preventing stockouts in multi-warehouse distribution networks, automating bill-of-materials for assembly-based manufacturing, forecasting demand to optimize production schedules. Of those, syncing inventory across e-commerce, pos, and wholesale channels and preventing stockouts in multi-warehouse distribution networks are not what Unanet is typically brought in for.
What can Cin7 Core do that Unanet cannot?
Unanet covers DCAA-oriented timekeeping, Indirect rate management, Contract type support, Project accounting.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Cin7 Core: What is the base price for Cin7 Core?

Cin7 Core pricing starts at $349 per month for the Standard plan, which includes 5 users, 2 e-commerce integrations, and up to 6,000 sale orders per year.

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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.

Cin7 Core: How many users and integrations are included in each plan?

Standard includes 5 users and 2 integrations; Pro includes 10 users and 4 integrations; Advanced includes 15 users and 6 integrations. Additional users and integrations are available for extra cost.

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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.

Cin7 Core: What happens if I exceed my included number of sale orders?

Standard plan allows 6,000 sale orders per year, Pro allows 24,000, and Advanced allows 120,000. Exceeding these limits incurs additional charges; exact fees for overages are not specified on the pricing page.

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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.

Cin7 Core: Is there a free trial available?

Yes, Cin7 offers a free trial option, though the specific trial duration is not detailed on the pricing page.

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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.

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