ERP & Business Operations · head to head
Deltek vs Unit4
Deltek
ERP & Business Operations
Project-based business management and accounting software
- From
- $1500/month
- Rated
- -
Unit4
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud ERP for service organizations and mid-market enterprises
- From
- $800/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Deltek not one product but a portfolio, including Costpoint, Vantagepoint, Maconomy, Ajera, ComputerEase, GovWin IQ and Replicon, so the right choice depends on the industry before the feature set; Unit4 listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £56 per user per month for Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning, submitted directly by Unit4 Business Software Limited
- They diverge on capability: Deltek covers Financial reporting, Unit4 covers Financial management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Deltek and Unit4 actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Cloud, Web, Mobile), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP & Business Operations).
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 Deltek
- Financial reporting
- Government compliance
- Office 365
- Outlook
- Tableau
- Government systems
- Role-based access
- Audit trails
Only in Unit4
- Financial management
- HR management
- Salesforce
- Microsoft 365
- Custom integrations
- Third-party systems
- User access control
- Audit logging
Both cover
- Project accounting
- Resource management
- Time and expense
- Data encryption
- Compliance tools
- Cloud support
- Web support
- Mobile support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Deltek
- ERP and project accounting for government contractors through Costpointnot Unit4
- Project management for architecture and engineering firms with Vantagepointnot Unit4
- Construction accounting through ComputerEasenot Unit4
- Finding and bidding on public sector opportunities with GovWin IQnot Unit4
- Professional services resource planning with Maconomy and Polarisnot Unit4
Unit4
- Service deliverynot Deltek
- Project profitabilitynot Deltek
- Resource utilizationnot Deltek
- Financial managementnot Deltek
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Deltek
- Not one product but a portfolio, including Costpoint, Vantagepoint, Maconomy, Ajera, ComputerEase, GovWin IQ and Replicon, so the right choice depends on the industry before the feature set
- Pricing is not published anywhere and requires contacting sales
- Built around project-based industries such as government contracting, architecture and engineering rather than general business
Unit4
- Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £56 per user per month for Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning, submitted directly by Unit4 Business Software Limited
Pricing, plan by plan
Deltek
$1500/month- Vantagepoint$1500/month
- Project accounting
- Professional services
- Resource management
- Vantagepoint Enterprise$3500/month
- Advanced features
- Multi-entity
- Advanced analytics
Unit4
$800/month- Professional Services$800/month
- Project accounting
- Resource management
- Time tracking
- Enterprise$2000/month
- Advanced features
- Multi-entity
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Deltek if
- You need financial reporting.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want government compliance.
Choose Unit4 if
- You need financial management.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want hr management.
Questions people ask
- Is Deltek or Unit4 better?
- Neither clearly leads. Deltek starts at $1500/month and Unit4 at $800/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Deltek or Unit4?
- Deltek starts at $1500/month and Unit4 at $800/month.
- Does Deltek or Unit4 run on more platforms?
- Both run on Cloud, Web, Mobile, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Deltek best used for?
- Deltek is most often used 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. Of those, erp and project accounting for government contractors through costpoint and project management for architecture and engineering firms with vantagepoint are not what Unit4 is typically brought in for.
- What can Deltek do that Unit4 cannot?
- Deltek covers Financial reporting, Government compliance, Office 365, Outlook. Unit4 covers Financial management, HR management, Salesforce, Microsoft 365. Both handle Project accounting, Resource management, Time and expense, Data encryption.