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Ramco vs Unanet

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Ramco

ERP

Cloud ERP for aerospace, defense, and engineering

From
$2000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Unanet logo

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: Ramco pricing is not published; 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.
  • They diverge on capability: Ramco covers Financial management, Unanet covers DCAA-oriented timekeeping.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ramco and Unanet actually diverge.

Attributes where Ramco and Unanet differ
AttributeRamcoUnanet
Starting price$2000/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsCloud, WebWeb, Cloud, iOS, Android
Founded1987Unknown

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 Ramco

  • Financial management
  • Supply chain management
  • Manufacturing
  • Quality management
  • Compliance
  • REST APIs
  • EDI
  • IoT systems

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.

Ramco

  • Aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul managementnot Unanet
  • Engine MRO workflowsnot Unanet
  • Fleet technical management for airlines and operatorsnot Unanet
  • Flight operations alongside maintenance recordsnot Unanet
  • Defence asset 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 Ramco
  • A services firm that must calculate and true up provisional indirect rates each year and cannot do it credibly in Excel any longernot Ramco
  • An architecture and engineering practice tracking utilisation and project profitability across dozens of concurrent jobsnot Ramco
  • A government contractor consolidating a separate CRM, timekeeping tool and accounting package into one system so pipeline and backlog reconcilenot Ramco

Where each one falls short

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

Ramco

  • Pricing is not published
  • The aviation line is the focus, so a buyer outside airlines, MRO, defence or rotorcraft is looking at a narrower fit than the ERP name suggests
  • Deployment options are not spelled out beyond multi-tenant capability

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

Ramco

$2000/month
  • Core$2000/month
    • Financial management
    • Supply chain
    • Quality management
  • Enterprise$4000/month
    • Advanced modules
    • Compliance tools
    • Analytics

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 Ramco if

  • You need financial management.
  • You work on Cloud, Web.
  • You also want supply chain management.
Ramco 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 Ramco or Unanet better?
Neither clearly leads. Ramco starts at $2000/month and Unanet at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ramco or Unanet?
Ramco starts at $2000/month and Unanet at On request.
Does Ramco or Unanet run on more platforms?
Ramco runs on Cloud, Web. Unanet runs on Web, Cloud, iOS, Android.
What is Ramco best used for?
Ramco is most often used for aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul management, engine mro workflows, fleet technical management for airlines and operators, flight operations alongside maintenance records. Of those, aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul management and engine mro workflows are not what Unanet is typically brought in for.
What can Ramco do that Unanet cannot?
Ramco covers Financial management, Supply chain management, Manufacturing, Quality management. Unanet covers DCAA-oriented timekeeping, Indirect rate management, Contract type support, Project accounting.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Ramco: Does Ramco publish its pricing online?

No, Ramco does not publish pricing information on its website. The company focuses on product descriptions and customer testimonials instead.

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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.

Ramco: How can I get a quote from Ramco?

To obtain pricing details, customers are directed to use Ramco's contact form or reach out directly via email at [email protected].

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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.

Ramco: What products does Ramco offer?

Ramco offers Aviation Software, ERP Software, Payce Global Payroll, and Logistics Software solutions, but pricing for these products is available only upon request.

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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.

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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