ERP · head to head
Unanet vs Yonyou
Unanet
ERP
Project ERP and CRM built for government contractors and architecture and engineering firms
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Yonyou
ERP
Chinese enterprise digital transformation platform spanning PaaS and SaaS services
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real 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.; Yonyou no pricing is published anywhere on the site for any of its three tiered products (YonBIP, YonSuite, Chanjet); the only path to cost is a phone sales line or a contact form for a custom quote and demo
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Unanet and Yonyou actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), 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 Unanet
- DCAA-oriented timekeeping
- Indirect rate management
- Contract type support
- Project accounting
- Resource planning
- Unanet CRM
- Compliant invoicing
- Unanet ERP AE
Only in Yonyou
Nothing recorded that Unanet does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
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 Yonyou
- A services firm that must calculate and true up provisional indirect rates each year and cannot do it credibly in Excel any longernot Yonyou
- An architecture and engineering practice tracking utilisation and project profitability across dozens of concurrent jobsnot Yonyou
- A government contractor consolidating a separate CRM, timekeeping tool and accounting package into one system so pipeline and backlog reconcilenot Yonyou
Yonyou
- Finance and accounting management for enterprisesnot Unanet
- Human resources and payroll processingnot Unanet
- Supply chain and procurement managementnot Unanet
- Manufacturing and production planningnot Unanet
- Project and asset managementnot Unanet
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
Yonyou
- No pricing is published anywhere on the site for any of its three tiered products (YonBIP, YonSuite, Chanjet); the only path to cost is a phone sales line or a contact form for a custom quote and demo
- Product selection depends on company size tier (large enterprise, growth stage, small/micro) rather than a single scalable plan, so buyers must first identify which of the three separately branded products applies to them
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Yonyou
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Yonyou review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Unanet if
- You need dcaa-oriented timekeeping.
- You work on Web, Cloud, iOS, Android.
- You also want indirect rate management.
Choose Yonyou if
Nothing in the data separates Yonyou from Unanet on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Unanet or Yonyou better?
- Neither clearly leads. Unanet starts at On request and Yonyou at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Unanet or Yonyou?
- Unanet starts at On request and Yonyou at On request.
- Does Unanet or Yonyou run on more platforms?
- Unanet runs on Web, Cloud, iOS, Android. Yonyou runs on Web.
- What is Unanet best used for?
- Unanet is most often used for 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 review, a services firm that must calculate and true up provisional indirect rates each year and cannot do it credibly in excel any longer, an architecture and engineering practice tracking utilisation and project profitability across dozens of concurrent jobs, a government contractor consolidating a separate crm, timekeeping tool and accounting package into one system so pipeline and backlog reconcile. Of those, 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 review and a services firm that must calculate and true up provisional indirect rates each year and cannot do it credibly in excel any longer are not what Yonyou is typically brought in for.
- What can Unanet do that Yonyou cannot?
- Unanet covers DCAA-oriented timekeeping, Indirect rate management, Contract type support, Project accounting.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
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.
Yonyou: How much does Yonyou cost?
Yonyou does not publish pricing on its website. Contact sales at 4006-600-577 or use the contact form to request pricing. The company offers tailored solutions for large enterprises, growing companies, and small businesses.
SourceUnanet: 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.
Yonyou: What ERP solutions does Yonyou offer?
Yonyou offers YonBIP for large enterprises, YonSuite for mid-market SaaS applications, and Chanjet for small and micro enterprises. All integrate AI, data, and process capabilities.
SourceUnanet: Is Unanet CRM included with the ERP?
No. Unanet CRM, built on the acquired Cosential platform, is a separate product with its own contract.
Yonyou: How long has Yonyou been in business?
Yonyou has 38 years of market presence in the Asia-Pacific region and positions itself as globally leading in ERP solutions.
SourceUnanet: 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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