Software · head to head
Unit4 vs Bling
Unit4
Software
Cloud ERP for service organizations and mid-market enterprises
- From
- $800/month
- Rated
- -
Bling
Software
Brazilian ERP for invoicing, orders, marketplace integration and inventory
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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; Bling entry Cobalto plan at R$60/month caps marketplace and API orders at 200 per month, with only 60 MB of data storage and 1.2 GB of file storage
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Unit4 and Bling actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Unit4
- Financial management
- Project accounting
- Resource management
- Time and expense
- HR management
- Salesforce
- Microsoft 365
- Custom integrations
Only in Bling
Nothing recorded that Unit4 does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Unit4
- Service deliverynot Bling
- Project profitabilitynot Bling
- Resource utilizationnot Bling
- Financial managementnot Bling
Bling
No use cases recorded yet. See the Bling review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Bling
- Entry Cobalto plan at R$60/month caps marketplace and API orders at 200 per month, with only 60 MB of data storage and 1.2 GB of file storage
- The top Elite tier is priced only by custom quote rather than a published figure, unlike the three tiers below it
Pricing, plan by plan
Unit4
$800/month- Professional Services$800/month
- Project accounting
- Resource management
- Time tracking
- Enterprise$2000/month
- Advanced features
- Multi-entity
- Analytics
Bling
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Bling review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Unit4 if
- You need financial management.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want project accounting.
Choose Bling if
Nothing in the data separates Bling from Unit4 on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Unit4 or Bling better?
- Neither clearly leads. Unit4 starts at $800/month and Bling at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Unit4 or Bling?
- Unit4 starts at $800/month and Bling at On request.
- Does Unit4 or Bling run on more platforms?
- Unit4 runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. Bling runs on Web.
- What is Unit4 best used for?
- Unit4 is most often used for service delivery, project profitability, resource utilization, financial management. Of those, service delivery and project profitability are not what Bling is typically brought in for.
- What can Unit4 do that Bling cannot?
- Unit4 covers Financial management, Project accounting, Resource management, Time and expense.