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Deltek Costpoint

Project-accounting ERP built for government contractors, where the core requirement is cost accounting that stands up to federal audit rules.

58 facts on record4 sourcesverified September 202613 modules

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01Profile

Categories
ERP, Accounting, Financial closeverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Company size fit
50–20,000 employeesverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Cost band
Upper mid-marketverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Deployment
Cloud, On-premiseverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Headquarters
Herndon, Virginia, United Statesverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Regions served
North Americaverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Founded
1983verified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Owner
Deltek, part of Roper Technologiesverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Website
deltek.comverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction

02Pricing and editions

Pricing model
Per userverified 2026-09-07
Published list price
None published. Stackmark records a cost band, not a modelled figure.
EditionStated size fitNote
Costpoint for Small Business50–250 employeesDeltek names a small-business packaging of Costpoint for growing government contractors. No size is stated; the employee band is approximated from the record's lower range.[2]

03Functional depth

How deeply each module is covered, as recorded against the sources below. Core and moderate are native; partner means a certified add-on carries it; none is a recorded absence.

Coverage Map · ERP and finance systems · 2026-Q3COVERAGE MAP · ERP AND FINANCE SYSTEMS · 2026-Q3AI featuresAsset managementBusiness intelligenceCRMEcommerceField serviceFinancial managementHR and payrollInventory managementLocalizationsManufacturing managementProcurementProject managementQuality managementSupply chain managementWarehouse managementDeltek Costpoint 1Deltek Costpoint · AI features: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Asset management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Business intelligence: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · CRM: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Ecommerce: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Field service: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Financial management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · HR and payroll: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Inventory management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Localizations: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Manufacturing management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Procurement: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Project management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Quality management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Supply chain management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Deltek Costpoint · Warehouse management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.CoreModeratePartnerNoneUnverifiedRows alphabetical · no totals · reuse with attribution, uncropped

Coverage Map · ERP and finance systems · 2026-Q3

  1. 1Deltek Costpoint — depth stated from 4 sources, verified 2026-09-07; unverified: AI features, Localizations

Unverified: AI features, Localizations. Not checked yet; not a statement either way.

04Vertical focus

Industries the vendor names in its own positioning. Absence from this list is not a statement that the system is unsuitable, only that the vendor does not lead with it.

  • Aerospace & defense
  • Professional services
  • Public sector

Evaluated for

  • Public sectorGovernment and quasi-government bodies with budgetary control, encumbrance accounting, procurement rules and statutory reporting obligations.
  • Project-based servicesFirms that sell time and deliverables, where revenue, cost and utilisation are tracked by project and billed against milestones or hours.
  • Nonprofit fund accountingOrganisations that account by fund, grant and restriction rather than by profit, and report to donors and regulators on how money was used.

05Strengths and watch-outs

Strengths

  • Accounting framework built for government contracting: cost segregation, burdening, indirect rate management, revenue recognition and billing across contract types.[2]
  • Costpoint GCCM cloud meets FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency per DoD policy, is listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace and uses US-only hosting for DFARS 7012 and CMMC.[2]
  • Time and expense entry, approvals and workflow actions can be completed in Microsoft Outlook or Teams, with automated DCAA checks and payroll integration.[2]
  • Contract management runs from pre-award to closeout with FAR/DFARS controls connected to project financials.[2]
  • Offered as Deltek-hosted SaaS, privately hosted by a third party, or installed on-premise.[1]
  • Available in more than 20 languages, with 300+ built-in reports and role-based dashboards.[1]

Watch-outs

  • No native ecommerce module; the analyst review rates manufacturing and supply chain as basic and secondary to project accounting, although Deltek markets a manufacturing area.[1]
  • Warehouse management, field service and CRM are rated basic to moderate; buyers needing those typically add third-party tools.[1]
  • Deltek positions Costpoint for larger government contractors; the analyst review points firms under 50 employees to Deltek Vantagepoint or another system.[1]
  • DCAA audits a contractor's accounting records rather than certifying software; compliance still depends on configuration and process.[1]
  • Deltek does not publish Costpoint pricing; the analyst review describes a per-user subscription with an optional annual maintenance plan.[1]
  • Initial setup can be time-consuming, some users report the interface takes time to learn, and some older modules look dated.[1]

06Consider when

  • Consider Deltek Costpoint when you hold US federal contracts and need cost accounting, timekeeping and contract management aligned to FAR, DFARS, CAS and DCAA expectations.[2]

  • Consider Deltek Costpoint when handling controlled unclassified information requires FedRAMP Moderate-equivalent hosting with US-only data residency.[2]

  • Consider Deltek Costpoint when a project-based firm expects to grow from subcontract work into multi-entity, multi-contract portfolios and add HR, contracts or supply chain later.[2]

07Implementation

Typical time to go-live
4–9 months[1]verified 2026-09-07

08Evaluated alongside

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09Module notes

One note per module the system offers: the recorded depth, what to ask in a demonstration, and which other tracked systems carry the module natively.

10Questions buyers ask

Who owns Deltek Costpoint?
Deltek, founded in 1983 by Don deLaski and now part of Roper Technologies. Costpoint was originally developed by American Management Systems; Deltek acquired it in 2007.[1]
How is Costpoint deployed?
Three ways: Deltek-hosted cloud SaaS, privately hosted by a third-party provider, or on-premise on your own servers. The cloud offering meets FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency per DoD policy.[1]
How is Costpoint priced?
By subscription, monthly or yearly, per user, including updates released during the term; an annual maintenance plan adds support and training. Deltek does not publish prices; the analyst review quotes an approximate starting figure only.[1]
What size of firm uses Costpoint?
Deltek says 88% of Costpoint customers are small and mid-size businesses and offers a small-business packaging. The analyst review places the ideal fit at about 51 to 5,000 employees.[3]
Which industries does Costpoint serve?
Aerospace and defense, government contracting, construction, professional services, engineer-to-order firms and nonprofits doing project- and fund-based accounting.[1]
How long does a Costpoint implementation take?
The analyst review reports typical go-lives of four to nine months, depending on the modules deployed, data migration and integrations.[1]
Does Costpoint cover manufacturing or ecommerce?
There is no ecommerce module. Deltek offers manufacturing and shop-floor time areas, but the analyst review rates manufacturing and supply chain as basic relative to project accounting.[1]
What AI does Costpoint include?
Dela, Deltek's AI orchestrator, with an Ask Dela assistant, AI agents for tasks such as contract setup and time entry, and generative smart summaries.[2]

11Sources

Every fact in this profile was taken from the pages below, on the date shown. Footnote markers on the page point here. The positioning statement is Stackmark’s own.

  1. [1]Deltek Costpoint Review: Cost, Modules & GovCon Fit | ERP Researchhttps://www.erpresearch.com/en-us/deltek-costpoint · retrieved 2026-09-07
  2. [2]Deltek Costpoint: ERP for Government Contractors | Deltekhttps://www.deltek.com/en/products/project-erp/costpoint · retrieved 2026-09-07
  3. [3]Deltek for Government Contracting | Deltekhttps://www.deltek.com/en/government-contracting · retrieved 2026-09-07
  4. [4]About Deltek | Deltekhttps://www.deltek.com/en/about · retrieved 2026-09-07