Deltek
Project-based cloud ERP and PSA for government contractors, A&E firms, consultancies and agencies
Founded
1983
Starting Price
Custom
Category
Manufacturing & ERP
Last updated September 21, 2026
About Deltek
Deltek is a cloud ERP and professional services automation platform built for organizations whose revenue comes from projects rather than products. Instead of one generic suite, Deltek ships industry-tuned ERP products that share a common project lifecycle model: Costpoint for government contracting, aerospace and defense; Vantagepoint for architecture, engineering and consulting firms; Maconomy for larger professional services organizations; WorkBook for advertising and creative agencies; and Ajera and ComputerEase for smaller A&E and construction practices. Across those products the platform covers the full win-plan-execute-analyze cycle: CRM and pipeline, opportunity and bid management, resource scheduling and utilization, project accounting, timesheets and expenses, revenue recognition, billing and invoicing, procurement and — in Costpoint — manufacturing and DCAA-oriented compliance with FAR, DFARS, CAS and CMMC controls plus FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency on Costpoint GCCM. An AI layer branded Dela sits on top for natural-language reporting, smart summaries, automated timesheet and expense capture, and proactive risk alerts. This is the core ERP and PSA suite, distinct from Deltek's separately sold Talent Management HR product, which integrates with these ERPs rather than replacing them. Deltek reports roughly 30,000 customer organizations, with 84% of the top 25 government contractors on Costpoint and 98% of the top 500 A&E firms using a Deltek product.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Compliance depth for government contracting is the strongest in the market — FAR/DFARS/CAS/CMMC traceability and DCAA-oriented audit trails are built in rather than bolted on, and Costpoint GCCM carries FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency
- Project-first data model means job costing, WIP, utilization and revenue recognition work natively instead of being forced onto a product-oriented general ledger like NetSuite or Dynamics
- Real vertical fit — Vantagepoint understands A&E pursuit and phase structures, WorkBook understands agency retainers and rate cards, so less configuration is needed to match how the firm already works
- One system spans CRM, pipeline, resourcing, timesheets, billing and financials, removing the spreadsheet-and-integration layer most project firms run between a PSA tool and an accounting package
Key Features
Industry-specific project ERP
Separate ERP products tuned per industry — Costpoint (GovCon, A&D), Vantagepoint (architecture, engineering, consulting), Maconomy (professional services), WorkBook (agencies), Ajera and ComputerEase (small A&E and construction) — rather than one generic suite with vertical add-ons.
Project accounting and revenue recognition
Job costing, multi-company and multi-currency general ledger, WIP tracking, complex contract types (T&M, cost-plus, fixed price), automated billing and invoicing, and revenue recognition tied to project progress.
Government contracting compliance
Costpoint bakes in FAR, DFARS, CAS and CMMC traceability, indirect rate calculation, DCAA-oriented audit trails and 300+ reports. Costpoint GCCM meets FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency per DoD policy.
Resource management and utilization
Staffing views showing who is over- or under-utilized, skills-based assignment, capacity forecasting and scenario planning so project plans match actual staff availability.
CRM and pipeline for pursuits
Opportunity tracking, bid and proposal management, client activity history and forecast reporting geared to how project-based firms win work, including GovCon capture workflows.
Time and expense capture
Pricing
Deltek Ajera
Custom
- Project accounting and billing for small architecture and engineering firms
- Time and expense capture
- Project management dashboards
- Entry point into the Deltek project ERP family
Deltek Vantagepoint
Best For
Government contractor needing DCAA-compliant accounting
A defense or federal services contractor uses Costpoint to run indirect rate pools, segregate direct and indirect costs, maintain audit-ready timesheet trails, and satisfy FAR, DFARS, CAS and CMMC requirements without building a parallel compliance system.
Architecture or engineering firm consolidating systems
An A&E practice running separate CRM, spreadsheet resourcing and a generic accounting package moves to Vantagepoint to get pursuit tracking, staff utilization, project phase budgets and billing in one place with a single source of project truth.
Consultancy scaling across entities and currencies
A professional services firm operating in multiple countries uses Maconomy or Vantagepoint for multi-entity consolidation, cross-border resource allocation, revenue recognition and group-level reporting as headcount and geographies grow.
