# Deltek PPM Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Deltek PPM Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Project Management products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/154650/Deltek-Project-Portfolio-Management/alternatives --- # Deltek PPM Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Deltek PPM ## What is Deltek PPM? Deltek’s Project & Portfolio Management suite helps businesses and organizations of all sizes drive project and portfolio management through informed project selection, realistic planning, reliable execution, and ultimately consistent project success. Manage costs, forecasts, and performance with Deltek cost and earned value solutions; build the most realistic project plans with Deltek schedule tools, and accurately evaluate and manage risk exposure with Deltek Risk. ## What is Deltek PPM used for? [Project Portfolio Management](https://www.capterra.com/project-portfolio-management-software/)[Risk Management](https://www.capterra.com/risk-management-software/)[Project Planning](https://www.capterra.com/project-planning-software/) Overall rating Based on 29 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 93% Neutral 7% Negative 0% Starting price $5000 Per User, Per Month Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Deltek PPM?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://www.deltek.com/en&name=Deltek PPM) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Deltek PPM 4.2 (29) VS. [4.5 (2,655)](https://www.capterra.com/p/56250/Procore/reviews/) Starting Price $5000 per user, per month Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.0 (29) Ease Of Use 4.4 (2,627) Value For Money 4.0 (22) Value For Money 4.1 (1,620) Customer Service 4.0 (25) Customer Service 4.5 (2,186) ## Deltek PPM alternatives [4.4 (2,883)](https://www.capterra.com/p/76113/Wrike/reviews/) Starting price $10.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 89% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.5 (3,479)](https://www.capterra.com/p/79104/Smartsheet/reviews/) Starting price $12.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 92% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.5 (855)](https://www.capterra.com/p/169455/Zoho-Projects/reviews/) Starting price $4.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 92% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars Highest Rated [4.6 (5,720)](https://www.capterra.com/p/147657/monday-com/reviews/) Starting price $9.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 93% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Accounting Built-in accounting to manage ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reports, etc. Alerts/Notifications Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Collaboration Tools Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Cost Estimating Forecast the cost and resources required to complete a project Dashboard Assembly of graphs and charts for visualizing and tracking statistics/metrics Data Discovery Discover and connect variety of data sources to the application for analysis Deltek PPM 21 features Built-in accounting to manage ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reports, etc. Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Forecast the cost and resources required to complete a project Assembly of graphs and charts for visualizing and tracking statistics/metrics Discover and connect variety of data sources to the application for analysis Graphical representation of data Overview of all programs that help compare initiatives, align projects with strategic goals and identify risk Document and report the progress of ongoing projects Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments Organize and schedule projects View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Track task progress, milestones, delays, or other key information and generate reports on them for evaluation Process of planning, scheduling and executing the optimal and effective use of human capital across projects Analyze potential risks across the organization Initiate collection and analysis of known risks Process of identifying, evaluating, mitigating, addressing and reporting on potential risks or uncertainties Reporting of risks associated with specific actions, events, or entities Create, manage and track all task activities and progression Measure and track time including hours worked and paid time off (PTO) Graphical representation of data or processes Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.2 (29) 4.2 Based on 29 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.0 (22) Free Trial Basic $5,000 Value for money 4.0 (22) 4.0 Based on 22 reviews ## Integrations [ Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/)[ Oracle Primavera Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/145503/Oracle-Primavera/) Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.0 (25) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.0 (25) 4.0 Based on 25 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.2 Based on 29 reviews Filter by rating 5(8) 4(19) 3(2) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent MH Musa H. Founder Civic & Social Organization ### "Easy to manage project" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 October 11, 2021 Pros It is easier to manage project with this Cons Language problem with user is a barrier. It is better to have translated Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JS Joseph S. Sr. Project Controls Scheduler Utilities ### "Acumen Fuse Is Awesome" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 19, 2019 It is great to handle our scheduling needs. Pros The flexibility, customization, and function of the software is top notch. It serves al of our purposes and is so much better than Oracle's versions of the software. Cons None. I have no complaints at all. Keep being awesome. Switched from [Oracle Primavera Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/145503/Oracle-Primavera/) Primavera didn't do schedule health up to par. Alternatives considered [Oracle Primavera Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/145503/Oracle-Primavera/) Reasons for choosing Deltek PPM My management did a trial and I loved it and pushed for it and it is slowly being adopted across the corporation. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KE Kathleen E. It specialist Research ### "Cobra for EVM and proposal pricing" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 November 19, 2019 Pricing, reporting for research/ space flight instrumentation Pros Really great at EVM metrics and pricing baseline/ forecast at WP Cons Client server—should web app by now. Process log should be more intelligent and include more specifics Reasons for choosing Deltek PPM Industry standard Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RW Rose W. Financial training Defense & Space ### "I love Deltek" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 November 19, 2019 We use both Cobra and Winsight for Budget and EV. We like the functionality of the products to support project execution. Pros Cobra is used for budget and scheduling Cons Ease of use for users! Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. TD Tyler D. System Architect Defense & Space ### "Deltek tools mostly work just need lots of consultants" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 2.0 2.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 November 19, 2019 Haven’t used other software to really compare besides MPM. Pros Helps get EV effort done and Cobra has a good user interface. Cons PM Compass user interface is not very good and clunky to navigate. Have issues getting WADs to work in PM compass when using Microsoft project. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. DM David M. Financial Analyst Defense & Space ### "PM Compass Concerns" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 2/10 November 19, 2019 PM Compass is unreliable and time consuming. Very poor product. Please improve. Pros My division uses Cobra, PM Compass, and wInsight. I like that these software tools provide the required earned value and cost data and reports necessary for the business. Cons PM Compass is unreliable, un-user friendly, hard to navigate, poor graphic user interface, and poor reporting tool. It makes providing reliable and accurate data to our organization very difficult. I have been asked by other companies if I would recommend this product to them and I emphatically tell them to look elsewhere. Please improve PM Compass. Thank you Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RH Richard H. Air Sector Capability Development Lead Aviation & Aerospace ### "Cobra: A powerful tool" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 November 19, 2019 Cobra is going to be used with PM Compass as part of our plan for teams to enter ETC data that is going to be used in Contract Reviews. Pros Been using Cobra with OPP for 20 years. We currently use OPP 3.4 and Cobra 5.1 but are due to upgrade to latest versions any time now. Cobra is an extremely powerful tool that contains all the data that you need in PM. The trick is getting management buy in of what it’s telling them. Cons Restoring backups takes ages. The tool could do with a refresh with the architecture. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. BR Beverly R. Controller Accounting ### "Ease of Used" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 November 18, 2019 Pros Easy to use, accepted software, training Cons not much, it works great. Thank you for asking. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JT James T. Product Business Manager Mechanical or Industrial Engineering ### "Great tool for the future" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 July 3, 2019 Pros Allows the user ultimate control in the process Cons Can be a bit overwhelming to launch the system Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Engineer in training Mining & Metals ### "Deltek Project & Portfolio Management Review" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 April 9, 2019 It helps a lot in managing business projects and keeps one organised. Thumbs up! Pros One can customise to suit one's needs. One can schedule people with no hassle and it gives good reports. Cons The server can be slow. One also needs time to learn how to use it. Not much to complain about. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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