# Deltek Costpoint Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Deltek Costpoint the right Enterprise Resource Planning solution for you? Explore 215 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/155685/Deltek-Costpoint/reviews --- Deltek Costpoint 3.9 (215) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/155685/Deltek-Costpoint/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Deltek Costpoint Ease of use 3.7 Customer Service 4.0 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Jamie H OwnerEntertainment, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I specialize in production management as well as project management and Deltek’s performance and speed backed up my business, and an excelled us to greatness especially with managing customer information .“ February 17, 2026 SM Soren M Software EngineerDefense & Space, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Deltek user interface is lacking.“ April 10, 2026 JO Joyce O Enterprise Applications AdministratorInformation Technology and Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “With my 3yrs of experience using costpoint, I am very satisfied that it doesn't require too much intervention from the Deltek Team.“ October 30, 2024 MM Mark M Sr. Web Designer and DeveloperGovernment Administration, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Please, for the love of God, hire a competent designer to overhaul how this thing works, because right now using it is the worst part of my entire month.“ August 20, 2025 AH Aretezia H Regional ManagerGovernment Relations, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The reporting feature is fantastic.“ January 16, 2025 MM Mark M Sr. Web Designer and DeveloperGovernment Administration, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Constantly pinwheeling, horrible interface, and bloated.“ August 20, 2025 AH Aretezia H Regional ManagerGovernment Relations, 5,001 - 10,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I like costpoint overall.“ January 16, 2025 Sam B software developerInformation Technology and Services, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Outdated UI from 1995, no thought whatsoever about the user experience or flow, very unintuitive and clunky, the mobile app is even worse.“ March 20, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 215 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Tina D. Manufacturing Engineer Defense & Space Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy-to-use but doesn't work for every situation" December 1, 2018 4.0 Pros I use costpoint daily at my job and the software is very easy to navigate. I have no issues searching for BOMs (Bill of Materials) and costpoint interacts relatively seamlessly with the systems that we use for engineering drawings and shop floor instructions. Cons A lot of the materials in the BOMs seem to be controlled by effectivity dates. This may work well for companies that have interchangeable parts with planned obsolescence dates, but the industry I work in has variable production schedules where it'd be preferable to control materials by engineering drawing effectivity. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Human Services Case Manager Consumer Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Multiple Use Option, PC or Mobile Device" August 2, 2024 4.0 I like the overall design, and ease of use for the Deltak. Pros I get access on my mobile devices and in PC. Cons The graphic is often too heavy to load, but I don't see as a big issue. Review Source MC Mitchell C. Mechanical Technician Defense & Space Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Costpoint, not the best for an overall time management program." February 7, 2025 3.0 I had a decent experience with costpoint, I just remember it being hard to navigate and frustrating at times. Pros The ability to clock in to exactly which job your working on. Cons The complication of browsing the site and finding things I needed. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sr. Laboratory Technical Writer Military Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy-to-use program for tracking hours worked." November 17, 2021 5.0 I used this program daily to track my hours worked for each pay period. It was pretty easy to use and did not take much time out of my day. Pros This program was very simple to use to track your hours worked. It was efficient, easy, and did not take much time to learn or to use it daily. Cons I cannot think of anything specific that I disliked about this program. Review Source Stuart R. IT Solutions Architect Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Costpoint Hard to use" October 6, 2022 4.0 Pros The best thing of CostPoint was that it was good to generate reports really quickly Cons A lot of features could easily be improved on the UI/UX side of the house. There is a massive learning curve and the system just is clunky and very hard to use. Review Source Narasimhan (Nari) S. Chemical Engineer Oil & Energy Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "A simple concept is complicated and user time is wasted with Deltek" August 15, 2019 2.0 Stuck with it so obviously I am using it but I figured I would help other organizations make better choices for their employees. Pros It doesn't crash or freeze up, I have to give credit that their server connections and implementations are proper. So it doesnt crash during use, although logins sometimes get delayed due to some cookie issues. Cons Ah where do I start. No clear user interface set up method. It has a bunch of poorly worded menus and some other buttons and a whole lot of unnecessary "Query" buttons. For most users, the goal is select a charge code, pick the day of week, add the hours and save, At the end of week, they sign the sheet. Simple, right? But not, Deltek makes the whole process of actually finding the "timesheet" and adding a line to it pretty convoluted. Note I didnt say complicated because it is not. But a simple process is converted to a random goose chase through multiple menu locations, clicks, searches and then selections. Picking a project code yay.. click on random looking glass icon or square faded blue icons and search, leave codes -- search through layered menus and then figure out what to add. Use -ve and + signs on user side, because the geniuses that built this software couldn't figure it on their side. Review Source Richard Erick C. Lead Advisor Management Consulting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "On point billing system" November 9, 2022 5.0 Pros I really like that it is able to accurately record and track billable hours. It also makes it easy to tag billed hours to the right budget/funding codes. You can see approval logs and editing if ever you make a mistake is possible. Cons There are too many clickable buttons that can be confusing for first-time users. But I guess that is the case always when using new software. Review Source RH Randall H. Software Engineer Defense & Space Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easy to use once you get the hang of it" December 17, 2018 4.0 Overall I think Deltek is a solid tool and I would not mind continuing to use the software, however I've worked at other places that have had better or at least more user-friendly timekeeping systems. Pros As a user, my only involvement with Deltek is entering my hours on a daily basis after work. It took some fiddling around but once I got the hang of it, it was pretty straight forward to log my data. The tool allows you to see how much holiday or PTO balance you have as well as allowing you to access your paystub. These were things that my company previously had as separate systems, so it's nice that they're all together now. Cons It was hard to familiarize myself with the tool at first as it seems all the basic functions for simply entering my time data is hidden under various levels of menus. I don't know if it's merely because of the way my company configured the tool, but I haven't figured out how to print things, especially my paystub. There is no option that I'm aware of for looking at my PTO history. Review Source EL Ernesto L. Buyer Defense & Space Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fair Weather Application" May 14, 2019 3.0 Fair weather - not good nor bad just a system I have to use. Pros They're a govt approved system which is a requirement for companies in the defense and contracting industry Cons The platform is not intuitive nor user friendly and it's hard to get customer support w/o being charged extra. Not an open source. Review Source Zahid R. Director of Social Media Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great" April 12, 2018 4.0 Pros Quite friendly this software, allows many tasks to be done quickly, we try to fix errors and show solutions Cons what I like the least, is that it is not available for some platforms as free software, and does not allow to see how it would work in that system Review Source ATK Annpriya T K. Controller Banking Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Organized system" January 24, 2025 5.0 Pros Keeps track of all information in one place. Cons Sometimes very hard to find date. But you can find it after getting use the system. Review Source RL Ruby L. Administrator Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Deltek Review" September 30, 2018 3.0 It is an ok system overall but there needs to be a huge update to the system to compete with it's competitors. The strong point is that most government contractor are using Deltek Time and Attendance since it is engineered for this industry so people are more likely to get the HRIS system to integrate easily with timesheets. Pros The system has a pretty easy interface to enter in basic information such as personal information, checking, tax information, and updating benefits. The ESS system once setup, it is pretty great for the employees as they can choose benefits through open enrollment, update tax information and update their address information. The reporting is simple for standard reports and can be easily pulled in excel format so you are able to manipulate the spreadsheets. Cons The software is very outdated and has not been updated in several years. Other systems are light years ahead of this system as it looks like it is from the 1990's. The custom reporting is very clunky and hard to create any of these reports as there are many files to look into and no intelligent search functions. You can only pull the reports in excel format so there not other options such as CSV and PDF. The ESS section is also out of date and not very integrative to the HRIS system. The setup for benefits, tax and validations tables in the back end of the system is hard to recognize and makes it harder for complete setup. There is ACA integration as well and it makes it hard that you have to click on separate sections of the screen to look at information rather than clicking one repository to reach all of the information. Review Source RD Robert D. Corporate Controller Aviation & Aerospace Used the software for: 2+ years ### "This Software is a must have for any Gov't Contractor that wants to do business in this space" June 28, 2017 5.0 Pros The application is very powerful and very flexible which allows you to set things up for your business as simply or as complex as you would like. The ability to enter everything only once and capture all the data needed to properly allocate all of your Fringe / Overhead / G&A or Material & Handling Cost Pools is critical to being able to prepare DCAA / DCMA compliant Invoices, DCAA Disclosure Statements and Incurred Cost Submissions. Every module that you add on automatically links with the existing Accounting data so no extra steps are needed to get different modules to talk to one another. Cons Not always easy to tell if or when a patch is needed to update a specific module. Don't really know anything is needed until you run into an error message. Sometimes it is hard to update or patch just the application that is giving you problems because fixes can cover more then one application. Review Source NC Nabeel C. Finance Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "CostPoint Review" November 18, 2017 4.0 Overall, if you are in the government contracting industry, CostPoint is as reliable as a software as any out there. With its wide acceptance across the industry, it is a extremely useful software to be familiar with. Pros CostPoint is an extremely powerful and a widely used accounting software. One of its best features is the ability to accommodate a diverse set of accounting and financial needs and the innate ability to run seamless interfaces with other Deltek products such as T&E and Cognos. It's relatively easy to use and can be picked up by most users quickly. Cons Costpoint lags behind its competitor in the innovation it offers it's users and customers. They software updates are infrequent and often do not result in any major updates and upgrades. There are also many areas of functionality within Costpoint that seem to be offer duplicity and could be improved. Review Source NB Nastazija B. Linguist Government Relations Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Not a big fan of this program" September 24, 2020 5.0 Pros Accessible (once you have your credentials) from any computer. Easy to track your hours worked and if they were approved or not. Also the feature of used/unused leave balance is really helpful. Cons If you are not assigned to a project for a while, the whole access needs to be reset by HR, which is completely unnecessary. It is a bit annoying that every time you put in your hours worked you have to save the changes otherwise if you sign out and sign back in from another device you have to start all over. If HR has not uploaded the correct project code - you can't put any hours in at all. If you need to make changes of the hours worked, it is a hassle, because it's throwing error messages all over. Review Source RV RAY V. Systems Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy Timecards" September 29, 2020 5.0 Overall, I've been very pleased in my experience with the software. Entering my time is easier than software used in my last job, and corrections are easier to make. My time cards have been easy to read and understand when going back to review them! Pros This software allows a user to easily access their timecards and log their time. Saving favorite codes for items such as contracts worked, favorites, leave, etc. is a breeze. Cons I haven't encountered any issues thus far. There can be an overwhelming number of time codes depending on the company you work for. Review Source HS Heather S. Sr. HR Director Aviation & Aerospace Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The system is very straight forward and easy to navigate." May 17, 2017 4.0 It meets all my HR Technology needs. Pros From an HR standpoint, the system is very easy to use and well thought out. The reporting is easy to do for mandatory compliance. It makes our jobs easier. We just starting using the Talent Management last year for applicant tracking and onboarding. Once we go live with the integration from Talent Management to Costpoint, it will create efficiencies for HR and payroll departments. Cons Once some is entered and saved in someone's record. It can be hard to remove that person. There also seems to be a lot of hotfixes, but it does make the system better in the long run. Review Source HH Harlan H. Network Administrator Used the software for: 2+ years ### "7.1.1 Admin disappointed with the constant updates but the end-users like it" May 16, 2017 4.0 Pros Our end-users generally have zero complaints with the software. We use it for everything from purchasing and receiving to HR functions. Cons I'm not a fan of the new update model they have rolled out with 7.1.1. It seems there are constant updates and, unlike previous versions where you only installed the updates you needed to fix a particular issue, they now expect ALL updates to be installed. I realize they are trying to get away from the need for major revision upgrades by doing this but the load on the IT department is WAY more than it used to be for day-to-day operations. Review Source JW Jason W. Managing Director Management Consulting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Ultimate GovCon Compliance" December 15, 2017 5.0 Deltek pushes this ERP solution to all Government Contractors now, no matter the size of the business. As a GovCon accounting/business system SME, I would not recommend this system to businesses with less than 100 FTE / 5M annual revenue. Pros The Costpoint ERP system is well integrated depending on the features/add-ons you purchase. It drives compliant practices if you've set it up correctly. Cons Setup and maintenance is not for the average user. Training is a bit scarce unless you hire a consultant. Very expensive if you want full integration. Support from the manufacturer is fair at best. Review Source SH Stacy H. Senior Accountant Architecture & Planning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "CostPoint Software User" April 12, 2017 5.0 I first used Deltek using CostPoint. I found it relatively easy to get around. It was pretty clean cut. The only issue I may have had was how the paid when paid worked, it never seemed to work right. The consultant helping us set up really didn't know what she was doing, and never came back to tell us her findings after she took notes and said she would look into it. Then I left that company and started using Vision. It was real easy to convert having worked in CostPoint. Pros It was real easy to get around the system and work in different windows. Cons Paid when Paid never worked correctly, never could get a reason why. Review Source MC Melissa C. Administrator Environmental Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Convenient All-in-One Tool" May 26, 2021 5.0 Pros I like that I can switch between daily tasks easily in Costpoint; I an enter payroll and set-up a project all in one place. Cons Sometimes the system freezes and causes unsaved work. Review Source RW Reese W. IT Governance Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Terrible timekeeping system for employees and my company." December 13, 2017 2.0 Pros This software is useful, when it works, to bill time for which I will get paid (hopefully). That's about it (and the former requirements aren't being met to guarantee that outcome). Cons I used deltek about 6 years ago and now again (it's changed for the worse). Always had a single charge code to worry about, so that's easy. That said, basic functions of this iteration (account set-up, log-in from various browsers, password reset, etc.) are abysmal. I've had to contact my company at least once a day regarding issues simply logging into my sheet (various browsers, two different computers) and once just to find my charge code. Corporate always has to get involved or intervene. This is supposed to be a timekeeping system for logging hours you get paid for. Who is paying for all the work to deal with the problems of this unreliable software? It shouldn't take me numerous attempts across different browsers and devices to access an application with a single username, password, and domain log-in. My company shouldn't have to "help" its employees enter in their own time. Review Source AL Aleksey L. UX Lead Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Using Deltek is by far the Worst Part of my Day" June 11, 2018 1.0 If you miss the 90's, Costpoint is the product for you. Inspired by timeless Windows Vista design this is a "glossy buttons and drop-shadows" galore. Escape your mundane day-to-day activity, and embark on an adventure trying to log your hours. Pros It's nice to talk to someone out of my department once in a while. Since the product is not usable, I get a lot of help from our accounting. Cons I can't think of a product more "Frankenstein" than this ... it's a collection of fragmented features. Terrible usability, poor design and implementation including: 1. Tracking hours is overly complex 2. Help is lacking or outdated 3. Interface/workflow design is terrible (full of meaningless popups, lacks instructions, poor labels) 4. Update Password workflow is unnecessarily complex Review Source LK Laura K. Business and Finanace Manager Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "User since 1999" November 15, 2016 4.0 From the initial setup till now a strong asset in the Project Setup and Billing Modules. I look forward to the continued enhancement in CostPoint and improvements that allow us to meet the DOD requirements. Pros Allows us to meet government requirements both in CLIN, ACRN and contract limitations. Cons Does not maintain Zero Invoices that are required by DCMA, The retroactive rate adjustments still need improvements to work in the system. Review Source CM Carmen M. Sr Systems Analyst Defense & Space Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Costpoint Review" November 19, 2019 4.0 Costpoint is our financial system and it works well for us tracking our government contracts. Pros How the different modules are integrated . Cons The way that hot fixes/patches are released, too cumbersome to apply at times. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.