Deltek Costpoint vs. Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Deltek Costpoint
Score 5.7 out of 10
N/A
Deltek Costpoint is an ERP soluftion designed for government contractors built around project management and accounting capabilities.N/A
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (or Dynamics AX) was an ERP product in the Dynamics family. It has been split into separate Dynamics 365 products to provide more flexibility to customers, allowing users to pay only for the functionality they need. Microsoft Dynamics AX will reach end of support in 2021, and end of extended support in 2023. Financial tracking and budgeting features are now found in the newly launchedN/A
Pricing
Deltek CostpointMicrosoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Deltek CostpointMicrosoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Deltek CostpointMicrosoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Deltek CostpointMicrosoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
9.8
5 Ratings
31% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.8
8 Ratings
20% above category average
Pay calculation10.03 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Benefit plan administration10.03 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Direct deposit files10.04 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
9.0
3 Ratings
22% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
7.0
13 Ratings
3% below category average
API for custom integration9.03 Ratings5.013 Ratings
Plug-ins9.03 Ratings8.912 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
9.3
7 Ratings
13% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
6.0
14 Ratings
30% below category average
Single sign-on capability10.06 Ratings5.113 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.66 Ratings7.014 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
2.0
9 Ratings
111% below category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.3
14 Ratings
18% above category average
Dashboards2.05 Ratings9.012 Ratings
Standard reports2.38 Ratings7.014 Ratings
Custom reports1.89 Ratings9.014 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
9.2
8 Ratings
19% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.2
15 Ratings
7% above category average
Accounts payable10.07 Ratings7.015 Ratings
Accounts receivable10.05 Ratings7.014 Ratings
Global Financial Support10.03 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers10.03 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.05 Ratings7.010 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.66 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.56 Ratings8.99 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
9.0
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.7
13 Ratings
10% above category average
Inventory tracking10.02 Ratings8.013 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.02 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Location management9.02 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
9.6
3 Ratings
21% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
7.6
13 Ratings
2% below category average
Pricing10.03 Ratings8.012 Ratings
Order entry10.03 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Credit card processing7.52 Ratings3.09 Ratings
Cost of goods sold10.03 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Order Orchestration10.03 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
9.0
8 Ratings
19% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.7
10 Ratings
16% above category average
Billing Management8.05 Ratings8.99 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management10.05 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management9.05 Ratings8.97 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting9.05 Ratings8.97 Ratings
Period Close10.05 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
10.0
4 Ratings
27% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.9
7 Ratings
16% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting10.04 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Project Costing10.04 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Cost Capture10.03 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Capital Project Management10.02 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance10.02 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition10.04 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
10.0
3 Ratings
38% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.8
5 Ratings
25% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling10.02 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers10.03 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality10.02 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools10.02 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
10.0
4 Ratings
28% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.7
4 Ratings
14% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management10.04 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
8.9
3 Ratings
24% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.7
7 Ratings
22% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared8.02 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Contract Authoring8.02 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Contract Repository8.02 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated10.02 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Supplier Management10.02 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
7.0
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.8
2 Ratings
30% above category average
Risk Repository8.12 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Control Management7.12 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments7.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Issue Detection6.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Remediation and Certification6.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
7.9
3 Ratings
14% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.5
6 Ratings
21% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization8.02 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management9.03 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management5.01 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Fulfillment Management8.03 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management8.02 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
8.0
3 Ratings
6% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
7.7
6 Ratings
2% above category average
Production Process Design8.03 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Production Management8.03 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Configuration Management8.03 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Work Execution8.03 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.02 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
8.0
3 Ratings
10% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
9.2
6 Ratings
24% above category average
Forecasting8.03 Ratings9.95 Ratings
Inventory Planning8.03 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Performance Monitoring8.03 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Deltek Costpoint
7.9
3 Ratings
9% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
9.0
3 Ratings
21% above category average
Proposal Management7.03 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Product Master Data Management8.03 Ratings9.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
Deltek CostpointMicrosoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
Likelihood to Recommend
1.0
(11 ratings)
8.0
(19 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
1.0
(3 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Deltek CostpointMicrosoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
Likelihood to Recommend
Deltek, Inc.
Deltek Costpoint is the most frustrating and clunkiest software I've ever used, and I've been using software for 30 years. The interface appears to have been developed before the internet and HTML and does not appear to use any modern widgets made for HTML. Every button click or menu selection requires a pause while something else loads. Our employees waste much time trying to figure out (what should be) simple tasks, and I've spoken with nobody in our company that likes the software. We've had trainings on Costpoint, but people still have issues constantly.
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Microsoft
It integrates fully with the other Microsoft software we use daily, and this coordination speeds up our work and gives us the agility to run easily. For example, in a purchase inquiry, the customer, after submitting a request, identifies the teams that should work on the project, and if they need further review by other people, they are added to the process, and everything is managed seamlessly rather than the sales process. Get the result as fast as possible.
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Pros
Deltek, Inc.
  • I love how you can cut a check and it opens a PDF version so it can be saved for retention at a later date if needed.
  • I love how you can research vendor history different ways. It allows you to input a range or just enter one at a time.
  • I also love that there are tons of reports that can be run to help with any projects.
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Microsoft
  • Microsoft Dynamics AX's scalability to meet our regional office needs provide flexibility to the team's requirements.
  • Combined with Citrix Xenapp, the application offers seamless access for users on high latency unreliable network connection to the application.
  • Application maintenance and updates are easy which makes it possible for us to manage remotely considering the servers are located in a remote Asia site.
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Cons
Deltek, Inc.
  • Customer Care - this is probably the one area that needs the most work.
  • Quality Control Testing - if this area had a higher level of detail prior to releasing updates, it might mitigate the number of patches required for customers.
  • Cloud Based Product doesn't work for every customer. Get multiple references before considering moving to the cloud offering.
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Microsoft
  • MRP can be slow to adapt to changes in actual production or supply chain transactions.
  • Setting up number sequences seems a trivial matter, but these numbers ID transactions once they are in the ledger and are key--easy to miss this point in the implementation process.
  • Bank rec being easily automated and able to quickly plug into a bank back end to get data is not the best.
  • Payment processing can be 'clunky' based on checks, ACH, Wires...as some of these items are not triggered out of the box in AX, bur are easily added --talking ACH and Wires specifically.
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Likelihood to Renew
Deltek, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Microsoft Dynamics continues to evolve by bringing more functionality to the customer. Also there are several independent software providers that offer a wide range of solutions for vertical markets.
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Usability
Deltek, Inc.
It is the most unintuitive system I have ever used. No one understands it right off the bat and the documentation doesn't help much.
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Microsoft
Overall the product does what we need it to do in order for us to function as a company. While there are some concerns over ongoing costs, the belief is, once we have it fully acclimated to our business the cost should settle into alignment with our original expectations. The new features that are consistently being added do add value to the product as they are usually customer request directed.
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Reliability and Availability
Deltek, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Some integration and high volume ramping challenges, particularly with BizTalk and SQL Server, but getting sorted out. Outages over time appeared to be more dependent on integration complexity than AX MES.
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Performance
Deltek, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Some integration and high volume ramping challenges, particularly with BizTalk and SQL Server, but getting sorted out. Outages over time appeared to be more dependent on integration complexity than AX MES.
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Support Rating
Deltek, Inc.
The software is so huge and clunky that I wouldn't know how to ask for support. Here is my example of support needed: "Hello, I'm filling out my timesheet like I have been doing every day for years, and suddenly this error message came up that says "Error: 6HX7: PLC not available". I just made that up as an example of the cryptic error messages, but what is that telling me?
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Microsoft
We use a 3rd-party Microsoft Partner for the system. They are responsive and very knowledgeable. While costs have been mentioned several times in this review they are very aware of costs and have developers who are more economical they use to help offset the level of work required to meet our changes and fix our issues.
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In-Person Training
Deltek, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It took a lot of work, but Microsoft ultimately did a good job with in-person training, including being onsite in multiple global locations for extended periods.
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Online Training
Deltek, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Our solution deviated from a number of key out-of-the-box standards that were included in Online training. We just used that for introduction to the general functionality.
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Implementation Rating
Deltek, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Some rough spots, but ultimately worked out. The contract didn't appear to be structured to support the level of overlapping facility deployments required to meet timeline commitments. Merging cultures on the program was also challenging. Overall, not an easy implementation by any stretch. Everyone did the best they could.
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Alternatives Considered
Deltek, Inc.
  • Deltek Costpoint was able to provide a few more dimensions than ADP and is better prepared for larger international integration.
  • DATABASICS can meet our dimension needs and provide the same services as Deltek Costpoint at a much lower cost.
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Microsoft
I was not part of the decision making process to select Microsoft Dynamics AX, however, I do know that an exhaustive search was done and many options were considered alongside Microsoft Dynamics AX and I feel that the right decision was made in choosing this solution.
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Return on Investment
Deltek, Inc.
  • Costpoint has made it possible for our business to get our invoices paid quickly and on time
  • Costpoint has made it possible for our business to get a ISO audits cleared every year
  • Costpoint has made it possible for our business to always setup projects in a standardized manner that either meets or goes beyond the industry standards.
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Microsoft
  • With the robust built-in reporting we were able to drop an external reporting platform that costed about $40,000.
  • API integrations have saved manual entry and reduced having to hire 2-3 people to manage data.
  • Several administrators and developers are required for this which costs about 200-300 thousand in employee costs.
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ScreenShots

Deltek Costpoint Screenshots

Screenshot of Once a new project has been set up, you are able to link the project to the existing opportunity.Screenshot of Instead of being reactive, the solution’s workforce analytics helps users answer questions about the workforce and planning before hitting a talent shortage. It also helps individuals manage their employees efficiently by streamlining processes.Screenshot of Costpoint’s manufacturing solution links the entire manufacturing process together, automating and streamlining processes, while capturing and monitoring data down to the project level with seamless integration to the financials.Screenshot of With Costpoint’s procurement solution, users have access to real-time data to view company time spent and purchase orders. Individuals can set up dashboards to see what has been ordered, received, and posted. This enables companies to remain organized and be able to analyze information throughout the procurement process.Screenshot of Costpoint’s accounting solution enables users to view and analyze financial trends by the fiscal year through a single dashboard.Screenshot of Project Managers can look across the board at their projects to get a real-time view of all of their projects, in one comprehensive dashboard.