Migrate your Deltek Costpoint data
Purpose-built ERP for government contractors and project-driven firms, with deep DCAA/FAR compliance controls, complex billing engines, and a SQL Server-backed data architecture that requires a specialist consultant for any migration in or out.
In its favor
Why people choose Deltek Costpoint
The signal that keeps Deltek Costpoint on the shortlist. Sourced from G2, Capterra, and customer scoping calls.
DCAA and FAR/DFARS compliance built directly into timesheet approval, labor distribution, and billing workflows — eliminating the need for manual workarounds in regulated environments.
Integrated project accounting and financial management on a single platform means government contractors avoid reconciling data across disconnected systems.
Billing formulas support cost-plus, time-and-materials, and fixed-price contract structures with configurable fee overrides and ceiling controls.
Extensibility Designer and preprocessor add-ons allow organizations to customize Costpoint without modifying core tables, reducing upgrade risk.
Cloud hosting on AWS GovCon Cloud Moderate (GCCM) meets FedRAMP Moderate requirements, a hard requirement for many federal agencies and primes.
Steep learning curve and unintuitive navigation — users report needing significant front-end training just to complete routine tasks like expense entry or billing approvals.
Dated user interface and slow performance — reviews describe the Windows client as clunky compared to modern SaaS ERP alternatives.
High total cost of ownership — pricing is opaque, no free trial, and the license plus consultant fees make it expensive for mid-market firms.
Limited API documentation and programmatic access — organizations seeking modern integration patterns or custom automation hit hard walls.
Reporting is described as powerful but unfriendly — complex data lives behind multi-step queries that require specialized knowledge to surface.
Reasons to switch
Why people leave Deltek Costpoint
The recurring reasons buyers give for replacing Deltek Costpoint. Presented as facts, not knocks.
Platform scorecard
Strengths, weaknesses, and where Deltek Costpoint fits
Grades across six dimensions, plus a SWOT-style view of where the platform shines and where it falls short.
SWOT — strengths, weaknesses, and use-case fit
Strengths
Weaknesses
Where it works
Where it struggles
Pricing tiers
Deltek Costpoint pricing overview
Deltek Costpoint does not publish pricing publicly. The platform sells through a direct sales motion with two cloud tiers (Standard and Enterprise on GCCM) and a perpetual on-premise license model. Annual maintenance fees apply to on-premise deployments and are required to receive patches and support. No free trial is available; evaluation requires engaging Deltek directly or a certified implementation partner.
Standard (GCCM)
Tier 1 of 3
Not publicly disclosed
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What gets migrated
Deltek Costpoint object support
Object-by-object support for Deltek Costpoint migrations. Per-pair details surface during scoping.
Organizations
Fully supportedOrganizations in Costpoint represent legal entities or business units and drive billing, HR, and GL assignments. We map Organization hierarchies 1:1 and preserve the owning-organization relationship on Projects during migration.
Projects
Fully supportedProjects are the core work container in Costpoint, linked to contracts, billing formulas, labor categories, and budgets. We preserve the full project tree including sub-projects and flag any inactive project statuses that may require reactivation in the destination system.
Chart of Accounts
Fully supportedThe GL Chart of Accounts in Costpoint includes direct cost accounts, indirect cost pools (G&A, Fringe, Overhead), and burden schedules. We map these by account type and preserve cost pool groupings that feed into billing and incurred cost calculations.
Employees
Fully supportedEmployee records in Costpoint include compensation history, HR organizations, labor category assignments, and DCAA-required timesheet metadata. We extract all effective-dated compensation rows and preserve labor category routing for billing and payroll.
General Ledger Journal Entries
Mapping requiredHistorical GL entries are stored with source modules (billing, payroll, AP, AR) and must preserve the posting date, period, and debit/credit structure. We extract entries by date range and map them to equivalent GL dimensions in the destination, flagging any multi-currency adjustments.
Accounts Payable
Mapping requiredAP records in Costpoint include vendor invoices, payment terms, and check/EFT batch data. Open AP (unpaid invoices) and payment history are separable export sets. We map vendor IDs to destination vendors and flag any prepaid or retainage amounts embedded in the invoice lines.
Accounts Receivable
Mapping requiredAR records in Costpoint track billed and unbilled amounts linked to Projects and CLIN/SLIN structures. Open AR and historical invoices are exported separately. The gross/net billing method flag on the invoice header must be preserved to avoid billing misstatements in the destination.
Billing Detail
Mapping requiredOpen Billing Detail records store the transaction-level detail that feeds Costpoint's billing formulas (cost-based, hours-based, units-based). These records are cross-linked to project hierarchies and must be sequenced in dependency order during export to avoid orphaned billing lines.
Fixed Assets
Mapping requiredFixed asset records in Costpoint include acquisition costs, depreciation schedules, funding sources, and asset classifications. We map asset books to destination depreciation calendars and flag any DCAA-specific capitalization thresholds that may differ in the target system.
Vendors
Fully supportedVendor records in Costpoint include address, tax ID, payment terms, and W-9 status. We extract all active vendors and map to the destination vendor master, preserving ACH routing details for payment continuity.
Inventory Items
Mapping requiredCostpoint supports project-specific and warehouse inventory with multi-project traceability. We export item masters, on-hand quantities, and cost layers, flagging any lot or serial number tracking that the destination may not support natively.
Departments / Cost Centers
Fully supportedDepartments in Costpoint drive organizational cost collection and are linked to GL segments. We map department hierarchies 1:1 and preserve the department-to-account assignments that feed indirect cost pool allocations.
Time and Expense Entries
Fully supportedTimesheet and expense report records include employee, project, labor category, and billing status. We export submitted and approved entries by date range, preserving the DCAA-required approval chain metadata embedded in each record.
Custom Fields
Mapping requiredCostpoint supports user-defined custom fields on Projects, Employees, Vendors, and Transactions. Custom fields are stored as separate table extensions and must be enumerated and mapped explicitly during migration scoping — they do not appear in standard exports without specific configuration.
Workflow System Tables
Not in this platformCostpoint's internal workflow routing tables are rebuilt during every upgrade via the Workflow Toolkit (WFPTOOL). These tables are environment-specific and cannot be meaningfully migrated between systems. We recommend rebuilding workflow routing rules in the destination system post-migration.
| Object | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Organizations | Fully supported | Organizations in Costpoint represent legal entities or business units and drive billing, HR, and GL assignments. We map Organization hierarchies 1:1 and preserve the owning-organization relationship on Projects during migration. |
| Projects | Fully supported | Projects are the core work container in Costpoint, linked to contracts, billing formulas, labor categories, and budgets. We preserve the full project tree including sub-projects and flag any inactive project statuses that may require reactivation in the destination system. |
| Chart of Accounts | Fully supported | The GL Chart of Accounts in Costpoint includes direct cost accounts, indirect cost pools (G&A, Fringe, Overhead), and burden schedules. We map these by account type and preserve cost pool groupings that feed into billing and incurred cost calculations. |
| Employees | Fully supported | Employee records in Costpoint include compensation history, HR organizations, labor category assignments, and DCAA-required timesheet metadata. We extract all effective-dated compensation rows and preserve labor category routing for billing and payroll. |
| General Ledger Journal Entries | Mapping required | Historical GL entries are stored with source modules (billing, payroll, AP, AR) and must preserve the posting date, period, and debit/credit structure. We extract entries by date range and map them to equivalent GL dimensions in the destination, flagging any multi-currency adjustments. |
| Accounts Payable | Mapping required | AP records in Costpoint include vendor invoices, payment terms, and check/EFT batch data. Open AP (unpaid invoices) and payment history are separable export sets. We map vendor IDs to destination vendors and flag any prepaid or retainage amounts embedded in the invoice lines. |
| Accounts Receivable | Mapping required | AR records in Costpoint track billed and unbilled amounts linked to Projects and CLIN/SLIN structures. Open AR and historical invoices are exported separately. The gross/net billing method flag on the invoice header must be preserved to avoid billing misstatements in the destination. |
| Billing Detail | Mapping required | Open Billing Detail records store the transaction-level detail that feeds Costpoint's billing formulas (cost-based, hours-based, units-based). These records are cross-linked to project hierarchies and must be sequenced in dependency order during export to avoid orphaned billing lines. |
| Fixed Assets | Mapping required | Fixed asset records in Costpoint include acquisition costs, depreciation schedules, funding sources, and asset classifications. We map asset books to destination depreciation calendars and flag any DCAA-specific capitalization thresholds that may differ in the target system. |
| Vendors | Fully supported | Vendor records in Costpoint include address, tax ID, payment terms, and W-9 status. We extract all active vendors and map to the destination vendor master, preserving ACH routing details for payment continuity. |
| Inventory Items | Mapping required | Costpoint supports project-specific and warehouse inventory with multi-project traceability. We export item masters, on-hand quantities, and cost layers, flagging any lot or serial number tracking that the destination may not support natively. |
| Departments / Cost Centers | Fully supported | Departments in Costpoint drive organizational cost collection and are linked to GL segments. We map department hierarchies 1:1 and preserve the department-to-account assignments that feed indirect cost pool allocations. |
| Time and Expense Entries | Fully supported | Timesheet and expense report records include employee, project, labor category, and billing status. We export submitted and approved entries by date range, preserving the DCAA-required approval chain metadata embedded in each record. |
| Custom Fields | Mapping required | Costpoint supports user-defined custom fields on Projects, Employees, Vendors, and Transactions. Custom fields are stored as separate table extensions and must be enumerated and mapped explicitly during migration scoping — they do not appear in standard exports without specific configuration. |
| Workflow System Tables | Not in this platform | Costpoint's internal workflow routing tables are rebuilt during every upgrade via the Workflow Toolkit (WFPTOOL). These tables are environment-specific and cannot be meaningfully migrated between systems. We recommend rebuilding workflow routing rules in the destination system post-migration. |
Gotchas
What to watch for in Deltek Costpoint migrations
Issues we've hit on past Deltek Costpoint migrations, tagged by severity. FlitStack AI handles every one — surfacing them up front because buyer engineering teams want to know.
Oracle-to-SQL Server database conversion required for on-premise migrations
Gross vs. net billing method is embedded at the invoice header level
Custom fields require explicit enumeration and configuration
Workflow tables are upgrade-specific and cannot be migrated
Version parity between source and destination is mandatory for cloud migrations
| Severity | Issue |
|---|---|
| High | Oracle-to-SQL Server database conversion required for on-premise migrations |
| High | Gross vs. net billing method is embedded at the invoice header level |
| Medium | Custom fields require explicit enumeration and configuration |
| Medium | Workflow tables are upgrade-specific and cannot be migrated |
| Medium | Version parity between source and destination is mandatory for cloud migrations |
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Where Deltek Costpoint customers move next
6 destinations Deltek Costpoint can migrate to.
How a Deltek Costpoint migration works
Four steps, Deltek Costpoint-specific
Connect
Not publicly documented into Deltek Costpoint. Scopes limited to read-only on the data we move.
Map
We translate Deltek Costpoint-specific structures (custom fields, objects, value lists) to the destination's model.
Sample
Test with a 50–200 record subset to validate Deltek Costpoint quirks before production.
Migrate
Full migration with Deltek Costpoint rate-limit handling. Rollback available throughout.
FAQ
Deltek Costpoint migration FAQ
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