BuildSuite vs Deltek Costpoint
BuildSuite
buildsuite.io
Deltek Costpoint
deltek.comSide by side
| Figure | BuildSuite | Deltek Costpoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $99/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Project-Based ERP Software | 9.4 (#1) | 7.8 (#6) |
| Accounting | The platform includes a ledger coded to project and cost code, with retention, WIP, advances, RA bills and subcontractor recoveries. | Its government contracting accounting framework includes cost segregation, burdening, revenue recognition, billing, and indirect rate management for any contract type. |
| Deployment | The platform is available as managed cloud, private hosting for data residency needs, or self-hosted on the customer's server. | hybrid |
| Founded | LinkedIn lists BuildSuite as founded in 2022. | 1983 |
| Support | Managed plans include a named support contact with response times; self-hosted users receive community support through GitHub. | Deltek provides a Support Center for product help and resources, professional services for implementation, upgrades, or optimization, and cloud customer success plans for Costpoint cloud customers. |
Plans
BuildSuite
- CommunityFree
- Community, self-hostedFree
- Standard$99 a month
- Professional$299 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Platform, managedPriced on request
In their own words
BuildSuite
BuildSuite is an open-source construction ERP for estimation, project execution, procurement, workforce, payroll and accounting. Its accounts are organized by project, with a ledger coded to projects and cost codes and support for retention, work in progress, advances, RA bills and subcontractor recoveries. BuildSuite Sites covers stage planning, daily progress, BOQ and rate revisions, scope changes, approvals and client reports. Workforce tools handle gang attendance, configurable overtime, bulk payslips and WPS bank-file exports. Site supervisors can use Android and iOS apps for attendance, progress, material receipts and site expenses. The platform exposes doctypes as REST resources and supports integrations such as Tally, biometric devices and bank-file syncing. BuildSuite Core is an MIT-licensed Frappe application with documented MariaDB storage and readable wage and overtime logic. Deployment options include managed cloud, private hosting or self-hosting on a customer's server. The free Community plan includes the full product and unlimited users, but customers provide the server and manage backups and updates.
Deltek Costpoint
Deltek Costpoint has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.