Unanet
by Unanet Inc. · Professional Services
AI-first ERP and CRM for government contractors and AE/construction firms.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
Sage 100Sage 300ViewpointProcoreTrimble ConstructionSalesforceHubSpot
Workday+1 more- Deployment
- Cloud
- Company size
- SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise
- Pricing
- Quote-based
- Headquarters
- Dulles, Virginia, United States
Overview
Unanet is a project-based ERP and CRM platform built for government contractors (GovCon) and architecture, engineering and construction (AE/AEC) firms. The company ships separate purpose-built editions -- ERP for GovCon and ERP for AE -- alongside CRM for Government Contracting and CRM for AEC (the latter built on the former Cosential platform), plus AI layers (Champ, ProposalAI) and a market-intelligence product (GovIntel). Unanet reports serving more than 4,200 project-based organizations.
The ERP line combines project management, project-based financials (GL, job costing, revenue recognition and WIP), time and expense capture, resource forecasting, and contract/subcontractor management in one system. The GovCon edition adds compliance tooling specific to federal contracting: DCAA-compliant timekeeping and incurred cost reporting, and a FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency cloud environment for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). The CRM line adds capture/pipeline management, proposal and resume generation, and (for AEC firms) relationship intelligence synced with Outlook.
Unanet connects to adjacent systems through Unanet Connect, a marketplace of 100+ pre-built connectors covering payroll (ADP, Paylocity, UKG), HRIS (Workday, Greenhouse), and CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot); the AEC CRM edition separately documents integrations with Viewpoint, Procore, Sage 100, Sage 300 and Trimble Construction. The company is privately held, headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, with JMI Equity as primary investor and a December 2022 strategic growth investment from Onex.
Screenshots & demo
Demo video from the vendor's YouTube channel. Screenshots sourced from Unanet Inc..
Modules & capabilities
Unanet covers 25 of 61 capabilities we track in this category (+4 partial)
41%- Services CPQ / proposal generationNot evidenced
- Reusable estimate templates from prior actualsNot evidenced
- Quote-to-project conversionNot evidenced
- Quote & estimate approval workflowsNot evidenced
- Bid vs. actual variance analysisCapture management with win-rate and bid analysisSupported
- Sales pipeline & opportunity trackingDrag-and-drop sales pipeline and opportunity trackingCore strength
- Automated proposal / SOW / RFP generationAutomated proposal and resume generation (Publisher); ProposalAI automated RFP parsing and compliant outline generationCore strength
“Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
Common use cases
- A GovCon firm enforcing DCAA-compliant timekeeping and incurred cost reporting ahead of an audit
- An AE firm tracking project profitability, WIP and utilization across a portfolio of design projects
- A federal contractor's capture team building proposals with AI-assisted RFP parsing and Shipley-aligned workflows
- A construction/AEC firm consolidating pipeline, project and personnel data in one CRM instead of spreadsheets
- A finance team automating AR and vendor invoice processing tied to project billing
- A GovCon business development team using GovIntel to identify teaming partners and agency buying patterns
- A multi-entity project-based business replacing disjointed legacy PM, accounting and BD tools with one connected ERP+CRM suite
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Purpose-built for GovCon and AE/construction compliance needs (DCAA timekeeping, FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency) rather than a generalized ERP
- Combines ERP, CRM, AI-assisted proposal writing (ProposalAI) and market intelligence (GovIntel) from a single vendor
- Unanet Connect marketplace offers 100+ pre-built connectors to payroll, HRIS, CRM and construction accounting systems
- Backed by JMI Equity and a December 2022 growth investment from Onex, serving 4,200+ project-based organizations
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Rate itERP integrations
HRIS integration for employee lifecycle, onboarding and benefits via the Unanet Connect library of 100+ pre-built connectors; Workday not individually named on the current integrations page, so treated as vendor-documented rather than marketplace-certified.
Connector details independently verified against vendor marketplaces and documentation; last checked 2026-08-20.
Pricing
Full Unanet pricing breakdown — cost at 25/100/500 seats, competitor rates & FAQs
Priced by product line (ERP GovCon, ERP AE, CRM), modules and user count; no public price list is published. Requires a sales consultation for a quote. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
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Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS (private cloud)
- Compliance
- DCAA-compliant timekeeping & incurred cost reporting, FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency (CUI)
- Mobile app
- Yes
- Languages
- English
About the vendor
- Headquarters
- Dulles, Virginia, United States
- Employees
- 375+
- Ownership
- Private (JMI Equity primary investor; Onex Corporation strategic growth investment closed December 2022)
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Unanet — frequently asked questions
What industries does Unanet serve?
Unanet builds separate ERP and CRM editions for government contractors (GovCon) and for architecture, engineering and construction (AE/AEC) firms, serving over 4,200 project-based organizations.
Is Unanet DCAA compliant?
Unanet ERP for GovCon enforces DCAA-compliant timekeeping, security and incurred cost reporting rules, and also offers a FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency cloud environment for handling Controlled Unclassified Information.
What construction and accounting systems does Unanet CRM integrate with?
Unanet CRM for AEC documents integrations with Viewpoint, Procore, Sage 100, Sage 300 and Trimble Construction, plus Unanet's own AE ERP, to reduce duplicate data entry between business development and finance.
How is Unanet priced?
Unanet does not publish price points. Pricing is quote-based and depends on the product line, modules selected and number of users.
Who owns Unanet?
Unanet is privately held. JMI Equity is the primary investor, and Onex made a strategic growth investment in December 2022 alongside three new board members.
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