Deltek ComputerEase review

ComputerEase is now part of Deltek and is sold as construction accounting with job costing, project management, payroll and equipment management in one system. Deltek's product page says it handles WIP reporting, retainage, union payroll, prevailing wage, AIA billing and real-time job costing, which covers the full set of jobs on this list. Its payroll answers the hard cases directly: multistate jobs, union payroll, prevailing wage, garnishments and fringe credits. Contractors who would rather not run payroll in house can add managed payroll services that handle calculations, filings and payments. ComputerEase Payments lets customers pay invoices online and routes vendor invoices for approval. Teams can use secure cloud hosting instead of a VPN. Deltek does not publish prices, so you need a demo and a quote, and setup for a full ledger takes longer than a QuickBooks add-on.

Who it is for

Specialty and commercial contractors with union or multistate payroll

Price

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Key features

• WIP reporting, retainage, AIA billing and real-time job costing
• Payroll for multistate jobs, union payroll, prevailing wage, garnishments and fringe credits
• Optional managed payroll services that handle calculations, filings and payments
• ComputerEase Payments for online invoice payments and vendor payments
• Secure cloud hosting without a VPN

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Union and prevailing wage payroll documented in the product
• Strength: Covers residential, commercial and specialty trade contractors
• Strength: Backed by Deltek, a large project-software vendor
• Weakness: No published prices
• Weakness: Broader module set means a longer setup than an add-on
• Weakness: Pricing for payroll services is separate

Key facts

• Pricing: Quote on request
• Payroll: Union, prevailing wage, multistate, fringe credits
• Hosting: Secure cloud hosting available

Where it ranks

Deltek ComputerEase is No. 4 in our Best Accounting Software for Construction verdict.