Unanet
AI-first ERP and CRM for project-based GovCon and AEC firms
By Unanet · HQ Dulles, US · 4.0/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- U.S. government contractors that must satisfy DCAA, FAR/DFARS and CMMC requirements
- Architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms running many concurrent projects
- Project-based businesses that want ERP, CRM and resource planning in one platform
- Finance and project teams replacing spreadsheets, double entry and siloed tools
Ideal size: 50-2,000+ people · Mid-market to enterprise project-based firm with a dedicated finance/accounting function
Not for
- Companies outside project-based industries with no contract or project accounting needs
- Teams wanting a low-cost, self-serve point tool rather than a full ERP
- Organizations that need only field or estimating software, not back-office ERP and CRM
- Firms unwilling to invest in implementation and ongoing support plans
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
~3 months (phased rollout)
~90 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$60,000/yr
Starts at $15,000 · Quote-based subscription; basic and fee-based support plans, no public price list
Implementation Friction
4/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Not published
Add-on costs
- Fee-based premium support plans
- Professional Services and Unanet University training
Company & support
Who is behind Unanet, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Headquarters
- Dulles, US
How you get support
- PhonePlan not stated
- EmailNot listed
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsPlan not stated
- Community forumPlan not stated
- Help centre / docsPlan not stated
- Dedicated account managerPlan not stated
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- Not stated
Support site lists phone support (703.689.9709), per-product support portals, a community forum, knowledge base articles and a Customer Success team; basic and fee-based support plan tiers exist. No hours or SLA are published.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
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Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
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Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Unanet ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
Champ AI gives role-aware guidance and natural-language Q&A over customer data; the vendor says it is governed and auditable. ProposalAI reads RFP solicitations, checks FAR/DFARS compliance and drafts proposal content. Sources do not document model providers, key handling or whether AI is billed separately.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
- Not recorded
- AI pricing
- Not recorded
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
- Not recorded
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Unanet is an AI-first ERP and CRM platform for project-based businesses, used by more than 4,200 government contractor and AEC firms. It unifies CRM/pipeline, proposals, project management, resource planning, financials and analytics with built-in DCAA, FAR/DFARS and audit-oriented compliance workflows. Unanet Connect offers 100+ pre-built connectors and enterprise APIs. Pricing is quote-based and not published; support spans phone, portals, a community forum and a knowledge base. AI ships as Champ and ProposalAI.
Frequently asked questions
Who is Unanet built for?
Unanet positions itself for project-based businesses, specifically U.S. government contractors and architecture, engineering and construction firms. The vendor says more than 4,200 such firms use it to unify projects, financials and pursuits, with built-in automation and compliance rather than retrofitting generic enterprise software.
How does Unanet help with DCAA and FAR/DFARS compliance?
According to the vendor, GovCon ERP includes built-in DCAA compliance tools that automate timekeeping, cost accounting, incurred cost reporting and audit preparation, helping contractors meet federal requirements with less manual work. ProposalAI also reads solicitations and checks proposal compliance against FAR and DFARS.
What AI does Unanet include?
Unanet markets Champ AI, an engine that provides role-aware guidance and natural-language answers over the customer's own data, executed through governed workflows and multi-agent intelligence, plus ProposalAI for solicitation reading and proposal drafting. The vendor states AI capabilities are governed and auditable and grounded in customer data, but published sources do not name model providers, describe key handling or list separate AI pricing.
What does Unanet cost and how long does implementation take?
No public price list is available; Unanet licensing is quote-based, with basic and fee-based support plans. Unanet Connect provides 100+ pre-built connectors and APIs that the vendor says accelerate time to value, but no implementation timeline or starting price is published, so buyers should expect a scoped quote and a phased ERP rollout.
Is Unanet FedRAMP authorized?
Unanet states in its FAQ that Unanet ERP GovCon has achieved FedRAMP Moderate Equivalency, providing a secure cloud environment for Controlled Unclassified Information. That is an equivalency claim rather than a listing as a fully FedRAMP-authorized service, and no dedicated security or trust page with certification detail was available for review.
What support is available?
Unanet says its experts can be reached by phone (703.689.9709) and through per-product support portals, alongside knowledge base articles, a community forum, Unanet University training and a Customer Success team. Basic and fee-based support plans exist, but no support hours or response-time SLA are published.