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Who each suits
Deltek Ajera suits small architecture and engineering firms that want project management and accounting in one cloud system. Deltek's page positions it explicitly for smaller firms, as opposed to its larger products.
Rizqo suits architecture firms that want proposals, phases, time and invoices connected without running a project-accounting implementation. It is not accounting software and says so.
Side by side
Ajera facts are what Deltek's own product page states. Rizqo facts are what Rizqo's documentation states. "Not stated" means the page did not say, not that the feature is absent.
| Dimension | Deltek Ajera (deltek.com, read 2 Oct 2026) | Rizqo (documented) | Limitation or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Project management and project accounting for small A&E firms, cloud-based | Project and practice management software for architecture firms | |
| Pricing | No figures shown. Pricing is by quote or demo (Deltek pricing page, read 3 Oct 2026) | $19, $39 and $99 per month; every plan includes every core module; 14-day free trial, no card | Ajera price: ask Deltek |
| Project planning | Schedule management with timeline building and resource assignment; project dashboards; workload monitoring | Projects with phases and tasks (list and kanban) | Rizqo has no scheduling or workload monitoring |
| Accounting | Project-based accounting integrated with project data; cash flow tracking | None; no staff cost data, no WIP, no overhead allocation | |
| Time and expense | Mobile time and expense entry; Timesheet Assist suggestions; receipt capture | Weekly timesheet by project, phase and task; no stopwatch; no expense tracking | |
| Billing | Invoices from project data with approval routing and electronic delivery; optional Ajera Payments add-on | Invoices built from phase progress and unbilled time, emailed as PDF, payments recorded; no AIA G702 or G703 forms | |
| Resource planning | Availability tracking, conflict identification, utilization dashboards | None | |
| Reporting | Role-based dashboards and A&E-ready reports in real time | Revenue and effort report, export to CSV, Excel or PDF | Rizqo has no margin or profit reporting |
| Assistants | Ask Dela digital assistant for project and financial data | None | |
| Proposals and contracts | Not stated on the page | Proposals accepted or declined on a secure link; contracts signed online | Check Ajera's handling in a demo |
| Implementation | Not described on the page | Self-serve start; the Rizqo team runs migrations from spreadsheets and exports | Ask Deltek about onboarding effort |
Where Deltek Ajera is the better choice
If you need project accounting, resource planning and utilization dashboards inside the same system, Ajera describes all of them and Rizqo has none. The cost of that depth is maintenance: somebody has to keep the data current. Deltek alternatives for small architecture firms covers when a small firm can and cannot support it.
Where Rizqo is the better fit
When the need is the commercial flow of a project, from proposal to phase fees to hours to invoice, and there is no finance owner to run an accounting system, Rizqo's smaller scope is the point. See how phases and invoices work, and read about Rizqo.
How to test it
Run one recently completed project through each tool, with one phase billed by percentage complete and one billed hourly, then count every step where someone re-enters data. Ask what happens to your numbers if nobody touches the system for three weeks. The architecture project management software guide covers how to choose.
Questions
Is Rizqo a Deltek Ajera alternative?
For firms that do not need project accounting, resource planning or utilization dashboards, yes. It covers less, by design. The BQE CORE alternatives article lists other options, including those that do offer accounting.
Does Rizqo integrate with Deltek Ajera?
No integration of that kind is documented.
Which is cheaper?
Deltek's pricing page shows no figures and directs visitors to request a demo, so no price comparison can be made from public information. Rizqo's plans are on its pricing page.