WiseCost - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

WiseCost is DCAA-compliant timekeeping, labor distribution, and job costing built specifically for small and mid-size U.S. government contractors — teams that need to meet federal compliance standards without the cost and complexity of an enterprise ERP.

The difference: WiseCost doesn't replace your accounting system. It connects directly to your existing QuickBooks Online account through secure OAuth and adds the compliance layer QuickBooks was never built to handle. No data migration. No six-figure implementation. No months of training. Most teams are live in under 30 minutes.

Timekeeping is one of the most common reasons small contractors fall short in a DCAA audit. WiseCost is built to get it right: daily time entry by project, weekly submission, manager approval, and an immutable audit trail — the process auditors expect, enforced by design, so your labor and cost records hold up under review.

WHAT WISECOST DOES

- Time Tracker: employees log hours daily by project and task from any device (PWA, no app download)

- Timesheet Approval: submit, review, approve, or return; every action timestamped and attributed

- Labor Distribution: a guided wizard allocates approved hours across direct and indirect cost pools with True-Penny rounding

- Journal Entry Posting: distributions post straight to QuickBooks Online with full traceability; reopens create automatic reversals, never deletions

- Immutable Audit Trail: every entry, edit, approval, and posting logged with original author and timestamp preserved

- CPA Multi-Tenant Dashboard: accounting firms manage every client from one branded interface

- Pre-DCAA Mode: pursuing your first federal award? Build compliant habits now with percentage-based distribution and auto-approval

WHO IT'S FOR

Small and mid-size government contractors that run on QuickBooks Online, whether you hold active federal contracts today or are bidding on your first. Typical teams range from a handful of employees to around 50. If a contracting officer or CPA has flagged your timekeeping, or you've outgrown spreadsheets, WiseCost closes the gap.

WISECOST VS. DELTEK / UNANET

Keep QuickBooks instead of migrating to a full ERP. Go live in minutes, not months. Pay from $149/month instead of $30K–$100K+ in implementation. Get a native CPA dashboard and Pre-DCAA mode — features the enterprise tools don't offer small teams.

PRICING

From $149/month (includes 5 users) + $15 per additional user. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

WiseCost, Inc. is headquartered in Arlington, VA, in the heart of the DC/Northern Virginia GovCon corridor.