Migration Guide
Deltek Vision Support Ends
December 31, 2026
Your PSA is changing. Your intelligence layer doesn’t have to.
What’s happening
Vision’s end-of-life timeline, in plain language.
Your investment in Vision served your firm well. Here’s what the transition actually means for your day-to-day operations.
January 2026
Final update shipped
Vision 7.6 received its last software update. No new features, no hotfixes, no regulatory updates, and no security patches will follow.
December 31, 2026
Sustaining support ends
Deltek's official support contract expires. This means no more phone or ticket support for Vision issues — you're on your own.
Q1 2027
Cloud-hosted instances shut down
If your firm uses cloud-hosted Vision (Deltek First), Deltek will shut down your instance entirely. You will lose access to your ERP. This is not a degraded experience — it is no access.
Ongoing
On-premise installations continue — but decay
Self-hosted Vision will keep running, but with no security patches (increasing vulnerability), no regulatory updates (tax and compliance risk), no bug fixes, and eventually no third-party integrations as vendors drop support one by one.
Deltek’s recommended path is migration to Vantagepoint — the same company, a different product. Other firms are moving to Unanet AE, BQE Core, or Ajera depending on firm size and complexity.
Your migration options
Four paths forward. ProLens works with all of them.
Wherever you land, ProLens connects to your new PSA on day one. No rebuilding dashboards. No waiting months for reports.
Deltek's recommended path
Deltek Vantagepoint
- Same underlying database architecture as Vision
- 6–12 month implementation timeline
- $50,000–$150,000 migration cost for a 50-person firm
- ProLens works with Vantagepoint on day one
Growing competitor in the A/E space
Unanet AE
- Full ERP with built-in CRM capabilities
- Different data model — full re-implementation required
- Strong support for architecture and engineering firms
- ProLens works with Unanet on day one
Popular with 25–75 employee firms
BQE Core
- Modern interface, lower cost than Deltek
- Project accounting and time tracking built in
- Faster implementation than Vantagepoint
- ProLens works with BQE on day one
For firms that don't need VP's complexity
Deltek Ajera
- Tighter integration of PM and accounting
- Lower total cost than Vantagepoint
- Best fit for smaller A/E practices
- ProLens works with Ajera on day one
The real cost
What firms lose during migration.
ERP migrations are expensive in ways that don’t show up on the implementation invoice.
- 6–12 months of disrupted reporting during implementation
- Custom reports built over years in Vision don't transfer automatically
- Staff retraining on a new interface — 10 to 20 hours per employee
- Temporary drops in operational efficiency as workflows change
- Historical data may not migrate cleanly to the new system
- Leadership is essentially flying blind during the transition period
How ProLens helps
Wherever you’re going, ProLens goes with you.
ProLens is built on top of your PSA — not inside it. Swap the PSA, keep the intelligence layer.
Before migration
Connect on day one of your new PSA
The moment your new system goes live, connect ProLens. Pre-built dashboards populate immediately. No waiting for custom reports to be rebuilt from scratch.
During migration
Keep leadership informed throughout
While your team learns the new PSA, ProLens provides the executive dashboards and project visibility that keep principals informed. Your client portals stay active throughout the transition.
After migration
Nothing changes in your intelligence layer
ProLens continues delivering AI insights, client portals, and cross-platform intelligence on your new PSA. Your leadership dashboards look the same. Your clients notice nothing changed.
“Wherever you’re going, ProLens goes with you.”
The numbers
The cost of standing still.
$382K
5-year TCO for a 50-person Deltek firm
industry analysis
$50K–$150K
Typical Vision-to-Vantagepoint migration cost
6–12 mo
Average ERP implementation timeline
Hours
ProLens connection time on any supported PSA