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It continued to make the company lean and more profitable by providing tools to manage business operations better, such as production scheduling, finance, and estimating products.
We have saved the equivalent of three or four man-days a week across the business.
With increased visibility, there is a substantial opportunity for return on investment.
SAP ERP did provide value for money.
Epicor's support is strong with extensive self-help options.
When issues are raised to customer support, they direct us to work with the partner.
The technical support is good and rated eight.
The response time before getting someone who can provide a relevant answer is crucial.
The lack of senior technical consultants means Tier 1 support sometimes has limited experience, which could be better.
Microsoft provides real-time support, which makes a big difference compared to SAP.
SAP technical support is very good.
It was very quick, and we didn't have many tickets, but every time any issues arose, they were very quickly resolved.
It is not easy to justify something as high priority unless the system is completely down.
Epicor ERP scales extremely well, allowing for multi-company and multi-plant operations.
The system is adapting to our growing needs, but some requirements necessitate upgrading Epicor ERP to meet current needs, which represents an additional expense for us.
It is scalable when moving from one version to another or adding additional components like warehouse management.
The scalability of SAP ERP is excellent.
Epicor ERP has experienced multiple crashes and performance drops multiple times.
For the cloud, we have not faced any downtimes or stability issues.
Production processes would be on hold without stability, so it is quite important that the software is very stable.
Stability-wise, SAP ERP is the best product among others.
There's extensive customization required for Epicor ERP, and the standard process is not suitable.
The cost management and product costing should be enhanced, along with issues in the manufacturing process.
There's a gap in advanced features that other platforms like NetSuite handle better.
There is a need for improvement in consolidation and multi-country master data management.
SAP ERP could improve by integrating additional components such as digital signatures and barcoding.
SAP recently implemented Databricks, and they started investing significantly in the analytic environment.
We are using version 6.0 and it meets our needs.
While the exact current licensing costs are confidential, it is approximately 50% of Oracle's cost.
We are satisfied with the pricing and anticipate savings of seventeen percent across the organization.
Epicor ERP is value-conscious in pricing, offering more compared to competitors.
However, it was very costly due to the numerous integrations we had.
The pricing for Dynamics 365 Business Central is reasonable.
Small and medium companies can struggle with the pricing.
The pricing for SAP ERP is medium but slightly on the higher side.
The real-time analytics support decision-making by using dashboards to manage insights for roles throughout the company, including production, finance, sales, and purchasing.
The most significant features of Epicor ERP for our business process are quality control and supply chain management.
If you're doing a project management module, it is linked with finance. Unless finance is implemented, this module cannot be completed.
The value for money is very high as it fits the business well.
It provides localized compliance for every country, covering VAT compliances, taxing policies, and corporate taxes.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is scalable, as it was able to grow with increasing business demands.
The consistent integrations and real-time data analytics in SAP ERP significantly enhance the decision-making process by facilitating follow-ups and action points.
SAP ERP has impacted our organization positively because it is highly customizable to build any process we have in our companies and to write programs.
SAP ERP is particularly strong in manufacturing, from production planning to plant maintenance, then Material Management itself, and managing warehouse management and inventory control.
Product | Market Share (%) |
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SAP ERP | 17.2% |
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central | 6.5% |
Epicor ERP | 3.5% |
Other | 72.8% |
Company Size | Count |
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Small Business | 12 |
Midsize Enterprise | 4 |
Large Enterprise | 2 |
Company Size | Count |
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Small Business | 39 |
Midsize Enterprise | 12 |
Large Enterprise | 19 |
Company Size | Count |
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Small Business | 31 |
Midsize Enterprise | 30 |
Large Enterprise | 76 |
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution developed by Microsoft. It is designed to help small and mid-sized organizations streamline and automate their financial, supply chain, and project management processes. Business Central offers a range of tools and features to support collaboration and communication and provides real-time visibility into business performance.
With Business Central, organizations can manage their financials, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management. It also offers supply chain management capabilities, including inventory management, purchase order management, and sales order management. In addition, Business Central supports project management, including project tracking, project billing, and resource management.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Features
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Benefits
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Reviews from Real Users
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Some of its major advantages are that it is user-friendly, has good integrations, and is flexible.
Sasinath V., Project Consultant ( Scale Up) at a tech vendor, says, "For me, the main strengths of Microsoft Dynamics NAV are that it's user-friendly and light. These are its major wins. I have used other ERPs and their architecture was a little more complex when compared to the Microsoft Dynamics NAV architecture."
"The solution's integrations and interface are very good,” mentions Alonso R., Director de Servicios at Kc ERP group.
Another PeerSpot reviewer, Kamesh G., Vice President - Information Systems at a media company shares what he likes most about the solution: "I have found the flexibility to be very valuable. It's highly flexible, and at least for us, it has been effective. It is also highly functional."