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Exact Macola ES vs Microsoft Dynamics AX comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Exact Macola ES
Ranking in ERP
39th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Dynamics AX
Ranking in ERP
9th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Activity Based Costing Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Exact Macola ES is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Dynamics AX is 2.3%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
ERP Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Dynamics AX2.3%
Exact Macola ES0.7%
Other97.0%
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Featured Reviews

it_user650007 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
it was (previously) not aesthetically pleasing. It's more user friendly, now. They changed the interface, so there's not so many duplicate screens.
The number one way they improved this product was something called workspaces. This is like a dashboard meant for, depending on your role with a specific organization, so maybe if you're in accounting and financials, you need to see accounts receivable, accounts payable, your general ledger, so you could set up a dashboard for when you first login -- to drill down into the most important parts of your job and requirements with the company that you need visibility into -- rather than having to start from scratch, so you could set up your own dashboard. Macola is user based, so say you have seven primary users in your company, say you have your president, your CFO, your controller, your accounting manager, your IT person, your operations person, and your warehouse manager, you can customize as many as you want, depending on how many users you buy and have each individual dashboard be tailored towards that individual and their job/role with the company.
Osama Nabih - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Executive Officer at Easy Touch
Improved manufacturing processes have supported flexible dimensions and strong integrated workflows
I think the integration capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics AX need to be enhanced. There are many features for integration, such as APIs and connectors, but I need more ready APIs that link directly. I think it would be better to make APIs for each module in Microsoft Dynamics AX, so integration can be easier directly. For example, sales orders, sales quotations, and GL entries should each have direct APIs to facilitate linking to other systems, making the integration stronger. Real-time analytics is not strong unless I add a Power BI tool. In finance and operations, the new version of Microsoft Dynamics AX is very good, even excellent, but in previous versions, it needs to be linked to a Power BI tool to have strong real-time analytics. There is a gap for improvement in support. Microsoft support can be very hard to reach and often does not provide proper support for general issues, with responses sometimes being too detailed and not addressing the core issues quickly, which leads me to sometimes solve problems myself.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Whether it's light or heavy manufacturing with bill of materials, traceability, order entry, stuff like that, I mean, that's probably the number one strength of Macola ES, I would say, for light and heavy manufacturing organizations."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics AX is material planning."
"From a feature point of view, Dynamics is easy to use and very user-friendly, with the same UI as other Microsoft products and a navigation bar that makes it easy for exporting everything to Excel."
"I am impressed with the tool's vendor collaboration. It is also easy to connect with third-party applications."
"Using dimensions in Microsoft Dynamics AX is the most valuable feature I have found, offering very flexible solutions to customers and making it a great function."
"It's an ERP solution that helps us maintain the data, plan the production level and the branch level, and help the branches coordinate with the head office."
"Microsoft Dynamics AX meets my requirements."
"In terms of features, GP offers a wide range of strong capabilities, particularly in the financial module."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics AX is that it fulfills our requirements, and we haven't had any issues with performance."
 

Cons

"If you have to call Exact Macola directly as a developer, it's like calling Verizon; you don't know if you're speaking with someone from India, or knows anything about your account, or they're seeing it for the first time."
"It could be more scalable and stable. It would also be better if the interface were more integrated with the Microsoft ecosystem because 2012 is not really integrated."
"Where different programmers have been let loose the product has a number of view inconsistencies and there are still issues that were in 4."
"There might be some features to support localizations that could be helpful to add."
"The UI has room for improvement and can be more user-friendly."
"AX does take some time and maintenance."
"It is not very easy to scale because you have to deal with the partner at the time. You need to spend some effort in order to scale."
"The implementation was completed within one month."
"Microsoft needs more presence in our region to help with management and maintenance."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing is expensive."
"The tool's licensing model is based on user subscription. The pricing needs to be reduced for the Indian and South Asian markets."
"Microsoft Dynamics AX is not expensive."
"The product's license is expensive. My company is located in a region where we have to pay the most for the tool due to our currency and inflation scenario."
"One license costs $1,000."
"We pay for licensing yearly to use Microsoft Dynamics AX."
"There is an annual licensing cost for Microsoft Dynamics AX."
"It is $180 to $200 per user per month with a minimum of 20 users, which makes selling the product a bit difficult."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise17
 

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Dynamics AX?
I think the integration capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics AX need to be enhanced. There are many features for integration, such as APIs and connectors, but I need more ready APIs that link directl...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Dynamics AX?
For industrial companies, I mainly use Microsoft Dynamics AX for those processes. Most of my clients are manufacturing clients, so I work with food industries, steel industries, plastic industries,...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Dynamics AX?
Microsoft Dynamics AX provides benefits like saving time because it is very easy to use and it offers strong processes to implement full business processes, mapping them with customer business for ...
 

Also Known As

Macola ES
Dynamics AX, Axapta, MS Dynamics AX
 

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