We performed a comparison between IFS Cloud Platform and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two ERP solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The main reason for the ERP project was to bring together our fourteen sites, which had until then worked in separate silos."
"The most valuable features of IFS Applications are their intuitiveness and ease of use. The navigations are also straightforward, which makes it easy to train users. The feedback I always receive is that it is very user-friendly."
"Feature-wise, I like the way it provides inventory details...It is a stable solution."
"The most valuable features of IFS Applications in the latest version are the new user Arena interface. It's from Apps 9, but it brings more flexibility in usage, especially around different devices, such as mobile usage, which doesn't restrict you from using a computer. We are it for the HR side, and it's proving quite good. It has a new modern feel to it similar to a standard cloud application which enhances the user experience."
"Individual user profiles that can be configured as templates to minimize data entry."
"The workflow of the solution is very good."
"Some of the strengths are Enterprise Management Solutions and the series of Management solutions which is number one in Gartner's report and has been for the last five years."
"Having a young talented programmer, during the six years of use, we were able to save around 75 000 EUR preparing simple modifications using customization rather than ordering them in IFS / Partner."
"The initial setup is easy - because it stands on Microsoft offerings, it's simple and intuitive to use."
"NAV covers everything from purchasing and selling items to invoicing. Everything is within NAV, so it's all very neat."
"The vertical covers all aspects of functionality and integrates easily with the existing Office products."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The solution's integration between Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange Online is really helpful."
"The selling feature is the most valuable."
"The most important feature of Microsoft Dynamics NAV is that it lets us centralize all our information so that we don't need to rely on any other software outside of Microsoft."
"It is a scalable solution. There are more than 5,000 end users in my organization."
"I have seen that one of the areas that my company has identified for improvement might be the rental management capabilities within the solution."
"Some kind of bot assistance, some kind of artificial intelligence to help people solve the problems, would be interesting."
"There are certain digital features that need to be incorporated, such as IOP."
"Aspects of HR and payroll could be better."
"We would like to see AI-driven CSI functions built into the tool that would allow us to quickly tie our improvement goals to metrics and activities, so Assyst will suggest the next steps to help us get closer to our goals."
"There should be some improvements in the predefined templates in IFS Applications."
"Sometimes from the sales perspective, clients don't always fully understand how large a task or a project they're getting involved in when they decide, "We're going to switch across to IFS." They could probably do a little bit more, maybe around preparing people for these projects."
"Ability to place approval check-points in the custom workflow, so clients can decide what they want it."
"Microsoft Dynamics NAV could be improved in terms of exporting income statements and balance sheets. Currently, there is a feature, but you can only have the last three years. I spent some time trying to improve the KPI portion that exports the data, that already calculates the sub forms or subtotals, but they weren't able to break that up into different dimensions. They've now managed to crowd the separate table and you can export that, but it's only for the last three years. So, they could improve this solution by getting the chart of accounts or the account schedules to be exported, where you can go further than just three years with it."
"It would be nice if the integration process was easier."
"Any request that had come from the website had to go through an e-form which was then plugged into Microsoft Dynamics NAV. There was no direct data capture. That was the pain point, where clients had to build e-forms, and that caused delays in transactions and getting information."
"I would like to improve the tool’s reporting and coding part."
"I am hoping there is more integration with other platforms, more features, and customization in the next release."
"I work in Pakistan, and many people want desktop solutions. They don't want to work on the cloud. They want a strictly on-premises solution."
"I wouldn't say that Microsoft Dynamics is very scalable."
"Customization and costs could be improved."
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IFS Cloud Platform is ranked 9th in ERP with 29 reviews while Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is ranked 3rd in ERP with 62 reviews. IFS Cloud Platform is rated 7.8, while Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IFS Cloud Platform writes "Robust, customizable, and modern". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central writes "Easy to deploy, extremely stable, and highly scalable". IFS Cloud Platform is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle E-Business Suite, IBM Maximo and ServiceNow, whereas Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, SAP Business One, SAP ERP and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. See our IFS Cloud Platform vs. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central report.
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