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."All the modules are valuable in their own right, but everything has to go through the ERP. IFS has done an excellent job integrating the various modules to complete these processes. My expertise is in the finance module, but I have used the other verticals. It's an all-around good product."
"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."
"IFS has been completely rebuilt, modernized, and cloud-based so we don't need bulky software installations."
"A high level of ERP can be handled in IFS."
"The financial posting controls are quite handy. The user interface is really friendly, highly flexible, and pretty intuitive for end users."
"There tends not to be a massive weakness in the product itself, as weaknesses can quickly be resolved in the next patch or the next release."
"IFS Applications is an all-in-one solution for finance, accounting, and production."
"The most valuable feature is the distribution module."
"Has good integration with Power BI."
"The security feature, particularly the encryption, which still builds sensitivity, is one of the most valuable features."
"I like Microsoft Dynamics' simplicity. The interface is excellent, and it's a highly mature product. You can hardly find any bugs in the product."
"The tool covers most of the business requirements that most companies have, especially financial institutions."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is cloud accessibility."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics NAV is its simplicity of accounting and receiving reports. The solution is similar to Microsoft Excel, and that similarity is good. All the functions of Microsoft Dynamics are user-friendly."
"It is a stable solution."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central are the dashboards, ease of use, and flexibility."
"I'm a business analyst, so I do a lot of customer-facing work. I take calls from businesses I have to troubleshoot. One thing that bugs me is the error messages you get from IFS. If I get an error message, I have to dig to find the cause because, often, the error message doesn't precisely describe the problem. It'll hint about where the problem lies, but you have to work to find the root cause. It doesn't help in my situation. You expect an error message to point to the field or what is causing the issue."
"IFS Applications can improve the reporting capabilities and increase the speed of feedback time in the IFS Applications. This would help with the overall performance of the solution and provide better experiences for customers."
"The solution's initial setup process was complex...The technical support my company receives from the implementation partners of the solution is not that great."
"There were initial difficulties when I started using the application."
"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."
"Aspects of HR and payroll could be better."
"I have seen that one of the areas that my company has identified for improvement might be the rental management capabilities within the solution."
"An area for improvement would be transactions, which can be tedious to complete as the process is very complex."
"The solution can improve by having better integration with Microsoft PowerBI and reporting."
"The stability could always be improved."
"I would like to improve the tool’s reporting and coding part."
"As our company grew we had to switch from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to a solution that was suited for larger-sized companies."
"The configuration packages can be somewhat tiresome at times, and they can be slow when loading data."
"The solution could include the retail tool in the native version."
"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."
"The solution is stable, but it could improve."
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IFS Cloud Platform is ranked 9th in ERP with 16 reviews while Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is ranked 4th in ERP with 40 reviews. IFS Cloud Platform is rated 7.8, while Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is rated 8.4. 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 "Very easy to scale and the new pricing model is a lot cheaper". IFS Cloud Platform is most compared with SAP ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite, SAP S/4HANA, IBM Maximo and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, whereas Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is most compared with SAP Business One, SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics AX, SAP ERP and Infor M3. See our IFS Cloud Platform vs. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central report.
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