IFS Cloud Platform vs Microsoft Dynamics GP comparison

IFS and Microsoft are both solutions in the ERP category. IFS is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0, while Microsoft is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.0. IFS holds a 2.5% mindshare in ERP, compared to Microsoft’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of IFS users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

IFS Cloud Platform

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88% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Microsoft Dynamics GP and IFS Cloud Platform are enterprise solutions competing in advanced business management. IFS Cloud Platform has the upper hand due to its flexible and extensive offerings that cater to larger enterprises, whereas Microsoft Dynamics GP shines in affordability and support for smaller businesses.

Features: Microsoft Dynamics GP offers financial control, SmartList reporting, and integration with Microsoft Office products. IFS Cloud Platform provides a user-friendly interface, strong maintenance module, and robust field service management features.

Room for Improvement: Microsoft Dynamics GP could enhance its modular flexibility and reduce dependence on traditional deployment models. IFS Cloud Platform should streamline its complex setup process and focus on enhancing training modules for easier user acclimation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Microsoft Dynamics GP is praised for easy deployment and support backed by Microsoft’s ecosystem, beneficial for smaller setups. IFS Cloud Platform’s deployment is more suited for large enterprises that demand customization, offering tailored customer service for comprehensive implementations.

Pricing and ROI: Microsoft Dynamics GP presents a lower setup cost benefiting small and medium enterprises with rapid ROI. IFS Cloud Platform involves a higher initial investment but delivers substantial ROI potential for global enterprises, justified by vast capabilities and scalability.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IFS Cloud Platform

Ranking in ERP

12th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

CRM (21st), Customer Experience Management (7th), Field Service Management (2nd), Help Desk Software (12th), Activity Based Costing Software (7th), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) (2nd), Local Government CRM (9th), IT Asset Management (10th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (11th), License Management (2nd)

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Ranking in ERP

11th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the ERP category, the mindshare of IFS Cloud Platform is 2.5%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Dynamics GP is 1.0%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

ERP

Featured Reviews

Brendan Fisher

IFS Applications Consultant at Zest Business Process Management Ltd

Robust, customizable, and modern

IFS is a very large and complex software, and implementation of IFS can be challenging and may lead to a difficult lengthy project. It can take between 12 and 24 months in some cases to deploy. I have found that not all clients are fully aware of how big the task is that they're undertaking when they make a decision to move to software like this. Companies need to be more aware of the complexity of an ERP implementation project and while I fully recommend moving to IFS, it is not easy and does require business change when adopting an ERP solution. New features are a difficult ask - I work across multiple industries and everyone would probably choose a different feature. Maybe BIM in Construction or Customs link-ups for importers/exporters.

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Firaz Mohammed

Information Technology Manager at a retailer with 51-200 employees

Offers great integration capabilities and allows just the real-time inventory

Dynamics GP improves inventory management by offering real-time inventory tracking, and automated purchase order creation, receiving, and updating inventory levels. It facilitates site-to-site transfers and allocation tracking, enabling efficient stock management across locations. The integration capability of Dynamics GP, combined with Power Platform, has transformed our business processes. We now use PowerApps to enable salesmen to send orders electronically, eliminating the need for order books. Additionally, we developed HR apps to streamline tasks for our staff, leading to automated processes and improved efficiency. Our experience with Dynamics GP reporting and analytics features, particularly Advanced Analysis, has been great. We utilize customized smart lists for purchasing and other functions, allowing for tailored insights over specific periods. Additionally, we have developed custom dashboards for enhanced visibility and support portal integration. I wouldn't recommend Dynamics GP due to its legacy status and impending end of support. However, if integration with the Power Platform is crucial and the company prioritizes modernization, it could still be a viable option. For new companies, I would suggest considering Dynamics 365 Business Central for a more modern solution. Overall, I would rate Dynamics GP as a seven out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like the connectivity and interfaces. In V10, it's easy to modify the interfaces and layouts, but it's becoming more complicated in the cloud. IFS is excellent at asset maintenance and incident management. They have specialized modules for IFS that cover incident and asset management and everything else connected to finance. The reporting in IFS is also easy to use."

"The product is quite flexible."

"One of our favorite features is the "Info-Zone", which provides operational intelligence in flight and in context to guide both business users and support teams to productivity."

"The main reason for the ERP project was to bring together our fourteen sites, which had until then worked in separate silos."

"Individual user profiles that can be configured as templates to minimize data entry."

"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."

"The solution overall is very versatile and flexible, especially compared to other products."

"We could quickly understand what was going on and what the customer wanted to do."

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"The stability was reliable."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to easily update and maintain accurate data across all aspects of our operations."

"The most valuable feature is financial control. The accounting aspect allows us to manage our clients and payments."

"You can track everything from beginning to end quite easily."

"The solution is easy to use and not complicated. Also, it is easy to get trained on. Also, there is good information available on the web. The GP community is quite broad and there are many blogs online."

"It is strong in integration."

"The system is easy to customize and has user-friendly access. "

"The solution is easy to use."

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Cons

"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."

"The integration is a bit complex, and post-implementation support services need to be improved. They have a service center based out of Sri Lanka. The support aspect is good, but the response time is a little slower than we anticipated. In the next release, it would be better if Warehouse Management could be improvised. They have a product line that's a data warehouse management system, but it's still premature and requires a bit of enhancement."

"An area for improvement would be transactions, which can be tedious to complete as the process is very complex."

"There should be some improvements in the predefined templates in IFS Applications."

"Some kind of bot assistance, some kind of artificial intelligence to help people solve the problems, would be interesting."

"We have upgraded to the latest version right now. We have issues with the quality. We tried to enroll in their Evergreen program which was meant to help us adopt any service update or anything that the tool’s providers come up with."

"Ability to place approval check-points in the custom workflow, so clients can decide what they want it."

"IFS uses Crystal Report mostly, which isn't too user-friendly. Developing reports isn't easy and requires a lot of dev time. Since SAP bought it, Crystal Report has become more complicated to use on IFS. You have a dashboard for reporting that is good, but it's incomplete. Most of our clients use Power BI or some additional tooling for BI."

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"I would rate technical support for Microsoft Dynamics GP on a scale of 1 to 10 as six or five maximum."

"At times, navigating the user console can be challenging, particularly when trying to find account information."

"Dynamics GP could be improved in terms of its usability and modernization."

"As technology changes, I would say probably in the area of chart up account needs improvement because chart up account is a string. So if they make it more flexible."

"What could be improved is the functionality of Dynamics GP because it requires a lot of development by the programmers and the company in order to integrate into a solution."

"It requires a lot of expertise to implement."

"It still can be improved in web-based and build reporting. "

"As for room for improvement, they have different modules, project and analytical accounting, but it will be good to have that kind of part in the standard package. To have that additional reporting functionality where you can add an attribute or something, which you can report again. So you can analyze the cost by not just natural accounts but also by a project, without having to go through another module edit on top and then the other module edit on top. The more modules you add, sometimes it doesn't work that well. Additionally, it would be easier to have the solution on the cloud. That's our consideration. We are trying to move all our systems to the cloud, and GP is one of them that we are going to move in the next couple of years. I would rate the solution seven or seven point five out of ten."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of the solution may appear to be expensive for smaller companies with only tens of users; however, for larger and mid-size industrial companies, IFS is able to win deals and the pricing is competitive in the market."

"It is better to buy implementation services from IFS than from partners"

"We pay for a license to use the solution, which is not very expensive."

"Licensing is on an annual basis, with no additional costs."

"I consider it to be a well-priced solution compared to other mid-range or high-end ERP solutions."

"Pricing is an area that could be improved. They could be more competitive."

"Ask for all-inclusive pricing, as they are pretty flexible if you ask for custom models."

"IFS Applications are competitive in terms of pricing compared to other vendors, such as SAP, Oracle, and Epicor. They are generally cheaper, especially for licensing costs."

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"We evaluated some local products, because of the pricing, but this product has better features and support."

"For us, in our local currency, it costs us around 5 million Botswanan Pulas a year. It's quite a lot of money."

"I think the tool is competitively priced and it's more of a one-time investment with a low annual renewal fee."

"I would say that the pricing is moderate, not cheap, and not expensive. There are many more expensive ERPs than GP, and there are less expensive as well, so it is moderately priced."

"Its pricing and licensing are high. Of course, we all know that it is Microsoft."

"It is an affordable solution."

"In comparison to other ERP systems, the pricing is not necessarily inexpensive, but it can be considered more cost-effective."

"The solution's price is steep."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

20%

Manufacturing Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Financial Services Firm

Construction Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IFS Applications?

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine or ten out of ten since it is an extremely scalable solution that can be used for various use cases with thousands of users.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IFS Applications?

The product is reasonably priced. The costs are justified by the value provided, considering the comprehensive features and minimal need for customization. I rate the pricing a seven out of ten.

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What needs improvement with IFS Applications?

I am not able to recall much about batch. Documentation-wise, they need more. There is not much available online, and the documentation availability is on the lower side compared to other products,...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Dynamics GP?

The most valuable feature is the ability to easily update and maintain accurate data across all aspects of our operations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Dynamics GP?

D365 BC licensing SAAS model with subscription ranging $70/User/Month.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Dynamics GP?

The version upgrading can be better. The process of moving from one version to the next can be improved. There are certain aspects that they don't support when they move to higher versions, but man...

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Also Known As

IFS Applications, Assyst, IFS Cloud

Dynamics GP, MS Dynamics GP

Overview

IFS is the world’s leading provider of Industrial AI and enterprise software for hardcore businesses that make, service, and power our planet. Our technology enables businesses which manufacture goods, maintain complex assets, and manage service-focused operations to unlock the transformative power of Industrial AI™ to enhance productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Industrial AI is IFS.ai.

IFS Cloud is a fully composable AI-powered platform, designed for ultimate flexibility and adaptability to our customers’ specific requirements and business evolution. It spans the needs of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Information Technology Service Management (ITSM), and Field Service Management (FSM). IFS technology leverages AI, machine learning, real-time data and analytics to empower our customers to make informed strategic decisions and excel at their Moment of Service™.

IFS

Microsoft Dynamics GP is a complete enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for small and medium-sized businesses. Dynamics GP helps you gain greater control over your financials, inventory, and operations. It’s easy to implement and use and empowers informed decisions that lead to business success.

Microsoft

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