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Infor LX vs Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Infor LX
Ranking in ERP
17th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Busi...
Ranking in ERP
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
68
Ranking in other categories
Activity Based Costing Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Infor LX is 1.4%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is 3.4%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
ERP Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central3.4%
Infor LX1.4%
Other95.2%
ERP
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2149446 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Director at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Consistent optimization of production and efficient procurement processes improve operational effectiveness
I am working as an IT Director at Istituto De Angeli, which is a company of Fareva. FAREVA is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, makeup, and home and industrial care products. I have worked with the traceability and audit features in Infor LX, including the electronic signature module, which is essential in the pharmaceutical industry. The electronic signature is a key component of compliance for our ERP. This is crucial for periodic inspections we receive from authorities, including European authorities, Italian AIFA, USA FDA and other Pharma Agencies and Ministry world wide. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Infor LX a 9.
BN
VP Sales at Zelite Solution
Streamlined sales pipeline has improved daily task tracking and clarified client follow-ups
The best features Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central offers for me is that this software makes my life very easy, as I have a complete snapshot of my pipeline and a complete snapshot of my daily activities, where I can see what the status of my leads is, where I am standing in terms of closure, and the aging of my opportunities, which tells me how much time there is in the opportunity. Out of all those things I mentioned, the pipeline view and day-to-day activities feel the most valuable to me in my day-to-day work. There are AI-driven insights through Copilot, which is worth mentioning. Email communication and everything I receive is tracked with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and the best feature is that I can access everything on my mobile, so I do not have to open my laptop and the application every time. It helps me with my sales forecasting also, and predictive analysis is one of the best features for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. We have more insights and more clarity about our sales, our pipeline, where we are standing, and we have more clarity on our leads. Becoming a process-centric organization helps us a lot to keep us accountable, so Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has made our life easy in terms of sales.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Infor LX has improved my customers' manufacturing processes by creating a standard in the process, which improves performance in manufacturing as well as finance, distribution, and supply chain."
"One of the things I love about Infor LX is that everything is integrated."
"Infor LX is effective for planning, manufacturing, and distribution processes."
"One of the major advantages of Infor LX is the stability of the program."
"Infor LX has helped us in conducting efficient production planning, streamlining procurement processes, and maintaining a reliable source of information for our vendors and procurement purchase orders."
"The most valuable features are the exit points that enable integration with external software."
"Mainly for manufacturing and processing, everything is excellent."
"One of the things I love about Infor LX is that everything is integrated."
"This is readily available and affordable, as well as user-friendly and simple to use in my opinion."
"The product is customizable so we can tune it according to our requirements."
"The ease of the initial setup, data conversion, and rapid start are the strengths of this solution."
"This product is very good for organizations."
"The solution is very well integrated and doesn't require a lot of work in that respect, and one of the advantages is that the vertical covers all aspects of the functionality for the various areas of operations and integrates easily with the existing Office products, BI, and CRM."
"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 initial setup is easy - because it stands on Microsoft offerings, it's simple and intuitive to use."
"It is easy to use, and it works very well for small-scale companies."
 

Cons

"Infor needs more APIs, as in the current version, APIs are not fully developed. The development of APIs must be enhanced, especially for AS400."
"The user interface of Infor LX needs significant enhancement to be more user-friendly."
"It's based on AS/400 or Power i, a robust technology and platform. However, it is harder to manage admin most of the time."
"Infor needs more APIs, as in the current version, APIs are not fully developed."
"From a supporting point of view, Infor LX is not quite what I see with SAP and other areas."
"Infor's support side is not that good, and they seem to be focusing on other products above LX."
"The connectors, performance, and knowledgebase availability can be improved."
"Infor has now stopped and drastically reduced investing in this product."
"Microsoft Dynamics NAV will be replaced with Office 365 in the future."
"There is some network issue."
"Inventory Management could be improved."
"The solution is not best suited for larger-scale businesses."
"There is a need for improvement in consolidation and multi-country master data management."
"The solution could include the retail tool in the native version."
"Price for small organizations in the public sector should be less."
"Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has been buggy in my experience and they should improve in this area. Additionally, there are too many updates. The updates involve a whole bunch of applications as part of the package, such as the Edge browser. The updates are too broad across the whole package of applications."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is variable due to different deals and discounts, typically starting at around $2000 US dollars for one license."
"Infor LX is not cheap but much cheaper compared to SAP HANA."
"Our last maintenance fee was around $15,000 a year for 33 current users."
"The price of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central could improve. It is costly. We are paying for the solution on a monthly basis."
"I would rate the pricing of this solution at three out of five."
"The first time we tried to buy the newest version, it was expensive."
"The solution is a little bit expensive."
"NAV might be a little pricey for a small or medium-sized company, but all the solutions out there are."
"Currently, the product offers a starting price of $70 per user per month, which provides access to the complete ERP engine. It is highly reasonable."
"In my opinion, the fees are reasonable."
"The price of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is reasonable. We pay monthly for the use of the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
8%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise19
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Infor LX?
For Infor LX itself, the gap for improvement is to add some AI functionality to the product in the future.
What is your primary use case for Infor LX?
Infor LX is primarily used for manufacturing. The use case involved transitioning from a previous Wipro project, moving from Pfizer to GSK, with the entire migration occurring within Infor LX. For ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infor LX?
Regarding pricing for Infor LX, on a scale where one is a high price and ten is a low price, I would rate it accordingly.
Is it advisable to purchase Dynamics CRM in addition to NAV 2016?
Short answer: depends on your sales needs. NAV 2016’s built-in CRM is very basic. It’s fine for simple contact management and basic sales tracking, but it lacks: Proper pipeline management Adva...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Dynamics NAV?
The pricing and setup cost via partner for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central are very attractive, as you get the best discounts and offers. Implementation, which depends on partner to partner...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Dynamics NAV?
The only thing that could be improved is integration with WhatsApp, which I can see for Microsoft that it has to be available, and that becomes a challenge sometimes. Everything else is perfect.
 

Also Known As

Infor ERP LX, ERP LX
Dynamics NAV, MS Dynamics NAV
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Shaklee Corporation, Clover Dairy, Cremer, Group Dekko
Harris Farm Markets, Mister Spex GmbH, Bounce Foods, Eurofin Services SA, Medica Medizintechnik, Associated Gaskets, Onduline, Sitka Surfboard Corporation, World Animal Protection
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