We performed a comparison between Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Microsoft Dynamics AX 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."Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is extremely stable as it does not rely on our in-house servers."
"Microsoft Dynamics NAV is good for smaller-sized companies."
"The solution's integration between Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange Online is really helpful."
"The product is customizable so we can tune it according to our requirements."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is the Teams application. I use Teams to share documents amongst my team members, have meetings, and talk to them."
"NAV covers everything from purchasing and selling items to invoicing. Everything is within NAV, so it's all very neat."
"Has good integration with Power BI."
"It is a stable solution."
"If anyone is familiar with Microsoft products then they can handle it easily."
"Flexibility is the best feature. Because we have the source code, we can develop our ideas. It enables us to develop new functions."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Dynamics AX are field services and the vendor collaboration portal. Both of the features are very good."
"The product is easier to use and has more efficient workflow management features than other vendors."
"Support is really good."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics AX is customization."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics AX is that it fulfills our requirements. We haven't had any issues with performance."
"It was an okay solution when we delivered hardware and we had to do maintenance."
"The formulas in Power BI could be simpler. Sometimes, it's difficult to figure them out, but I am part of a lot of communities that work with us, so we help each other."
"The product should improve work optimization."
"There is some network issue."
"The performance and virtual machine backup is not good with this solution and need improvements."
"We need to customize more often than we would like."
"I am hoping there is more integration with other platforms, more features, and customization in the next release."
"Customization and costs could be improved."
"Microsoft Dynamics NAV could improve the reporting."
"The product takes some training to get up to speed on all functionality and modules in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 ERP system."
"They should include some modules related to solving customer problems or resolving support tickets from our customers — like a help desk for ERPs."
"It is being decommissioned."
"We experienced some challenges with the mobile apps due to the insufficient processing capacity to handle the workload effectively."
"It needs better financials and reporting from the system, not through Excel."
"The manufacturing module in GP is quite basic, and those who require more advanced manufacturing capabilities often turn to third-party modules or tools."
"There should be the capability for users to enhance the application by using a low-code or no-code product from the Microsoft family."
"From a consultant's point of view, I recommend an enhancement in terms of detailed documentation for the products on the website."
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is ranked 4th in ERP with 61 reviews while Microsoft Dynamics AX is ranked 7th in ERP with 51 reviews. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Dynamics AX is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central writes "Easy to deploy, extremely stable, and highly scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Dynamics AX writes "A stable product that offers excellent ROI and reliable technical support". Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is most compared with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business One, SAP ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite and Odoo, whereas Microsoft Dynamics AX is most compared with SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle E-Business Suite, Microsoft Dynamics GP and Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP. See our Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. Microsoft Dynamics AX report.
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