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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Access

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Access is a database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.

    $139.99

    per PC

    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Finance is used to automate and modernize global financial operations. The application can monitor performance in real time, predict future outcomes, and support data-driven decisions to drive business growth.

    $2,520

    per year per user

    Pricing
    Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft Access
    $139.99
    per PC
    Dynamics 365 Finance
    $2520
    per year per user
    Dynamics 365 Finance Premium
    $3600
    per year per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    I have used everything from industry standard TMS systems to SAP to various BIs like Tableau and Power BI. The point is my background is varied, but what's nice is being it's MS anything you already use that is also Microsoft will make Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance feel way …
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    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Relational Databases
    Comparison of Relational Databases features of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    7.7
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    -
    Ratings
    ACID compliance7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database monitoring8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Database locking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Disaster recovery7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple datatypes8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    11% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Microsoft Access and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Feature
    Microsoft Access
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP IQ
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (102 ratings)
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    6.5
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft AccessMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Finance
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    As a Material Purchasing/Planning/inventory tracking application, Microsoft Access serves its purpose well. It's presentation is clean, data entry is simple and the ability to customize search fields is welcome. It does, however, come with some caveats; namely, when setting search filters and the need arises to back up a step or two, with Microsoft Access you have to reset, or "clear all", adding extra steps/time to a query.
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    Microsoft
    Its well suited for medium and large organizations that needs strong financial control , automated workflows , inter-company accounting and real-time reporting . It works wonderfully with all the Microsoft products . However , it may be less useful for small businesses as it requires a good investment in implementation , customization , licensing and user training
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Very easy to create entity-relationship diagrams for various tables and designing mock layouts.
    • Really easy to navigate as it hold[s] the classic Microsoft UI. Another good thing is that it comes with the complete MS Office Suite.
    • It is really fast when joining multiple tables no matter what type of join.
    • Works on pretty much same SQL scripts so no need to learn a new language!
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    Microsoft
    • Financial reporting
    • Multi-company consolidation
    • Hub and spoke setup
    • Web-based access
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Access has not really changed at all for several years. It might be nice to see some upgrades and changes.
    • The help info is often not helpful. Need more tutorials for Microsoft Access to show how to do specific things.
    • Be careful naming objects such as tables, forms, etc. Names that are too long can get cut off in dialog boxes to choose a table, form, report, etc. So, I wish they would have resizable dialog boxes to allow you to see objects with long names.
    • I wish it could show me objects that are not in use in the database for current queries, tables, reports, forms, and macros. That way unused objects can be deleted without worrying about losing a report or query because you deleted the underlying object.
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    Microsoft
    • More clarity on features going away
    • New feature showcases
    • Demonstrations for how things were intended to be used
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I and the rest of my team will renew our Microsoft Access in the future because we use and maintain many different applications and databases created using Microsoft Access so we will need to maintain them in the future. Additionally, it is a standard at our place of work so it is at $0 cost to us to use. Another reason for renewing Microsoft Access is that we just don' t have the resources needed to extend into a network of users so we need to remain a single-desktop application at this time.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Access is easy to use. It is compatible with spreadsheets. It is a very good data management tool. There is scope to save a large amount of data in one place. For using this database, one does not need much training, can be shared among multiple users. This database has to sort and filtering features which seem to be very useful.
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    Microsoft
    As the UI is modern and user friendly which makes it easy to navigate . The dashboard , workspace and personalized view helps to access the right set of information with ease
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    I don't think the program has ever failed me. It is one of those programs where there is always a solution if you know where to look.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    While I have never contacted Microsoft directly for product support, for some reason there's a real prejudice against MS Access among most IT support professionals. They are usually discouraging when it comes to using MS Access. Most of this is due to their lack of understanding of MS Access and how it can improve one's productivity. If Microsoft invested more resources towards enhancing and promoting the use of MS Access then maybe things would be different.
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    Microsoft
    They are good, but there is always room to be better.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    there is no key idea, since it is easy to implement Microsoft Access
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Excel is a fantastic - robust application that can do so much so easily. Its easy to train and understand. However - excel does not provide a reporting function and that is typically where we will suggest a move to [Microsoft] Access. [Microsoft] Access requires a little more knowledge of data manipulation.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance is more robust, and can handle larger, more complex business operations, and have better delineation between corporate management and divisions in a company, but it is not flexible, nor easy to change. It is complex, inflexible, and difficult to incorporate new workflows or business rules to accommodate changes in the business. We have changed over the past decade and while F&O is big and robust, it is not nimble.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Not having to recreate queries or reports every time you want to use them.
    • Once an item is created and saved as part of the database, you save manpower by not having to recreate them.
    • ROI from a usability standpoint is great. Solid product with great functionality that requires low maintenance usually.
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    Microsoft
    • Because F&O is not very nimble, we are looking to reimplement
    • The lack of interoperability has hindered our ability to use external tools to supplement shortcomings of the product
    • The inflexibility has lead to great frustration from team leads
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