Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (formerly Dynamics NAV) is one of the ERP products in the Dynamics family. The technology is based on the Navision product acquired by Microsoft in 2002. This product is the best-selling Microsoft ERP platform, and is often used by companies in the manufacturing and distribution verticals.
$8
per month per user
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is designed to create positive experiences through any channel and on any device to exceed customer expectations.
$50
per month per user
Pricing
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
Editions & Modules
Dynamics 365 Business Central Team Members
$8
per month (billed annually) per user
Dynamics 365 Business Central Essentials
$70
per month (billed annually) per user
Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium
$100
per month (billed annually) per user
Dynamics 365 Customer Service Professional
$50
per month per user
Add-In - Chat
$60
per month per user
Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise
$105
per month per user
Dynamics 365 Customer Service Premium
$195
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
Features
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
6.7
10 Ratings
9% below category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Pay calculation6.810 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration5.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.5
23 Ratings
1% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
API for custom integration7.522 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins7.620 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.8
27 Ratings
5% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.723 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.926 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.5
28 Ratings
2% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Dashboards7.324 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.628 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports7.627 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.4
28 Ratings
9% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Accounts payable8.727 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.526 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.515 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.114 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.217 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.617 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.518 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.5
24 Ratings
7% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking8.324 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.816 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management8.120 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.8
26 Ratings
0% below category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Pricing8.123 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry8.523 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing6.515 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.721 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.412 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.1
18 Ratings
8% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Billing Management8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.217 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.212 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close7.917 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.7
8 Ratings
14% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting10.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture10.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.5
10 Ratings
7% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers6.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality6.68 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools6.59 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.9
7 Ratings
19% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management6.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.8
14 Ratings
11% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared6.68 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring6.48 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository6.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.812 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management7.111 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.1
10 Ratings
20% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Risk Repository6.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.4
8 Ratings
8% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization6.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management6.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management7.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management6.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.7
8 Ratings
4% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management6.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.5
10 Ratings
4% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Forecasting6.510 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.510 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring6.810 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.8
7 Ratings
20% above category average
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
-
Ratings
Proposal Management7.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
-
Ratings
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
8.5
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings3.02 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Ticket response00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
-
Ratings
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
5.5
2 Ratings
37% below category average
External knowledge base00 Ratings3.02 Ratings
Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
-
Ratings
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
7.8
2 Ratings
2% below category average
Customer portal00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
IVR00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Social integration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Email support00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(29 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(9 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is well suited for inventory management in all aspects. Its accessibility, along with my other apps, when out of the office is unparalleled. I find it easy to work with on a desktop or laptop; however, it could use some work on a mobile device.
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Microsoft
With the constant changes included in the product, we can now use it for all the customer service scenarios / channels, for e.g. earlier for voice, we had to buy 3rd party CTI based tools, but now Voice Channel being available as the part of the product, that solves that thing. Also we see constantly new AI-driven features added to the product that could save lot of time of the agents while working on the cases like case summary, automate email generation, sentiment analysis etc.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Automate the creation of bills of materials for production. We can now generate a BoM from a sales order.
  • Organization of all data pertaining to thousands of parts, assemblies, and finished goods. Engineering and purchasing have a common portal.
  • We can create sales orders from quotations instead of re-entering them (this did require some bolt-on software). Less redundant work with fewer entry errors.
  • Accounting can provide reports based on specific criteria stored in NAV. We can pull better and more detailed intelligence.
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Microsoft
  • Dynamic CS allows you to access a wider customer base and gain artificial intelligence-powered insights into numerous client interaction activities.
  • It assists in gaining deep insights into numerous data analyses performed on various customer interaction activities, as well as data visualization and customer satisfaction enhancement.
  • This product has been extremely beneficial to my firm since it allows us to communicate with customers via a variety of channels, including e-mail and social media.
  • Extensible, and Microsoft responds rapidly to market demand with new features. In terms of service, both Microsoft customer success and technical teams collaborate closely to ensure appropriate delivery.
  • A better way to track client interactions is SaaS-based cloud services. This software may also be linked to outlook.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Some functions could be a bit more user friendly, intuitive.
  • Better migration from previous ERP software (especially other Microsoft products). "Growing pains" associated with change?! Maybe.
  • A few redundancies and procedural missteps on menus and tabs can make the portal a bit crowded.
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Microsoft
  • It occasionally crashes or slow down, but it usually works great.
  • Costly.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
We've already decided to continue using this software. It is too expensive for us to upgrade so we made a workaround by using the virtual computer with Windows XP installed on it. We did research replacing this software, but it was a better financial decision to keep what we had instead
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Usability
Microsoft
Best in terms of reporting or coming up with a great dashboard. Seamlessly collaborated with teams without depending on particular device as its web version is the buddy for people with work flexibility. Licensing price and integrations can be the areas of improvement and can simplify the interface which will be easy for a new user.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is generally very user-friendly, especially for those familiar with Microsoft products. The strength of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is its integration with Outlook and Microsoft Office products like Word, Excel etc. and it user interface being similar to those products. This makes it easy for user to adopt to any new app.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
It provides one to efficiently be able to manage bookkeeping and inventory without much challenges. One can easily navigate through workflow processes while managing usages and budgets. Being able to produce reports in Word, Excel or PDF means one is able to have a working document to produce trends and graphs or produce pivot tables.
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
I have personally supported all of the Dynamic family of ERP systems and made the decision to concentrate on NAV as the solution of choice. From a support and development standpoint there are few if any packages that can compare. It is not uncommon for most of the companies that I support to only call me once or twice a month after the first year. This is due to the ease of tracking down problems and errors and the ability for a developer to provide the end-user with routines that automatically correct the most basic kind of error
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Microsoft
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Automation processing, including EDI functionality, has increased employee efficiency and prevented the need for adding additional employees.
  • Implementation of the warehouse functionality, including cycle counts, has resulted in better inventory control/less shrinkage.
  • Implementation of e-Ship and e-Receive, has resulted in greater efficiency and order accuracy.
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Microsoft
  • It has help us serve our customers better and get Support Contracts from them after we have designed / developed and deployed Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service based solutions for them
  • Ease of Routing it to appropriate customer support agent
  • Because of multiple channel support we now give our customers option to raise a ticket or connect with their preferred communication medium, be it email, SMS, Chat etc.
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