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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 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

    Power Apps

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/APowerApps is a low code / rapid application development product from Microsoft that allows users to quickly build apps.

    $20

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralPower Apps
    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
    Power Apps Premium
    $20
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralPower Apps
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralPower Apps
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralPower Apps
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    6.6
    11 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation6.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files6.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    8.0
    25 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration8.124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.922 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    8.4
    29 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.525 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.328 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    8.4
    30 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.430 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.629 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    8.4
    30 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable8.429 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.328 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.919 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.720 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    8.6
    26 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.618 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management8.222 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    8.0
    28 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing8.225 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.925 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration8.313 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    8.2
    20 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management8.518 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.619 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.614 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.216 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close8.219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    8.7
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    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 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    7.6
    11 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling7.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools6.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management6.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    7.9
    16 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring7.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository7.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management7.613 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    8.3
    12 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository7.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management7.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments6.711 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection7.511 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification7.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    7.7
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization7.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management7.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management7.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management7.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management8.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs7.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    7.4
    12 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting6.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning7.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    8.8
    9 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Power Apps
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management7.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power Apps
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
    -
    Ratings
    Power Apps
    7.7
    24 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Visual Modeling00 Ratings7.722 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings7.423 Ratings
    Platform Security00 Ratings8.523 Ratings
    Platform User Management00 Ratings7.923 Ratings
    Reusability00 Ratings7.423 Ratings
    Platform Scalability00 Ratings7.622 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralPower Apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (31 ratings)
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    (26 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (11 ratings)
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    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.7
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    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralPower Apps
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Power Apps is ideal for scenarios that are neither too complex nor too large. It is easy to begin development in Power Apps, as it is one of the best tools for low-code development. Power Apps can be implemented for complex scenarios as well, provided there is strong knowledge of the tool and ample time for planning. Our applications benefit from Power Apps' cross-platform support, making it easy to use on any device, including desktops, laptops, and mobile devices.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Power Apps has formats that are pre-built that don't require any coding which makes it easier to achieve your vision. This does become a challenge if your App needs don't fit into that format.
    • We deal with a ton of data so the fact that you can connect to any data source in addition to their pre-stablished data connections makes the process a breeze.
    • The online learning resources and tutorials are helpful as well for those who are tech savvy.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Sometimes the cost of solutions is greater than the benefit. Licensing is expensive relative to the scope of some business user-created personal or team-level solutions.
    • While there is a starter-kit for Governance, it is complicated to stand up and requires dedicated resources to provide on-going governance operations. Many organizations are not going to be able to dedicate resources to governance and this causes the sprawl, solution duplication, silos, unneeded and unplanned licensing expenses, and a general "wild wild west" environment.
    • There needs to be better direction and best practices given around Power Platform Environment utilization and optimization.
    • The accessibility to the platform and ease for business partners to independantly create solutions is both a benefit and a negative. When the business outcome needed is a good fit for PowerApps it is a quick win, but when not a good fit it becomes a frustration for the business partner attempting to make the platform do something it is not well-suited for. The business partner entangles tech teams in the effort which drains resources and provides a lack-luster solution. All of this to say, it would be beneficial to have some tools that business partners could leverage to determine\understand if the type of business outcome they need is well suited to PowerApps or not.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Microsoft
    Ever since we deployed it, it has been a one-stop-shop for our organization. Everything we do has been through it, and we do not need to use other vendors to access student records, accounts receivable, procurement records, grades, transcripts, and report cards... they are all in one interface, which has been a solid plus for our organization.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    PowerApps is a great solution and I have spent the last year familiarizing myself with the platform and building custom applications to complete a whole range of tasks such as asset management, custom invoice generation, and item restriction tracking. We as a company have barely begun to scratch the surface of what can be achieved with PowerApps.
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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
    The community forums are extremely responsive to questions asked, there is a good body of online documentation and many community posts to draw from. Although the platform has changed, which means some of the posts are out of date and the solutions provided aren't relevant. Of relevance, I read over 400 articles plus documentation to get this first app built in SharePoint, move it to SQL and make it work exactly the way it should.
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    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
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    1. PowerApps functionality comes with E1 over E3 License without adding extra costs 2. For Nintex you pay (at the beginning) for each workflow, so my intention would be, to do no workflows to prevent additional costs, but I want a platform with a fair price that allows me to create workflows without thinking about the price for each workflow and we use only some workflow and relative easy workflows and forms as a medium-sized company. 3. PowerApps provides a lot of functionality without needing to invest in premium features directly.
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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
    • Automation of manual processes brings an ROI on labor costs.
    • Intake of data provides clean database design.
    • Connectivity to data-lake provides insights and trends into the data.
    • Able to scale operations with efficiencies provided by the app.
    • Can mature the process and workflows to do more.
    Incentivized
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