Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. QuickBooks Online Advanced

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Score 7.9 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
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
QuickBooks Online Advanced is a SaaS-based accounting software designed to scale with growing businesses. It includes the functionalities of QuickBooks Online, as well as more robust business analytics, customization, and resource management.N/A
Pricing
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralQuickBooks Online Advanced
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralQuickBooks Online Advanced
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralQuickBooks Online Advanced
Features
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralQuickBooks Online Advanced
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
6.8
10 Ratings
8% below category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
Pay calculation6.910 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.6
23 Ratings
2% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.0
96 Ratings
4% above category average
API for custom integration7.522 Ratings7.779 Ratings
Plug-ins7.720 Ratings8.384 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
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.0
170 Ratings
3% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.823 Ratings8.1149 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.926 Ratings8.0166 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.6
28 Ratings
4% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.1
183 Ratings
4% above category average
Dashboards7.424 Ratings8.6172 Ratings
Standard reports7.728 Ratings8.4182 Ratings
Custom reports7.727 Ratings7.2174 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
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.2
187 Ratings
7% above category average
Accounts payable8.827 Ratings8.3181 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.526 Ratings8.4176 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.615 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.214 Ratings8.978 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.317 Ratings8.0162 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.717 Ratings8.489 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.518 Ratings8.1125 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings8.2157 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings8.7179 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings8.2166 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings7.392 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.446 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings7.681 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.185 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.3103 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings7.8101 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.178 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings7.969 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.667 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.6
24 Ratings
8% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
7.9
74 Ratings
6% above category average
Inventory tracking8.324 Ratings7.974 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management8.220 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.9
26 Ratings
1% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
7.5
126 Ratings
1% below category average
Pricing8.223 Ratings7.591 Ratings
Order entry8.523 Ratings6.985 Ratings
Credit card processing6.615 Ratings8.1110 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.821 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
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
Billing Management8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.317 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.212 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close8.017 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
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
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
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality6.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools6.69 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
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
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
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared6.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring6.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository6.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.912 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
8.2
10 Ratings
21% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
Risk Repository6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.47 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
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization6.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management6.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management7.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management7.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.7
8 Ratings
3% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.17 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management6.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs7.98 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
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
Forecasting6.610 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.610 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.9
7 Ratings
21% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
Proposal Management7.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.96 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralQuickBooks Online Advanced
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(29 ratings)
8.5
(188 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.4
(14 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(9 ratings)
7.0
(7 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
4.3
(5 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralQuickBooks Online Advanced
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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Intuit
Smaller businesses that need affordable accounting software that many people are used to should look at Quickbooks. QuickBooks makes it easier for people to access your books from multiple locations. If cost is an issue, QuickBooks is very affordable, given you do not need to install and maintain a server.
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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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Intuit
  • It allows us to link to bank accounts in order to get up-to-date, real-time information, which is so important in today's lightning speed work world.
  • The "canned" reports are excellent and allow for extreme customization also. This makes them very helpful to both me and my clients.
  • The user interface for QuickBooks Online Advanced is easy to navigate and is intuitive for novices. The screens are well laid out and have cohesiveness on each screen to match tasks with others that match up well.
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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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Intuit
  • Proper advice in QuickBooks Online Pro for the usage if QuickBooks Online Advanced will be more efficient.
  • More features and space in the app for organization of the self-created workflows.
  • The stability of QuickBooks Online Advanced can still be better.
  • There are still file-size issues and limitations on transactions and attributes of transactions.
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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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Intuit
QuickBooks Online Advanced is very easy to use and the data is very transparent. The reporting shortfalls (not being able to report the current month and YTD results on the same report) as well as the issues with the limitations with the management reports.
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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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Intuit
QuickBooks Online Advanced is great and effective. I use it for almost three months and it definitely does their job
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Reliability and Availability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Intuit
No issue at any time with Availability
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Performance
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Intuit
It can be access at any time and reports is generate in less than a minute
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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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Intuit
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Intuit
Training was simple
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Intuit
Need to make an option for non-profit organizations
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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
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Intuit
QuickBooks Online Advanced isn’t as robust as Netsuite or Sage, but it is generally a great choice for most businesses. This software will meet or exceed the needs of most companies, and should be the first part of your accounting software decision. I would even reach out to a QuickBooks Online Advanced expert to ensure you need to step up to Sage or Netsuite before doing so on your own.
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Scalability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Intuit
Software is very flexible
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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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Intuit
  • QBOA has shown my clients the increase and decrease of my monthly income activity
  • I am able to project my income and spending more easily
  • The P&L reports has shown me a lot and by customizing to focus on my income and expenses has allowed me to better budget
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