Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. Ramco ERP

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Score 8.0 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
Ramco ERP
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Ramco ERP is a comprehensive cloud ERP solution catering to the needs of fast growing enterprises. Ramco calls its ERP software "cognitive and post-modern", and says it aims to help optimize complex business processes and enable organizations to thrive digitally. Ramco ERP offers Unified solution - Power of One Flexible workflow based approach In Memory based real-time optimization engine Cognitive & self learning…N/A
Pricing
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralRamco ERP
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 CentralRamco ERP
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralRamco ERP
Features
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralRamco ERP
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
6.9
10 Ratings
6% below category average
Ramco ERP
8.8
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Pay calculation7.110 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.28 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.19 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.7
23 Ratings
4% above category average
Ramco ERP
9.0
1 Ratings
19% above category average
API for custom integration7.622 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Plug-ins7.820 Ratings9.01 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
Ramco ERP
8.5
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Single sign-on capability8.823 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.926 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.7
28 Ratings
5% above category average
Ramco ERP
9.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Dashboards7.524 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Standard reports7.828 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Custom reports7.827 Ratings9.01 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
Ramco ERP
-
Ratings
Accounts payable8.827 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.626 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.715 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.314 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.417 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.817 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.718 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.7
24 Ratings
9% above category average
Ramco ERP
8.3
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Inventory tracking8.424 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management8.320 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.0
26 Ratings
2% above category average
Ramco ERP
9.0
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Pricing8.423 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Order entry8.723 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Credit card processing6.815 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold9.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.512 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
Ramco ERP
-
Ratings
Billing Management8.216 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.417 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.312 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.114 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close8.117 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
Ramco ERP
-
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
6% above category average
Ramco ERP
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling7.39 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers6.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality6.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools6.79 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
Ramco ERP
-
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
Ramco ERP
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared6.98 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring6.68 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository7.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.912 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management7.211 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
Ramco ERP
-
Ratings
Risk Repository6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management6.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments6.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection7.29 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.67 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.5
8 Ratings
9% above category average
Ramco ERP
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization6.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management6.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management7.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management7.28 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.9
8 Ratings
6% above category average
Ramco ERP
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management6.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.7
10 Ratings
7% above category average
Ramco ERP
-
Ratings
Forecasting6.810 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.810 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.110 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
Ramco ERP
-
Ratings
Proposal Management7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralRamco ERP
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(29 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(9 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralRamco ERP
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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Ramco Systems
It provides a complete real-time solution on the go, if possible. Complete with all the features. I would definitely recommend this
to other businesses to have in their ecosystem for a complete understanding of
cloud-based digitization of business operations. Best choice for transforming the cloud-based organization into digital transformation.
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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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Ramco Systems
  • I am pretty much impressed by their unified solution for every problem, workflow-based approach, and real-time optimizing engine in memory.
  • Interference of Ramco ERP is the reason for choosing it.
  • It is a completely cost-effective and reliable ERP solution.
  • The best feature that helps me to keep working on Ramco ERP is that it easily integrated with other existing software very easily.
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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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Ramco Systems
  • The biggest drawback I have been facing while using the platform is that there must be no compromise on security. There is a need for a few changes in security and data control which helps businesses to trust Ramco ERP more.
  • Data migration is a bit of hard work along with the reports that are not giving expected results, which need improvements.
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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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Ramco Systems
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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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Ramco Systems
I have
been using this software for some time where I have changed my organization
setup with the help of Ramco ERP and it leads to being the best choice, as it has
all the features that are needed to be the best. All the processes are very streamlined, easy to
use, and the real-time inventory stock update is amazing.
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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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Ramco Systems
The support team is best in their respective tasks.
They are very supportive and responsive to the messages, listen to the problem
carefully, and provide a solution on the go. If it is not possible, they will
respond after time with the workable solution.
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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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Ramco Systems
No answers on this topic
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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Ramco Systems
  • Support team is great; it helps me where I am stuck.
  • It has a very intuitive nature and is very well designed on modernized UI to have the best workflow.
  • I am very much satisfied with their services and features they’re offering.
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