Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SlickPie (discontinued)

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
SlickPie (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
SlickPie was free online accounting software designed for small businesses, offering online invoicing and billing, multicurrency, financial reporting, bank reconciliation, automatic payment reminders, and source document upload. SlickPie provided an automated data entry tool that let people use their phone cameras to convert the information from receipts and bill to digital data. It also enabled users to set up recurring invoices to…
$0
per account
Pricing
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralSlickPie (discontinued)
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
Starter
$0
per account
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralSlickPie (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralSlickPie (discontinued)
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
SlickPie (discontinued)
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Ratings
Pay calculation7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.09 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
SlickPie (discontinued)
9.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
API for custom integration7.522 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Plug-ins7.720 Ratings10.01 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
SlickPie (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Single sign-on capability8.823 Ratings9.02 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
7.6
28 Ratings
4% above category average
SlickPie (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Dashboards7.424 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Standard reports7.728 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Custom reports7.827 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
SlickPie (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Accounts payable8.827 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.526 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.615 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.214 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.317 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.717 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.618 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.02 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
SlickPie (discontinued)
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Ratings
Inventory tracking8.324 Ratings00 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
SlickPie (discontinued)
8.3
2 Ratings
10% above category average
Pricing8.323 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Order entry8.623 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Credit card processing6.715 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.821 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
SlickPie (discontinued)
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Ratings
Billing Management8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.317 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.212 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.114 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
SlickPie (discontinued)
-
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
SlickPie (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling7.29 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality6.88 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
SlickPie (discontinued)
-
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
SlickPie (discontinued)
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Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared6.88 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring6.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository7.08 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
SlickPie (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Risk Repository6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management6.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.57 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
SlickPie (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization6.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management6.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management7.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.8
8 Ratings
5% above category average
SlickPie (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.27 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management6.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.56 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
7.6
10 Ratings
6% above category average
SlickPie (discontinued)
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Ratings
Forecasting6.710 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.710 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
SlickPie (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Proposal Management7.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.96 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralSlickPie (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(29 ratings)
9.0
(2 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 CentralSlickPie (discontinued)
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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In my opinion, SlickPie is best suited for small business owners and freelancers, especially service-based ones. If that's your case, then it's a no-brainer. However, if you are a bigger enterprise or if you are not a service-based business, then it might not be the best choice for you. Still, the software is free to use, so you might just give it a try anyway.
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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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  • It is free for freelancers or small business
  • Easy to use its dashboard
  • It save too much time for handeling Account related things.
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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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  • Some more invoice templates would be nice.
  • Some more charts would be good too.
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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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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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It saved me and me lots of time. it is free for smaller organizations or freelancers. it has Android, iPhone and iPad support. It has many features for Account management related tools and features. we can upload documents, print as per requirements. it has other features like Billing & invoicing, contact database, cash Management which can help in many ways.
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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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It is a time saver for Account related things and it has a Billing & invoicing feature which helps us to generate bills and prints directly or share online. It has a very well designed dashboard where we can do our daily work. and it is free for freelancers and small companies so need to worry about money
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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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Discontinued Products
Before shifting to SlickPie I was using QBO, so I guess I'll list it as a competitor. However, since SlickPie offers me 80-90% of QBO's features for free I can't really say QBO is a relevant contender.
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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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  • It saves me around $500 in accounting software subscription per year.
  • It saves me around 4-5 hours a week in manual data entry (thanks to MagicBot).
  • It reduced the average time customers take to pay for my invoices.
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ScreenShots

SlickPie (discontinued) Screenshots

Screenshot of DashboardScreenshot of Bank ReconciliationScreenshot of Add New InvoiceScreenshot of Bank AccountsScreenshot of InventoryScreenshot of Balance Sheet