Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. Visual Lease

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
Visual Lease
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Visual Lease is a Lease Management Software that provides lease accounting functionality with lease administration functionality to manage a company's lease portfolio.N/A
Pricing
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralVisual Lease
Editions & Modules
Dynamics 365 Business Central Team Members
$8
per month per user
Dynamics 365 Business Central Essentials
$70
per month per user
Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium
$100
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralVisual Lease
Free Trial
YesNo
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 CentralVisual Lease
Features
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralVisual Lease
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
6.5
10 Ratings
12% below category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Pay calculation6.410 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration5.68 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files6.49 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.4
23 Ratings
2% below category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
API for custom integration7.322 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins7.520 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
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.623 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.026 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.3
28 Ratings
1% below category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Dashboards7.124 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.528 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports7.427 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
8.3
28 Ratings
8% above category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Accounts payable8.627 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.326 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.914 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.117 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.517 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.218 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.4
24 Ratings
5% above category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking8.124 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.616 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management7.820 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.6
26 Ratings
4% below category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Pricing7.823 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry8.223 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing6.115 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.321 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.212 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.0
18 Ratings
7% above category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Billing Management7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.117 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.814 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close7.717 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
Visual Lease
-
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
7.4
10 Ratings
6% above category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers6.49 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality6.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools6.39 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
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management6.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.7
14 Ratings
10% above category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared6.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring6.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository6.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.612 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management7.011 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
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Risk Repository6.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management6.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments6.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection6.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.17 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.2
8 Ratings
5% above category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management6.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management6.68 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.4
8 Ratings
0% below category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Production Process Design7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management7.47 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs7.38 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
7.2
10 Ratings
1% below category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Forecasting6.110 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning7.110 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring6.510 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
8.7
7 Ratings
18% above category average
Visual Lease
-
Ratings
Proposal Management6.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralVisual Lease
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(29 ratings)
8.3
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(9 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
6.6
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralVisual Lease
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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Visual Lease
Visual Lease is well suited for companies that are trying to manage their leases in a more automated way other then spreadsheet. A company that needs visibility around their leases and wants to stay in compliance with the ever changing world of accounting. A company that wants a software that can integrate with their ERP and make routine monthly accounting entries.
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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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Visual Lease
  • Generates abstract reports
  • Allows us to include lessor's leases
  • Fairly user friendly
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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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Visual Lease
  • So far, this has worked out extremely well for our governmental environment.
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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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Visual Lease
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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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Visual Lease
Visual Lease has been really helpful to our company and we haven't had any issues
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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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Visual Lease
Visual Lease support was not too impressive to me because when I reached out to ask about the XXX codes in the journal entries, they did not seem concerned. They just said they were default accounts, but I did not know what I was supposed to do with them since we did not have these accounts. Also, when I asked about API integration, I could not get a good response on how to get Visual Lease to be connected with Intacct.
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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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Visual Lease
We also evaluated Lease Accelerator and Lease Query. We didn't go with Lease Accelerator because it didn't have lessor leases. We did not go with Lease Query because they did not have abstract reports.
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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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Visual Lease
  • This has been extremely important in compiling all of the many leases that we have going on throughout different years and timelines.
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