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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is designed to create positive experiences through any channel and on any device to exceed customer expectations.

    $50

    per month per user

    MySQL

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMySQL is a popular open-source relational and embedded database, now owned by Oracle.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer ServiceMySQL
    Editions & Modules
    Dynamics 365 Customer Service Professional
    $50
    per month per user
    Add-In - Chat
    $60
    per month per user
    Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise
    $105
    per month per user
    Dynamics 365 Customer Service Premium
    $195
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer ServiceMySQL
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer ServiceMySQL
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    49 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    51 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer ServiceMySQL
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service and MySQL
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    7.4
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory1.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation6.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service and MySQL
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    4.5
    3 Ratings
    56% below category average
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base4.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base4.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service and MySQL
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    0% below category average
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration5.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer ServiceMySQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (146 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.9
    (18 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer ServiceMySQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Suitable for ticketing that might also require routing to 'queues' and capturing communication timelines. Not as suitable for heavily credentials-management-type organizations or organizations that are not on the Microsoft stack. Also, not as suitable for organizations that have very high needs for knowledge base management or organizations that do not have resources or a partner to help extend the capabilities.
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    Oracle
    MySQL is best suited for applications on platform like high-traffic content-driven websites, small-scale web apps, data warehouses which regards light analytical workloads. However its less suited for areas like enterprise data warehouse, OLAP cubes, large-scale reporting, applications requiring flexible or semi-structured data like event logging systems, product configurations, dynamic forms.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Routing
    • Different Channel Support
    • Intuitive user interface
    • Continues improvement in the product
    • Integration with other Microsoft services and products
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    Oracle
    • Stable - it just runs, with minimal downtime or errors
    • Fast - well-structured data is quickly written and read
    • Secure - MySQL is easy to keep data secure from people and applications that shouldn't see it
    • Easy to use - SQL is industry standard so no problems with adding, editing and reading data stored in MySQL
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • It occasionally crashes or slow down, but it usually works great.
    • Costly.
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    Oracle
    • Learning curve: is big. Newbies will face problems in understanding the platform initially. However, with plenty of online resources, one can easily find solutions to problems and learn on the go.
    • Backup and restore: MySQL is not very seamless. Although the data is never ruptured or missed, the process involved is not very much user-friendly. Maybe, a new command-line interface for only the backup-restore functionality shall be set up again to make this very important step much easier to perform and maintain.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    For teaching Databases and SQL, I would definitely continue to use MySQL. It provides a good, solid foundation to learn about databases. Also to learn about the SQL language and how it works with the creation, insertion, deletion, updating, and manipulation of data, tables, and databases. This SQL language is a foundation and can be used to learn many other database related concepts.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    It's not as simple as some of the other offerings, but it is fairly intuitive. The design philosophy is a little more bloated, but it can be streamlined by customizing views and forms (pages) to be organized for end users. Once it is set up, though, assuming your UI choices and design are intuitive, it is simple for end users to use.
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    Oracle
    I give MySQL a 9/10 overall because I really like it but I feel like there are a lot of tech people who would hate it if I gave it a 10/10. I've never had any problems with it or reached any of its limitations but I know a few people who have so I can't give it a 10/10 based on those complaints.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    We have never contacted MySQL enterprise support team for any issues related to MySQL. This is because we have been using primarily the MySQL Server community edition and have been using the MySQL support forums for any questions and practical guidance that we needed before and during the technical implementations. Overall, the support community has been very helpful and allowed us to make the most out of the community edition.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    1. Estimate your data size. 2. Test, test, and test.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    I have worked with Oracle CRM On Demand earlier, mainly for case management and basic customer support workflows. Oracle CRM was stable and worked fine for standard use cases, but customization was limited and changes usually required more effort and time. Integrations with other systems were also not very flexible.
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is much stronger in terms of flexibility and scalability. The biggest advantage is tight integration with the Microsoft ecosystem like Outlook, Teams, Power Automate, and Power Apps, which makes automation and productivity much better. Case management, SLAs, queues, and omnichannel features are more advanced and easier to configure.
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    Oracle
    MongoDB has a dynamic schema for how data is stored in 'documents' whereas MySQL is more structured with tables, columns, and rows. MongoDB was built for high availability whereas MySQL can be a challenge when it comes to replication of the data and making everything redundant in the event of a DR or outage.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Creativity way.
    • Foster increase in revenue.
    • Improving decision-making.
    • Culture of good relationship/service.
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    Oracle
    • As it is an open source solution through community solution, we can use it in a multitude of projects without cost license
    • The acquisition by Oracle makes you need to contract support for the enterprise version
    • If you have knowledge about oracle databases, you can get more out of the enterprise version
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