Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued

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Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (or Dynamics AX) was an ERP product in the Dynamics family. It has been split into separate Dynamics 365 products to provide more flexibility to customers, allowing users to pay only for the functionality they need. Microsoft Dynamics AX will reach end of support in 2021, and end of extended support in 2023. Financial tracking and budgeting features are now found in the newly launched	N/A

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Considered Both Products	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued Ali Kazempour Information Technology Adviser Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued Using this Microsoft platform is the similarity of the structure and appearance of the software and their integration and easy integration with each other, which makes the work easier for users and employees of the company. Incentivized Helpful? Janis Cehovs Microsoft Dynamics AX developer Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued Dynamics AX is one of the most advanced ERPs out there. When your business needs grow, many other smaller ERPs struggle to cover them. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Technician Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued Microsoft D365 FO stands out amongst the competitors with its strong backing on the Microsoft Azure cloud and the life cycle services is the best I’ve seen. There is a ways to go in making it low/no code and mobile is there but not great. Overall an ok product as ERP is a … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued Cost and local regional compliance were primary factors in chosing Microsoft Dynamics AX over SAP Access Control for our need. SAP AC would have provided easier integration into our primary ERP system SAP but there were some regional compliance with ASEAN countries as well as … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User C-Level Executive Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued I found a smaller cost in AX and higher flexibility in process definition and in features customization Incentivized Helpful? Caleb Unruh Marketing Director Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued I was not part of the decision making process to select Microsoft Dynamics AX, however, I do know that an exhaustive search was done and many options were considered alongside Microsoft Dynamics AX and I feel that the right decision was made in choosing this solution. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued Microsoft Dynamics AX is more user friendly compared to our old ERP system. With the growth of the company, the old way to generate from the old ERP system is too slow and not competent enough. We need to get the data as fast as possible. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued Not as user-friendly and takes more time to input invoices but gets slightly faster as you get used to their quirks. Incentivized Helpful? Geomar Morales IT Support Specialist Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued I have not evaluated any-other type of similar product Incentivized Helpful? Mark S. Sanders Senior Project Manager Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued In all cases Dynamics proved to be a more affordable overall investment compared to Oracle and SAP as well as a less complicated implementation. Incentivized Helpful? Jay Omdahl President and Principle Managing Consultant Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued SAP--there is no way to compare these as SAP is large and complicated as it is not a single integrated system - but many system underneath the GUI / Cover of SAP. No process flexibility that is so needed in our competitive world where global competition requires change at a … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued Oracle business suite 11i. DAX is simpler and easier to install and customize. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued Customization capabilities are far more beneficial than a rigid product like SAP. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued Oracle. Cost and mitigation of single platform risk, as we also use Oracle for Finance, Order Mgt, etc. Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro Dynamics ax Pro Microsoft dynamics Pro Business needs
Top Cons	Minus Older version Minus Not intuitive Minus Sales order

Features

Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued

Payroll Management

Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 8.8 8 Ratings 20% above category average
Pay calculation	9.07 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	9.05 Ratings
Direct deposit files	8.05 Ratings

Customization

Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 7.0 13 Ratings 4% below category average
API for custom integration	5.013 Ratings
Plug-ins	8.912 Ratings

Security

Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 6.0 14 Ratings 30% below category average
Single sign-on capability	5.013 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	7.014 Ratings

Reporting & Analytics

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 8.3 14 Ratings 17% above category average
Dashboards	9.012 Ratings
Standard reports	7.014 Ratings
Custom reports	9.014 Ratings

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 8.2 15 Ratings 7% above category average
Accounts payable	7.015 Ratings
Accounts receivable	7.014 Ratings
Global Financial Support	8.06 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	9.07 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	7.010 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	9.08 Ratings
Standardized Processes	8.99 Ratings

Inventory Management

Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 8.7 13 Ratings 10% above category average
Inventory tracking	8.013 Ratings
Automatic reordering	9.011 Ratings
Location management	9.011 Ratings

Order Management

Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 7.6 13 Ratings 2% below category average
Pricing	8.012 Ratings
Order entry	9.011 Ratings
Credit card processing	3.09 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	8.010 Ratings
Order Orchestration	9.05 Ratings

Subledger and Financial Process

Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 8.7 10 Ratings 16% above category average
Billing Management	8.99 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management	8.010 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management	8.97 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting	8.97 Ratings
Period Close	8.07 Ratings

Project Financial Management

Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 8.9 7 Ratings 16% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting	9.06 Ratings
Project Costing	8.06 Ratings
Cost Capture	8.05 Ratings
Capital Project Management	9.05 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance	9.03 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition	8.95 Ratings

Project Execution Management

Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 8.8 5 Ratings 25% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling	8.95 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers	9.04 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality	6.04 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools	9.04 Ratings

Grants Management

Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 8.7 4 Ratings 14% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management	9.04 Ratings

Procurement

Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 8.7 7 Ratings 22% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared	9.05 Ratings
Contract Authoring	9.03 Ratings
Contract Repository	9.04 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated	8.05 Ratings
Supplier Management	8.06 Ratings

Risk Management

Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 8.8 2 Ratings 30% above category average
Risk Repository	9.02 Ratings
Control Management	9.02 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments	9.02 Ratings
Issue Detection	9.02 Ratings
Remediation and Certification	9.02 Ratings

Logistics

Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 8.5 6 Ratings 21% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization	8.06 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management	8.05 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management	8.95 Ratings
Fulfillment Management	8.04 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management	10.05 Ratings

Manufacturing

Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 7.7 6 Ratings 2% above category average
Production Process Design	9.05 Ratings
Production Management	8.05 Ratings
Configuration Management	7.04 Ratings
Work Execution	8.05 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs	9.05 Ratings

Supply Chain

Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 9.2 6 Ratings 24% above category average
Forecasting	9.95 Ratings
Inventory Planning	9.05 Ratings
Performance Monitoring	9.04 Ratings

Product Lifecycle Management

Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued 9.0 3 Ratings 21% above category average
Proposal Management	9.02 Ratings
Product Master Data Management	9.03 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (19 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	8.0 (4 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (3 ratings)
Availability	7.0 (1 ratings)
Performance	7.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	8.0 (3 ratings)
In-Person Training	9.0 (1 ratings)
Online Training	8.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	7.3 (2 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
Likelihood to Recommend	Microsoft It integrates fully with the other Microsoft software we use daily, and this coordination speeds up our work and gives us the agility to run easily. For example, in a purchase inquiry, the customer, after submitting a request, identifies the teams that should work on the project, and if they need further review by other people, they are added to the process, and everything is managed seamlessly rather than the sales process. Get the result as fast as possible. Incentivized Ali Kazempour Information Technology Adviser Read full review
Pros	Microsoft Microsoft Dynamics AX's scalability to meet our regional office needs provide flexibility to the team's requirements. Combined with Citrix Xenapp, the application offers seamless access for users on high latency unreliable network connection to the application. Application maintenance and updates are easy which makes it possible for us to manage remotely considering the servers are located in a remote Asia site. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Microsoft MRP can be slow to adapt to changes in actual production or supply chain transactions. Setting up number sequences seems a trivial matter, but these numbers ID transactions once they are in the ledger and are key--easy to miss this point in the implementation process. Bank rec being easily automated and able to quickly plug into a bank back end to get data is not the best. Payment processing can be 'clunky' based on checks, ACH, Wires...as some of these items are not triggered out of the box in AX, bur are easily added --talking ACH and Wires specifically. Incentivized Jay Omdahl President and Principle Managing Consultant Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Microsoft Microsoft Dynamics continues to evolve by bringing more functionality to the customer. Also there are several independent software providers that offer a wide range of solutions for vertical markets. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Microsoft Overall the product does what we need it to do in order for us to function as a company. While there are some concerns over ongoing costs, the belief is, once we have it fully acclimated to our business the cost should settle into alignment with our original expectations. The new features that are consistently being added do add value to the product as they are usually customer request directed. Incentivized Bradley Carpenter IT Systems Manager Read full review
Reliability and Availability	Microsoft Some integration and high volume ramping challenges, particularly with BizTalk and SQL Server, but getting sorted out. Outages over time appeared to be more dependent on integration complexity than AX MES. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Performance	Microsoft Some integration and high volume ramping challenges, particularly with BizTalk and SQL Server, but getting sorted out. Outages over time appeared to be more dependent on integration complexity than AX MES. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Microsoft We use a 3rd-party Microsoft Partner for the system. They are responsive and very knowledgeable. While costs have been mentioned several times in this review they are very aware of costs and have developers who are more economical they use to help offset the level of work required to meet our changes and fix our issues. Incentivized Bradley Carpenter IT Systems Manager Read full review
In-Person Training	Microsoft It took a lot of work, but Microsoft ultimately did a good job with in-person training, including being onsite in multiple global locations for extended periods. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Online Training	Microsoft Our solution deviated from a number of key out-of-the-box standards that were included in Online training. We just used that for introduction to the general functionality. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Implementation Rating	Microsoft Some rough spots, but ultimately worked out. The contract didn't appear to be structured to support the level of overlapping facility deployments required to meet timeline commitments. Merging cultures on the program was also challenging. Overall, not an easy implementation by any stretch. Everyone did the best they could. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Microsoft I was not part of the decision making process to select Microsoft Dynamics AX, however, I do know that an exhaustive search was done and many options were considered alongside Microsoft Dynamics AX and I feel that the right decision was made in choosing this solution. Incentivized Caleb Unruh Marketing Director Read full review
Return on Investment	Microsoft With the robust built-in reporting we were able to drop an external reporting platform that costed about $40,000. API integrations have saved manual entry and reduced having to hire 2-3 people to manage data. Several administrators and developers are required for this which costs about 200-300 thousand in employee costs. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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