Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued vs. SAP Supply Chain Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting 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 launchedN/A
SAP SCM
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a tightly integrated suite of applications that automate various processes inherent to the enterprise supply chain.N/A
Pricing
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinuedSAP Supply Chain Management
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinuedSAP SCM
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinuedSAP Supply Chain Management
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
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Pay calculation9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
7.0
13 Ratings
3% below category average
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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API for custom integration5.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins8.912 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
6.0
14 Ratings
30% below category average
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Single sign-on capability5.113 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.3
14 Ratings
18% above category average
SAP Supply Chain Management
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Dashboards9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports9.014 Ratings00 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
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Accounts payable7.015 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.99 Ratings00 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
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Inventory tracking8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management9.011 Ratings00 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
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Pricing8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing3.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration9.05 Ratings00 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
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Billing Management8.99 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management8.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close8.07 Ratings00 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
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Budgeting and Forecasting9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition8.95 Ratings00 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
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Project Planning and Scheduling8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools9.04 Ratings00 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
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Award Lifecycle Management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.7
7 Ratings
22% above category average
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Bids Analyzed and Compared9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management8.06 Ratings00 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
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Risk Repository9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
8.5
6 Ratings
21% above category average
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Transportation Planning and Optimization8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinued
7.7
6 Ratings
2% above category average
SAP Supply Chain Management
-
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Production Process Design9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs9.05 Ratings00 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
SAP Supply Chain Management
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Forecasting9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring9.04 Ratings00 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
SAP Supply Chain Management
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Proposal Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinuedSAP Supply Chain Management
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(19 ratings)
7.4
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Dynamics AX, discontinuedSAP Supply Chain Management
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.
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SAP
For retail, logistics and manufacturing industry business cases, I think SAP Supply Chain Management is very well suited. GATP backorder processing, forecasting, scheduling, product availability check, rule based ATP checks are specific scenarios in which it is well suited.
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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.
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SAP
  • Availability of different statistical forecasting methods covering different patterns i.e. Trend, Cyclical, Seasonal and Irregularity.
  • Different modules to cater to different business requirement ranging from long-term need (Demand Planning), Medium Term (Supply Planning), Short Term (Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling).
  • Easy integration with core ERP for transfer of master and transaction data. Planning specific functions can be executed in SAP APO while execution can still be carried out in core ERP suite.
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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.
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SAP
  • When moving from non-SAP to SAP solution for Supply Chain Management-APO, it may take some time for business users to get use to, as solution provided in user interface sometime seems complex.
  • For track and trace solution within SAP Supply Chain Management has scarcity of good resources especially when you want to track custom objects with complex use cases.
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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.
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SAP
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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.
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SAP
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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.
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SAP
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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.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
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.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
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.
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SAP
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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.
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SAP
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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.
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SAP
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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.
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SAP
SAP provides an extensive product suite with its SCM and has functionalities to cater to different industries. Supply chain planning is divided into several steps, some of which are executed by components in SAP ECC and others by components in SAP SCM. It is possible and advisable to integrate these two systems and to use them together for planning. System integration takes place using the Core Interface (CIF). Even though As/400 remains a critical part of the computing infrastructure for many of the global organizations, ease of scalability, integration with cloud, advanced planning and analytics functionality and availability of strong talents make SAP SCM a better choice.
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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.
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SAP
  • SAP Supply Chain Management provided suitable solution for promotion planning, forecasting, life cycle planning, VMI replenishment etc. Business team started seeing benefits of those in no time.
  • For collaborative planning, business team had few dis-satisfactory points when compared with previous non-SAP solution.
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