Microsoft Dynamics 365 vs. SAP Core HR and Payroll

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a CRM providing sales, marketing, and service functionality. It is offered as SaaS and on-premise. Dynamics 365 is part of the larger Dynamics suite of business intelligence and ERP products.
$44
per month
SAP Core HR and Payroll
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
N/AN/A
Pricing
Microsoft Dynamics 365SAP Core HR and Payroll
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Dynamics 365SAP Core HR and Payroll
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Microsoft Dynamics 365SAP Core HR and Payroll
Features
Microsoft Dynamics 365SAP Core HR and Payroll
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
7.7
83 Ratings
2% below category average
SAP Core HR and Payroll
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management7.981 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management7.879 Ratings00 Ratings
Territory management7.160 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management7.572 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.278 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management7.961 Ratings00 Ratings
Quote & order management7.757 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.171 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management7.362 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
8.0
68 Ratings
4% above category average
SAP Core HR and Payroll
-
Ratings
Case management7.863 Ratings00 Ratings
Call center management7.850 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk management8.457 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
7.8
78 Ratings
0% above category average
SAP Core HR and Payroll
-
Ratings
Lead management7.672 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing8.171 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
8.0
76 Ratings
4% above category average
SAP Core HR and Payroll
-
Ratings
Task management8.171 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management8.054 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting8.065 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
7.6
77 Ratings
1% below category average
SAP Core HR and Payroll
-
Ratings
Forecasting7.667 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization7.773 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports7.476 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
7.7
80 Ratings
0% above category average
SAP Core HR and Payroll
-
Ratings
Custom fields7.678 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom objects7.572 Ratings00 Ratings
Scripting environment7.956 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration7.861 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
8.8
75 Ratings
5% above category average
SAP Core HR and Payroll
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.869 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.770 Ratings00 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
7.7
44 Ratings
3% above category average
SAP Core HR and Payroll
-
Ratings
Social data7.843 Ratings00 Ratings
Social engagement7.643 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
7.2
65 Ratings
4% below category average
SAP Core HR and Payroll
-
Ratings
Marketing automation7.665 Ratings00 Ratings
Compensation management6.834 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
6.8
56 Ratings
11% below category average
SAP Core HR and Payroll
-
Ratings
Mobile access6.856 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
-
Ratings
SAP Core HR and Payroll
7.1
5 Ratings
13% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
-
Ratings
SAP Core HR and Payroll
7.3
5 Ratings
11% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
-
Ratings
SAP Core HR and Payroll
4.7
3 Ratings
54% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
-
Ratings
SAP Core HR and Payroll
5.8
5 Ratings
34% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
-
Ratings
SAP Core HR and Payroll
3.0
1 Ratings
91% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
-
Ratings
SAP Core HR and Payroll
5.0
4 Ratings
40% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings4.04 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
-
Ratings
SAP Core HR and Payroll
9.0
3 Ratings
12% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
-
Ratings
SAP Core HR and Payroll
7.8
3 Ratings
3% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
-
Ratings
SAP Core HR and Payroll
8.0
3 Ratings
1% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
-
Ratings
SAP Core HR and Payroll
7.0
3 Ratings
11% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Dynamics 365
-
Ratings
SAP Core HR and Payroll
6.7
3 Ratings
13% below category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Dynamics 365SAP Core HR and Payroll
Likelihood to Recommend
7.5
(103 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(20 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.5
(33 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(11 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
7.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
3.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Professional Services
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Dynamics 365SAP Core HR and Payroll
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Provides our company access to manage and customize the folds tailored to our needs. We needed to have certain paragraphs on certain paperwork per customer. MD 365 has those options to customize where needed and remove when not. The system is easy to navigate, and training can be done in a matter of days, even without prior knowledge of the system or similar systems.
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SAP
SAP HR can be well suited for global companies with operations in multiple countries. The Payroll module needs to be limited to one instance per country, otherwise trying to maintain multiple countries on the same instance is too complicated. I would not recommend using SAP HR and Payroll for smaller companies because the total cost of ownership and the lack of flexibility will make it unfeasible. There are many cloud-based options now a days available that would fit better for this type of scenario.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Best to use for AP - like in our organization, there are plenty of AP bills, so with Dynamics, we can quickly enter the same into the Excel utility, which means CSV-based upload, and then we can easily upload the same to the software. It's a time saver.
  • Best for Bank reconciliation - MS Dynamics makes Bank reconciliation easy. Banks can easily sync with software and easily get reconciled.
  • Generating invoices to customers and directly sending them to their inbox is easy with this software.
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SAP
  • Employee lifecycle JLM process.
  • Globally employee engagement.
  • Employee Learning and development process.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Small learning curve, obviously. You won't figure this out in a day, a week, or even a month. But given time, you can learn to be an expert. Or you can always get a consultant or hire in somebody. But learning the tool isn't out of the questions by any means.
  • Licensing can be confusing at times and isn't cheap, but it is cheaper than Salesforce. Plus no additional fees for data calls to better integrate your D365 CE data with other systems.
  • The Classic user interface left a bit to be desired, but now with the much-improved Unified Interface, the web client and the mobile client look the same, much more modern, and have more flexibility and power behind them for customizers as well.
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SAP
  • The design looks outdated
  • Could add more functions like PTO tracking
  • The help sections aren’t very helpful
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
CRM has allowed us to keep all of our data in one place that is easy for all users within the company to view. I came into the company after they had been using CRM for about 4 years. They have all said that since we have used this it has helped us control work processes better, it has allowed us to be able to track things so much better, and has been something that has helped unite many processes that used to be all over the place. We are currently using CRM 4.0 and are planning on upgrading in the next 18 months to the 2011 version. Support for 4.0 is almost all but dried up. Understandably so. Some of the customization we have done, and a plugins we use, are now contained within the 2011 version so we are looking forward to that upgrade. We use an email marketing company as well, and they primarily support the 2011 version, but their product connects and is integrated within CRM. This is a great benefit as well so that all of our marketing information can be contained in one location.
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SAP
I live to mention this rating due the SAP core HR very user frndly and providing and multi HR module under single umbrella. there are multi reasons for this rating we have
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Usability
Microsoft
The usability is easily adopted for users familiar with other Microsoft products. Dynamics 365 has several interfaces that cross over browsers and tablets. These multiple interfaces will be phased out and updated to a single unified interface eventually to provide the same usability across all devices. The backend configurations is slowly improving with the introduction of PowerApps compared to pre-D365 Online versions
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SAP
The application is highly available, easy to use, and very user-friendly.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
Our partner, Ledgeview Partners has been FANTASTIC to work with. They are always timely in their response and have taken time to understand our business and our specific needs. We've made a lot of advanced customizations and they have been a great help in making those updates.
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SAP
Even we have excellent team for SAP system who aways working good, whenever we needed for Support for SAP we got quick support for SAP as well
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
We used a data warehouse to house our data, and our IT team and implementation vendor worked diligently ahead of time to construct idea implementation plans. Out of millions of records- we had less than a dozen errors, which is remarkable. My major insight is simply having a group of completely devoted individuals working towards your goal who fully understand the desired outcome. Focused resources for implementation season are critical to success.
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SAP
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Microsoft Dynamics was part of a system overhaul for a local school, and we looked at many products. If we had used it for a company with low turnover, then it might have been more feasible. They needed something a new person could learn quickly, someone who might also be learning marketing terms at the same time - especially if there is nobody to train the individual now expected to know the system. Similar issues occurred with all of these programs (we called it being too big for their britches), and one of the bigger things we liked was that it is more compatible with MS Office products in both technical and visual appeal. If you have a steady employees who use a CRM consistently, low turnover, and those who are very familiar with Office products, Dynamics would be the smartest option for you. Unfortunately, this was just not true for the school environment
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SAP
SAP is very intuitive to use and allows us to achieve our goals.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Microsoft
On our purchase, I'd been interrogated about our usage. Our needs are met by Microsoft Dynamics 365, which is simple to use. With so much data and information available, we must ensure that it is presented correctly to managers. Due to a lack of use, we don't have to spend as much money on Salesforce.
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SAP
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Professional Services
Microsoft
My company's preferred program right now is Microsoft Dynamics 365. We use it to keep track of customers and important sales metrics in a streamlined manner. Anyone familiar with CRMs will find the tool extremely useful. Considering that we have a good turnover, this product will be used for its basic segments. As a result, there are few chances of error with Microsoft dynamics because it is so easy to use. Many options for recording data on these leads are available. It meets our needs and pays off.
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SAP
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • For those without a centralized, all in one solution for major HR, Finance and other departments, Microsoft Dynamics 365 has vastly improved employee time utilization and profit.
  • Migrating clients from on-premise to the cloud has reaped benefits including better security, no unscheduled downtime and frequent updates to functionality.
  • Those transferring from cheaper solutions have lost money in the aim to be better integrated with other Microsoft products and AI they don't really utilize.
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SAP
  • SAP HR is suited for large companies with a sufficient budget. Small budgets will not be able to cover the expensive licensing, technical personnel and consultants required of an SAP installation.
  • In regards to the total cost of ownership, my ROI experience has been that by replacing SAP HR modules with cloud solutions we have been able to reduce the cost up to 60% while modernizing our systems and improving the employee experience.
  • I would encourage decision makers to look for cloud-based alternatives with a robust system integration, before believing that supporting every area of HR with a single SAP installation is a good long-term strategy. Having SAP HR as the core integrated to best-in-class cloud-based systems is a very valid and effective system strategy.
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