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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Dynamics 365

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 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

    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASmartRecruiters was acquired by SAP in late 2025, and its functionality will be integrated into SAP SuccessFactors HCM. Check out the Sap SuccessFactors HCM listing for the latest updates.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics 365SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—The software subscription is determined by the number of a company's full time employees. There is a one time cost to set up software, including customizations, integrations, data migration and training.
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Dynamics 365SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    27 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    82%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics 365SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.7
    84 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management7.981 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management7.980 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management7.160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management7.672 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)7.879 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management7.961 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management7.258 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management7.362 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    8.0
    68 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    Ratings
    Case management7.863 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management7.950 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management8.557 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.9
    78 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management7.672 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing8.171 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    8.0
    76 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    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 Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.6
    77 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    Ratings
    Forecasting7.667 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization7.873 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.476 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.7
    80 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    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 Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    8.8
    75 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.869 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.770 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.7
    44 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    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 Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.2
    65 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    Ratings
    Marketing automation7.665 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management6.834 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.8
    56 Ratings
    11% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    Mobile access6.856 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    -
    Ratings
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.8109 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.9114 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.5112 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings9.7104 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings5.6119 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.6114 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.9126 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings9.6117 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings9.997 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings9.7114 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings9.7109 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.9119 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.7105 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (104 ratings)
    7.9
    (129 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    6.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (34 ratings)
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    3.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Dynamics 365SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    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
    SmartRecruiters has allowed us to enable our hiring managers to self-service their requirements for recruitment, simplifying our internal processes. We have visibility of recruitment requirements and significantly improved our approvals process using the software. We have been able to configure our hiring processes relevant to different areas of the business. Collaboration for our hiring teams (managers and business partners) is simple and effective. Candidate experience is enhanced and engaging. The platform has brought many benefits to our Resourcing business partners and hiring managers. We have visibility and insightful data which has integrity, allowing us to make informed business decisions. Our offer process has seen significant improvements and provides an engaging candidate experience, previously this was a labour-intensive process that is now streamlined and automated. The recently launched Community for collaboration amongst customers is very helpful and insigtful for how other people are using the software and exploring ideas with each other
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    • Job Referrals - can easily refer others to a job posting and view the status
    • Job Postings - can easily search for job openings and read job description and criteria
    • Application online - Can easily apply for the job directly and see who the hiring manager and hiring recruiter is
    Incentivized
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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
    • Settings page can be difficult to navigate & find what you're looking for
    • Job approval chains would be better with additional qualifying fields so that we can segregate different areas of the business better
    • The ability to edit an existing offer template in-system would improve the experience, rather than having to edit offline and upload a whole new version.
    Incentivized
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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 thoroughly enjoy using SmartRecruiters and have shared this feedback with those responsible, however I am not a decision maker in the process. I understand that at the moment there are lots of factors affecting the economy and business outcomes, so I cannot comment with certainty on the renewal of SmartRecruiters at this time, not involved in the confirmation of renewal.
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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
    I would give this rating as overall it a great combo of all your problems. With just one click you can get away with all your problems such as recruitment, candidate update, Interview scheduling, updating candidates, reports of a job perspective, and recruiters perspective. Usability is worth of SmartRecruiters. The dashboard is also very attractive and once you open you will love working on this platform again and again. I would say it is the best platform to use once for smooth work in your organization.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Rarely is there an issue and if the product is down, it typically is restored quickly.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I have no complaints about performance. The system works virtually flawless.
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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
    Response is normally very fast. There are times, however, when the response is not useful. It is difficult to work with the reporting and the offer letter templates, and the front line support agents usually are not very knowledgeable. Second, if there are any issues with integrations, the regular support agents will not be able to help you. You'll have to create that ticket and ask them to escalate it to an integration specialist.
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Quick and easy to learn.
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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
    It really was a painless and easy process to switch to SmartRecruiters.
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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
    I've really enjoyed using SmartRecruiters, but these other ATSs that we've checked out offer better reporting features and price points. Over time, we may be transitioning off of SmartRecruiters to one of these ATSs because the price is a set price where SmartRecruiters has employee-based pricing model. Also, these other software products offer better reporting features that would eliminate some of our manual tracking process that we're currently doing.
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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
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    No explanation really, just a great product.
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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
    No answers on this topic
    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
    • In terms of ROI, SR helped our business greatly in returning precious time to my productivity in business management, as well as my team's, so that we could get back to the main work we were hired for. The SR process did most of the heavy lifting.
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