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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)

    Score4.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 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 and is no longer available.N/A

    Salesforce CRM Analytics

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce CRM Analytics (formerly Tableau CRM) is a cloud-based business intelligence solutions and analytics software. It provides users with automated data discovery, CRM-connected analytics, top-down views of data, augmented analytics, predictive insights, and customizable data visualization tools.

    $125

    per month

    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)Salesforce CRM Analytics
    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 AX (discontinued)Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Salesforce
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    73%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    7.0
    13 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration5.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    6.0
    14 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability5.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.3
    14 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    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 Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    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 Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.7
    13 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    7.6
    13 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    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 Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.7
    10 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    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 Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.9
    7 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    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 Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    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 Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    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 Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    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 Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    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 Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    7.7
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    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 Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    9.2
    6 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    7.8
    48 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings7.541 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.548 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.546 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    7.8
    49 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.548 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.548 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.537 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings7.546 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    8.1
    47 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings9.037 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings7.044 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.543 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.540 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings7.534 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    7.4
    45 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.042 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings6.540 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.042 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.546 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.541 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    6.7
    45 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.543 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings7.034 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.539 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce CRM Analytics
    8.2
    33 Ratings
    6% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.031 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings8.529 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.525 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.528 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.528 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.527 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    9.1
    (51 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (41 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (41 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)Salesforce CRM Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Salesforce
    For us it really comes down to that book management and next best contact for our advisors. When we're thinking about a book of business that may range, depending on the advisor, from 400 clients to a thousand clients, how do they really optimize their time? Who do they call next? Who do they work with to make sure not only they're keeping those clients engaged, they're not leaving the firm going to other advisors who they haven't talked to in a while who might need their attention. That's really where that CRM analytics is really proven pretty powerful for us.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    Salesforce
    • Interactive Dashboards, it [consists] of wide variety of charts
    • Data from different sources can be easily integrated with it
    • Security, it provides easy way to secure and share the information with the users
    • Support actions like opening hyperlink etc
    • Almost everything can be done from configuration
    • Data can easily be managed from dataflow.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    Salesforce
    • Implementation takes time and resources. It is a heavy lift to implement and at first, it can take a little bit of time to understand what you are looking at. But once it's implemented it's easy to get started.
    • Without any BI expertise or resources available to your organization, the implementation of this is difficult. If you aren't used to BI tools and don't have an expert in house, the terminology can be difficult to understand at first.
    • Their support is not on hand to help you if you encounter any issues, at least not on all the plans or the basic plans. Real-time support service is an add-on, so you'll need to be patient if you require help or pay extra money.
    • More functionality for the tool is needed to compete with other heavyweights in the arena like Tableau, Qlik, and Microstrategy. Still lacks the robustness, functionality, and flexibility other competing products possess.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Salesforce
    For someone who don't have coding background, this could be a useful tool and fairly easy to learn and use given the good support. However, if you know other open source tools, it would be much easier to use the other tools and the knowledge is more transferable in the future.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Salesforce
    I was not able to be in interaction much with Salesforce support team since every feature works the way it should be working. So far I have not experienced any bug or major glitches that would delay the result of my work and performance. There is also a hotline in our company for Salesforce issue but so far I have not used it.
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Salesforce
    An implementation partner would certainly result in greater output in a more efficient amount of time. However, I have found implementation partners to be extremely expensive for the output received (at least working for a non-profit company they are frequently unaffordable). Internal implementation does help with usable output though since internal knowledge would better know the data architecture and business processes
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Salesforce
    Tableau is the absolute top of the class when it comes to business intelligence, but it doesn't make sense for every business case. In our case, we needed a simple data visualization platform for our CRM platform and sales pipeline. Salesforce Analytics, while nowhere near as robust, did the job we needed it to do perfectly in a significantly more cost-effective manner.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    Salesforce
    • I would say it's been positive just because as a company, anyone that has access to it can go in there and pull any company information and we're very up to date then on all of our client base. So I would say it's been a very positive impact.
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