Who Uses Dynamics 365 Business Central?
Designed for small and medium-sized businesses, it is a business management solution that helps chart financial performance in real-time, optimize manufacturing capacity, and prioritize sales leads.
What Is Dynamics 365 Business Central?
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a comprehensive business management solution designed for small to medium-sized businesses.The software provides features for financial forecasting and reporting, supply chain optimization, and project planning and tracking.
Dynamics 365 Business Central Details
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Dynamics 365 Business Central pricing overview
Dynamics 365 Business Central does not have a free version. Dynamics 365 Business Central paid version starts at US$8.00/month.
Starting Price
US$8.00/month
Pricing Details
Essentials: $70 per user, per month. Premium: $100 per user, per month. Team Members: from $8 per user, per month. Contact vendor for information on included features and additional pricing information.
Free Version
No
Dynamics 365 Business Central deployment and support
Support
- Email/Help Desk
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- Chat
Deployment
- Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- Mac (Desktop)
- Windows (Desktop)
- Windows (On-Premise)
- Linux (On-Premise)
- Android (Mobile)
- iPhone (Mobile)
- iPad (Mobile)
Training
- Webinars
- Documentation
- Videos
Dynamics 365 Business Central Features
Accounting Software
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Accounting
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Approval Process Control
- Audit Management
- Audit Trail
- Automatic Billing
- Bank Reconciliation
- Billing & Invoicing
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- CPA Firms
- Compliance Management
- Credit Card Processing
- Document Storage
- Expense Claims
- Expense Tracking
- Financial Management
- Financial Reporting
- Fixed Asset Management
- For Government
- Fund Accounting
- General Ledger
- Income & Balance Sheet
- Inventory Management
- Inventory Tracking
- Invoice Management
- Mobile Access
- Multi-Currency
- Multi-Location
- Nonprofits
- Order Management
- Payroll Management
- Project Accounting
- Project Management
- Projections
- Purchase Order Management
- Purchasing & Receiving
- Quotes/Estimates
- Receipt Management
- Recurring/Subscription Billing
- Reminders
- Sales Tax Management
- Status Tracking
- Tax Management
- Third Party Integrations
- Workflow Management
Business Management Software
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Accounting
- Accounting Integration
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Billing & Invoicing
- CRM
- Calendar Management
- Client Management
- Client Portal
- Contact Management
- Customer Database
- Customisable Branding
- Customisable Reports
- Customisable Templates
- Customizable Fields
- Data Import/Export
- Document Management
- Document Storage
- Drag & Drop
- Electronic Payments
- Email Management
- Employee Management
- Financial Management
- Inventory Management
- Inventory Tracking
- Invoice Management
- Marketing Automation
- Order Management
- Performance Metrics
- Point of Sale (POS)
- Project Management
- Project Time Tracking
- Projections
- Purchase Order Management
- Purchasing & Receiving
- Quotes/Estimates
- Real Time Data
- Real Time Reporting
- Reminders
- Reporting & Statistics
- Scheduling
- Task Management
- Task Scheduling
- Third Party Integrations
- Time & Expense Tracking
- Training Management
- Vendor Management
- Workflow Management
Business Performance Management Software
- "What If" Scenarios
- API
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Ad hoc Analysis
- Ad hoc Reporting
- Audit Trail
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- Cash Management
- Charting
- Consolidation/Roll-Up
- Customisable Reports
- Customisable Templates
- Dashboard
- Dashboard Creation
- Data Visualisation
- Drag & Drop
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Management
- Forecasting
- Goal Setting / Tracking
- Key Performance Indicators
- Monitoring
- Multi-Currency
- Multiple Data Sources
- Performance Management
- Performance Metrics
- Planning Tools
- Predictive Analytics
- Progress Tracking
- Projections
- Qualitative Analysis
- Quantitative Analysis
- Real Time Analytics
- Real Time Data
- Real Time Notifications
- Real Time Reporting
- Real-time Updates
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Sales Forecasting
- Scenario Planning
- Scorecards
- Single Sign On
- Strategic Planning
- Task Management
- Third Party Integrations
- Trend Analysis
- Visual Analytics
- Workflow Management
Distribution Software
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Accounting
- Accounting Integration
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Barcode / Ticket Scanning
- Barcode Recognition
- Barcoding/RFID
- Bills of Material
- CRM
- Cost Tracking
- Customisable Reports
- Customizable Fields
- Data Import/Export
- Distribution Management
- Document Storage
- Financial Management
- Forecasting
- Import/Export Management
- Inventory Management
- Inventory Optimisation
- Inventory Tracking
- Invoice Management
- Multi-Currency
- Multi-Location
- Order Entry
- Order Management
- Order Processing
- Order Tracking
- Project Management
- Purchase Order Management
- Purchasing & Receiving
- Quotes/Estimates
- Real Time Analytics
- Real Time Data
- Real Time Reporting
- Reporting & Statistics
- Returns Management
- Sales Forecasting
- Sales Orders
- Shipping Management
- Status Tracking
- Stock Management
- Supplier Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Third Party Integrations
- Warehouse Management
- Workflow Management
- eCommerce Management
ERP Systems
- API
- Accounting
- Accounting Integration
- Activity Dashboard
- Bank Reconciliation
- Barcode / Ticket Scanning
- Billing & Invoicing
- Bills of Material
- CRM
- Contract/License Management
- Customer Database
- Customisable Reports
- Distribution Management
- Document Management
- Enterprise Asset Management
- Expense Tracking
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Management
- Forecasting
- General Ledger
- HR Management
- Integrated Business Operations
- Inventory Management
- Inventory Tracking
- Invoice Management
- Invoice Processing
- Manufacturing Planning
- Multi-Currency
- Multi-Location
- Order Management
- Order Processing
- Payroll Management
- Project Management
- Projections
- Purchase Order Management
- Quotes/Estimates
- Real Time Data
- Real Time Reporting
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Sales Orders
- Shipping Management
- Stock Management
- Supplier Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Task Management
- Third Party Integrations
- Time & Expense Tracking
- Warehouse Management
- Workflow Management
Project Management Software
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Dashboard
- Activity Tracking
- Agile Methodologies
- Alerts/Notifications
- Billing & Invoicing
- Budget Management
- Calendar Management
- Client Portal
- Collaboration Tools
- Commenting / Notes
- Cost-to-Completion Tracking
- Customisable Templates
- Document Management
- Document Storage
- Drag & Drop
- File Sharing
- Gantt/Timeline View
- Idea Management
- Issue Management
- Kanban Board
- Milestone Tracking
- Multiple Projects
- Percent-Complete Tracking
- Portfolio Management
- Prioritisation
- Progress Tracking
- Project Planning
- Project Planning/Scheduling
- Project Templates
- Project Time Tracking
- Project Tracking
- Project Workflow
- Projections
- Real-time Updates
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Project Tracking
- Resource Management
- Risk Management
- Status Tracking
- Task Management
- Task Planning
- Task Progress Tracking
- Task Scheduling
- Testing/QA Management
- Third Party Integrations
- Time & Expense Tracking
- Traditional Methodologies
- Workflow Management
Reporting Tools
- "What If" Scenarios
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Account Reconciliation
- Accounting
- Accounting Integration
- Activity Dashboard
- Alerts/Notifications
- Approval Process Control
- Audit Management
- Audit Trail
- Bank Reconciliation
- Billing & Invoicing
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- Cash Flow Management
- Cash Management
- Compliance Management
- Consolidation/Roll-Up
- Customisable Reports
- Customisable Templates
- Dashboard Creation
- Data Import/Export
- Data Visualisation
- ERP
- Electronic Payments
- Expense Tracking
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Management
- Forecasting
- General Ledger
- Income & Balance Sheet
- Invoice Management
- Invoice Processing
- Monitoring
- Multi-Company
- Multi-Currency
- Planning Tools
- Profit/Loss Statement
- Projections
- Purchase Order Management
- Real Time Analytics
- Real Time Data
- Real Time Reporting
- Receipt Management
- Reporting & Statistics
- Reporting/Analytics
- Scenario Planning
- Third Party Integrations
- Visual Analytics
- Workflow Management
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Dynamics 365 Business Central Reviews
Read all reviewsOverall rating
Average score
Ron V.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support5 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 23/01/2021
"Great ERP software with great integrations"
Comments:
I have been working with Dynamics NAV and Business Central for almost 4 years now, as a technical consultant. I install and implement BC on regular basis.
Also I support customers with technical issues around Business Cental, which I love to do.
The possibilities with BC are endless.
Pros:
As a technical consultant, who installs and implements Microsoft Dynamics Business Central I find the integrations with all Microsoft's Azure applications a big plus.
Seamless integration with Microsoft's Flow, PowerApps, Outlook, etc work very well.
Cons: There USED to be some disadvantages of Business Central, because for a long time Microsoft wasn't clear what course they would go. But now the course is set to the cloud (Azure) and I think that is the only way to go.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 23/01/2021
Ashley R.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use4 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer SupportUnrated
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 17/09/2019
"The new way to do business"
Comments: Our business is running smoother since changing but we are slowly getting everything in the new system. It is taking some time but it easy to find orders/invoices when you know what to look for. I use it daily to send invoices, correct price errors, correct PO numbers.
Pros: I like that we are able to have all of our stages in one program. From our quotes to our invoices, we can keep track of the progress of each transaction. You can search by customer, order number, PO number, amount and there are many more options. After some training and a better understanding of how accounting works, I have excelled at understanding what needs to be done to correct issues or fix errors. I appreciate the ability to put notes on each quote, order, and invoice.
Cons: I wish there was a little more features such as having automatic invoices from multiple vendors but I think they may be working on that. I also wish there was a creation date for invoices and not just a posting date. I also wish there was a way to link invoices after you have made a change/correction such as the PO number being incorrect. Once you change the PO number, you have no idea that it went to another invoice.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 17/09/2019
Scott S.
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Overall Rating5 /5
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Ease of Use5 /5
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Features & Functionality5 /5
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Customer Support5 /5
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Value for Money5 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 30/03/2021
"Microsoft 365"
Comments: Overall experience with this software is great haven't had any problems.
Pros: I would say almost everyone in the front office use office 365. For the needs we have for it the software works great.
Cons: Don't really have anything I like least about it. We are mostly Mac-based computers and it still works out great for compatibility.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 30/03/2021
Scott M.
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Overall Rating1.5 /5
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Ease of Use1 /5
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Features & Functionality2 /5
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Customer Support1 /5
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Value for MoneyUnrated
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Likelihood to RecommendUnrated
- Reviewer Source
- Source: SoftwareAdvice
- Reviewed on 30/07/2013
Comments: I have worked in the supply chain for 5 years now and have experience with 3 different ERP's. Our old ERP was limiting, though it was also fairly straight forward. The biggest issue seemed to be how incredibly date sensitive how ever without requiring dates at the same time. This pushed the change to a new ERP and Microsoft NAV was chosen through their partner company Just Foods. A truly bizarre system, the flow of documentation through the program makes little sense and over complicates what would normally be easy transactions. For instance Purchase Orders follow this document flow - First the purchase order is created once you receive your order, a warehouse receipt document is created and received in. However, once it is received in the warehouse, the receipt document disappears and becomes a posted receipt document (both have completely different document numbers that don't connect to each other). At this point your original Purchase order has been changed to reflect what ever was received in, and you have to have a second column to view what you originally ordered. Otherwise, figuring out if you over or under received is difficult at best. Now once the invoice comes in and is posted against the posted warehouse document, your purchase order disappears. The only place your purchase order exists in its original form is the in Purchase order Archive, which was never mentioned to us during implementation, forcing us to call Just Foods later on and pay for their customer service. This same, strange flow of documents, that are essentially intermediary documents only existing to complete a transaction, over complicate what should be a straight forward shipping and receiving process. There are some other basic functionality issues, like figuring out what day you actually shipped or received an item. The easiest way to figure that out seems to require access to the warehouse functionality, which you may or may not want people to have. We get a lot of errors where the tables are locked with other users, and you are just stuck until the report or other person finishes up. The Dimensions on lines can mysteriously disappear, even though the G/L Code and Department code show as filled out in the order. Our MRP has never worked correctly, so in general, we are forced to use Excel to put together our production schedule. All in all, its a sub-par program that you can tell is 5 or 6 different original programs that have been slapped together to try an resemble an ERP system. Now having said all that, obviously I am looking at this from a supply chain perspective as it is what I do. Perhaps on the accounting end it has some ease of use, but due to how difficult it is to understand on the operations end, the accounting rarely comes out correct due to faulty information in the system. On the positive side there do seem to be a million different ways to do the same thing in NAV, and many of the built in reports are extremely useful assuming that the information in the system is correct.
- Reviewer Source
- Source: SoftwareAdvice
- Reviewed on 30/07/2013
Lora L.
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Overall Rating4 /5
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Ease of Use4 /5
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Features & Functionality4 /5
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Customer Support5 /5
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Value for Money3 /5
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Likelihood to Recommend
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 19/09/2019
"Pretty easy to navigate, but the screen formatting needs adjusted"
Comments: We use the collections module, sales, purchasing, service cost, job cost, subcontractor module, and more. We use purchase orders and 3 way matching and use dynamics for a wide range of use.
Pros: You can easily adjust titles to be in red or have distinctive features to stand out, but it is not always easy to do on the financial module and you cannot do it when using features like smartlist.
Cons: The inability to generate certain reports (you have to set them up yourself) which can be VERY time consuming.
- Reviewer Source
- Reviewed on 19/09/2019
