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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (55.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$100.00 1 Users Per Month
ERPNext
Star Rating
(47)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 2 pricing plansMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Star Rating
(889)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (55.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$100.00 1 Users Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that ERPNext offers a free entry-level price, making it an attractive option for small businesses looking to minimize costs, while Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central starts at $100.00, which may be a barrier for some smaller organizations.
- Reviewers mention that ERPNext excels in ease of use with a score of 8.1, allowing users to navigate the system intuitively, whereas Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has a slightly lower score of 7.7, indicating a steeper learning curve for new users.
- G2 users highlight that ERPNext's accounting features, such as Journal Entries and Tags & Dimensions, receive high ratings of 8.5 and 8.7 respectively, showcasing its robust capabilities in managing financial data, while Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central also performs well but has lower scores in AP Automation and AR Automation, at 8.3 and 8.1 respectively.
- Users on G2 report that ERPNext's quality of support is rated at 6.3, which some find lacking compared to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central's higher score of 7.9, indicating that users may experience better assistance and resources with the latter.
- Reviewers mention that ERPNext shines in its customization capabilities with a score of 8.1, allowing businesses to tailor the software to their specific needs, while Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central also offers customization but scores higher at 8.5, suggesting a more flexible approach to adapting the software.
- Users say that ERPNext's product direction is rated positively at 8.7, indicating a strong commitment to future development, while Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central's score of 7.2 suggests that users may have concerns about the long-term evolution of the product.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ERPNext
Free - Open source software
Free
Since ERPNext is open source the source code can be found on Github available for you to install and use.
- Core Modules (Accounting, Inventory, Sales, Procurement) included in the above price.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium
$100.00
1 Users Per Month
Includes everything in the Essentials plan, plus enhanced capabilities for service management and manufacturing.
- Service Order Management: Planning and Dispatching, Service Item Management, Service Price Management, Service Contract Management, & Service Order Management
- Manufacturing: Agile Manufacturing, Finite Loading, Production Orders, Basic Capacity Planning, Machine Centers, Sales and Inventory Forecasting, Basic Supply Planning, Production, Bill of Materials, & Version Management
Free Trial
ERPNext
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.3
29
8.2
745
Ease of Use
8.2
29
7.8
755
Ease of Setup
7.9
21
7.8
409
Ease of Admin
8.0
19
7.6
254
Quality of Support
6.6
24
7.9
673
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
16
7.8
250
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
30
7.4
726
Features by Category
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.5
368
Not enough data
8.3
329
Not enough data
8.3
337
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.4
334
Not enough data
8.1
308
Not enough data
8.0
294
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.2
329
Not enough data
8.4
352
Not enough data
8.5
334
Other Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
304
Not enough data
8.2
291
Not enough data
8.4
297
Not enough data
8.1
295
Not enough data
8.1
282
Not enough data
8.1
329
Not enough data
8.0
266
Not enough data
8.2
266
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
350
Not enough data
8.1
371
Not enough data
8.0
306
Not enough data
8.1
336
Platform
Not enough data
8.0
359
Not enough data
8.1
335
Not enough data
8.2
366
Not enough data
8.1
278
Not enough data
8.2
364
Not enough data
8.0
347
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
364
Not enough data
8.0
291
Not enough data
8.1
280
Cash Flow
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
8.7
172
Not enough data
8.9
171
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
8.0
306
Not enough data
8.9
169
Not enough data
8.6
163
Not enough data
8.7
169
Revenue
Not enough data
8.6
169
Not enough data
8.7
171
Not enough data
8.6
164
Payroll
Not enough data
8.5
162
Not enough data
8.4
163
Not enough data
8.6
166
Not enough data
8.7
168
AI
Not enough data
8.5
108
Not enough data
8.5
108
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
8.4
107
Not enough data
8.1
108
Not enough data
8.6
109
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.5
108
Not enough data
8.4
110
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
8.5
52
Not enough data
8.2
53
Not enough data
8.5
51
Not enough data
8.7
53
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
8.8
25
Accounting
Not enough data
9.1
52
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
9.2
50
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
9.1
52
Not enough data
9.0
52
Not enough data
9.1
52
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
9.2
52
Not enough data
9.1
52
Inventory & Warehouse
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
9.1
49
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
9.0
49
Not enough data
8.8
48
Purchasing
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
9.2
51
Not enough data
8.3
49
Not enough data
8.8
51
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
9.0
48
Not enough data
9.1
48
Manufacturing
Not enough data
8.8
46
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
8.7
46
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
9.0
46
Not enough data
8.9
45
Quality Management
Not enough data
9.0
46
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.7
46
Distribution
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
8.8
46
Not enough data
8.9
46
HR
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.8
45
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
9.1
30
Agentic AI - Discrete ERP
Not enough data
9.6
19
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
9.3
19
Accounting
Not enough data
9.0
107
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
9.0
106
Not enough data
9.0
105
Not enough data
9.0
105
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
8.9
95
Not enough data
9.0
102
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
9.1
101
Inventory
Not enough data
9.0
107
Not enough data
9.0
105
Not enough data
9.0
108
Not enough data
8.8
106
Not enough data
9.0
107
Warehousing
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
8.8
105
Not enough data
8.7
101
Purchasing
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
9.1
106
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
9.0
106
Sales & Marketing
Not enough data
8.9
108
Not enough data
8.9
102
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
9.0
102
Not enough data
8.9
103
Not enough data
9.0
104
Assembly
Not enough data
8.9
99
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
8.6
99
Logistics
Not enough data
8.9
99
Not enough data
8.7
101
Not enough data
8.8
102
Not enough data
8.8
101
Not enough data
9.2
100
HR
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
8.9
97
Not enough data
8.9
95
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.3
39
Not enough data
9.3
38
Agentic AI - Distribution ERP
Not enough data
9.7
20
Not enough data
9.7
20
Not enough data
9.8
20
Accounting
7.3
11
|
Verified
8.3
271
|
Verified
7.3
11
|
Verified
8.2
269
|
Verified
7.9
12
|
Verified
8.3
266
|
Verified
6.4
11
|
Verified
8.2
265
|
Verified
6.7
10
|
Verified
8.3
261
|
Verified
8.2
10
|
Verified
8.6
268
|
Verified
8.5
12
|
Verified
8.5
271
|
Verified
8.8
11
|
Verified
8.6
261
|
Verified
7.5
10
|
Verified
8.6
256
|
Verified
8.2
10
8.4
258
|
Verified
8.0
9
|
Verified
8.6
259
|
Verified
7.5
10
|
Verified
8.5
258
|
Verified
7.8
12
|
Verified
8.5
258
|
Verified
7.7
11
|
Verified
8.5
253
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
239
Feature Not Available
8.5
235
7.9
11
|
Verified
8.6
238
7.1
11
|
Verified
8.7
242
Back Office
8.2
10
|
Verified
8.5
247
|
Verified
7.3
11
|
Verified
8.4
247
|
Verified
6.8
11
8.3
241
|
Verified
7.4
11
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
13
|
Verified
8.5
249
|
Verified
7.7
11
|
Verified
8.3
232
|
Verified
6.8
10
8.3
234
8.2
12
|
Verified
8.7
248
|
Verified
7.8
10
|
Verified
8.6
236
|
Verified
7.7
10
|
Verified
8.3
239
|
Verified
8.1
9
|
Verified
8.2
236
|
Verified
7.7
10
|
Verified
8.4
238
|
Verified
8.3
11
|
Verified
8.3
233
|
Verified
7.6
9
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Front Office
7.8
9
|
Verified
8.5
233
|
Verified
8.0
9
|
Verified
8.3
232
|
Verified
7.4
9
|
Verified
8.4
233
|
Verified
8.2
11
|
Verified
8.4
251
|
Verified
7.3
10
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.3
5
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
8.2
10
|
Verified
8.5
242
|
Verified
8.3
9
|
Verified
8.6
233
7.9
7
|
Verified
8.3
235
|
Verified
8.2
10
|
Verified
8.5
239
|
Verified
7.2
9
|
Verified
8.4
237
|
Verified
7.3
8
Feature Not Available
7.4
9
|
Verified
8.4
228
|
Verified
8.1
9
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
9
Feature Not Available
Integration
8.0
9
|
Verified
8.4
235
|
Verified
8.6
11
|
Verified
8.5
245
|
Verified
8.2
11
|
Verified
8.5
236
|
Verified
Logistics
8.3
12
|
Verified
8.5
241
|
Verified
8.0
9
|
Verified
8.2
226
|
Verified
6.9
9
|
Verified
8.4
227
|
Verified
7.3
10
|
Verified
8.5
240
|
Verified
7.9
11
|
Verified
8.5
230
|
Verified
7.9
11
|
Verified
8.6
235
|
Verified
7.9
8
|
Verified
8.4
227
|
Verified
7.3
8
|
Verified
8.4
227
|
Verified
7.7
11
|
Verified
8.6
232
|
Verified
6.8
10
|
Verified
8.5
226
|
Verified
Platform
8.5
13
|
Verified
8.5
242
|
Verified
8.0
11
|
Verified
8.5
235
|
Verified
8.2
10
|
Verified
8.4
230
|
Verified
7.9
11
|
Verified
8.4
242
|
Verified
8.8
12
|
Verified
8.6
246
|
Verified
8.6
11
|
Verified
8.5
237
|
Verified
Production
8.3
8
|
Verified
8.5
231
|
Verified
7.1
7
|
Verified
8.1
225
|
Verified
7.9
7
|
Verified
8.5
226
|
Verified
7.6
7
|
Verified
8.4
223
|
Verified
7.6
9
|
Verified
8.5
231
|
Verified
7.4
7
|
Verified
8.4
218
|
Verified
7.1
8
|
Verified
8.4
223
|
Verified
6.4
7
|
Verified
8.5
225
|
Verified
7.1
7
|
Verified
8.4
220
|
Verified
7.2
6
|
Verified
8.3
220
|
Verified
7.1
7
|
Verified
8.2
222
|
Verified
7.9
8
|
Verified
8.4
220
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
8.7
10
|
Verified
8.6
240
|
Verified
8.0
11
|
Verified
8.6
239
|
Verified
8.3
11
|
Verified
8.6
240
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
96
Not enough data
8.2
99
Agentic AI - ERP Systems
Not enough data
8.3
32
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ERPNext and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central are categorized as ERP Systems
Unique Categories
ERPNext has no unique categories
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is categorized as Distribution ERP, Discrete ERP, and Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ERPNext
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
23.7%
Computer Software
7.9%
Accounting
7.9%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
5.3%
Construction
5.3%
Other
50.0%
Information Technology and Services
13.9%
Accounting
8.2%
Telecommunications
5.1%
Computer Software
4.8%
Financial Services
3.2%
Other
64.7%
Discussions
Please let me know about your integrations you have been able to do with ERPNext.
1 Comment
TT
Hello, We will be looking for some helpful testers once the asset is complete. Will be focusing on the ones asked for ERPnext connection to Magento 2,...Read more
How do Install in own Cloud.How can we Support to Operation System.
1 Comment
KS
Refer https://github.com/frappe/bench for installing on your own setup.
For support and additional services, contact the team at...Read more
Is ERP next free?
1 Comment
MM
Yes, if you install/host it yourself using your own servers or your own cloud account (such as Google Cloud or AWS). If you install it yourself, you only...Read more
What is the use of Microsoft Dynamics NAV?
2 Comments
GH
Suitable for food manufacturers where batch manufacturing and recipes creation make things simpler and fun. Read more
What is Microsoft Dynamics 365 used for?
2 Comments
SP
Microsoft Dynamics 365 is an ERP which covers all the aspects of a business like payable, Receivables, expenses and payroll, HR.Read more
Is there an easy way to get the year end closing to go more smoothly?
1 Comment
CA
Can you provide more information about what is not smooth now and what would make it smoother? Read more
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