Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central alternatives
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is Microsoft's ERP for small and mid-sized businesses, used by 55,000 companies. Essentials costs US$80 per user a month and Premium US$110, paid yearly.
The usual comparisons are NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Acumatica and Odoo. European buyers also look at Exact, AFAS Software and Xledger, and manufacturers compare it with industry ERPs such as Epicor, SYSPRO and Infor.
What Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central does
Finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, projects, manufacturing and service management, connected to Microsoft 365, Teams and Power BI, with Microsoft Copilot included.
- Ownership
- Microsoft
- Customers
- 55,000 companies
- Pricing
- US: Essentials US$80, Premium US$110, Team Members US$8 per user a month, paid yearly. UK: £61.50, £84.60 and £6.20, excluding VAT
Alternatives in ERP and General Ledger
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Autonomous general ledger using vertical LLMs for financial automation.
Founded 2018 · HQ San Francisco, US
Digits profile →
Cloud ERP for mid-market companies outgrowing basic accounting.
Founded 1998
NetSuite profile →
Open source modular suite spanning accounting and operations.
Founded 2002 · HQ Grand-Rosière, Belgium
Odoo profile →
Multi-entity cloud financials with dimensional reporting.
Founded 1999
Sage Intacct profile →
Real-time accounting platform connecting businesses with their accountants.
Founded 2020 · HQ Paris, France
Pennylane profile →
AI ERP for SaaS companies automating revenue recognition and close.
Founded 2022 · HQ New York, US
Rillet profile →
An AI-native ERP covering procurement, AP, general ledger, and financial reporting.
Founded 2020 · HQ Heidelberg, Germany
Lensing AI profile →
Operations-first ERP for physical goods businesses.
Founded 2022 · HQ San Francisco, US
Doss profile →
AI-native ERP rebuilding the general ledger around automation.
Founded 2022 · HQ Copenhagen, Denmark
Light profile →
AI-native general ledger keeping books current, not closed monthly.
Founded 2023 · HQ San Francisco, US
Quanta profile →
AI ERP for mid-market companies replacing legacy accounting systems.
Founded 2024 · HQ New York, US
DualEntry profile →
AI-native ERP for startups outgrowing entry-level accounting software.
Founded 2023 · HQ San Francisco, US
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How to choose
- How many legal entities and currencies do you run, and does it consolidate them without spreadsheets?
- Do you need operations modules such as inventory, orders and projects, or a general ledger only?
- Who implements it, the vendor or a partner, and how long does that take?
- How is it priced: per user, per module or per entity, and what does year two cost?
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Common questions
How much does Business Central cost?+
Essentials costs US$80 per user a month and Premium US$110, both paid yearly. Premium adds service management and manufacturing. Team Members licences, for staff who mainly read data and approve workflows, cost US$8. In the UK the same plans cost £61.50, £84.60 and £6.20 a month, excluding VAT.
Business Central or NetSuite: which fits a growing company?+
Both serve growing and mid-sized companies. Business Central fits companies that already run on Microsoft 365, Teams and Power BI, and is set up by Microsoft partners for your industry. NetSuite is a single cloud suite from Oracle covering financials, inventory, CRM and e-commerce. Compare the cost over three years, including implementation, rather than the licence price alone.
Is there an open-source alternative to Business Central?+
Odoo is the main one. Its paid plans include every app for one price per user: Standard is €24.90 and Custom €44.90 per user a month on yearly billing, and a single app is free.
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