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Continuing with our Stick or Twist series, we raise the stakes with one of our ever popular comparison tables. In our biggest table yet, we compare Microsoft Dynamics GP with Dynamics 365.
Dynamics 365 |
Dynamics GP |
Maturity Brand new product launched in the US in November 2016. Architecture is based on Dynamics NAV, however may be subject to usual teething issues at UK launch |
Maturity Very well established product. Great Plains was released in 1999 and since then has established itself with an impressive track record. |
Platform D365 is available in the cloud and on premise |
Platform Can be implemented in the cloud, on premise and hybrid cloud too |
Integration D365 has integration of new features at the heart of the product. Features like ODate and REST technology that improves the links between web services and other third party data sources |
Integration GP is a fully capable of integrating with third party products such as Concur, Jet Reports and Kwiktag. However, this isn't as 'native' as integration with D365 |
Licencing & Pricing SaaS (Software as a Service model) |
Licencing & Pricing Perpetual Subscription |
Third Party Add-Ons Third Party add-ons are available through the AppSource. Whilst we believe this is a fantastic addition to the Dynamics family, we think it will take significant time for it to reach the maturity of other Dynamics software add-ons |
Third Party Add-Ons Established and well supported ISV community with a range of products and services available |
Project Approach On our first impressions and limited hands on time for D365, we think it'll be much more flexible for implementations. It has a huge range of customisable options. However this may lead to longer implementation times |
Project Approach GP has always been an out of the box solution that you can configure and deploy quickly |
Availability Immediately |
Availability Immediately |
Future Proof D365 is a product taking direct aim at competitors such as SalesForce. It had a strong launch in the US and we expect it to be the focus for Microsoft in the future |
Future Proof Dynamics GP has a roadmap outlined for years to come. However, with D365, it does pose questions about the long-term future of Dynamics GP |
Financial Management Yes |
Financial Management Yes |
Fixed Assets Yes |
Fixed Assets Yes |
Supply Chain Management Yes - not 100% NAV functionality yet |
Supply Chain Management Basic inventory management and distribution |
Project Management Yes |
Project Management Yes - Project Accounting Module |
Self Service Timesheet entry |
Self Service Project Time and Expense entry |
Cortana Yes - Business Artificial Intelligence |
Cortana No |
Partial VAT No |
Partial VAT Third Party application critical for charitable organisations |
Document Management & OCR Yes - not 100% NAV functionality currently |
Document Management & OCR Achievable through third party applications |
Office 365 Integration D365 appears to include integration with Outlook, Word and Excel for non-finance users, so you can initiate workflow process from emails |
Office 365 Integration Office 365 comes with embedded reporting for Dynamics GP non-finance users but you can't currently intiate activity |