Compare Microsoft Dynamics and ERPNext - Jan 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Microsoft Dynamics or ERPNext?

Microsoft Dynamics is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ERPNext, and Microsoft Dynamics is rated higher (82/100) than ERPNext (76/100). Microsoft Dynamics offers users more features (7) than ERPNext (5).

Looking for the right ERP solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Microsoft Vs. ERP Next

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

ERP Next : We are an internet engineering company based out of Mumbai founded in 2008. ERPNext is written by Web Notes and Open Source.Our goal is to build an ERP system that can be used by small businesses worldwide.We think that the future belongs to Open Source. We have built ERPNext on a lot of Open Source technologies such as Python, MySQL, Apache HTTP ...

Who is more expensive? Microsoft Dynamics or ERPNext?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of ERP software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Microsoft Dynamics and ERPNext.

Microsoft Dynamics price starts at $1,500 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Microsoft Dynamics is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of ERP software. ERPNext price starts at $10 per site/month , When comparing ERPNext to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average ERP software cost.

Bottom line: Microsoft Dynamics cost is around the same cost of ERPNext.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Microsoft Dynamics Vs. ERPNext based on some of the most important and required ERP features.

Microsoft Dynamics: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing & Invoicing, Budgeting & Forecasting, Fixed-Assets, Project-Accounting, Tax compliance.

ERPNext: Basic Reports, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, Project Management, CRM.

Target customer size

Microsoft Dynamics is suitable for retail, manufacturing, financial services, public sector and telecommunications industries. Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and types.