Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA: Which is Best?

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA: Which is Best?

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA Best Overall: SAP S/4HANA

In our comparison of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA is the best option with a higher overall Wheelhouse Score. Wheelhouse Score uses a combination of feature and pricing comparison data, average user ratings, and editorial reviews to score software vendors on a scale of 1-10.

Quick Info

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Quick Info
WH Score:
8.5
Pricing Score:
7.9
Feature Score:
8.4
Usability Score:
7.8
Company Size:All Sizes
Platforms:
SAP S/4HANA Quick Info
WH Score:
8.9
Pricing Score:
8.2
Feature Score:
9.1
Usability Score:
8.2
Company Size:All Sizes
Platforms:

Pricing

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Pricing
Business Central Essentials
Free
per user / per month
Business Central Premium
Free
per user / per month
SAP S/4HANA Pricing
Price Range
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Features

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Features
  • Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP)
  • Material Requirement Planning (MRP)
  • Bill of Materials (BOM)
  • Production Planning/Management
  • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
  • Assembly Management
  • Shop Floor Control
  • Item Tracking & Traceability
  • Procurement/Replenishment Optimization
  • Purchasing
  • Product Catalog
  • Price Lists
  • Kitting
  • Vendor/Supplier Management
  • Order/Delivery Management
SAP S/4HANA Features
  • Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP)
  • Material Requirement Planning (MRP)
  • Bill of Materials (BOM)
  • Production Planning/Management
  • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
  • Assembly Management
  • Shop Floor Control
  • Item Tracking & Traceability
  • Procurement/Replenishment Optimization
  • Purchasing
  • Product Catalog
  • Price Lists
  • Kitting
  • Vendor/Supplier Management
  • Order/Delivery Management

Pros & Cons

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Pros & Cons
Pros
  • MS Dynamics offers an array of descriptive and simple to interpret data, views, and charts.
Cons
  • Horrible phone feature, and it frequently froze.
SAP S/4HANA Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Numerous features and modules, flexible, and can be configured easily.
Cons
  • It has a steep learning curve.

Reviews

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Reviews
Top Favorable Review
M
Michael
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

Using Dynamics is always a joy.

MS Dynamics offers an array of descriptive and simple to interpret data, views, and charts

None.

Top Critical Review
N
Nancy
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

Operating is was fairly simple, its feature packed, and compared to other CRM systems, it was much simpler and easier.

Horrible phone feature, and it frequently froze

SAP S/4HANA Reviews
Top Favorable Review
G
Gary
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

SAP is undoubtedly the ideal software on the market (comprehensive CRM package) for large organizations, almost everything in the software can be configured, addictive to use after knowing how it operates, and any command that you give it will be executed provided it is well configured.

Numerous features and modules, flexible, and can be configured easily.

Expensive, terrible German tables, resources are required, and the default UI doesn't fit all.

Top Critical Review
J
James
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

It has a steep learning curve. Someone with strong IT skills is needed to run it.

It offers many things that are good like functionality, reports, views, and tools for analysis and forecasting.

It has a steep learning curve.

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA: Detailed Comparison

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA Top Ratings & Reviews: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

In our rating and review comparison of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has 505 user reviews and SAP S/4HANA has 98. The average star rating for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is 4.34 while SAP S/4HANA has an average rating of 4.27. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has more positive reviews than SAP S/4HANA. Comparing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA reviews, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central has stronger overall reviews.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA Best Features & Functionality: SAP S/4HANA

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA both offer a strong set of features and functionality including Manufacturing/Production Management, Inventory Management, Cash Flow Management, Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC), Customer Management, Project Management Features, Accounting Features, Employee Management, Lead Management, Event Management, Asset Management, Campaign Management, Reporting & Analytics, Resource Management, Tax Management, Supported Tax Forms, Workforce Optimization, Shipping & Logistics Management, Payroll Management, Workflow Automation, Expense Management, File Management, Collaboration Tools, Conferencing Capabilities, Portal Types, Appointments/Scheduling, Reminders/Alerts, Drag-and-Drop Builders/Designers, Report Management, Data Management, Data Migration, Systems/Administrative, Sync/Refresh, Customizable Items, Integration Options, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cybersecurity Features, Disaster Recovery, Compliance Accreditations, After-Sales Service, Supported Technologies, Campaign Types, Chat/IM Management, Route Management. In our feature comparison of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA offers more of the most popular features and tools than Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA Best Pricing: SAP S/4HANA

In our pricing comparison of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA's pricing starts at N/A/month and is more affordable compared to SAP S/4HANA's starting cost of N/A/month.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA Best Usability: SAP S/4HANA

Our comparison of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. SAP S/4HANA shows that SAP S/4HANA scores higher in usability for meets requirements, quality of support. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central scores higher in ease of use, learning curve, setup & support, ease of admin, but SAP S/4HANA has the best scores overall for system usability.

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