Business Central Versus NetSuite- Side by Side Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

 After my last blog post, I have received lots of requests for my version of a side-by-side 

comparison chart for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. Oracle NetSuite. 

Here you go! 

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Dynamics 365 Business Central vs. NetSuite Features Comparison Chart
Features Comparison	Dynamics 365 Business Central	NetSuite
Core Financial Capabilities (GL, AP, AR, BR)	Included	Included
Multi-Budgets, Currencies, Fixed assets, Distribution, Manufacturing, Job Costing	Included	Al La Carte Pricing
Modern  Interface	Included	Not Included
Users Can Personalize All Windows	Included	Not Included
Number of  Included Upgrades per Year	2	2
Recommended Company Annual Revenue	$1-999M	$1M-500M
Quick speeds on loading records, scrolling through pages	Advanced	Basic, Delayed
Low Monthly Pricing	Low per user, per month, no commitment	Annual Commitment, Base Pricing, per User Pricing
Multi-Currency, Multi-Language	Included	Included
Report Writer	SQL Reporting Services (SSRS), Word, Power BI, Excel	Netsuite Reports
Ease of integration (open API, ODBC, Azure, Rest API, Power Apps)	Included	Need NS Adapter and Integration Team
Annual Commitment	Not Included	Included
Microsoft Single-Sign On	Included	Not Available, User Management in NS
Administer through Office 365 Admin Portal	Included	Not Available
Auto Save on Every Page (Save data after each keystroke)	Included	Not Included
Web, Mobile, App	Included	Included
Robust Artificial Intelligence and Inventory and Cash Flow Forecasting	Included	Not Included
Built-In OCR and Document Routing	Included	Not Included
Contact and Document View and Entry in Outlook	Included	Not Included
Fully Cloud (No Access to DB)	Included	Included
Robust Audit Trails (Change Tracking Logs)	Included	Not Included
Free Learning (Microsoft Learn)	Included	Not Available
Open, Robust Online Documentation	Included	Not Available
Automatic built-in Power BI Reports	Included	Add-On, Need Connector
Integration with Outlook, Excel, Word	Included	Not Available
Available on-premise and cloud (SaaS)	Included	Not Available
Year Founded	1982	1998
Years of Foundation	38	22
Number of Companies	167K+	40K+
Base Price Per Month	Not Included	$999
Additional Charges for multi-budgets, fixed assets, advanced billing, etc.	Everything Included	Al La Carte Pricing
Annual Maintenance Charges	None	10%
Power Apps (Built Your Own Apps for BC)  and Power Automate (Build Your Own Workflow and Data Flows)	Included	Not available
Edit in Excel, Publish in Excel	Available	Not Available
Advanced Manufacturing	Included	A La Carte or App
Sandbox/Dev Environments	3 Included	A La Carte per environment pricing
Minimum User Requirements	1	Base Price, 3
Maximum Users	No Limit	No Limit
Automatic Upgrades	Included	Included
SIFT: Sum Index Flow Technology. Balances are read of indexes, not maintained balances in dedicated tables	Included	Not Included
Ability to preview upgrade and postpone up to 30 days	Included	Not Available