Comparison

Business Central
Vs Finance &
Operations
 Microsoft Business Applications
Audience Ecosystem Industry

Customers Consumers Partners Alliances Influencers Trade Bodies Manufacturing Retail Pharma IT/ITES Public Sector

Sales Customer Field Marketing Project Sales Customer Market Customer Remote Layout Guide
Service Service Operations Insights Service Insights Insights Insights Assist

Finance Supply Chain Commerce HR Business Product Fraud Connected Product

Management Central Insights Protection Store
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Applications Artificial Intelligence Mixed Reality

Power Platform Linked Data Integration Office 365

Relationship Common Data AI Dual

Sales Data Service Connectors Builder Write

Deployment Options

AI/Machine Developer Internet of Identity &

Learning Analytics Database Tools DevOps Integration Things Storage Management
Cloud On-Premise Hybrid

Security Privacy Microsoft Trust Center Compliance Transparency

Target markets…that overlap

Small & mid-size Enterprise Commercial

Small & mid-size Commercial
businesses
Industry and vertical
capabilities
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Financial Account Bank reconciliation Fixed asset management Month/year end closing
management receivables/payables

Sales and service

Quote generation Contact management Sales invoicing Payment processing
management

Project
Capacity planning Budgets and estimates Job and process costing Resource management
management

Supply chain Inventory and Procurement and

Shipment and distribution Returns and cancellations
management purchasing control vendor management

Operations
Forecasting Production planning Manufacturing capacity Warehouse management
management

Reporting
Customer insights Self-serve reports Interactive dashboards Built-in intelligence
and analytics
Finance and Operation Core Capabilities
UX

MICROSOFT CONFIDENTIAL – INTERNAL ONLY

Artificial Intelligence
 F&O BC
Multinational midsize to large enterprises. Small to midsize organizations

Available in 140 countries, 40 localization, 24 Available in 38 countries, partner localizations,

Languages 24 Languages

Deployment: 6-18 months Deployment: 1-8 months

Multiple vertical-industry capabilities OOB Vertical-industry capabilities available through

Partner Network
Hundred-thousands of transactions
Thousands of transactions
 Functionality F&O BC Functionality F&O BC
General Ledger ■ ■ Dual Currency / Triangulation ■
Accounts Payable ■ ■ Audit and Compliance ■
Accounts Receivable ■ ■ Multi-Entity2 ■ ■
Cash & Bank Management ■ ■ Tax ■ ■
Credit and Collections ■ GST/VAT ■ ■
Fixed Assets ■ ■ Allocations ■ ■
Electronic Funds Transfer ■ ■ Cash Flow Forecasting ■ ■
Financial Consolidations ■ ■ Finance Charges / Interest ■ ■
Financial Reporting1 ■ ■ Company Hierarchies ■
Global Electronic Reporting ■ Deduction Management ■
Cost Accounting ■ ■ Document Capture ■
Revenue Recognition ■ ■ Multiple Chart of Accounts ■
Multi-Currency ■ ■ Journal Approval Workflows ■ ■
 Functionality F&O BC Functionality F&O BC
Recurring Journals ■ Letters of Guarantee ■
Intrastat Journals ■ ■ Letters of Credit ■
Payment Terms and Schedules ■ ■ Multiple Asset Books ■ ■
Dunning ■ Bill of Exchange ■
Bank Statement Reconciliation ■ ■ Collection Letters ■
Positive Pay ■ ■ Vendor Aging ■ ■
Multiple Depreciation Methods ■ ■ Customer Aging ■ ■
Multiple Posting Layers ■ Financial Dimensions ■ ■
Multiple Financial Calendars ■ Budget and Forecast1 ■ ■
Intercompany Journals ■ ■ Budget Control ■
Statistical Accounts ■
Payment Run Management ■ ■
Electronic Payments ■ ■
Deposit Slips ■ ■
 Functionality F&O BC Functionality F&O BC
Requisitions ■ ■ Purchase Order Change Management ■
Request for Quote ■ Purchase Trade Agreements ■
Vendor Onboarding ■ ■ Vendor Catalogs ■
Purchase Order Management ■ ■ External Vendor Punch Out ■
Vendor Collaboration ■ Vendor Management ■ ■
Vendor Portal ■ Blanket Purchase Orders ■ ■
Purchase Agreements ■ Purchase Quotes ■ ■
Purchase Discounts ■ ■ Purchase Returns Management ■ ■
Purchase Tax ■ ■ Vendor Discount Groups ■ ■
Intercompany Purchases ■ ■ Vendor Rebates ■
Purchase Planning ■ Purchase Credit Memos ■ ■
1099 ■ ■ Authorized Vendor Product List ■
Vendor Change Management ■ Asset Capitalization ■
 Functionality F&O BC Functionality F&O BC
Vendor Certifications ■
Vendor Rating ■
RFQ Response Ranking ■
Attribute Based Pricing ■
Invoice Matching Policies ■
Promissory Notes ■
Payment Fees ■
Broker Contracts ■
Royalty Management ■
Foreign Currency Revaluation ■
 Functionality F&O BC Functionality F&O BC
Product Master Data Management ■ ■ Inventory Items ■ ■
Product configuration modules ■ Expense Items ■ ■
Attribute Management ■ ■ FIFO/LIFO/WAC/BATCH Costing ■ ■
Dimension and variant management ■ ■
Product Change Management ■
Product Compliance ■
Multiple Units of Measure ■ ■
Standard Costing ■ ■
Product Dimensions ■ ■
Product Category Hierarchy Management ■
Restricted Product Regions ■
Product Safety Data Sheets ■
Service Items ■ ■
 Functionality F&O BC Functionality F&O BC
Sales Quotations ■ ■ Trade Promotions ■
Sales Order Processing ■ ■ Multiple Ship To / Bill To ■ ■
Product Configurator ■ Commissions ■
Pricing ■ ■ Customer Management ■ ■
Sales Agreements ■ Order Promising ■ ■
Rebates ■ Available to Promise ■ ■
Discounts ■ ■ Capable to Promise ■ ■
Sales Tax ■ ■ Order and Item Charges ■ ■
Intercompany Sales ■ ■ Blanket Sales Orders ■ ■
Delivery Date Management ■ Marketing Fund Management ■
Direct Delivery Management ■ ■ Customer Price Groups ■ ■
Return Order Management ■ ■ Product Family Pricing ■ ■
Customer Change Management ■ Sales Analysis Dashboards ■ ■
 Functionality F&O BC Functionality F&O BC
Billbacks ■
Smart Rounding ■
Credit Card Integration ■
Attribute Based Pricing ■
 Functionality F&O BC Functionality F&O BC
Warehouse Management ■ ■ Batch Attribute Management ■
Inventory Management ■ ■ Intercompany Sales ■ ■
Batch and Serial Tracking ■ ■ Potency Management ■
Transportation Management ■ Cross Docking ■
Quality Management ■ Warehouse Replenishment ■
Intercompany Planning ■ ■ Route Management ■
Intercompany Transfers ■ ■ Freight Calculation ■
Inventory Costing ■ ■ Freight Bill Reconciliation ■
Demand Forecasting ■ ■ Transfer Orders ■ ■
Catchweight Management ■ Returns Management ■ ■
Multiple Units of Measure ■ ■ Cycle Counting ■ ■
Multi-Site ■ ■ Mobile Handheld ■
Multi-Warehouse ■ ■ Inventory Picking ■ ■
 Functionality F&O BC Functionality F&O BC
Capital Projects ■
Time & Materials Projects ■ ■
Resource Scheduling ■ ■
Billing & Invoice Rules ■
Revenue Recognition1 ■
Milestone billing rules ■ ■
Work Breakdown Structures ■ ■
Cost & Effort Tracking ■ ■
Project Quotations ■ ■
Grant Management ■
Resource Capacity Management ■ ■
 Functionality F&O BC Functionality F&O BC
Expense Report Management ■
Time Sheet Management ■ ■
Travel Requisitions ■
Workflow Approval ■
Time & Expense Policies ■
Credit Card Import ■
VAT/GST Reclamation ■
Pre Diems and Mileage ■
Employee Payments ■
 Functionality F&O BC Functionality F&O BC
Employee Management ■ ■ Injury & Illness Management ■
Skills, Competencies & Certifications ■ Compensation Management ■
Position Management ■ Recruitment Projects ■
Job Management ■ Applicant Management ■
Employee Self-Service Portal ■
Benefits Management ■
Course Management ■
Loaned Items ■
Questionnaires ■
I-9 Document Management ■
Worker Goal Management ■
Absence & Leave Management ■
FMLA Cases ■
Functionality F&O BC Functionality F&O BC