Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate vs Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Verified ratings, feature by feature comparison and real pricing. Everything a North American business needs to pick between these two.

Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
The system large US contractors and developers already run

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Microsoft's ERP for companies that already live in Microsoft
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Ratings
Every score, at a glance
Verified user ratings across every dimension. Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate against Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, nothing weighted.
Dimensions won
05Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate 0, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 5
Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate vs Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, across 5 rating dimensions
Widest rating gap
+0.5
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central leads on ease of use
Verified reviews
498
221 for Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate, 277 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
221 verified reviews
277 verified reviews
Ratings by dimension
- Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Share of verified reviews
Which product reviewers actually write about.
- Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate221
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central277
Cost to get started
Cheapest paid plan, shown per month.
At least one of these is quoted rather than published, so compare the ratings above and get a real number from each vendor.
Head to head
Where each one wins
Row by row, with the stronger score highlighted. Straight from verified reviews.
| Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Reviews | 221 | 277 |
| Ease of use | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| Value for money | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Customer service | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Functionality | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| Starting price | Custom pricing | $80/mo |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Free version | No | No |
Features
Feature by feature, checked off
Everything each product ships, side by side. No marketing gloss.
| Feature | Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central |
|---|---|---|
| Job cost across hundreds of concurrent jobs | ||
| Subcontract control with compliance holds | ||
| Insurance certificate tracking | ||
| Prevailing wage and certified payroll | ||
| Union payroll with fringe calculations | ||
| AIA progress billing and retainage | ||
| Lease administration | ||
| CAM reconciliation | ||
| Tenant billing | ||
| Equipment costing | ||
| Document management | ||
| Full general ledger with dimensions | ||
| Inventory and warehouse management | ||
| Purchasing and sales order processing | ||
| Project accounting and job costing | ||
| Manufacturing on the Premium plan | ||
| Two way Excel editing of ERP data | ||
| Native Teams, Outlook and Power BI integration | ||
| Power Platform automation without a developer | ||
| Multi currency and multi company | ||
| Low cost Team Members licence for approvers |
Pricing
Both price lists, side by side
Every plan from both vendors, side by side, priced in US dollars.
Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate plans
Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
Licensed by module and user. Quoted through a specialist partner.
Custom
quoted by the vendor
- Construction accounting
- Job cost at scale
- Subcontract compliance control
- Prevailing wage and union payroll
- Property management
- Service management
Pricing is quoted
Sage does not publish a list price, so the only real number is the one they quote you. Ask for the implementation cost in writing at the same time.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central plans
Team Members
Per user paid yearly. Read data, approve and light entry.
$8/mo
per month
- 8 dollars per user per month
- Read all data
- Approve workflows
- Update existing records
- Time sheet entry
Essentials
Per user paid yearly. Finance, supply chain, sales and projects.
$80/mo
per month
- 80 dollars per user per month
- Financial management
- Supply chain and inventory
- Sales and purchasing
- Project management
- Warehouse management
- Two way Excel editing
Premium
Per user paid yearly. Adds service management and manufacturing.
$110/mo
per month
- 110 dollars per user per month
- Everything in Essentials
- Service order management
- Manufacturing and production orders
- Machine and capacity planning
Get current pricing
These are list prices and vendors adjust them from time to time. Check with Microsoft for the figure you will actually pay.