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Sage 300 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 logo

Sage 300

Multi entity, multi currency ERP without the enterprise price tag

3.5(217)
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central logo

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Microsoft's ERP for companies that already live in Microsoft

3.9(277)
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Ratings

Every score, at a glance

Verified user ratings across every dimension. Sage 300 against Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, nothing weighted.

Dimensions won

05Sage 300 0, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 5

Sage 300 vs Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, across 5 rating dimensions

Widest rating gap

+0.7

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central leads on functionality

Verified reviews

494

217 for Sage 300, 277 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Sage 300 logoSage 300
3.5 out of 5

217 verified reviews

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central logoMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
3.9 out of 5

277 verified reviews

Ratings by dimension

  • Sage 300
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Overall
3.5
3.9
Ease of use
2.6
2.9
Value for money
3.5
3.6
Customer service
2.9
3.3
Functionality
3.7
4.4

Share of verified reviews

Which product reviewers actually write about.

494verified reviews
  • Sage 300217
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central277

Cost to get started

Cheapest paid plan, shown per month.

Sage 300Custom
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central$80/mo

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 against Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, row by row
Sage 300Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Overall rating3.53.9
Reviews217277
Ease of use2.62.9
Value for money3.53.6
Customer service2.93.3
Functionality3.74.4
Starting priceCustom pricing$80/mo
Free trialNoYes
Free versionNoNo

Features

Feature by feature, checked off

Everything each product ships, side by side. No marketing gloss.

Features Sage 300 and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central each ship
FeatureSage 300Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Multi company consolidation
Multi currency with revaluation
Intercompany transactions
General ledger and financials
Inventory control across warehouses
Purchase order and order entry
Project and job costing
Canadian GST, HST and PST handled natively
On premise or cloud hosted deployment
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 plans

Sage 300 Standard

Core financials for a single entity. Quoted through a partner.

Custom

quoted by the vendor

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  • General ledger and financials
  • Accounts payable and receivable
  • Inventory control
  • Purchase and order entry

Sage 300 Advanced

The common starting point for a group. Quoted through a partner.

Custom

quoted by the vendor

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  • Everything in Standard
  • Multi company consolidation
  • Multi currency
  • Intercompany transactions
  • Project and job costing
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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.

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central plans

Team Members

Per user paid yearly. Read data, approve and light entry.

$8/mo

per month

Start free trial
  • 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

Start free trial
  • 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

Start free trial
  • 110 dollars per user per month
  • Everything in Essentials
  • Service order management
  • Manufacturing and production orders
  • Machine and capacity planning
Straight from the vendor

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.

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