Microsoft Dynamics GP vs SAP ERP comparison

Microsoft and SAP are both solutions in the ERP category. Microsoft is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.1, while SAP is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.0. Microsoft holds a 1.0% mindshare in ERP, compared to SAP’s 20.0% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of SAP users who would recommend it.

Microsoft Dynamics GP

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

SAP ERP and Microsoft Dynamics GP compete in the ERP solutions category. SAP ERP might have the upper hand due to its comprehensive integration appealing to large enterprises, while Microsoft Dynamics GP stands out for cost-effectiveness in mid-sized organizations.

Features: SAP ERP is tailored for medium to large companies with a comprehensive suite to manage finance, inventory, and production, offering customization for industry-specific needs. Its integration of operational modules increases efficiency and reduces redundancy. Microsoft Dynamics GP provides core financials and inventory management with easy customization, offering a simplified approach for mid-sized companies seeking cost-effective solutions.

Room for Improvement: SAP ERP's complexity and cost are significant drawbacks, with users noting poor user-friendliness and slow support responses. Microsoft Dynamics GP needs enhancements in cloud capabilities and modernization, experiencing challenges with prolonged usability and on-premises preference.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP ERP primarily supports on-premises deployments, with hybrid options suiting large, resource-intensive organizations. Its customer service varies, with some users reporting slow support. Microsoft Dynamics GP offers versatile deployment options, including hybrid cloud, making it accessible to various businesses. Microsoft provides reliable customer service, appreciated by users for its responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: SAP ERP is known for high initial and ongoing costs, often delaying ROI depending on company size and project scope. It justifies its price with extensive features. Microsoft Dynamics GP offers moderate pricing, making it an attractive option for mid-sized organizations. Users report positive ROI, praising its cost-effectiveness for businesses not requiring deep ERP functionalities.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Ranking in ERP

12th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP ERP

Ranking in ERP

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

104

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the ERP category, the mindshare of Microsoft Dynamics GP is 1.0%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP ERP is 20.0%, down from 23.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Firaz Mohammed

Information Technology Manager at a retailer with 51-200 employees

Offers great integration capabilities and allows just the real-time inventory

Dynamics GP improves inventory management by offering real-time inventory tracking, and automated purchase order creation, receiving, and updating inventory levels. It facilitates site-to-site transfers and allocation tracking, enabling efficient stock management across locations. The integration capability of Dynamics GP, combined with Power Platform, has transformed our business processes. We now use PowerApps to enable salesmen to send orders electronically, eliminating the need for order books. Additionally, we developed HR apps to streamline tasks for our staff, leading to automated processes and improved efficiency. Our experience with Dynamics GP reporting and analytics features, particularly Advanced Analysis, has been great. We utilize customized smart lists for purchasing and other functions, allowing for tailored insights over specific periods. Additionally, we have developed custom dashboards for enhanced visibility and support portal integration. I wouldn't recommend Dynamics GP due to its legacy status and impending end of support. However, if integration with the Power Platform is crucial and the company prioritizes modernization, it could still be a viable option. For new companies, I would suggest considering Dynamics 365 Business Central for a more modern solution. Overall, I would rate Dynamics GP as a seven out of ten.

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Srinivasan Kuppuswamy

Founder Partner & Chief Consultant at Sagesse Abundance

The amazing, robust framework with unlimited scalability earns its #1 status

The solution is not ready for the current e-commerce environment. Its was built for large enterprises who need to predictably optimize their human, material, and financial resources. ERP has evolved and businesses are changing. There are not many large corporations. Most are small enterprises with the capabilities of large enterprises through networking and platform integration. Some companies promote products but get things done with other enterprises as a network. Companies do not want to create new capacity but want to leverage existing capacity with innovative products. They do not want to spend resources on duplicating capacity or facilities. I do not think any ERP product is ready to support this environment so ERPs as a whole might end up being used for back-office functions only. It is not easy to evolve an ERP product because its intent is to integrate functions and processes within an organization. Whereas, in the new business model, processes are not limited to one's own enterprise but cut across different enterprises. There is no enterprise solution as this point in time for the current e-commerce environment so companies must integrate with many solutions.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"We have gained the capability to control and address various issues within the financial module effectively."

"The system is easy to customize and has user-friendly access. "

"It's enhanced by a subscription billing add-on, to efficiently automate billing and invoicing, particularly due to our substantial customer database."

"The solution is easy to use and not complicated. Also, it is easy to get trained on. Also, there is good information available on the web. The GP community is quite broad and there are many blogs online."

"I haven't used it a lot, but the best thing is that the processes are very detailed."

"The most valuable feature is financial control. The accounting aspect allows us to manage our clients and payments."

"It is a tried and tested ERP system which if used correctly, is definitely a very good program for managing all aspects of a business from customer sales, and receivables management, to payable management and finance reporting. So, it's super critical for any mid-sized company."

"You can track everything from beginning to end quite easily."

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"The payroll solution and the localization for advances are valuable."

"It has a lot of integrity of data, and it is fast. All the users feel that they can trust this data. So, data integrity is the most important value of SAP."

"The solution has far more features, processes, and functionalities than we previously had."

"The power of ABAP Development Tools is the main valuable feature in the SAP ECC system. Every couple of years SAP upgrades ABAP technology significantly, which facilitates developers' work."

"It is easier to migrate to SAP ERP from a legacy system. We have different products for data services, and it is easier to migrate to SAP ERP as compared to other solutions. Stability is one of the main features of SAP. What makes SAP ERP better than others is that SAP has taken into consideration the business processes of different industries, such as manufacturing. They have done the research, and they know what are the best practices. They have already implemented these best practices in SAP ERP, which are readily available for a client. Clients can also customize it based on their individual needs."

"The solution provides good production planning."

"This product is very scalable and easy to expand."

"SAP is a very process controlled application. It does not allow users to manage the data. Once the initial process is set, it works smoothly."

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Cons

"The biggest problem with GP is that it's not cloud based and it doesn't lend itself to subscription licensing. But Microsoft wants everything in the cloud and licensed on a subscription basis.Even tThough GP can be deployed on a cloud server, but basically, it's a Windows based product. It uses the older model and companies purchase the program and pay a 16-18 sixteen- eighteen percent annual renewal fee but Microsoft wants everybody to pay monthly or annual renewal fees on a subscription basis."

"The purchase order and processing aspects of the solution should be improved."

"With payroll, the payroll that they have offers US or Canadian tax. However, here, our tax payments are different from the US and Canada. It is very difficult to put in our tax tables. We need some customization. It should be readily available for any country to use according to their tax implications. The system should know different types of tax regimes around the world so that it can accommodate. It's a little bit rigid on that."

"This is now a legacy product, so they're phasing it out over time."

"At times, navigating the user console can be challenging, particularly when trying to find account information."

"As technology changes, I would say probably in the area of chart up account needs improvement because chart up account is a string. So if they make it more flexible."

"It requires a lot of expertise to implement."

"Many of our customers are migrating to the cloud rather than staying on-premises."

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"More integrations and built-in integrations with other environments and products are needed."

"The user interface needs to be improved."

"Poor ergonomics."

"Customizations are a bit expensive."

"I think that implementation could be simplified."

"The flexibility in using the software could improve. I am from a product background and I've been testing a lot of applications, for example, Informatics. The UI, features, and cloud version could improve."

"The problem for us, we are one company that has seven home markets. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. When we need to configure, modify rules, change policies, or taxes rules, when we move currencies around based on our other financial results, it can get very complicated. When we try to join everything together we have some problems. However, the process good, all of our material and procurement processes are going well. The problem is trying to consolidate the financial reports and this is where I have problems."

"SAP ERP was not very user-friendly."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would say that the pricing is moderate, not cheap, and not expensive. There are many more expensive ERPs than GP, and there are less expensive as well, so it is moderately priced."

"In comparison to other ERP systems, the pricing is not necessarily inexpensive, but it can be considered more cost-effective."

"I think the tool is competitively priced and it's more of a one-time investment with a low annual renewal fee."

"We evaluated some local products, because of the pricing, but this product has better features and support."

"Its pricing and licensing are high. Of course, we all know that it is Microsoft."

"For us, in our local currency, it costs us around 5 million Botswanan Pulas a year. It's quite a lot of money."

"The solution's price is steep."

"It is an affordable solution."

"This is a costly product."

"My company makes early payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product. There are no additional costs apart from the charges paid toward the subscription-based license offered by SAP."

"The solution is expensive and is best-suited for large enterprises."

"It is less expensive than its competitors."

"There are licensing costs."

"When we talk about pricing it is expensive. On a scale of one to ten, it would rank a two. There are no additional fees but the user licenses are high."

"The solution is expensive so I rate cost a five out of ten."

"The licensing costs are slightly on the higher side. They need to make it more competitive."

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Construction Company

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Government

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

12%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Dynamics GP?

The most valuable feature is the ability to easily update and maintain accurate data across all aspects of our operations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Dynamics GP?

D365 BC licensing SAAS model with subscription ranging $70/User/Month.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Dynamics GP?

I wish Microsoft gets Dynamics GP to a cloud-based solution, but unfortunately Microsoft had announced the End of Life for Dynamics GP.

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Is Anaplan better than SAP ERP?

There are different aspects of both Anaplan and SAP ERP that I like and dislike. Anaplan improves forecast accuracy and drives up the quality of analytics. Rather than spending all of their time co...

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What do you like most about SAP ERP?

The solution has made the most significant impact on our human resources function, specifically in HR operations and HR analytics. One feature of SAP ERP that I found most valuable is its use of co...

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What needs improvement with SAP ERP?

There is a need for improvement in the business analytics aspect in financial reporting and also in sales and marketing analytics.

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Overview

Microsoft Dynamics GP is a complete enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for small and medium-sized businesses. Dynamics GP helps you gain greater control over your financials, inventory, and operations. It’s easy to implement and use and empowers informed decisions that lead to business success.

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SAP ERP addresses the core business software requirements of midsize and large organizations in all industries and sectors. SAP ERP includes four individual solutions that support key areas of enterprise resource planning: human capital management, financials, operations, corporate services.

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Sample Customers

Rural Metro, WASH Multifamily Laundry, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Elcome International LLC, Batteries Plus Corporate Stores, Catalogic Software, Choate Rosemary Hall

B&G Manufacturing, Unilever, Life is good Inc., Joy Global Inc., City of Cape Town, Bhopal Municipal, Corporation (BMC), adidas Group, Butcher & Packer Supply Company, Franklin Valve L.P., Evoshield, Prime Meats, a Norsan Group company, EMC Corporation, Varian Medical Systems Inc., FC Bayern Mªnchen AG, AkzoNobel Chemicals B.V., T¾V Rheinland, Pacific Drilling S.A., Fire & Rescue New South Wales, University of Amsterdam, Pa_alon S.A.

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