{"id":1857,"date":"2021-01-06T20:39:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T20:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/?p=1857"},"modified":"2025-11-14T15:57:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T15:57:20","slug":"dynamics-365-business-central-essentials-vs-premium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/dynamics-365-business-central\/dynamics-365-business-central-essentials-vs-premium\/","title":{"rendered":"Dynamics 365 Business Central: Essentials Vs. Premium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/p2.jpg\" alt=\"Dynamics 365 Business Central: Essentials Vs. Premium\" class=\"wp-image-1858\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/p2.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/p2-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dynamics 365 Business Central is a cloud-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/dynamics-365-business-central\/?utm_source=MO&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=BC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ERP software (opens in a new tab)\">ERP software<\/a> that gives small and medium-sized businesses robust features to help them to manage their businesses more efficiently and profitably. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central empowers users with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/microsoft-dynamics-business-central-nav-add-ons\/?utm_source=MO&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=BC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"cloud technology (opens in a new tab)\">cloud technology<\/a>. It allows companies to integrate their business processes with Office 365.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"License_types\"><\/span><strong>License types:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dynamics\n365 Business Central Essentials \u2013 $70 per user per month<\/li><li>Dynamics\n365 Business Central Premium \u2013 $100 per user per month<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s the difference between Premium\nvs Essentials, and which licensing is right for your business? Let\u2019s take a\nlook at the functionality of each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dynamics_365_Business_Central_Essentials\"><\/span><strong>Dynamics 365 Business Central Essentials: <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/dynamics-365-business-central\/?utm_source=MO&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=BC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"D365BC  (opens in a new tab)\">D365BC <\/a>Essentials covers all the core functions a business requires to operate, including<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Finance Management \u2013<\/strong> Electronic payments,\ndimensions, multiple currencies, budgets, accounts schedules, cash flow forecasting,\nfixed assets, cost accounting, general ledger, and direct debits, customer\npayment processes, and etc.<\/li><li><strong>Sales and Marketing \u2013<\/strong> Dynamics 365 Sales\nintegration, campaign management, opportunity management, interaction and\ndocument management, email logging, and contact management.<\/li><li><strong>Sales and Delivery \u2013 <\/strong>Pricing, discounting,\ninvoices, sales order management, sales invoice discounts, alternative shipping\naddresses, and sales return order management.<\/li><li><strong>Purchasing and Payables \u2013<\/strong> Purchase\ninvoicing, purchase return order management, alternative order addresses, purchase\norder management, purchase invoice discounts, and vendor catalog items<\/li><li><strong>Supply Chain Management<\/strong> \u2013 Basic\nreceivables, purchase order management, locations, item transfers, inventory\nand purchasing control, shipment and distribution, returns and cancellations,\nprocurement and vendor management<\/li><li><strong>Project Management \u2013<\/strong> Basic resources,\ncapacity management, multiple costs, jobs, and timesheets<\/li><li><strong>Warehouse Management \u2013<\/strong> Bin setup,\ninventory picks and put-away, warehouse receipt\/shipment, internal picks and\nput-away, warehouse management systems order promising, and automated data\ncapture.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dynamics_365_Business_Central_Premium\"><\/span><strong>Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Premium functionality includes\nthe following offerings in Essential. &nbsp;In\naddition to the features you get with Essentials, Premium offers Service Order\nManagement and Manufacturing capabilities <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Service Management \u2013<\/strong> Planning and\ndispatching, service contract management, service item management, service\norder management, and service price management.<\/li><li><strong>Manufacturing \u2013 <\/strong>Machine centers, standard\ncost worksheets, production bill of materials, basic capacity planning, version\nmanagement, assembly management, production orders, and finite loading.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/dynamics-365-business-central\/?utm_source=MO&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=BC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (opens in a new tab)\">Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make the right choice for your organization, if you\u2019re evaluating Dynamics 365 Business Central for your business and aren\u2019t sure whether Essentials will serve your business needs or if you should upgrade to Premium, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/contact-us\/?utm_source=MO&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=BC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"contact us (opens in a new tab)\">contact us<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/?utm_source=MO&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=BC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MetaOption (opens in a new tab)\">MetaOption<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dynamics 365 Business Central is a cloud-based ERP software that gives small and medium-sized businesses robust features to help them to manage their businesses more efficiently and profitably. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central empowers users with cloud technology. It allows companies to integrate their business processes with Office 365. License types: Dynamics 365 Business Central\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/dynamics-365-business-central\/dynamics-365-business-central-essentials-vs-premium\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[672,640,729,590,596,613,702,675,698,674,689,731,703,699,176,638,725,726,728,727,701,700,694,683],"class_list":["post-1857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dynamics-365-business-central","tag-advanced-warehouse-management","tag-advanced-warehouse-solution","tag-d365ug","tag-document-management-add-on-for-dynamics-nav","tag-document-management-solution-for-dynamics-nav","tag-dynamics-365-business-central","tag-dynamics-business-central-nav-add-ons","tag-dynamics-nav-2018-advanced-warehouse-management","tag-dynamics-nav-magento-connector","tag-dynamics-nav-warehousing","tag-dynamics-new-york-solutions","tag-lifehacks365","tag-manufacturing-solution","tag-metamagento-connector-add-on-of-business-central","tag-microsoft-dynamics","tag-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central","tag-msdyn365bc","tag-msdynnav","tag-mspartner","tag-msuspartner","tag-pharma-track-and-trace","tag-quality-control-software","tag-supply-chain-management-software","tag-warehouse-management-solution"],"featured_image_src":false,"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"MetaOption","author_link":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/category\/dynamics-365-business-central\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Dynamics 365 Business Central<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Dynamics 365 Business Central is a cloud-based ERP software that gives small and medium-sized businesses robust features to help them to manage their businesses more efficiently and profitably. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central empowers users with cloud technology. It allows companies to integrate their business processes with Office 365. 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