{"id":2491,"date":"2021-12-23T17:56:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T17:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/?p=2491"},"modified":"2025-10-16T19:42:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:42:38","slug":"business-central-premium-and-essential-licensing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/dynamics-365-business-central\/business-central-premium-and-essential-licensing\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturers: Select between Business Central Premium and Essential Licensing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Microsoft\u00a0Dynamics 365 Business Central\u00a0is the latest version of the Dynamics NAV product, which is the best option for Dynamics NAV customers who want a modern and affordable solution. Dynamics 365 Business Central<\/a>\u00a0is in two\u00a0versions i.e., Business Central Essentials and Business Central\u00a0Premium.\u00a0If you are running a manufacturing business then it is important to understand the difference between these two versions to ensure you get the solution that addresses your needs. In this blog post, we are covering the differences between these two versions of Business Central for Manufacturing<\/a> that are relevant to making the right decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Manufacturers:<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>The differences between Dynamics 365 Business Central Essentials and\nPremium <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before discussing what version of Business Central for manufacturing is best for your company, let\u2019s start with a quick overview\u00a0of the two versions of Business Central for manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Business Central Essentials Core Modules <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dyn365BC<\/a>\u00a0Essentials covers all the core functions a business requires to operate, including<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finance Management <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electronic payments, dimensions, multiple currencies,\nbudgets, accounts schedules, cash flow forecasting, fixed assets, cost accounting,\ngeneral ledger, and direct debits, customer payment processes, and etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sales and Marketing <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dynamics 365 Sales integration, campaign management,\nopportunity management, interaction and document management, email logging, and\ncontact management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sales and Delivery<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pricing, discounting, invoices, sales order management,\nsales invoice discounts, alternative shipping addresses, and sales return order\nmanagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purchasing and Payables<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purchase invoicing, purchase return order management,\nalternative order addresses, purchase order management, purchase invoice\ndiscounts, and vendor catalog items<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supply Chain Management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic receivables, purchase order management, locations,\nitem transfers, inventory and purchasing control, shipment and distribution,\nreturns and cancellations, procurement and vendor management<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Management<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic resources, capacity management, multiple costs, jobs,\nand timesheets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warehouse Management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bin setup, inventory picks and put-away, warehouse\nreceipt\/shipment, internal picks and put-away, warehouse management systems\norder promising, and automated data capture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Business Central Premium Core Modules <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Premium functionality includes the following offerings in\nEssential.  In addition to the features you get with Essentials, Premium\noffers Service Order Management and Manufacturing capabilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service Management<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning and dispatching, service contract management,\nservice item management, service order management, and service price\nmanagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manufacturing<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Machine centers, standard cost worksheets, production bill\nof materials, basic capacity planning, version management, assembly management,\nproduction orders, and finite loading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production Management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enables complex, multi-level structures of\nbills of materials and routings, including scheduling and\nmanaging finished goods production. Cost: $100 per full user per\nmonth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make\nthe right choice for your organization, and for more information and a tailored\ndemonstration contact us<\/a>\ntoday at MetaOption<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Microsoft\u00a0Dynamics 365 Business Central\u00a0is the latest version of the Dynamics NAV product, which is the best option for Dynamics NAV customers who want a modern and affordable solution. Dynamics 365 Business Central\u00a0is in two\u00a0versions i.e., Business Central Essentials and Business Central\u00a0Premium.\u00a0If you are running a manufacturing business then it is important to understand the difference\u2026 Read More »<\/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":[659,962,524,388,189,521,525,850,445,780,438,175,441,174,520,897,437,916,915,638,54,662,917,963],"class_list":["post-2491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dynamics-365-business-central","tag-business-central","tag-business-central-licensing","tag-cloud-erp","tag-cloud-erp-software","tag-cloud-services","tag-cloud-based-solution","tag-erp-cloud-services","tag-erp-for-manufacturers","tag-erp-for-manufacturing-industry","tag-erp-for-smb","tag-erp-manufacturing-usa","tag-erp-software","tag-erp-software-for-manufacturing-companies","tag-erp-solution","tag-erp-system","tag-manufacturing-erp","tag-manufacturing-erp-solution","tag-microsoft-appsource","tag-microsoft-business-central","tag-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central","tag-microsoft-dynamics-partner","tag-microsoft-erp-solution","tag-microsoft-gold-partner","tag-premium-licensing"],"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":"Dynamics 365 Business Central<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Microsoft\u00a0Dynamics 365 Business Central\u00a0is the latest version of the Dynamics NAV product, which is the best option for Dynamics NAV customers who want a modern and affordable solution. Dynamics 365 Business Central\u00a0is in two\u00a0versions i.e., Business Central Essentials and Business Central\u00a0Premium.\u00a0If you are running a manufacturing business then it is important to understand the difference\u2026…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2491"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2494,"href":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491\/revisions\/2494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}