Best for
Best for product businesses selling across several channels that need one system for stock, orders and warehousing alongside their accounting package.
- Small and mid-sized
ERP Comparison
Cin7 vs. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
At a glance
At a glance
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Best for
Best for small and mid-sized businesses already in the Microsoft ecosystem that want finance, sales, service and operations connected to Outlook, Excel, Teams and Power BI.
- Small and mid-sized
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | Cin7 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From 349 US dollars / month Cin7 Core Standard, including five users, two e-commerce and app integrations and 6,000 sales orders per year. Prices in US dollars, excluding taxes. Extra users, integrations and features are add-ons. Cin7 Omni is quoted on request. | From $80 / user / month Essentials plan, billed annually. Premium is $110 per user and month. A limited-access Team Members plan is $8 per user and month. |
| Free trial | Not stated | 30 days, no credit card required |
| Users | Five users on Standard, ten on Pro, fifteen on Advanced, eight on Omni | 55,000+ companies |
| API | Yes, alongside native integrations with more than 700 applications | Yes, Microsoft ecosystem integration and APIs |
| Languages | Not stated | 47 languages across 242+ countries |
| Hosting | Cloud | Cloud (SaaS), with an on-premises deployment option |
| Project costing | Manufacturing is covered by bill of materials production with resource and waste tracking rather than by project costing | Yes, project management with project costing |
| Invoicing | Yes, sales order management with a B2B portal, point of sale and EDI, with invoices synced to the connected accounting system | Yes, finance and sales order management with invoicing |
| Digital receipt capture | Yes, Intelligent Document Recognition reads incoming documents | Yes, automated invoice processing |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, more than 70 reports plus ForesightAI demand forecasting and an Ask Me Anything query tool | Yes, real-time financial dashboards and Power BI |
| Time tracking | Warehouse only: picking and packing are timed to measure worker efficiency. No employee timesheets | Yes, weekly time sheets per resource with absence lines, approval by a manager or the responsible project lead, and posting to project and resource journals |
| Integrations and API | Yes, an API for custom extensions alongside more than 700 native integrations | Yes, integrates across the Microsoft ecosystem (Outlook, Excel, Teams, Power BI) with APIs |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise |
| Support | Chat, 24/7 | Email helpdesk, Community forum |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding, Personal consulting | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized | Small and mid-sized |
| Integrations | more entries QuickBooks Online, Xero, Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce | Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Power BI |
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Key Differences
- Starting price Cin7 From 349 US dollars / month Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central From $80 / user / month
- Deployment Cin7 Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise
- Hosting Cin7 Cloud Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Cloud (SaaS), with an on-premises deployment option
- Support Cin7 Chat, 24/7 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Email helpdesk, Community forum
- Users Cin7 Five users on Standard, ten on Pro, fifteen on Advanced, eight on Omni Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 55,000+ companies
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Cin7
Strengths
- Multi-location inventory, warehousing, purchasing and multi-channel orders in one system
- More than 700 native integrations plus an API
- Two-way sync with QuickBooks and Xero
- 24/7 global support, with group, one-to-one and partner-led implementation
Limitations
- No general ledger of its own; accounting depends on a QuickBooks or Xero integration
- Time tracking is limited to picking and packing efficiency, so employee hours are not covered
- Plans cap the annual sales order volume, from 6,000 on Standard to 120,000 on Advanced
- Users come bundled per plan, so a small team pays for seats it may not use
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Strengths
- Connects finance, sales, service, supply chain and operations for small and mid-sized businesses
- Deep integration with Outlook, Excel, Teams and Power BI
- Microsoft Copilot and AI agents built in
- Available in 47 languages across 242+ countries
Limitations
- Built around the Microsoft ecosystem
- The Team Members plan only allows limited read and approval access
Plans
Pricing
Cin7
- Cin7 Core Standard 349 US dollars Per month. Five users, two e-commerce and app integrations, 6,000 sales orders per year, unlimited inventory locations, standard warehouse management and barcode scanning.
- Cin7 Core Pro 599 US dollars Per month. Ten users, four integrations, 24,000 sales orders per year, plus material requirements planning.
- Cin7 Core Advanced 1,199 US dollars Per month. Fifteen users, six integrations, 120,000 sales orders per year, plus advanced warehouse management.
- Cin7 Omni Not stated Quoted on request. Eight users, five integrations, flexible sales order volume and a fully customisable setup.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Team Members $8 Per user and month, billed annually. Limited access to read data, approve workflows and update select information.
- Essentials $80 Per user and month, billed annually. Finance, sales and marketing, purchasing, inventory, supply chain and project management, with unlimited users.
- Premium $110 Per user and month, billed annually. Everything in Essentials plus service management and manufacturing.
What users say
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Cin7
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
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Where this comes from
Cin7 https://www.cin7.com · no check date recorded yet
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/products/business-central · checked against the official source on 2026-09-01
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