Best for
Best for small companies and freelancers that want to own their ERP and CRM data and can run or rent a server for it.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
ERP Comparison
Dolibarr vs. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
At a glance
At a glance
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
Best for
Best for larger finance teams already invested in Microsoft that need multi-country compliance and reporting on Power BI.
- Enterprise
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | Dolibarr | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free to self-host; DoliCloud from €14 / user / month The software itself is a free download under GPL-3+ and you provide the hosting. On the official DoliCloud service, Dolibarr Basic is 14 euro per user and month and Dolibarr Premium starts at 45 euro per month. | From $210 / user / month Paid yearly. Dynamics 365 Finance Premium is $300 per user and month and adds 1,000 Copilot Credits per user each month plus higher capacity and storage entitlements. |
| Free trial | Free to download and self-host; DoliCloud offers a 30-day trial without a credit card | Yes, a free trial is offered |
| Team size | Freelancers, small, medium and large companies, foundations and associations | Not stated |
| API | Yes, an optional REST API module with key-based authentication and a built-in API explorer | Yes, integrates with Dataverse, Power BI and Microsoft Fabric |
| Languages | Not stated | 67 languages, with compliance coverage across 57 countries |
| Hosting | Self-hosted on Windows, Linux or macOS, via Docker, or hosted on DoliCloud | Cloud (SaaS). The electronic invoicing service does not support on-premises deployments |
| Project costing | Yes, projects as a hierarchy of tasks with a budget field and time recorded per task and user, and invoices generated from time spent; proposals, orders, supplier invoices and expense reports link to the project | Yes, project management and accounting in Finance, with six project types (time and material, fixed-price, investment, cost, internal and time), work breakdown structures, forecasts and budgets, cost-to-complete estimates and a Cost control page that sets actual and committed costs against the original budget |
| Invoicing | Yes, customer and supplier invoices, template invoices, payments and bank reconciliation, plus a point-of-sale module | Yes, accounts payable and accounts receivable, plus a configurable electronic invoicing service for country-specific formats |
| Digital receipt capture | Scans can be attached to expense reports and other records; the module documentation describes no OCR capture | Yes, Copilot-powered invoice capture to reduce manual data entry |
| Reporting and controlling | Double-entry accounting with transactions grouped in journals, and general ledger exports in CSV, the French FEC format and formats for Sage, Cegid, EBP, Ciel, Quadratus and Cogilog | Yes, financial reporting plus Business performance analytics, included in the licence and built on Dataverse and Power BI |
| Time tracking | Yes, timesheets in the HR module and time spent per task and user in the project module | Yes, project timesheets under Project management and accounting, with entry on behalf of another worker by a delegate, saved favourites and submission to a workflow approval process. Mobile-optimised timesheet pages cover entry, submission and approval in a phone browser, and recorded hours feed billable and efficiency utilisation reporting. |
| Integrations and API | Yes, an optional REST API module authenticated by an API key, with a built-in explorer, plus import and export tools, the Module Builder and the DoliStore add-on marketplace | Yes, integration with Dataverse, Power BI and Microsoft Fabric |
| AI features | No | stated Yes |
| Deployment | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Community forum | Email helpdesk |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Integrations | Not stated | Microsoft Dataverse, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, SharePoint |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Dolibarr Free to self-host; DoliCloud from €14 / user / month Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance From $210 / user / month
- Free trial Dolibarr Free to download and self-host; DoliCloud offers a 30-day trial without a credit card Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Yes, a free trial is offered
- Deployment Dolibarr Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
- Company size Dolibarr Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Enterprise
- Hosting Dolibarr Self-hosted on Windows, Linux or macOS, via Docker, or hosted on DoliCloud Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Cloud (SaaS). The electronic invoicing service does not support on-premises deployments
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Dolibarr
Strengths
- Free and open source under GPL-3+, with no per-seat cost when self-hosted
- Modular: each area is switched on separately, so unused parts stay out of the interface
- Runs from packaged installers, a plain PHP stack or Docker, and moves between self-hosting and DoliCloud
- Module Builder and the DoliStore marketplace for extensions
- Accounting exports in the FEC format and in formats for several accounting packages
Limitations
- Self-hosting means running and patching a PHP and database stack yourself
- Project planning has no capacity-based scheduling and no critical path
- No OCR receipt capture documented; scans are attached by hand
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
Strengths
- Business performance analytics is included in the Finance licence rather than sold separately
- Electronic invoicing service covers country-specific formats, digital signatures and web service submission
- Finance insights adds cash flow forecasts, payment predictions and budget proposals from your own data
- Compliance coverage stated across 57 countries and 67 languages
Limitations
- At $210 per user and month it is priced well above mid-market suites
- Several of the AI agents, including account reconciliation and the Finance Agent, are still in preview
- Business performance analytics currently reports on up to eight quarters of data and refreshes twice a day
- The electronic invoicing service is cloud only and is not available in every region
Plans
Pricing
Dolibarr
- Self-hosted €0 The software is a free download under GPL-3+; you provide the server and the maintenance.
- Dolibarr Basic €14 Per user and month on DoliCloud, the official hosted service, with a 30-day trial and no credit card required.
- Dolibarr Premium €45 From, per month on DoliCloud.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
- Dynamics 365 Finance $210 Per user and month, paid yearly.
- Dynamics 365 Finance Premium $300 Per user and month, paid yearly. Adds 1,000 Copilot Credits per user each month plus higher capacity and storage entitlements.
What users say
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Dolibarr
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
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- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Dolibarr https://www.dolibarr.org · checked against the official source on 2026-09-10
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/products/finance · checked against the official source on 2026-08-23
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