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Acumatica and Microsoft Dynamics 365

The same fields for both, from each vendor's own pages and the SEC, read on the dates shown. This table does not say which to choose: that depends on your requirements, and the guide's checklist is how to test them.

Published 29 October 2026; vendor pages read 29 October 2026.

FieldAcumaticaMicrosoft Dynamics 365
Described as (our words)Cloud ERP with editions for distribution, manufacturing, construction and other industries. The pricing page offers a custom pricing review rather than a price list.Microsoft's business management application for small and midsize companies, part of the Dynamics 365 family. Licences are published per user per month, paid yearly.
In its own wordsAn intuitive Cloud ERP solution to power your whole business (acumatica.com, read 29 October 2026)Streamline and grow your business with Dynamics 365 Business Central, a comprehensive business management software for small and medium-sized businesses. (microsoft.com, read 29 October 2026)
Lists on its siteNo module list taken from the pages we read.Finance; Supply Chain Management; Project Operations; Human Resources; Business Central (microsoft.com)
PricingQuoted on request. The pricing page says Schedule a no-obligation custom pricing review with an Acumatica expert (acumatica.com pricing, read 29 October 2026)The pricing page states $80.00 user/month, paid yearly (microsoft.com pricing, read 29 October 2026)
Integrations it namesNo integrations taken from the pages we read.No integrations taken from the pages we read.
Public companyNo company named “Acumatica” in the SEC's list of companies with tickers, read 29 October 2026. A listing elsewhere, or a parent company, is not checked here.SEC registrant: MICROSOFT CORP, ticker MSFT (EDGAR filings, CIK 789019).
Guides it appears inMidmarket ERPMidmarket ERP

Ask both of them

From the Midmarket ERP guide. Put the same questions to each vendor and compare the answers against your checklist.

  • Run a scripted scenario we send you, with our entities and our transactions, not your demo company.
  • Show an intercompany sale, its elimination and the consolidated statements.
  • Show who can post a journal entry, who approves it, and the log of both.
  • What changed in the last two upgrades, and did customers have to retest anything?
  • Which parts of this demo are standard and which were configured or built for it?
  • Introduce me to the people on our project, and to two customers your team implemented.

Sources

  1. Acumatica. acumatica.com/, read 29 October 2026.
  2. Acumatica. acumatica.com/pricing/, read 29 October 2026.
  3. SEC EDGAR. sec.gov/files/company_tickers.json, read 29 October 2026.
  4. Microsoft Dynamics 365. microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/products/business-central, read 29 October 2026.
  5. Microsoft Dynamics 365. microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/products/business-central/pricing, read 29 October 2026.
  6. SEC EDGAR. sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000789019&type=10-K, read 29 October 2026.