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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Dynamics SL

Composite Score

6.7 /10

CX Score

6.4 /10

8 Reviews Write a Review

What is Microsoft Dynamics SL?

Microsoft Dynamics enterprise resource planning (ERP) software gives your people the tools they need to connect and manage your entire business, from financial and supply chain management and from manufacturing to operations, with the insight you need to make smart decisions. Start with what you need now and easily adapt as your needs change, in the cloud or on your servers—the choice is yours.

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Microsoft Dynamics SL Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

80 Likeliness to Recommend

85 Plan to Renew

70 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+70 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Dynamics SL?

0% Negative

27% Neutral

73% Positive

Pros

Effective Service
Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation
Continually Improving Product

Cons

Leverages Incumbent Status
Less Friendly Negotiation
Less Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Inventory Management

Procurement Management

Shipping Management

Warehouse Management

Transportation Management

Manufacturing Planning and Production

Supplier Management

Forecasting and Planning

Demand Planning

Order Management

Customer Service

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 75

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Microsoft Dynamics SL Reviews

Rancy B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Heavily customizable Pricey on the customization

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Dynamics SL from other similar products?

While SL was a superior product then it has been over taken by the trending new ERPS in the market that offer better and more superior features. For example Dynamics 365 is an upgrade of the Dynamics. When you compare these products you are better of having the new versions than to have Dynamics SL

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It’s ability to be customized to fit your needs plus integration with other ISV’s

What do you dislike most about this product?

You have to customize a lot to get the procurement module and Budgeting

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend to go for a superior ERP like Dynamics 365

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Includes Product Enhancements
Friendly Negotiation

Divy G.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

Easy to use but complex to install

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Dynamics SL from other similar products?

Stability and security

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Stable and reliable

What do you dislike most about this product?

User interface

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

They should go for it

Pros

Client's Interest First
Performance Enhancing
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Cons

Less Reliable
Less Respectful
Less Productive

Dean N.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2021

Good solid no fuss accounting system

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Dynamics SL from other similar products?

Project-based accounting provides helpful reports to evaluate and manage business units.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Spreadsheets can be used to prepare entries that can easily copy into the appropriate input fields in Dynamics SL.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There are error messages which don’t provide me with enough information.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Simple, hard working and no frills accounting system

Pros

Effective Service
Includes Product Enhancements
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies
Under Delivered
Less Friendly Negotiation

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Microsoft Dynamics SL Ratings

80 Likeliness to Recommend

85 Plan to Renew

70 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+70 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Dynamics SL?

Pros

Cons

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Inventory Management Includes units tracking and purchasing, backorder status, and product history through barcodes, RFID, IoT and other methods of tracking inventory

Procurement Management Includes purchasing and procurement management, as well as supplier management and optimization.

Shipping Management Includes batch orders, packing slips and labels, rate calculations and tracking details.

Warehouse Management Includes 3PL management, inventory tracking, and demand planning.

Transportation Management Includes carrier and fleet management, as well as routing and scheduling.

Manufacturing Planning and Production Transformation of raw materials to finished goods, assembling, kitting, and quality

Supplier Management Ability to generate, sort and categorize vendor profiles and/or including supplier collaboration, quarterly Business Review Meetings, Scorecards, KPI and SLA's.

Forecasting and Planning Includes historical "what-if" analysis, data separation, and demand shaping capacity.

Demand Planning Demand forecasting, capacity planning, product flow planning, scheduling, and "what-if" analysis.

Order Management Includes order entry, order processing, order tracking, and parts management.

Customer Service Support for deliver, returns, schedule changes, and any other product challenges

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Microsoft Dynamics SL Reviews

Rancy B.

Heavily customizable Pricey on the customization

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Divy G.

Easy to use but complex to install

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Dean N.

Good solid no fuss accounting system

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Inventory Management

Procurement Management

Shipping Management

Warehouse Management

Transportation Management

Manufacturing Planning and Production

Supplier Management

Forecasting and Planning

Demand Planning

Order Management

Customer Service

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness