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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (or Dynamics AX) was an ERP product in the Dynamics family. It has been split into separate Dynamics 365 products and is no longer available.N/A

    NetSuite ERP

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ANetSuite is a suite of ERP and accounting modules which is sold in various editions aimed at different size customers. The multi-country, multi-currency version is an additional module called OneWorld. Netsuite is a SaaS system and is not offered in an on-premise edition.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)NetSuite ERP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)NetSuite ERP
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUsers subscribe to NetSuite for an annual license fee. The license is made up of three main components: core platform, optional modules and the number of users. There is also a one-time implementation fee for initial setup. New modules and users and can be added as a business grows.
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)NetSuite ERP
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Microsoft D365 FO stands out amongst the competitors with its strong backing on the Microsoft Azure cloud and the life cycle services is the best I’ve seen. There is a ways to go in making it low/no code and mobile is there but not great. Overall an ok product as ERP is a …
    Incentivized
    NetSuite
    Chose NetSuite ERP
    We use AX for some of our older operations that haven't been imported to our Magento instance. AX is comparatively harder to navigate vs NetSuite, pulling reports for example can be a pain if you don't have every metric, parameter, etc needed. Given it's an older system, it's …
    Incentivized
    Chose NetSuite ERP
    NetSuite is far superior to these. NetSuite allows for integration with many other products making it very customizable. NetSuite is also much easier to use and set up as the user likes to make their process easier and more automated. NetSuite also makes it easier to have …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Would buy again
    252 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    215 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    254 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    133 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    68%
    Implementation went as expected
    134 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)NetSuite ERP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    20% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    1.1
    15 Ratings
    147% below category average
    Pay calculation9.07 Ratings1.013 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.05 Ratings1.010 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.05 Ratings1.39 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    7.0
    13 Ratings
    8% below category average
    NetSuite ERP
    9.2
    74 Ratings
    19% above category average
    API for custom integration5.013 Ratings9.264 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.912 Ratings9.947 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    6.0
    14 Ratings
    31% below category average
    NetSuite ERP
    9.7
    81 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Single sign-on capability5.013 Ratings9.762 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.014 Ratings9.880 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.3
    14 Ratings
    14% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    9.9
    72 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Dashboards9.012 Ratings9.971 Ratings
    Standard reports7.014 Ratings9.970 Ratings
    Custom reports9.014 Ratings9.970 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    6% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    7.9
    275 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Accounts payable7.015 Ratings8.6269 Ratings
    Accounts receivable7.014 Ratings8.6248 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.06 Ratings9.926 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.07 Ratings9.928 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations7.010 Ratings9.341 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.08 Ratings9.935 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.99 Ratings9.937 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.7
    13 Ratings
    10% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    9.1
    48 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.013 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.011 Ratings8.928 Ratings
    Location management9.011 Ratings9.635 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    7.6
    13 Ratings
    3% below category average
    NetSuite ERP
    9.4
    220 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Pricing8.012 Ratings9.953 Ratings
    Order entry9.011 Ratings8.3216 Ratings
    Credit card processing3.09 Ratings8.937 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.010 Ratings9.548 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.05 Ratings9.921 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.7
    10 Ratings
    15% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    7.9
    216 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Billing Management8.99 Ratings8.5205 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management8.010 Ratings9.927 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management8.97 Ratings9.831 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting8.97 Ratings8.927 Ratings
    Period Close8.07 Ratings9.935 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.9
    7 Ratings
    16% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    6.6
    32 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.06 Ratings6.026 Ratings
    Project Costing8.06 Ratings6.023 Ratings
    Cost Capture8.05 Ratings6.022 Ratings
    Capital Project Management9.05 Ratings4.014 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance9.03 Ratings9.913 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition8.95 Ratings6.922 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    25% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    4.1
    17 Ratings
    50% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling8.95 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers9.04 Ratings3.311 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality6.04 Ratings3.010 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools9.04 Ratings3.68 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    3.1
    12 Ratings
    82% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management9.04 Ratings3.57 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    22% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    3.3
    19 Ratings
    71% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared9.05 Ratings3.58 Ratings
    Contract Authoring9.03 Ratings1.910 Ratings
    Contract Repository9.04 Ratings3.58 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated8.05 Ratings3.613 Ratings
    Supplier Management8.06 Ratings9.913 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    30% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    3.1
    11 Ratings
    71% below category average
    Risk Repository9.02 Ratings3.58 Ratings
    Control Management9.02 Ratings1.911 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments9.02 Ratings3.57 Ratings
    Issue Detection9.02 Ratings3.58 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification9.02 Ratings3.58 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    24% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    3.1
    17 Ratings
    73% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization8.06 Ratings2.89 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management8.05 Ratings2.88 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management8.95 Ratings2.88 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management8.04 Ratings9.914 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management10.05 Ratings2.511 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    7.7
    6 Ratings
    4% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    9.4
    16 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Production Process Design9.05 Ratings8.912 Ratings
    Production Management8.05 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Configuration Management7.04 Ratings9.910 Ratings
    Work Execution8.05 Ratings9.912 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs9.05 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    9.2
    6 Ratings
    26% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    8.5
    141 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Forecasting9.95 Ratings8.817 Ratings
    Inventory Planning9.05 Ratings8.4138 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring9.04 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued) and NetSuite ERP
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    23% above category average
    NetSuite ERP
    3.9
    13 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Proposal Management9.02 Ratings2.610 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management9.03 Ratings3.29 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)NetSuite ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    8.4
    (375 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (49 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (235 ratings)
    Availability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (16 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (216 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    5.4
    (17 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.8
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)NetSuite ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    It integrates fully with the other Microsoft software we use daily, and this coordination speeds up our work and gives us the agility to run easily. For example, in a purchase inquiry, the customer, after submitting a request, identifies the teams that should work on the project, and if they need further review by other people, they are added to the process, and everything is managed seamlessly rather than the sales process. Get the result as fast as possible.
    Incentivized
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    NetSuite
    Best suited for mid-market to lower scale enterprises (under 2,000 employees) especially if migrating from Quickbooks or another fragmented small business system. Also, multi-entity and global operational businesses are very well suited as there is robust functionality around multi-subsidiary, multi-currency and multi-tax controls. Finally, businesses with inventory & supply chain heavy businesses would find the functionality very useful as the system allows warehouse management, lot/batch tracking, fulfillment, etc. Not well suited for startups (a lot of functionality not needed) or very small businesses (under $3mm in revenues). Overkill in complexity and cost and implementation leg-work is necessary relative to the underlying operations of the business. Also, companies with a heavy manufacturing business (shop floor execution) lacks depth with true manufacturing ERPs like Epicor, Infor, etc. and companies expecting consumer grade UX feels like the interface isn't modern or very intuitive right out of the box.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
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    NetSuite
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • MRP can be slow to adapt to changes in actual production or supply chain transactions.
    • Setting up number sequences seems a trivial matter, but these numbers ID transactions once they are in the ledger and are key--easy to miss this point in the implementation process.
    • Bank rec being easily automated and able to quickly plug into a bank back end to get data is not the best.
    • Payment processing can be 'clunky' based on checks, ACH, Wires...as some of these items are not triggered out of the box in AX, bur are easily added --talking ACH and Wires specifically.
    Incentivized
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    NetSuite
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    NetSuite
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    Overall the product does what we need it to do in order for us to function as a company. While there are some concerns over ongoing costs, the belief is, once we have it fully acclimated to our business the cost should settle into alignment with our original expectations. The new features that are consistently being added do add value to the product as they are usually customer request directed.
    Incentivized
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    NetSuite
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    NetSuite
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
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    NetSuite
    Most of the time the performance is very good. Pages load in a few seconds; financial reports take less than 5 seconds; basic searches take a few seconds. But performance can be sporadic throughout the day and cause the run time to triple.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    We use a 3rd-party Microsoft Partner for the system. They are responsive and very knowledgeable. While costs have been mentioned several times in this review they are very aware of costs and have developers who are more economical they use to help offset the level of work required to meet our changes and fix our issues.
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    NetSuite
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    NetSuite
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    NetSuite
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    NetSuite
    I felt NetSuite Professional Services did an excellent job of guiding us in the implementation. I also felt our internal teams were a little resistant to the change and engagement of new software. Had we performed better engaging and buying into the new software, I would be able to rate the implementation better. Therefore, the lower number should not be viewed as a deficiency with the software or the professional services teams, but as an reminder of how important complete buy-in from the local users is.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    I was not part of the decision making process to select Microsoft Dynamics AX, however, I do know that an exhaustive search was done and many options were considered alongside Microsoft Dynamics AX and I feel that the right decision was made in choosing this solution.
    Incentivized
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    NetSuite
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    NetSuite
    We have been able to scale our business 25X without any major overhaul with Netsuite. Its dashboard setup makes onboarding new employees very easy and allows data to be shared across multiple offices. Its cloud setup does not put any pressure on IT to scale servers or other infrastructure. We have been able to become much more efficient in all aspects of the business.
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
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    NetSuite
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots

    NetSuite ERP Screenshots

    Screenshot of one view into the most critical business processes.Screenshot of Netsuite's mobile-friendly design