{"id":9031,"date":"2020-09-07T17:02:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T16:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acora2021arch.wpengine.com\/?p=9031"},"modified":"2024-05-24T14:53:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:53:27","slug":"dynamics-nav-vs-business-central-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acora.s.nomatter.dev\/nl\/news\/archive\/dynamics-nav-vs-business-central-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Dynamics NAV vs. Business Central: What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Microsoft launched Dynamics 365 Business Central in late 2018. At first glance, Business Central looks like a brand-new product, but it\u2019s not \u2013 Dynamics 365 Business Central is the evolution of Microsoft\u2019s popular ERP solution for SMEs: Dynamics NAV.

Technology moves quickly in a cloud-first world, and it can be tough to keep up with Microsoft\u2019s frequent shuffling of brands, products, and features \u2013 particularly when it\u2019s not clear what the real changes are behind a re-brand.

In this article, we\u2019ve outlined what\u2019s stayed the same in Dynamics NAV, where the key changes are as Dynamics NAV becomes Dynamics 365 Business Central, and how that impacts current users of Dynamics NAV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>A re-brand of the familiar core product<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First, a bit of reassurance. Companies that depend on Dynamics NAV for critical business functions can be safe in the knowledge that, at its core, Business Central does what Dynamics NAV does.

Dynamics 365 Business Central is still the strong ERP solution that small and medium-sized businesses in a variety of sectors have grown to love. And yes, you can still deploy it on-premise if you prefer to do so.

It is common for tech companies to re-brand a product as it evolves, and that is what happened with Dynamics Business Central. In fact, in the long history of the Navision product, Business Central counts as the 3rd major rebrand since the original\u2019s 1987 release.

Business Central is essentially version 13 of Dynamics NAV \u2013 the follow-up to Dynamics NAV 2018 R2, which was version 12.

However, the step from version 12 to 13 is a relatively large leap bringing several changes to the way Dynamics NAV is deployed. So, while the rebrand does not mean the product you rely on is going away, it may mean that you need to think a little differently about your Dynamics NAV deployment once you upgrade to Business Central.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>So, what changed?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While we\u2019re talking evolution rather than revolution, it\u2019s worth understanding that a few key aspects of the NAV solution now look or work a bit differently. Deployment options have also changed and, no surprise here, so has licensing.

First, let\u2019s take a look at the key changes in the UI and the functionality as Dynamics NAV switches to Business Central:<\/p>\n\n\n\n