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DEAR Systems vs Dynamics AX

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DEAR Systems

ERP & Business Operations

Cloud inventory management for growing businesses

From
$249/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Dynamics AX logo

Dynamics AX

ERP & Business Operations

Comprehensive ERP for enterprise operations

From
$210/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: DEAR Systems dEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page; Dynamics AX dynamics 365 Finance is 210 USD per user per month paid yearly, and Finance Premium is 300 USD per user per month paid yearly
  • They diverge on capability: DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Dynamics AX covers Financial management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DEAR Systems and Dynamics AX actually diverge.

Attributes where DEAR Systems and Dynamics AX differ
AttributeDEAR SystemsDynamics AX
Starting price$249/month$210/month
Founded20121975

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Cloud, Web, Mobile), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP & Business Operations).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in DEAR Systems

  • Inventory control
  • Purchase orders
  • Sales orders
  • Accounting integration
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce

Only in Dynamics AX

  • Financial management
  • Supply chain
  • Project accounting
  • Human resources
  • Power BI
  • Power Apps
  • Office 365
  • Azure

Both cover

  • Manufacturing
  • Cloud support
  • Web support
  • Mobile support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

DEAR Systems

  • Inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellersnot Dynamics AX
  • Manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planningnot Dynamics AX
  • Syncing stock and orders with Xero or QuickBooks Onlinenot Dynamics AX
  • Multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locationsnot Dynamics AX

Dynamics AX

  • Core financial management and accounting for large enterprisesnot DEAR Systems
  • Consolidating multi entity and multi currency finance operationsnot DEAR Systems
  • Manufacturing and supply chain operations on the Dynamics 365 platformnot DEAR Systems

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

DEAR Systems

  • DEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page
  • The $349 per month Standard plan caps sales orders at 6,000 per year, includes 5 users and 2 e-commerce integrations
  • Material requirements planning requires the Pro plan at $599 per month
  • Advanced warehouse management requires the Advanced plan at $1,199 per month
  • Additional users, extra integrations, API access, forecasting and advanced automations all cost extra and are priced by the sales team
  • The Omni enterprise plan is custom priced with no published rate

Dynamics AX

  • Dynamics 365 Finance is 210 USD per user per month paid yearly, and Finance Premium is 300 USD per user per month paid yearly
  • Higher capacity and storage entitlements are reserved for the Premium tier
  • Copilot Credits for agent features are bought separately, either pre purchased with up to 20 percent off for committed units or paid as consumed
  • Agent features require a separate Azure subscription

Pricing, plan by plan

DEAR Systems

$249/month
  • Standard$249/month
    • 5 users
    • Inventory management
    • Order management
  • Retailing$399/month
    • 10 users
    • POS integration
    • B2B portal

Dynamics AX

$210/month
  • Finance$210/month
    • General ledger
    • Accounts payable
    • Accounts receivable
  • Operations$210/month
    • Supply chain
    • Manufacturing
    • Inventory

Which should you pick?

Choose DEAR Systems if

  • You need inventory control.
  • You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want purchase orders.
DEAR Systems review

Choose Dynamics AX if

  • You need financial management.
  • You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want supply chain.
Dynamics AX review

Questions people ask

Is DEAR Systems or Dynamics AX better?
Neither clearly leads. DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Dynamics AX at $210/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DEAR Systems or Dynamics AX?
DEAR Systems starts at $249/month and Dynamics AX at $210/month.
Does DEAR Systems or Dynamics AX run on more platforms?
Both run on Cloud, Web, Mobile, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is DEAR Systems best used for?
DEAR Systems is most often used for inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellers, manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planning, syncing stock and orders with xero or quickbooks online, multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locations. Of those, inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellers and manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planning are not what Dynamics AX is typically brought in for.
What can DEAR Systems do that Dynamics AX cannot?
DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Accounting integration. Dynamics AX covers Financial management, Supply chain, Project accounting, Human resources. Both handle Manufacturing, Cloud support, Web support, Mobile support.
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