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Microsoft Dynamics 365 vs Productive

Microsoft Dynamics 365 logo

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Proposal & Quote

AI-powered business applications for intelligent enterprise

From
$50/month
Rated
-
Productive logo

Productive

Professional Services

Run projects, budgets and resources in one place

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Microsoft Dynamics 365 business Central Essentials is $80 per user per month and Premium is $110 per user per month, both requiring annual billing to get that rate; Productive essential plan is capped at 5 account-level custom fields and 1 CRM pipeline versus 15 fields and 3 pipelines on Professional

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Productive actually diverge.

Attributes where Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Productive differ
AttributeMicrosoft Dynamics 365Productive
Starting price$50/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsCloud, Web, MobileWeb
CategoryProposal & QuoteProfessional Services
Founded1975Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Microsoft Dynamics 365

  • Financial management
  • Supply chain
  • Manufacturing
  • Project operations
  • Customer service
  • Microsoft 365
  • Power BI
  • Power Apps

Only in Productive

Nothing recorded that Microsoft Dynamics 365 does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Microsoft Dynamics 365

  • Mid-market ERP and CRM suite licensed per named user across separate app modulesnot Productive

Productive

No use cases recorded yet. See the Productive review.

Where each one falls short

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

Microsoft Dynamics 365

  • Business Central Essentials is $80 per user per month and Premium is $110 per user per month, both requiring annual billing to get that rate
  • Sales Order Agent and Payables Agent features require separately purchased Copilot Credits on top of the per-user license
  • Agent features additionally require a linked Azure subscription

Productive

  • Essential plan is capped at 5 account-level custom fields and 1 CRM pipeline versus 15 fields and 3 pipelines on Professional
  • Ultimate tier for complex organizations is quote-only, listed as Let's talk with no published price

Pricing, plan by plan

Microsoft Dynamics 365

$50/month
  • Finance$135/month
    • Financial management
    • Accounting
    • Budgeting
  • Supply Chain Management$165/month
    • Supply chain planning
    • Inventory management
    • Demand forecasting

Productive

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Productive review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Microsoft Dynamics 365 if

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

Choose Productive if

Nothing in the data separates Productive from Microsoft Dynamics 365 on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Questions people ask

Is Microsoft Dynamics 365 or Productive better?
Neither clearly leads. Microsoft Dynamics 365 starts at $50/month and Productive at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Microsoft Dynamics 365 or Productive?
Microsoft Dynamics 365 starts at $50/month and Productive at On request.
Does Microsoft Dynamics 365 or Productive run on more platforms?
Microsoft Dynamics 365 runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. Productive runs on Web.
What is Microsoft Dynamics 365 best used for?
Microsoft Dynamics 365 is most often used for mid-market erp and crm suite licensed per named user across separate app modules. Of those, mid-market erp and crm suite licensed per named user across separate app modules is not what Productive is typically brought in for.
What can Microsoft Dynamics 365 do that Productive cannot?
Microsoft Dynamics 365 covers Financial management, Supply chain, Manufacturing, Project operations.

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