# Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 407 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- QuickBooks Online: 61
- SAP S/4HANA: 41
- Oracle NetSuite: 33
- Wave: 22
- Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP: 20
- Sage Intacct: 17

## ERP systems

**Small business**: 41 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is #2 of 10 at 22%).

- Odoo: first choice in 11 of those 41
- ERPNext: first choice in 4 of those 41
- Zoho One: first choice in 4 of those 41
- ERPNext Community: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 1 of those 41
- QuickBooks: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Xero: first choice in 1 of those 41

**Mid-market**: 49 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is #3 of 15 at 13%).

- Odoo: first choice in 5 of those 49
- ERPNext: first choice in 4 of those 49
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 4 of those 49
- SAP S/4HANA: first choice in 3 of those 49
- Oracle: first choice in 1 of those 49

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

- SAP S/4HANA: first choice in 38 of those 84
- Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Microsoft Dynamics 365: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Workday Financial Management: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Acumatica: first choice in 1 of those 84
- SAP S/4HANA with RISE with SAP: first choice in 1 of those 84

## Accounting software

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 49 of those 84
- Xero: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Wave: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Zoho Books: first choice in 9 of those 84
- FreshBooks: first choice in 1 of those 84
- QuickBooks: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is #7 of 11 at 0%).

- Wave: first choice in 13 of those 65
- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 12 of those 65
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 12 of those 65
- Zoho Books: first choice in 8 of those 65
- Xero: first choice in 6 of those 65
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 2 of those 65
- FreshBooks: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 23 of those 84
- SAP S/4HANA Finance: first choice in 14 of those 84
- Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Acumatica: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials: first choice in 5 of those 84
- SAP Cloud ERP: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 3 of those 84

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