We performed a comparison between Ellucian and Microsoft Dynamics AX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about SAP, Microsoft, Oracle and others in ERP."I like that all of the student information is in one place."
"It is easy to use, and it has a great UI. It has very well-structured modules. In terms of setup and configuration, they're logically placed, which makes it easy for any user to pick up information and learn more about the system, rather than just be plain key users of that business operating system."
"There's a moderate amount of scalability available."
"Supply Chain Management is an excellent feature."
"The most valuable feature for us is the manufacturing module. It addresses our product costing for tuna canning."
"We're using the solution for financial modules, specifically focusing on consolidation, financial configuration, management reporting for warehousing, sales. Most of the features of Microsoft Dynamics AX are good. The overall structure and functions are great. The solution is stable. The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the workflow of the modules."
"From a developer's perspective, the architecture of Dynamics has a well-designed security layer, which prevents coding issues between different layers. This is a significant advantage."
"Almost all of the features that we use are efficient. Live master planning successfully handles all of our company's requirements."
"The functionality for monitoring satisfactory academic progress has room for improvement."
"AX does take some time and maintenance."
"They should include some modules related to solving customer problems or resolving support tickets from our customers — like a help desk for ERPs."
"There might be some features to support localizations that could be helpful to add."
"There are so many errors."
"We experienced some challenges with the mobile apps due to the insufficient processing capacity to handle the workload effectively."
"It could be more scalable and stable. It would also be better if the interface were more integrated with the Microsoft ecosystem because 2012 is not really integrated."
"We do not have access to daily projections."
"The general speed of the solution needs improvement."
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Ellucian is ranked 18th in ERP while Microsoft Dynamics AX is ranked 6th in ERP with 51 reviews. Ellucian is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Dynamics AX is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Ellucian writes "Presents all information in one place and automates some of our manual processes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Dynamics AX writes "A stable product that offers excellent ROI and reliable technical support". Ellucian is most compared with PeopleSoft, SAP ERP and Jenzabar JICS, whereas Microsoft Dynamics AX is most compared with SAP ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle E-Business Suite and Microsoft Dynamics GP.
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