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."
"The installation is extremely simple, and I have had no problems with it."
"If anyone is familiar with Microsoft products then they can handle it easily."
"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."
"Almost all of the features that we use are efficient. Live master planning successfully handles all of our company's requirements."
"It is flexible and cost-effective."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics AX is that it fulfills our requirements. We haven't had any issues with performance."
"There's a moderate amount of scalability available."
"Dynamics AX provides a lot of functionality."
"The functionality for monitoring satisfactory academic progress has room for improvement."
"AX does take some time and maintenance."
"At times there are issues related to reporting, sometimes with the integration between two or three modules, and sometimes to the logic itself."
"The product needs improvement in procurement planning. It also needs to include a production scheduling feature."
"Microsoft Dynamics AX can improve system performance and security. The security is basic and needs a lot of improvement."
"The solution in general just needs a few quality improvements."
"We do not have access to daily projections."
"The on-premises and desktop versions are not user-friendly."
"It needs better financials and reporting from the system, not through Excel."
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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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