We performed a comparison between Ellucian and Microsoft Dynamics AX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two ERP solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like that all of the student information is in one place."
"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."
"It's scalable."
"The most valuable feature for us is the manufacturing module. It addresses our product costing for tuna canning."
"The response time of the solution is very good."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics AX is customization."
"I like that it's a complete ERP solution from production level to branch level."
"Almost all of the features that we use are efficient. Live master planning successfully handles all of our company's requirements."
"Microsoft Dynamics is very stable."
"The functionality for monitoring satisfactory academic progress has room for improvement."
"We experienced some challenges with the mobile apps due to the insufficient processing capacity to handle the workload effectively."
"There is room for improvement when handling various currencies within the current Microsoft Dynamics AX system."
"Microsoft Dynamics AX could be improved by having more features available. We are going to 365 now, to use all the modules, because we found that there weren't many new things we were able to develop with AX. There were a lot of things that weren't available, so we are moving and integrating other things. The customization of upgrades should also be faster. We would also like to see more security features."
"There might be some features to support localizations that could be helpful to add."
"The product takes some training to get up to speed on all functionality and modules in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 ERP system."
"Microsoft Dynamics AX should include more connectors for third-party integrations. It should also include more features that AI models can govern."
"Microsoft needs more presence in our region to help with management 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."
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Ellucian is ranked 29th 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 Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP. See our Ellucian vs. Microsoft Dynamics AX report.
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