When Business Central is the right container
A group with a handful of entities, moderate intercompany, standard consolidation and a finance team that wants a faster, lighter system. Business Central is often the right platform for the whole group, with ISV products for the gaps.
When Finance & Operations is the system of record
A group with many entities, heavy intercompany and sub-ledger integration from core systems, demanding regulatory reporting or public-sector procurement law. Finance & Operations earns its cost there.
Three questions for the first workshop
Ask them before you ask about price.
A mixed estate is allowed
Some groups run Finance & Operations at the centre and Business Central in smaller entities. That is a design with real costs; we say what they are.
What you receive from a discovery workshop
A short, written output you can take to your board or another implementer.
How an engagement runs
It starts with a 45-minute consultation, then a discovery and fit-gap workshop on your own processes. You receive a written fit-gap and a phased plan before a programme is agreed. Four phases follow, each with something you can use and review.
Discover
Process workshops, data audit, and a fit-gap against the standard product.
Design
Solution blueprint, integration map, and the extensions we will actually need.
Deploy
Configuration, migration rehearsal, role-based training, UAT and phased cutover.
Support
Hypercare, managed services, client portal, scheduled optimisation reviews.
What drives the cost: users, legal entities and currencies, integrations, data migration and the gaps found against standard. See how pricing works or run the three-minute readiness score.
Frequently asked questions
Can we start with Business Central and move later?
Yes, but a migration between the two is a project. We tell you early if your trajectory makes that likely.
Do you recommend one over the other?
We recommend what the three questions point to. We implement both.
Last reviewed 2026-10-11