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Microsoft Dynamics GP

The former Great Plains accounting system, still running in many small and mid-size North American businesses. Microsoft points its users at Business Central as the successor.

52 facts on record3 sourcesverified September 202612 modules

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01Profile

Categories
ERP, Accountingverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Company size fit
10–500 employeesverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Cost band
Mid-marketverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Deployment
On-premiseverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington, United Statesverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Regions served
North Americaverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Owner
Microsoftverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction
Website
microsoft.comverified 2026-09-07Suggest a correction

02Pricing and editions

Pricing model
Quote onlyverified 2026-09-07
Published list price
None published. Stackmark records a cost band, not a modelled figure.
EditionStated size fitNote
Starter Pack10–500 employeesFinancials (general ledger, payables, receivables, bank reconciliation, multicurrency, intercompany, fixed assets, analytical accounting), sales and purchase order processing, inventory, project accounting, HR and payroll, and reporting. The source gives no size band per pack; the band shown is the product's overall fit.[1]
Extended Pack10–500 employeesAdds manufacturing (bill of materials, order processing, quality assurance) and CRM-type functions such as contract administration, service calls, depot management and preventive maintenance. The source gives no size band per pack.[1]

03Functional depth

How deeply each module is covered, as recorded against the sources below. Core and moderate are native; partner means a certified add-on carries it; none is a recorded absence.

Coverage Map · ERP and finance systems · 2026-Q3COVERAGE MAP · ERP AND FINANCE SYSTEMS · 2026-Q3AI featuresAsset managementBusiness intelligenceCRMEcommerceField serviceFinancial managementHR and payrollInventory managementLocalizationsManufacturing managementProcurementProject managementQuality managementSupply chain managementWarehouse managementMicrosoft Dynamics GP 1Microsoft Dynamics GP · AI features: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Asset management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Business intelligence: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · CRM: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Ecommerce: None. None — the vendor does not offer it. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Field service: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Financial management: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · HR and payroll: Core. Core — native, documented as a primary module. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Inventory management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Localizations: Unverified. Unverified — not yet checked against a source. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Manufacturing management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Procurement: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Project management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Quality management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Supply chain management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.Microsoft Dynamics GP · Warehouse management: Moderate. Moderate — native, documented as secondary or lighter scope. Footnote 1.CoreModeratePartnerNoneUnverifiedRows alphabetical · no totals · reuse with attribution, uncropped

Coverage Map · ERP and finance systems · 2026-Q3

  1. 1Microsoft Dynamics GP — depth stated from 3 sources, verified 2026-09-07; unverified: AI features, Field service, Localizations

Unverified: AI features, Field service, Localizations. Not checked yet; not a statement either way.

04Vertical focus

Industries the vendor names in its own positioning. Absence from this list is not a statement that the system is unsuitable, only that the vendor does not lead with it.

  • Wholesale
  • Professional services
  • Nonprofit

Evaluated for

  • Wholesale distributionHigh-volume buying and reselling of finished goods, where margin lives in purchasing, pricing, warehouse throughput and order fulfilment.
  • Project-based servicesFirms that sell time and deliverables, where revenue, cost and utilisation are tracked by project and billed against milestones or hours.
  • Nonprofit fund accountingOrganisations that account by fund, grant and restriction rather than by profit, and report to donors and regulators on how money was used.

05Strengths and watch-outs

Strengths

  • Long-established financial management: general ledger, payables, receivables, bank reconciliation, multicurrency, intercompany processing and fixed assets in the base pack.[1]
  • HR and payroll are in the product, including US payroll.[1]
  • Runs on Microsoft SQL Server and works with Office, Power BI and other Microsoft tools; a large installed base means many partners know it.[1]
  • Analytical accounting and fund-tracking features have made it common in nonprofits, education and public-sector bodies.[1]
  • Microsoft has committed to product enhancements, tax updates and technical support until 31 December 2029, and security patches until 30 April 2031.[2]

Watch-outs

  • Microsoft has announced the end of Dynamics GP: enhancements, tax updates and technical support stop on 31 December 2029; security updates stop on 30 April 2031.[2]
  • Microsoft is steering customers to Dynamics 365 Business Central and says the level of GP support may no longer match what customers are used to.[2]
  • New perpetual licence sales ended on 1 April 2025 and new subscription licence sales on 1 April 2026, per ERP Research; confirm current availability with Microsoft or a partner.[1]
  • On-premise or partner-hosted only; there is no cloud-native version, and updates are not applied automatically.[1]
  • Windows desktop client and Dexterity-based customisations; no ecommerce module, and migration to Business Central is a data and process project rather than an upgrade.[1]
  • The older Dynamics GP 2018 release left mainstream support in January 2023 and reaches the end of extended support in January 2028.[3]

06Consider when

  • Consider Microsoft Dynamics GP only if you already run it and need to plan the remaining support window; new deployments are directed to Dynamics 365 Business Central.[2]

  • Consider keeping Dynamics GP through 2029 when the current installation meets your needs and you want time to plan a migration rather than move immediately.[1]

07Implementation

Typical time to go-live
3–6 months[1]verified 2026-09-07

08Evaluated alongside

Systems with a comparable size fit and cost band, which is why they appear on the same shortlists. Each link opens a head-to-head built from both records. They are the pairings a buyer is likely to shortlist, not a limit on what can be compared: any two systems in the dataset can be laid side by side, including combinations we never pair.

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09Module notes

One note per module the system offers: the recorded depth, what to ask in a demonstration, and which other tracked systems carry the module natively.

10Questions buyers ask

Is Microsoft Dynamics GP being discontinued?
Yes. Microsoft will end product enhancements, regulatory updates and technical support on 31 December 2029, with security updates available until 30 April 2031, and encourages customers to move to Dynamics 365 Business Central.[2]
Can I still buy Dynamics GP?
ERP Research reports that new perpetual licence sales ended on 1 April 2025 and new subscription sales on 1 April 2026. Check with Microsoft or a partner for the current position.[1]
Is Dynamics GP cloud-based?
No. It is installed on-premise or hosted by a partner, sometimes on Azure. It is not a cloud-native product; Business Central is Microsoft's cloud option.[1]
What is the successor to Dynamics GP?
Dynamics 365 Business Central. Microsoft directs GP customers there and publishes partner lists to help with the move.[2]
What does GP stand for?
Great Plains, the accounting software company founded in 1981 that Microsoft acquired in 2001. The product is written in Dexterity and runs on Microsoft SQL Server.[1]
Which industries use Dynamics GP?
Most commonly wholesale distribution, professional services and construction, small discrete manufacturers, and nonprofits and public-sector bodies that need fund and grant tracking.[1]
Which lifecycle policy applies to my version?
Dynamics GP 18.x follows the Modern Lifecycle Policy. Dynamics GP 2018 follows the Fixed Lifecycle Policy, with extended support ending in January 2028.[3]

11Sources

Every fact in this profile was taken from the pages below, on the date shown. Footnote markers on the page point here. The positioning statement is Stackmark’s own.

  1. [1]Great Plains ERP (Dynamics GP) Guide 2026 | ERP Researchhttps://www.erpresearch.com/en-us/microsoft-dynamics-great-plains · retrieved 2026-09-07
  2. [2]Welcome to Dynamics GP - Dynamics GP | Microsoft Learnhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-gp/ · retrieved 2026-09-07
  3. [3]Dynamics GP 2018 - Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Learnhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/dynamics-gp-2018 · retrieved 2026-09-07