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Is Microsoft Dynamics NAV still available? First we would like to give you an insight into the history of the proven ERP solution. It all started with the Navision solution, which was later renamed Dynamics NAV and then Dynamics 365 Business Central. In addition, we will explain the most frequently asked questions about the differences, the support and incentives for upgrading.

One major benefit of Microsoft Dynamics NAV for our customers is that they are no longer dependent on a programmer or software vendor.

Markus Rautenberg | Managing Director | anaptis GmbH

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We would like to shed some light on the subject and show the different versions of Navision, Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 Business Central to you below. Basically, this is one ERP solution that has been improved, enriched with functions and deployment options and renamed over the last few years.

2002 Microsoft Navision
August 2005 Name change to Microsoft Dynamics NAV + Release of Dynamics NAV 4.0
March 2007 Dynamics NAV 5.0
April 2008 Dynamics NAV 5.0 SP1
December 2008 Dynamics NAV 2009 (Version 6.0)
September 2009 Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1
December 2010 Dynamics NAV 2009 R2
September 2012 Dynamics NAV 2013 (Version 7.0)
October 2013 Dynamics NAV 2013 R2
September 2014 Dynamics NAV 2015 (Version 8.0)
October 2015 Dynamics NAV 2016 (Version 9.0)
October 2016 Dynamics NAV 2017 (Version 10.0)
December 2017 Dynamics NAV 2018 (Version 11.0)
2018 Namechange to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
April 2018 Dynamics 365 Business Central "Spring 2018" (Version 12.0)
October 2018 Dynamics 365 Business Central "Fall 2018" (Version 13.0)
April 2019 Dynamics 365 Business Central "Spring 2019" (Version 14.0)
October 2019 Dynamics 365 Business Central "Release Wave 2" (Version 15.0)
April 2020 Dynamics 365 Business Central "Release Wave 1" (Version 16.0)

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As it concerns some of our customers, I would like to explain the differences between Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Cloud.

Criteria	Microsoft Dynamics NAV	Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-premise	Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Cloud
Operation on own or hosted systems	Yes	Yes	No
Necessity of hardware	Hardware dependent	Hardware dependent	Not required
Acquisition	Purchase	Purchase, rent/subscription	Rent/subscription
User	Concurrent User	Named User	Named User
Client	Windows or Web Client	Web Client	Web Client
Scalability	Purchase of additional servers and resources	Purchase of additional servers and resources	Purchase of Apps
Product life cycle	Limited (by updates)	Limited (by updates)	Unlimited
Connection	Independent (through local network connection)	Independent (through local network connection)	Dependent on the Internet
Installation	Necessary (via installation media)	Necessary (via installation media)	Not necessary
Costs	Quite expensive	Quite expensive	Quite inexpensive
SQL Server	Separate purchase of SQL standard or volume licenses	Separate purchase of SQL standard or volume licenses	No need for SQL Server licenses
Interfaces	OData, SOAP, SQL database	OData, SOAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central API	OData, SOAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central API
Development	Customization by CAL and CSide (requires a developer license)	Customization by AL and VS-Code (requires a developer license)	Customization by AL and VS-Code (developer license is not required)
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