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Dynamics GP vs Business Central

Formerly Great Plains

Upgrade Path

Dynamics GP to Business Central Upgrade

The direct route from GP to Business Central, planned and managed for you.
No Obligation

GP Migration Assessment

A no-obligation review of your GP setup and readiness to move.

Infrastructure

GP Hardware and Infrastructure

Replacing on-premise servers as part of moving off GP.

Custom Development

GP Customisation and Rebuild

Rebuilding your GP customisations for Business Central.

Formerly Great Plains

What Is Microsoft Dynamics GP?

Microsoft Dynamics GP, originally known as Great Plains, is an on-premises ERP system built for financial management, inventory, and business reporting. For many years it gave growing businesses a single system to manage accounts, stock, purchasing, and multi-company operations, with enough depth to support light manufacturing and long-term growth alongside its core accounting functions.

Thousands of UK businesses still rely on GP every day, and many have built years of custom reporting, workflows, and integrations around it. Microsoft has now shifted its focus to Dynamics 365 Business Central, its cloud-based successor, which means GP’s long-term roadmap is fixed rather than actively expanding. That doesn’t mean anything needs to change overnight, but it’s worth understanding what that shift means for your business and when the right time to plan a move might be.

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Microsoft Dynamics GP dashboard
Dynamics GP End of Life

What Dynamics GP End of Life Means for Your Business

Microsoft has set a clear timeline for Dynamics GP. Here are the dates that matter, and what each one means in practice.

April 2025

Sales of new perpetual Dynamics GP licences ended.

April 2026

Sales of new subscription Dynamics GP licences ended. Dynamics GP is no longer available to buy.

31 December 2029

Mainstream support ends: no more product enhancements, regulatory or tax updates, or technical support from Microsoft.

30 April 2031

Security updates and patches stop. After this date, GP receives no further updates of any kind from Microsoft.

What this means for you: if you’re already running Dynamics GP, nothing changes today. It keeps working, and you have time to plan. But with sales already closed and Microsoft’s own roadmap now focused on Dynamics 365 Business Central, the practical window for a well-planned, low-pressure migration runs from now through to 2029, rather than after.

No Obligation

GP Migration Assessment

Before you commit to anything, we review your current Dynamics GP setup and give you a clear, honest picture of what moving to Business Central would actually involve for your business.

  • Review of your modules, customisations, and integrations
  • An honest view of what will transfer directly and what needs rebuilding
  • A realistic timeline and cost picture, with no obligation to proceed
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How it works

1 Tell us about your current Dynamics GP setup
2 We review your data, customisations, and integrations
3 You get a clear plan, timeline, and cost estimate, no obligation
Core Capabilities

What Dynamics GP Still Does Well

If you’re running Dynamics GP today, here’s a quick look at the core areas it covers, and where Business Central builds on each one.

Dynamics GP financial management screen

Financial Management

Account-level security, analytical accounting, and multi-currency budgeting across multiple fiscal years and companies.

Dynamics GP business intelligence dashboard

Business Intelligence and Reporting

Built-in reporting and analytics tools give visibility across finance, inventory, and sales, though many GP users now supplement this with Power BI.

Dynamics GP contract and service management

Contract and Service Management

Manage service contracts, price books, and service calls against warranties and current inventory, with billing tied back into the accounting system.

FAQs

Dynamics GP Questions, Answered

Yes, for now. Microsoft’s mainstream support for Dynamics GP continues until 31 December 2029, covering product enhancements, regulatory and tax updates, and technical support. Security updates run a little longer, until 30 April 2031. After that, Microsoft provides no further updates of any kind.
There are two dates that matter. Mainstream support, including product updates and technical support, ends 31 December 2029. Security patches continue slightly longer, until 30 April 2031, after which GP receives no updates at all.
No. Microsoft stopped selling new perpetual GP licences in April 2025, and stopped new subscription licences in April 2026. If your business already runs GP, this doesn’t affect your existing system, but it does mean GP is no longer an option for a new implementation.
Dynamics GP was originally released as Great Plains Accounting, and many longstanding users still refer to it simply as “Great Plains” even after Microsoft’s rebrand.
Microsoft’s recommended successor to Dynamics GP is Dynamics 365 Business Central, a cloud-based ERP built on the same underlying financial management principles as GP, with modern reporting, automatic updates, and no on-premise servers to maintain. A GP Migration Assessment is the best starting point, since it maps out what your specific setup would need before anything is committed to.
GP is an on-premise system that needs periodic upgrade projects and server infrastructure. Business Central runs in the cloud, updates automatically, and includes native integration with Microsoft 365 and Power BI. For most GP customers, Business Central covers the same core financial management ground while removing the ongoing infrastructure and upgrade overhead.
No. If GP is working for your business today, there’s no immediate requirement to move. What matters is having a plan in place well before support ends in 2029, so that when you do move, it’s on your own timeline rather than a rushed, last-minute switch.
The most useful first step is a GP Migration Assessment: a no-obligation review of your current setup, so you know exactly what a move to Business Central would involve before deciding anything.

Wherever You Are in Your Dynamics GP Journey

Whether you’re planning ahead or ready to move now, we’re happy to talk through your options.

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