GP & SL are both of USA origin, AX (Axapta, Concorde XAL) & NAV (Navision) were 2 competitors in Europe - and then came Microsoft an` bought them all To be more precise AX and NAV joined before becoming Microsoft Business Solutions.
As from MS, they position NAV for small/medium businesses, AX for medium/large, the last being generally more expensive for the approx alike functionality. Both ex-European systems have their strong & weak points - NAV in comparison to AX lacks Project Management, has clumsy Manufacturing and so-so Resources&Jobs, but NAV IMHO has better analytical possibilities (especially in v4) and Budgeting, besides there is a bazillion of NAV Add-Ons just for every possible need not covered in base version - a catalogue is available on Dynamics site.
There are of course many other differences, not knowing your needs (and country of residence), nobody can tell you what to choose. Can`t speak about GP & SL, lets wait what will forums` US members say.
BTW, they say in foreseeable future (years, of course) all 4 will mix up in one joint product - MS doesn`t want to compete with itself...
Modris Ivans said: To be more precise AX and NAV joined before becoming Microsoft Business Solutions.
To be more precise AX and NAV joined before becoming Microsoft Business Solutions.
GP & SL went through a similar process in the US. GP bought SL and then MS acquired GP.