Business Central is an ERP from Microsoft developed for businesses of all sizes and types. The ERP solution stands out with its features that drive excellence across core business processes.
Microsoft continues to innovate and introduce new features for better performance. Now, the company has come up with the Business Central October 2025 update.
This time, the update is about Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central pricing 2025. The price increase for Business Central has happened for the first time in five years. During this period, several features have been introduced across finance, analytics, supply chain, and more to help customers achieve their goals.
Dynamics 365 Business Central Licensing 2025
Business Central is licensed on a per-user, per-month basis. There are three types of user licenses to choose from, and it includes Business Central Essentials, Business Central Premium and Team Members depending on what features user needs.
Here we go through different licensing types
Business Central Free Trial: This license gives a solution for managing sales, service, finance, and operations with a free 30-day trial
Business Central Essentials: This license lets organizations comprehensively manage finance, sales, and operations, with Microsoft Copilot included.
Business Central Premium: This license includes everything Essentials offers with improved capabilities for service management and manufacturing.
Business Central Team Members: This license gives users with limited access for basic tasks. Users can read data, update existing data, approve workflows, and create or update selected information.
Updated Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Pricing 2025
Microsoft Business Central will have updated pricing and storage allotments effective October 1, 2025. The new pricing is introduced with storage improvements. As per Microsoft, organizations benefit from increased storage for each user license.
Business Central Essentials
The Essentials license for Business Central manages core business processes like finance, sales, purchasing, and inventory.
The current price of Business Central Essentials is USD 70 per user per month, with a storage capacity of 2 GB per user.
The pricing update, effective October 1, 2025, indicates that the price has been increased to US$80 per user per month and the storage capacity has been increased from 2GB to 3GB.
The increase in storage space lets organizations store more analytical and transactional data within Business Central.
Business Central Premium
The Premium license for Business Central includes features of the Essentials license plus advanced capabilities for service management, manufacturing, and operations.
Business Central Essentials license is priced at US dollar 100 per user each month with a cloud storage limit of 3GB per user at present.
The update indicates that the monthly fee will rise to USD 110 per user with increase in storage capacity from 3GB to 5GB with effect from October 1, 2025,
The increase in storage space lets organizations store more analytical and transactional data within Business Central.
Business Central Device License
The Device license for Business Central is useful in retail, manufacturing, or service environments where multiple users share a single device. This license is set up on a per-device basis instead of charging for each individual user.
This license costs 40 US dollar per device with 1 GB of cloud storage at present.
The price will increase to US dollar 45 per device with an increase of storage capacity from 1 GB to 1.5 GB with effect from October 1, 2025.
This extra storage will help organizations keep more data from shared devices, such as inventory updates, point-of-sale transactions, and operational records.
How does the pricing affect Business Central Users?
New Customers or New Implementations
Organizations that subscribe to Business Central on or after October 1, 2025, will have to pay the updated price and receive increased storage.
For subscriptions initiated before October 1, 2025, Business Central will be charged at the old price with the old storage allocation.
Existing Customers or Renewals
For renewals of Business Central before October 1, 2025, organizations can continue with the old pricing. The new price will be applied for renewals on or after October 1, 2025.
Important highlights
Organizations or users will have to pay increased fees for Business Central licenses effective October 1, 2025.
The price increase is accompanied by more cloud storage, which lets organizations store more operational and transactional data within Business Central.
The updated pricing also reflects improvements in functionality, automation, and Microsoft Copilot AI, which help organizations accelerate employee performance and business growth.
New subscriptions will automatically follow the updated pricing and storage. The renewals of Business Central licenses after October 1, 2025, will reflect the new pricing and updated storage allocations.
Business Central Price Update Middle East
Business Central pricing is based on US dollars. For customers in the Middle East, the impact of the price change can depend on:
- Currency conversion and exchange rates
- Local pricing, VAT/taxes, and levies
- Partner pricing margins
- Localization and regional support
The latest price update for Business Central licenses will drive transformation, with improvements across storage capacity, AI and analytical capabilities, core functional features, and integrations.
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FAQ Section
What is Microsoft Business Central ERP?
Business Central is an ERP solution from Microsoft that manages finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, service, and operations, all within a single easy-to-use platform.
What are the different Business Central license types?
- Business Central Essentials to manage finance, sales, and operations, with Microsoft Copilot included.
- Business Central Premium includes all Essentials features plus advanced capabilities for service management and manufacturing.
- Team Members provides limited access for basic tasks.
How does the October 2025 pricing update affect Business Central users?
Starting October 1, 2025, Business Central pricing will increase, along with an increase in storage capacity for Business Central Essential, Premium and Device licenses.d delays