Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a powerful ERP platform, but its real magic lies in its ability to extend through third-party apps available on Microsoft AppSource. Whether you're looking to streamline reporting, improve inventory management, or automate your finance workflows, there’s an app for that. Here are five must-have Business Central apps that can supercharge your ERP experience in 2025:
1. Jet Reports by insightsoftware
Category: Reporting & Analytics
Why It's a Must-Have:
Jet Reports provides real-time, Excel-based financial and operations reporting to Business Central users. Simple Excel templates and functions allow you to quickly create reports without developers or IT professionals.
Key Features:
Pre-built financial templates
Real-time Business Central information
Quick implementation and Excel integration
Best For: Controllers, finance departments, and CFOs who want more insight without ever leaving Excel.
2. Continia Document Capture
Category: Document Management
Why It's a Must-Have:
Manual entry of vendor invoices is error-prone and time-consuming. Continia Document Capture streamlines your entire accounts payable process with automated document scanning, OCR-reading, and saving into Business Central.
Key Features:
All data is automatically extracted from PDFs
Approval workflows
Full-text searchable electronic archive
Best For: Businesses with a large invoice volume that require automating and digitizing their AP process.
3. Shopify Connector by Microsoft
Category: eCommerce Integration
Why It's a Must-Have:
If you're an online merchant using Shopify, this Microsoft-confirmed connector brings seamless sync ability between Business Central and your online store.
Important Features:
Syncs orders, inventory, customers, and products
Multi-shop Shopify integration
Automates status update and order fulfillment
Best For: Retailers and e-commerce businesses that require Shopify native integration with their ERP.
4. LS Central for Retail
Category: POS & Retail Management
Why It's a Must-Have:
LS Central advances Business Central to an end-to-end retail management solution POS, loyalty, inventory, and back-office operations.
Main Features:
Single commerce platform
End-to-end visibility in real time
Integrated with loyalty, inventory, and financials
Best Suited For: Retailers and hospitality businesses searching for one platform to manage in-store and back-office functions.
5. Expense Management by Continia
Category: Travel & Expense
Why It's a Must-Have:
Handling employee expenses is a task. With Continia Expense Management, employees just click mobile apps to report expenses, and finance departments can approve and post them directly from Business Central.
Key Features:
Receipts captured on mobile
Mileage recorded using Google Maps
Post Straight From Credit Card Transactions
Best For: Companies with high travel or remote employees that need to automate expense processing.
Final Thoughts
With more than thousands of apps available in AppSource, Business Central customers can tailor the ERP experience to their exact needs. The above five apps are battle-tested, widely adopted, and high-ROI across industries. With these apps, as your business expands, you will remain nimble, automate more intelligently, and make better decisions with your ERP system.
Having trouble deciding or deploying the ideal app for your business? how you can tailor Business Central to suit your needs with AppSource extensions.