Dynamics ERP Partners
Focused On Hospitality/Restaurants

Updated November 2026

Which Microsoft Dynamics ERP is best for hospitality and restaurants?

For most restaurant groups, hotels and hospitality management companies, the answer is Dynamics 365 Business Central. It is the back office, not the front of house: it runs general ledger, accounts payable, purchasing, inventory, bank reconciliation and multi-location reporting, while your POS and property management systems stay in place and post sales into it. The Essentials license ($80 per user/month) covers what most operators need, including intercompany postings and consolidation across entities (Microsoft licensing guidance). Large hotel groups and franchisors with many legal entities and countries sometimes choose Dynamics 365 Finance ($210 per user/month) instead.

Prices are Microsoft's US list prices, paid yearly, from the Business Central pricing page. A partner quote will add implementation, POS and PMS integration, add-ons and support.

The partners below are Microsoft Dynamics ERP partners with hospitality and restaurant experience who publish on the ERP Software Blog. For AP automation, budgeting and reporting tools, see the Best Microsoft Dynamics ERP Financial Management Tools.

Review this directory to find companies with proven expertise working with companies like yours. Keep in mind that these partners may focus on additional industries, so review their profile for full information.

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360 Visibility View Profile	business central for hospitality and restaurants, business central for hotels & event venues, cloud erp for hospitality industry, erp integration to point of sales, erp solution for hospitality and restaurants, hospitality financial management software, hr erp for hotels, payroll solutions for restaurants	Case Study
Technology Management Concepts View Profile	accounting software for restaurants, dynamics gp for restaurants, quickbooks for restaurants, restaurant financial software, restaurant pos	Case Study

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Focused On Hospitality/Restaurants

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How do you choose a Dynamics ERP for a hospitality business?

Hospitality companies rarely replace their POS or PMS when they adopt an ERP. The decision is about how well the ERP connects to them and how it handles many locations. Check these points:

POS and PMS integration. Ask how daily sales, tenders, tips, taxes and comps flow into the general ledger, and how often.
Location and entity structure. Decide whether each restaurant or property is a separate company, a dimension or both. Business Central supports dimensions for reporting by location, brand or region (Microsoft Learn: dimensions).
Consolidation. Multi-unit and multi-property groups need consolidated financial statements across companies (Microsoft Learn: consolidation).
AP volume. Food, beverage and supply invoices arrive daily from many vendors. Plan for AP automation. See AP automation for Business Central in hospitality.
Scale. Move up to Dynamics 365 Finance only when entity count, countries or transaction volume clearly exceed what Business Central handles well.

What hospitality features should a Dynamics ERP include?

Daily sales import from POS and PMS with mapping to GL accounts and dimensions.
Purchasing and inventory for food, beverage and supplies, with counts by location.
Recipe and food cost tracking, usually through an add-on or an inventory platform integrated with Business Central.
Multi-unit reporting and budgeting by store, property, brand and region. See restaurant financial planning and reporting for multi-unit operators.
Invoice capture and approval workflows for high invoice volume. See restaurant invoice management in Business Central.
Intercompany accounting for management companies that run properties for owners (Microsoft Learn: intercompany).
Fixed assets for kitchen equipment, furniture and property improvements.

Frequently asked questions

Does Business Central include a restaurant POS?

No. Business Central is an ERP for finance and operations; it is not a restaurant POS or a hotel property management system. Operators keep their POS and PMS and integrate them with Business Central, usually through a partner connector or an integration platform. Read more in why modern POS systems matter in hospitality.

Can Business Central handle many restaurant locations?

Yes. Multi-unit operators typically use dimensions to report by location and consolidation to combine separate legal entities. Both are included in Business Central Essentials. The key design choice is whether each location is its own company or a dimension value in a shared company, which affects banking, tax and reporting.

Is Business Central a good fit for multi-property hotel groups?

For many groups, yes. Hotel groups and management companies use Business Central for property-level accounting, intercompany and consolidated reporting, with the PMS posting revenue into it. Very large, multi-country groups may need Dynamics 365 Finance. See ERP solutions for multi-property hotel management.

Do restaurants need Business Central Premium?

Usually not. Premium adds manufacturing and service order management. Most restaurants and hotels need only Essentials. A commissary or central kitchen that produces items for many locations may consider Premium manufacturing or an add-on for recipes and batch production.

Dynamics ERP Partners Focused On Hospitality/Restaurants