Microsoft offers a choice, which means that ultimately the decision belongs to you as the customer. However, there are longer-term implications to this, i.e., no access to new versions of the software, hotfixes to address bugs, or access to software patches for your version, such as Making Tax Digital functionality.

If you were to stop paying your annual Microsoft enhancement plan, you could continue to use your perpetual license - you don't get turned off by Microsoft. With a perpetual license, you have to pay for Objects in addition to your named users, and it follows the same principle of an initial upfront purchase price as an annual enhancement plan every year. You can choose to deploy your system on-premises or in a 'PaaS' environment. The Dynamics 365 Business Central perpetual license is a 'named user' model, and again are split into Full Users, Device CALs and Team Members. You pay for your Dynamics 365 Business Central licenses based on an initial upfront purchase price and then pay an annual enhancement plan every year too (first-year mandatory then onwards is optional). Once purchased, a perpetual licence is yours forever, regardless of whether Microsoft ceases support or you choose not to renew your enhancement plan. The final thing to note is that you no longer have any right or capability to use the system when you stop paying your NCE subscription licenses for Dynamics 365 Business Central. are used to extend or tailor the solution to your needs. With a NCE subscription license, you do not have to pay extra for ‘Objects’ such as Tables, Codeunits, Reports, etc.

The user subscription license includes the Microsoft Enhancement Plan, which allows access to the latest versions of the software and patches/updates. For further information on deployment options, please click here.

You can choose to use this license (deploy your system) in the cloud, with Microsoft’s SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) model, or you could choose to deploy in PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service). Your monthly subscription is delivered via a NCE (New Commerce Experience) license.

You pay for your Dynamics 365 Business Central licenses on a named user per month basis, either subscribing to a Full User, a Device CAL (to connect a device, such as a handheld scanner) or a Team Member.

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