Implementation support and training for migrating and optimising your Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Business Central in the cloud.

Why Talk to Us About Moving from On-Premise Dynamics NAV to Business Central

1. Support clock is running out

• NAV 2016: extended support ended 14 April 2026 — this version is now completely unsupported. No security patches, no fixes, no VAT or payroll rate updates, ever again.
• NAV 2017: extended support ends 11 January 2027 — under five months away.
• NAV 2018: extended support ends 10 January 2028.
• Once extended support ends, Microsoft stops issuing fixes of any kind — including regulatory and tax changes. Every month on an unsupported version adds compliance and security risk, and the eventual move gets more expensive, not less.

2. The financial case is proven

• A 2026 Forrester Total Economic Impact study commissioned by Microsoft found
• Up to 30% reduction in monthly close time by year three
• Up to 50% time savings on AP, AR and billing activities
• 10%+ reduction in total cost of ownership from retiring legacy systems
• Up to 3% improvement in net profit margin, and 30% less time spent on audit prep
• Separately, partner-reported data puts average ROI for NAV-to-cloud migrations at 265% over three years, with the initial investment typically recovered within six months.

3. No servers or upgrade projects

• Eliminates local servers, redundant hardware and perpetual licence costs in favour of a predictable monthly subscription.
• Business Central's Modern Lifecycle Policy means continuous, automated monthly updates — the multi-year “big bang” upgrade project NAV customers dread becomes a thing of the past.
• The system is always on the current, fully supported version, so this conversation never has to happen again.

4. Better security and compliance 

• Hosted on Microsoft Azure with automatic backups, encryption at rest and in transit, and multi-factor authentication built in.
• Every update is applied automatically — no gap between a vulnerability being found and being patched, unlike an unsupported on-premise install.
• Removes a real and growing exposure: unpatched, unsupported ERP software sitting on the network handling financial data.

5. Work with the tools staff use

• Native integration with Excel, Outlook, Teams, Power BI and Power Automate — no bolt-on connectors to maintain.
• Copilot AI features inside Business Central bring natural-language reporting, automated data entry and anomaly detection that on-premise NAV simply cannot offer.

6. Work from anywhere and scale 

• Full access from any device, anywhere there's an internet connection — built for hybrid and remote teams.
• Capacity scales with the business on a pay-per-use basis; no capital spend on new hardware to support growth or a new site.

7. A proven migration path 

• As a Companial partner, we draw on a programme that has delivered 900+ successful NAV-to-Business Central migrations and assessed 6,000+ NAV and Business Central solutions.
• A free Upgrade Analyzer assessment gives an independent, evidence-based read on the current system and a fixed-price migration proposal — no guesswork, no open-ended quote.
• Migrations can qualify for Microsoft incentives (via the AIM programme) that help offset project cost.
• Real-world result: one partner using this programme cut a projected six-year migration backlog down to two and a half years.

Source: Companial Migration & Modernization Program.

8. The bottom line

• Staying on unsupported NAV is a decision by default, not a plan — the risk and eventual cost only grow the longer it's left.
• The financial case (200–265% ROI, 6-month payback) already stacks up before security and compliance risk is even factored in.
• A free assessment costs nothing and gives a clear, fixed-price picture of what the move actually looks like for their business.