Microsoft Dynamics CRM: Cloud vs On-premise comparison
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ReportBy Lisa Curry
The very first hurdle you may face when choosing a CRM system is whether you want it deployed in the cloud or on premise. While some CRM systems, like Salesforce, can only be deployed via the cloud, Microsoft Dynamics CRM gives complete flexibility over deployment options to fit your needs.
Both deployment options have their key advantages but you need to make sure that the option you choose best complements your businesses key requirements. We’ve compared some of the biggest deal-breakers between Dynamics CRM Online (cloud) with Dynamics CRM on premise below.
If you want to take away this information then we have a deployment comparison fact sheet, which you can download here.
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CRM On-Premise |
CRM Online |
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Cost Model |
Large initial capital investment (CapEx) |
Monthly Subscription (OpEx spend) |
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Data |
Complete ownership and control over data (can be required to stay on-site) |
Securely stored in Microsoft data centre |
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Data Access |
Full access |
Access only via CRM API/ report connectors |
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Space |
This is only limited to available server storage |
5GB (plus 2.5GB for every 20 licences) |
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Administration |
Requires in-house or partner maintenance |
Minimal internal administration required: Technical infrastructure managed by Microsoft |
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Deployment |
Longer deployment |
Quick to deploy |
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Hardware |
Use existing hardware or will need to purchase additional servers |
No hardware required |
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Maintenance Costs |
Requires servers to be maintained and upgraded |
No maintenance costs |
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Uptime |
Do not rely on internet connectivity or external factors to access CRM |
Reliant on connectivity but 99.9% financially-back SLA from Microsoft |
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Resilience |
Dependent on hardware – expensive to purchase redundant server for backup |
High site resilience achieved through redundancy |
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Workflows |
Unlimited |
200 (very high |
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Custom Entities |
Unlimited |
300 (very high) |
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Server-side sync cannot be done between cloud-hosted email and on-premise CRM |
Server-side sync cannot be done between on-premise email and CRM Online |
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Data BackUp |
Managed in-house with a solid backup process |
Managed by Microsoft – restores available upon request |
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Updates |
Minor releases can be held back for on-premise until the next major release – minimising number of updates |
Major and minor releases rolled out regularly |
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Update Application |
Control over when to apply updates and patches – but requires administration |
Automatically applied – no maintenance required |
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Mobility |
Apps available and offline access – same as online |
Apps available and offline access – same as on-premise |
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Power BI |
No |
Yes |
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