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Dynamics NAV to Business Central

Your Dynamics NAV system is now end-of-life. Here’s your upgrade path

Why Act Now, The cost of staying on NAV keeps rising
Microsoft ended mainstream support for Dynamics NAV in 2023. Every month you delay your upgrade to Business Central is a month of growing risk — security patches, compliance gaps, and functionality you’re missing. INFOC specialises in NAV to BC upgrades for Singapore SMEs

⚠️ Security Vulnerabilities

Microsoft no longer releases security patches for NAV 2018 and earlier. Every unpatched vulnerability is an open door for attackers.

💰Rising Maintenance Cost

On-prem NAV servers need hardware refreshes, SQL Server maintenance, and increasingly scarce NAV developers. Total cost of ownership climbs every year.

📉 Competitive Disadvantage

While competitors on Business Central get Copilot AI, Power BI integration, and automatic updates — you’re manually maintaining a decade-old system.
What you gain with BC

Why Business Central is the right upgrade, not just the only one

Business Central is not just a cloud version of NAV — it’s a modern platform that grows with your business, connects to Power BI and Microsoft 365, and receives regular feature updates with no upgrade projects required.

One monthly invoice for all Microsoft subscriptions
Flexible monthly or annual billing options
Scale licenses up or down as your headcount changes
Local Singapore support — not a global help-desk ticket
Licensing review included — are you on the right plan?
Azure cost management and spend oversight
What INFOC handles

End-to-end upgrade support

NAV environment audit and assessment
Customisation inventory — what to rebuild vs retire
Data migration from NAV to Business Central
AL code development for custom functionality
Integration setup (Power BI, M365, third-party systems)
User training and hypercare support period
Ongoing Business Central support and licensing via CSP
Upgrade Process

How INFOC runs a NAV to BC upgrade

NAV Audit

Version, customisations, integrations, data volume, and team inventory.

Gap Analysis

Map NAV workflows to standard BC functionality. Identify what needs rebuilding.

BC Build

Configure BC, develop AL extensions, migrate master data and opening balances.

UAT & Training

User acceptance testing, process walkthroughs, and team training before go-live.

Go-Live & Support

Cutover, hypercare support period, and NAV server decommission planning.

Before committing to the full project, get a written assessment of your NAV environment with clear upgrade options, effort estimates, and a recommended path forward.

NAV Upgrade Assessment

Fixed scope · Written report within 7 business days

Current NAV version and environment documentation

Customisation catalogue with upgrade-impact rating

Data migration complexity assessment

Integration inventory (other systems connected to NAV)

Recommended upgrade path with effort estimate

Business Central Essentials vs Premium recommendation

1-hour debrief with a Business Central specialist

FAQ

NAV to Business Central upgrade questions

How different is Business Central from Dynamics NAV?

Business Central is the direct cloud successor to NAV, built on the same foundation. Core processes — general ledger, sales orders, purchase orders, inventory — work very similarly. The biggest differences are the technology stack (cloud-first, browser-based, no on-prem server), the development language (AL instead of C/AL), and the release cadence (two major updates per year, automatic).

What happens to our NAV customisations during the upgrade?

NAV customisations written in C/AL code need to be assessed and rebuilt in AL (the modern Business Central development language). Our assessment identifies every customisation, rates the effort to rebuild it, and flags cases where standard BC functionality has since covered the original requirement — often reducing the custom code footprint significantly.

How long does a NAV to BC upgrade project take?

Project length depends on your NAV version, customisation volume, data complexity, and the number of integrations. A lightly customised NAV installation can be upgraded in 3–4 months. A heavily customised, multi-entity environment might take 6–9 months. Our assessment gives you a realistic estimate for your specific situation.

Can our team continue using NAV while BC is being built?

Yes. We run NAV and Business Central in parallel during the project. Your team continues working in NAV until the planned cutover date. Training on BC happens in a sandbox environment before go-live.

Is Business Central suitable for our industry?

Business Central has strong standard functionality for distribution, manufacturing, retail, and professional services — the core industries served by NAV in Singapore. For vertical-specific needs, the AppSource marketplace has ISV add-ons for industries including food & beverage, construction, and property management.

Still running Dynamics NAV? Let's assess your upgrade path.

Get a written assessment of your NAV environment with clear recommendations — before the risks of staying on end-of-life software become a crisis.