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Microsoft Business Central pricing in Australia
Microsoft Business Central is priced per user per month in Australia, with Essentials and Premium for full users and cheaper Team Members for light users. Prices are on an annual commitment and exclude GST; partners charge separately for implementation.
Country
- Starting price
- A$120/user/month
- Essentials, AUD excl. GST
- Pricing model
- Per user per month
- Plus partner implementation
- Billing
- Annual commitment
- Month to month costs 20% more via partners
- Tax
- GST excluded
- Prices in AUD, plus 10% GST
- YOY change
- ↑ 6%
- Average yearly rise, 2 plans
- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
How much does Microsoft Business Central cost in Australia?
Plans
Two full-user editions, plus Team Members at A$12 for light users.
| Plan | Per month, paid yearly | Who it is for | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials | A$120 per user | Get comprehensive business management for finance, sales, and operations, with Microsoft Copilot included. | Key limits
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| Premium | A$165 per user | Includes everything in the Essentials plan, plus enhanced capabilities for service management and manufacturing. | Key limits
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Additional costs
Costs on top of the plan price.
| Cost | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Team Members | A$12, or A$14 month to monthPer light user a month | |
| GST | 10%Added to every licence | |
| Month-to-month term | Essentials A$144, Premium A$198 a user20% more than annual | |
| Annual commitment billed monthly | Essentials A$126, Premium A$173 a user5% more than paying upfront | |
| Extra database storage | A$15 a GB, or A$748 per 100 GBPer GB a month past 80 GB plus the per-user allowance | |
| Extra production environment | A$449Per environment a month, with 3 sandboxes and 4 GB | |
| Device licence | A$67Per shared device a month | |
| Copilot agents | Not publicly listed in AUDCopilot Credits, pay as you go or prepaid | |
| Implementation | Third-party ranges: A$25,000 to A$250,000 (Equerra); A$55,000 to A$145,000+ (Dynamics Smartz)One-off partner project: setup, configuration, migration, training | |
| Data migration | Third-party range: A$5,000 to A$30,000+Part of implementation or quoted separately | |
| Training | Third-party range: A$3,000 to A$20,000Partner-led, one-off | |
| Partner support | Third-party range: A$1,500 to A$8,000+ a monthRetainer, block hours or per ticket | |
| AppSource apps (payroll, reporting, add-ons) | Third-party range: A$50 to A$500+ a month per appSet by each publisher, often per user or per tenant |
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Plan
Estimated cost, Essentials
A$8,622a year
- Per month
- A$719
Line items, monthly
- Essentials subscription
- A$120
- 4 extra full users at A$120 each
- A$479
- 10 extra Team Members at A$12 each
- A$120
- Estimated monthly total
- A$719
Estimated, AUD, excluding GST.
What Microsoft Business Central costs by company size
Estimated cost by number of employees, using the cheapest plan that fits each end of the band.
| Employees | Plans | Monthly cost | Annual cost | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 10 | Essentials | A$120 to A$395 | A$120 | to | A$395 | A$1,436 to A$4,741 | A$1,436 | to | A$4,741 | |||
| 11 to 50 | Essentials | A$383 to A$1,078 | A$383 | to | A$1,078 | A$4,597 to A$12,931 | A$4,597 | to | A$12,931 | |||
| 51 to 200 | Essentials | A$1,078 to A$3,473 | A$1,078 | to | A$3,473 | A$12,931 to A$41,670 | A$12,931 | to | A$41,670 | |||
| 201 to 500 | Essentials | A$3,473 to A$8,622 | A$3,473 | to | A$8,622 | A$41,670 to A$103,464 | A$41,670 | to | A$103,464 | |||
Microsoft Business Central discount codes and offers
Current Microsoft Business Central offers in Australia, checked 12 October 2026.
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30-day free trial
30 days free
New sign-ups
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Nonprofit pricing
60% off; one partner lists Essentials at A$48 and Premium at A$66 a user a month, excluding GST
Validated nonprofits, through a CSP partner
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Bridge to Cloud 3
30% off for a fixed 3-year term
On-premises Dynamics customers licensed before 1 September 2024 with an active Enhancement Plan; enrol through a CSP partner by 31 December 2027
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Azure free account credit
A$299 Azure credit, usable for Copilot agents
New Azure accounts
How to negotiate Microsoft Business Central's price
Microsoft sells only through partners at one list price, so these levers follow from how Business Central is charged, not from reported deals.
| Rank | Lever | How it works | What it can save |
|---|---|---|---|
| [01] | Commit for a year and pay upfront | Month to month costs 20% more; an annual term billed monthly costs 5% more. | A$24 per Essentials user a month against month to month; A$5.99 against monthly billing |
| [02] | Licence light users as Team Members | Users who only read, approve, enter time or update existing records do not need a full licence. | A$108 per user a month on Essentials, A$153 on Premium |
| [03] | Stay on Essentials unless you need Premium | Premium adds only manufacturing and service management. Everyone in one environment shares an edition, so one manufacturing user can move every full user to Premium. | A$45 per full user a month |
| [04] | Use Device licences for shared terminals | A terminal several people share can take one Device licence instead of a licence per person. | A$52 a device a month against one Essentials user |
| [05] | Apply for nonprofit or migration pricing | Eligible nonprofits get 60% off. On-premises Dynamics customers moving to the cloud get 30% off for three years under Bridge to Cloud 3. | Up to 60% of the licence bill |
| [06] | Fix implementation scope and compare partners | Implementation is usually the largest cost. Ask three partners for fixed-price, itemised scopes. | Third-party ranges span A$25,000 to A$250,000 |
| [07] | Lock price with a longer term before an increase | Prices are fixed for the term. Partners sell 36-month terms, and renewing before an announced rise holds the old price. | The last rise was A$15 per Essentials user a month |
| [08] | Keep storage and environments in the allowance | The tenant gets 80 GB plus 3 GB per Essentials and 5 GB per Premium user, and one production environment. Archive old data and use sandboxes first. | A$15 a GB and A$449 an environment a month avoided |
| [09] | Ask for partner discount and bundled support | Partners buy licences below list and can pass some of that on, or bundle support hours. | Not publicly documented |
Microsoft Business Central price history
Monthly list prices over the last two years, excluding GST. Pick a plan, or hover for each change.
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Key points
- Essentials, the entry plan: +14% in two years, A$105 to A$120.
- Average across 2 plans: +12% since Oct 2024.
- Last change: 1 Nov 2025.
Microsoft Business Central alternatives
Other tools in our price guides for Australia, largest first by market share.
| Vendor | Starting price | Pricing model | Key difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle NetSuite | About A$2,148 a month (NetSuite Starter) | Base licence per month, by edition, plus per full user per month, plus modules and implementation | Quote only, usually on multi-year terms | Price guides |
| Deskera | A$285 a user a month (Deskera ERP Growth) | Per user a month, paid yearly, minimum 5 users, plus one-time implementation | Per user in US dollars, billed yearly, 5 user minimum, plus implementation | Price guides |
| Xero | A$37 a month (Ignite) | Flat monthly plans, plus usage charges | Flat monthly plans; usage past each allowance charged on top | Price guides |
| MYOB | A$11 a month (Solo by MYOB) | Flat plans, monthly or yearly, plus per-employee payroll on Lite and Pro | Flat monthly or yearly plans; payroll charged per employee paid on Lite and Pro | Price guides |
| QuickBooks | A$33 a month (Simple Start) | Flat plans capped by users, payroll per employee extra | Flat plans capped by users; payroll per employee extra | Price guides |
Microsoft Business Central pricing questions
Microsoft Business Central Essentials is A$120 and Premium A$165 per user a month, paid yearly, excluding GST. Team Members are A$12.
No. 10% GST is added, so Essentials is A$132 a user a month including GST.
Yes, through partners. Month to month costs 20% more (A$144 for Essentials) and an annual term billed monthly 5% more (A$126).
Premium adds manufacturing and service order management for A$45 more per user a month. All full users in one environment share an edition.
Read data, approve workflows, update existing records, create quotes and enter time sheets, but not post most transactions. It costs A$12 a month and needs at least one full user on the tenant.
1 November 2025. Essentials rose from A$105 to A$120 and Premium from A$150 to A$165. Team Members stayed at A$12.
Yes, 30 days free. Partners can also set up assisted trials.
Yes, 60% off. An Australian partner list shows Essentials at A$48 a user a month excluding GST.
Microsoft Business Central pricing sources and methodology
From Microsoft Business Central's Australian pricing pages on 12 October 2026. Where sources disagree, Microsoft's own page wins.
Estimates from list prices, excluding GST, before payment fees.
Archived copies of Microsoft Business Central's pricing pages from October 2024 to October 2026, plus Microsoft's announcements. Standard prices, no promotions.
Drawn from how Microsoft Business Central charges, not from records of negotiated deals.
Ordered by Ensurva's estimate of each vendor's share of business customers in this country, from surveys, vendor customer counts, government software registers and review volume. Only tools with their own Ensurva price guide are listed.
Checked monthly. The date at the top is the last check.
- Microsoft Business Central pricing (Australia) 12 Oct 2026
- Microsoft Business Central pricing (Australia), Wayback capture 17 May 2026 12 Oct 2026
- Microsoft licensing guidance: Dynamics 365 Business Central 12 Oct 2026
- Microsoft Learn: Managing capacity in Business Central 12 Oct 2026
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 blog: New Business Central pricing effective November 2025 12 Oct 2026
- Microsoft Nonprofits: Business Central 12 Oct 2026
- Microsoft partner alert: Bridge to Cloud 3 (via Simplanova) 12 Oct 2026
- Encore Business Solutions: monthly billing for annual term subscriptions 12 Oct 2026
- Smart App Business Solutions: Business Central CSP price list (AUD) 12 Oct 2026
- Dynamics Square: Business Central pricing (Australia) 12 Oct 2026
- Dynamics Square pricing page, Wayback capture 7 October 2024 12 Oct 2026
- Dynamics Square pricing page, Wayback capture 23 January 2025 12 Oct 2026
- Dynamics Square pricing page, Wayback capture 22 April 2025 12 Oct 2026
- Dynamics Square pricing page, Wayback capture 4 August 2025 12 Oct 2026
- Dynamics Square pricing page, Wayback capture 18 November 2025 12 Oct 2026
- Equerra: Business Central pricing (Australia) 12 Oct 2026
- Dynamics Smartz: Business Central pricing Australia 12 Oct 2026
- Oracle NetSuite ERP (Australia) 12 Oct 2026
- MYOB Acumatica (Australia) 12 Oct 2026
- SAP Business One (Australia) 12 Oct 2026
- Odoo pricing (Australia) 12 Oct 2026
- Sage Intacct (Australia) 12 Oct 2026
- Epicor Kinetic (Australia and New Zealand) 12 Oct 2026
- Stratus Consulting: ERP selection guide 2026 12 Oct 2026
Estimates from published list prices on 12 October 2026. Check Microsoft Business Central's own pricing page before buying. Ensurva is not affiliated with Microsoft.