2023 Announcement for Dynamics GP Price Increase and 2025 / 2026 End of New Sales
News: April 4, 2023 Announcement from Microsoft on Dynamics GP
Some important news from Microsoft Corporation with regard to the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP was received on April 4, 2023. This is NOT a phase-out - Existing clients can still purchase additional licenses and subscriptions as per the Microsoft GP roadmap.
The following are some high-level points to ease your concerns. Our team at GP Support North can share additional details, we're here to help. #GPStrong Future.
- October 1st 2023 – Enhancement plan fees going up an additional 1% (BREP from 17% to 18%). Historically these were 16% prior to the 2021/2022 increase.
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- OFFICIAL: Effective October 1, 2023, annual EP and AP rates will increase by 1 point for renewals and new sales. By way of example, the rate for a 1-year Enhancement Plan (EP) would go from 17% to 18% of Protected List Price (PLP), the rate for a 1-year Advantage Plan would go from 19% to 20% of PLP, and the rate for a 3-year Advantage Plan (AP) rate would go from 57% to 60% of PLP.
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- October 1st 2023 – Additional full-user and Limited User perpetual licenses for Microsoft Dynamics GP will be increasing, pricing to be announced prior. Subscription pricing will also be increasing by 9% in US Dollars.
- No Change – Microsoft Support for Dynamics GP to 2028+ and Beyond - we expect clients will demand a further extension of support.
- No Change - Microsoft will continue to release updates, hotfixes, and tax tables to 2028 and Beyond.
- No Change – Current Dynamics GP clients can still buy added perpetual and/or subscription Full User licenses of Dynamics GP and Limited User licenses of Dynamics GP.
- 2025 – end of New Sales for net-new clients to purchase Microsoft Dynamics GP perpetual licenses. Ending April 1, 2025. (Microsoft partners will stop selling new Dynamics GP implementations in 2025 /2026)
- 2026 – end of New Sales for net-new clients to purchase Microsoft Dynamics GP subscriptions. Ending April 1, 2026. No impact to current clients.
Our GP Support North team will be here to provide you with GP support, GP end-user training, GP consulting, and GP integrations for Dynamics GP, and GP upgrades for supported Microsoft versions.
Dynamics GP is supported to 2028+ and Beyond.
The Future of Dynamics GP is mixed with ambiguity and uncertainty, (there is NO phase-out of GP), here are some proof points to help in your fact checking to support a #GPSTRONG Future.
GP Proof 1 - Microsoft Roadmap and Updated Lifecycle 2022 to 2028+.
Installing any compatible Dynamics GP hotfix or tax release on Dynamics GP 2018 or Dynamics GP 2018 R2 will bring you to version 18.6 or later, which enacts the Modern Lifecycle Policy. There are no tax releases or hotfixes available for Dynamics GP 2018 or Dynamics GP 2018 R2 that would allow you to stay on the fixed lifecycle. Updated 05/17/2023 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-gp/terms/lifecycle
GP Proof 2 - Microsoft Dynamics GP 18.6 (GP 2024) was released on October 2, 2023 - Learn more about the New Dynamics GP features
GP Proof 3 - Microsoft Blog - Dynamics GP Support and Services - posted July 2021: "The Lifecycle Roadmap shows dates well into the future, 2028 and beyond which indicates a longer confirmed date for Modern Lifecycle versus the Fixed Lifecycle versions."
https://community.dynamics.com/gp/b/dynamicsgp/posts/the-exciting-future-of-microsoft-dynamics-gp---lifecycle-update
GP Proof 4 - Fall 2022 - ERP Software blog in reaction what was said as a GP User Group conference. Microsoft has provided a CLARIFICATION of a long future for GP "you can be confident in using Dynamics GP to run your business for years to come.." https://www.erpsoftwareblog.com/2022/10/the-truth-about-the-microsoft-bombshell-dropped-at-the-dynamics-gp-session-at-summit-na/
GP Proof 5 - October 2022 - Blog - Microsoft is fully committed to supporting our Dynamics GP customers for years to come https://community.dynamics.com/gp/b/dynamicsgp/posts/microsoft-is-fully-committed-to-supporting-our-dynamics-gp-customers-for-years-to-come
GP Proof 6 - October 2022 - LinkedIN Post from Mike Morton - Microsoft VP - Dynamics 365 Microsoft is fully committed to supporting our Dynamics GP customers. This will include new releases (e.g., 18.6, 18.7, 18.8, …) for the foreseeable future on the same timeline and schedule as we have done in the past several years, as outlined in the GP Modern Support Lifecycle. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/
GP Proof 7 - Spring 2022 - Microsoft Escalation Manager for Dynamics GP at a conference for Dynamics GP User Group.
VIDEO below & on YouTube https://youtu.be/lWZk5_hpmgU?t=1013
GP Proof 8 - October 11, 2023 - Mike Morton at the Dynamics Community Summit (over 5,000 attendees) on-stage announced that there are no immediate plans for retiring Dynamics GP and that Microsoft expects a strong future for existing GP users. (Dynamics GP roadmap to 2028+ is the same time frame for all other Microsoft Dynamics applications. Current roadmaps are all published to 2028)
GP Proof 9 - Summer 2023 - There was an announcement that new sales of Dynamics GP perpetual licenses will stop in 2025 and new sales of GP subscriptions will stop in 2026. BUT, the same announcement confirmed that ALL EXISTING DYNAMICS GP clients will still be able to purchase additional users and perform upgrades etc, in accordance to the roadmap.
Assuming you stay on GP for a few years. Here's what you should do.
If you are concerned with the future of GP, then We can help move you to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
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