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Upgrade from Business Central v25 directly to the current Business Central version

We bring your Business Central v25 database directly to the current Business Central version – without intermediate versions, typically in 4 weeks, at a fixed price for the data migration from 4.500 €. Your legacy system keeps running until the cutover date thanks to Live-Sync. Including from v25, whose support ended in April 2026.

Out of Support

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (v25) no longer receives updates.

Mainstream and Extended Support for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (v25) have expired. There are no more security updates, no hotfixes and no direct, official Microsoft upgrade path.

End of support April 2026
No more updates under the Modern Policy
Risk check

Risk checklist for continuing to operate Business Central v25.

Five points that become a risk if you keep running the old system – and how the upgrade resolves each of them.

Support window
The maintenance period ends

Support for Business Central v25 ends in April 2026. After that there will be neither security nor feature updates – and no supported way to keep running this release.

After the upgrade
Permanently within the maintenance period

On the current version you stay in support: two releases per year, security updates on an ongoing basis, without another upgrade project.

Feature set
No new features

Copilot, agent workflows and the automations of the current releases are not available in Business Central v25. The gap to the standard widens with every six-month cycle.

After the upgrade
Current feature scope in the standard

After the upgrade, AI functions, Power Automate and the Teams integration are ready to use – without additional development.

Compliance
Legal requirements continue to apply

E-invoicing obligations, ViDA and GoBD keep being updated. Microsoft implements these requirements only in versions within the support period.

After the upgrade
Compliance comes with the release

Microsoft delivers current formats and validation mechanisms as part of the standard. You do not have to build anything yourself.

Extensions
Add-ons lose their approval

ISV solutions (add-on modules from third-party providers) are not maintained indefinitely for older Business Central versions. Your operations then depend on releases for which there is no more support.

After the upgrade
Maintained app versions from AppSource

On the current version you run the current app versions from your vendors, including updates and support.

Upgrade distance
The gap to the target keeps growing

Every skipped release makes the jump bigger: more changes to objects and extensions, more testing effort in a later switch.

After the upgrade
One step instead of many

DataMigrate Pro transfers your data directly into the current version – no matter how many releases lie in between.

What is special about Dynamics 365 Business Central v25?

XRechnung became part of the German standard with v25

Until then, e-invoicing in Business Central was add-on software. ZUGFeRD followed with the next wave. If you are on v25, you are missing full format support.

v25 is Microsoft's mandatory intermediate step

All versions from v14 to v24 have to get here via their official route. Accordingly, many installations are at exactly this level.

User groups have been replaced by Security Groups

Permission concepts that have grown over time and build on user groups carry over when you switch.

Why switch to the latest Dynamics 365 Business Central version?

Business Central v25 is out of support

Business Central version 25 will soon be out of support – missing updates, growing security and downtime risks. Business Central follows the Modern Policy with predictable releases and an up-to-date security baseline.

CoPilot & AI Features

With Dynamics 365 Business Central, Copilot/AI, Power Automate, Teams & Dynamics integrations are available without additional development. Processes become measurably faster and manual handovers between systems disappear.

E-invoicing/XRechnung · GoBD/GDPR · ViDA compliance

E-invoicing/XRechnung, GoBD/GDPR and modern permission concepts can be mapped cleanly in Dynamics 365 Business Central. That reduces audit risks and makes the system auditable.

Never a major upgrade again

With Extensions instead of base customizations and two automatic releases per year, Business Central stays up to date on its own. The move from Business Central v25 is therefore your last major upgrade project.

Process

This is how your upgrade works.

From the analysis to the cutover date – your legacy system stays live right up to the end.

01
free of charge

Upgrade-Check

We analyze your Business Central v25 database – you receive a fixed-price range and a schedule.

Analysis Fixed price
02

Test migration

Full trial run with your real data – you see your Business Central with your figures.

Live data
03

Mapping & Extensions

Custom objects, ISV add-ons and customizations are mapped or replaced.

Add-ons Customizations
04

Live-Sync

Your legacy system keeps running as normal; DataMigrate Pro keeps the data in sync until the cutover date.

No standstill
05

User acceptance

Key users test the processes in the new system and approve them.

Training
06
Cutover date

Cutover & Go-live

The switchover happens on the cutover date – without data loss, typically after about 4 weeks of project time.

Go-live

Move from Business Central v25 to the current version. From 4.500,00 EUR

We migrate your data directly to the current Business Central version – without intermediate steps and without downtime. The fixed price for the data migration starts at 4.500 €.

Ready to start in Business Central in 4 weeks (typical)
Customers, vendors, items and further master data included
Complete transfer (entries, documents, history, Add-ons) can be booked in addition – details in the FAQ.
FAQ

FAQ – frequently asked questions

We only moved to v25 in 2025. Why another upgrade already?

Because support for v25 ended in April 2026. Each version has around one and a half years of support, that is the price of the half-yearly release rhythm. The same rhythm keeps the switch small: from v25 to the current version it is only about compatibility and data transfer, no longer about architecture.

What does an upgrade / switch from Dynamics 365 Business Central (< version 28) to Dynamics 365 Business Central version 28 cost?

Our entry-level packages start at 4.500,00 € for the master data transfer (e.g. customers, vendors, items, central setup data). A complete 1:1 data transfer including transaction data, ledger entries, general ledger history, posted and unposted documents, custom tables and add-ons is possible – standardized through DataMigrate Pro and therefore considerably cheaper than classic projects. The final cost estimate and the selection of the package that fits you follow a short assessment.

How long does an upgrade / switch from Dynamics 365 Business Central (< version 28) to Dynamics 365 Business Central version 28 take?

Around four weeks until Business Central is in productive use; with a large data volume or many customizations it can also take longer. During the migration phase we synchronize continuously, so that you can keep using your existing system up to the planned Go-live and Business Central is always close to the current state.

Do you also support Dynamics 365 Business Central OnPremise, or only cloud?

Both. In contrast to Microsoft’s own direction, we advise and deliver neutrally for cloud and OnPremise. What matters are IT strategy, compliance, interfaces and TCO – not the dogma “everything has to go to the cloud”.

Does a complete data migration take place?

Yes, 1:1 transfers are possible with DataMigrate Pro. Together we define cutover dates and the data scope (master and transaction data) and verify the result with reconciliation overviews (balance and document differences).

Can we also migrate the data ourselves with DataMigrate Pro?

Yes. DataMigrate Pro is built to be easy to use. Many of our customers carry out parts of the work themselves (e.g. master data mapping, test runs). We take care of setup, tricky steps, quality assurance and the Cutover (switching over to the new system). We have provided several guides for this.

Do you have references? This all sounds too good to be true.

Understandable question – our prices are considerably lower than what many prospects have seen in earlier quotes. The best evidence comes from projects: we have published a case study on the migration from Dynamics NAV 2009 to Business Central and can put you in touch with verifiable reference customers on request. An independent assessment is also available from Cedrik Ferner, author of a book on Business Central, on My Business Central.

Do our in-house developments have to be transferred 1:1?

No – and it would rarely make sense, because over the years technical debt has often built up that should be cleared out. We look at the business logic, but re-implement it technically as AL Extensions (events/subscriptions). The result: release-ready, maintainable, with no changes to the core. That keeps you ready for future versions and updates.

What happens to our Add-ons (ISV solutions)?

We check whether there is an AppSource version of your current ISV solution. If not, we replace functions with the standard or with lightweight Extensions. Our aim: fewer dependencies and simpler updates.

How do you minimize downtime at Go-live?

In principle there is no downtime with our solution, because we continuously migrate the data from Dynamics 365 Business Central (< Version 27) to Dynamics 365 Business Central Version 27 (double run with a parallel phase). This reduces the switchover to a few minutes. The step remains reversible, because you can keep working in the old system at any time.

Cloud or OnPremise – which makes more sense for us?

On request we assess this question for you, taking compliance, integrations, security requirements and costs into account. Cloud means less infrastructure effort and faster innovation; OnPremise remains a valid option if, for example, data sovereignty or special integrations carry more weight.

Can we migrate step by step (technology first, processes later)?

Yes. First the technical upgrade (AL conformity, data), then process optimization (e.g. Copilot/automation, reporting). That way you are productive in Business Central quickly.

What changes for the users?

In short: role-based interfaces, more modern navigation, integrated Office/Teams/Power BI workflows. Everything else stays the same: your data and processes are transferred 1:1 from the previous system and improved / adjusted on request.