From Controversy to Clarity: Understanding Business Central Developer Licensing in 2025

Illustration showing cloud vs on-premise development paths for Business Central in 2025

Originally published in 2018, “Say Bye Bye to Developer License!” sparked intense debate around Business Central licensing. In this 2025 update, we revisit what’s changed, what still applies — and why you still need object licensing for on-prem development. A must-read for Business Central developers navigating cloud vs. on-prem realities.

Microsoft Flow – An automation tool with immense possiblities

Let me confess, I never had taken Microsoft flow that seriously in last 1 year. I was too busy with Dynamics NAV and used to feel that it has limited functionality. But of late, I believe my love affair with D365 Business Central has changed that impression completely. With Business Central, I started looking things … Read more

Say Bye Bye to Developer License

Yes! you heard is right. You no longer need a partner/developer license to create a new component / customize in Dynamics 365 Business Central. Conditions Apply! I am sorry the above statement is only true if you are developing using VS Code and AL language extension. But who is developing with C/AL and C/SIDE anymore? … Read more

Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise Partner Preview 02

Dynamics 365 Business Central On-premise Partner Preview 01 is released on 14th August. And this event surprisingly remained unnoticed by most of the Business Central Enthusiasts :). Even I somehow noticed it late And now, this weekend [1st September 2018], Microsoft has come out with its next release [Microsoft Dynamics Business Central On-Premise Partner Preview 02]. … Read more

What’s New – Dynamics 365 Business Central October Release

Remember how kiddish 🙂 I was, when I expressed my frustration in LinkedIn because my favorite Dynamics NAV moving from On-Premise to cloud [Dynamics 365 for Financials] and the web client was pathetic? The lack of rich features in web client what we always experienced in Dynamics NAV windows client was pretty repulsive for me.   … Read more