How to save on Dynamics 365 licenses using the add-on

UDS team has been optimizing clients` budgets since 2007, so I know that it’s a big task.

One day I initiated the creating of the convenient License Calculator for Dynamics 365. Cost revision should not be tiresome!

And now I invite you to try this solution. With your permission, I’ll explain everything.

What if you overpay?

How to optimize costs for Dynamics 365 licenses? The answer is to choose Dynamics 365 licenses best matching your needs.

In practice, many Dynamics 365 users get by with fewer features than were purchased. In that case, it would be reasonable to review your license set and change some of the licenses to cheaper ones. These are noticeable savings. Also, after cutting one part of the budget, you will free up money for those functions that pay off.

It remains only to do such a review regularly, and you will have a more efficient system without additional investment.

Do you think “remains only” sounds cocky enough?
Yes, if you are going to track all the data manually. This analysis may take a lot of time, especially if your company is large.

No, if you know the answers to 3 how-tos:

• how to automatically figure out if your team needs all the features provided by your current Dynamics 365 licenses;
• how to quickly calculate the costs company will spend for CRM, taking into account actual and planned demands of all users;
• how to save your eyes from long license guides.

Or rather it`s not “how” but “with the help of what tool”. You can do all of the above with the help of one add-on approved by Microsoft, the UDS License Calculator.

What possibilities will you obtain after installing the UDS License Calculator?

• Save time and reduce the influence of the human factor. Get ready-made statistics with obtained and unclaimed features for each system user.
• Save money. Find out which license covers your needs at the best possible cost.
• Plan your budget on Dynamics 365 products in live mode. Pre-calculate the cost of licenses after adding/removing functionality.
• Always obtain the calculations based on the up-to-date information about licenses.

Now I will show you how the UDS License Calculator works. As for me, it has an intuitive interface: see the video below. I hope you will like it!

Please note that the time it takes to create a report depends on the number of users in the system. We have recorded a test drive of the add-on for one user. Either way, you can devote time to yourself while the calculator is busy with routine.

How to get the UDS License Calculator?

If you need the add-on for Dynamics 365 Online, you can download the app from Microsoft AppSource right away.

You can register on the UDS portal to get the add-on for Dynamics 365 2015/2016 On-premise. Then you will access all versions of the UDS License Calculator as well as a possibility to explore plenty of other UDS tools delighting your work with Dynamics 365. By the way, we inform UDS portal users about new chips. So let’s stay in tune!

How to thank or complain to the UDS License Calculator?

What do you think? We will be happy to receive your feedback and answer your questions if you contact us. UDS team adores each UDS brainchild and improves it every day.

This article was published on the UDS blog by Roman Savran.