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Business Central in Switzerland: who runs it, and where?

Launched in 2018 as the successor to Dynamics NAV, Business Central is now the most common Dynamics product on our list. Where are its users in Switzerland, and what does that mean for partners, ISVs and recruiters?

By Guillaume Fernandes3 min read

companies on the list running Business Central
444
of the list
48%
companies on the list that moved to Business Central in the last 18 months
24
companies on the list with a migration to Business Central under way or planned
34

Nearly half the companies on the list

As of 2 November 2026, 444 of the 920 companies on our list run Business Central, or 48%. That puts it well ahead of NAV (210 companies with no known migration) and Finance & Operations (77).

The base keeps growing: 24 companies moved to Business Central in the last 18 months, most of them from NAV, and 34 more have a migration under way or planned. If they all go live, close to 480 companies on the list will run Business Central.

Where Business Central users are based

Zurich (70), Bern (53), Lucerne (39) and Aargau (36) have the most companies on the list running Business Central. Vaud (32) comes fifth, ahead of Zug (28), Valais and Geneva (23 each).

CantonBusiness CentralShare of the canton’s companies
Zurich7039%
Bern5344%
Lucerne3950%
Aargau3645%
Vaud3268%
Zug2851%
Geneva2370%
Valais2385%
St. Gallen1634%
Ticino1450%
Fribourg1474%
Basel-Stadt1357%
Thurgau1238%
Solothurn1239%
Basel-Landschaft1252%
Companies on the list running Business Central, by canton, as of 2 November 2026Cantons with at least 10 companies on Business Central. Our overview of Microsoft Dynamics in Switzerland covers every canton.

French-speaking Switzerland is ahead

Proportionally, Business Central is far more common in French-speaking Switzerland, where 101 of the 139 companies on the list run it (73%), against 44% in German-speaking Switzerland (324 of 740) and 50% in Ticino (14 of 28). Among the cantons in the table, Valais (85%), Fribourg (74%) and Geneva (70%) lead.

For partners, this changes the picture: in French-speaking Switzerland, the opportunity lies less in migrations from NAV than in projects on an existing Business Central base, whether extensions, integrations or a change of partner.

What it means

  • Dynamics partners: a company on Business Central is still a potential customer, for a new project, an extension or a change of partner.
  • ISVs: the 444 companies are a ready market for AppSource apps, especially for Swiss-specific needs such as payroll, payments, VAT or EDI.
  • Recruiters: every new installation and every migration needs consultants and AL developers, who are in demand in German- and French-speaking Switzerland alike.

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