⚡ TL;DR | Go Straight to the Dynamics 365 Business Central End of Life Audit
The 2015 versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, SL, CRM, and C5 will be going end of life on the 14th of January, 2025. This means that these version won’t receive any more security updates, patches, or technical support from Microsoft. We recommend that you update all installations within your organization to a supported version.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, formerly known as Dynamics NAV and Navision, is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system from Microsoft. It is designed to help small to medium businesses (SMB) with their finance, manufacturing, customer relationship management, supply chains, analytics, and electronic commerce operations. The product has both a SaaS version and an on-premise version, however, for this specific end of life, we’ll be focussing on the on-premises version.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Lifecycle
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premise uses Microsoft’s modern policy. Effectively, this means the following for the various versions:
| Version | End Date |
| 2024 release wave 2, version 25.x | Apr 4, 2026 |
| 2024 release wave 1, version 24.x | Oct 7, 2025 |
| 2023 release wave 2, version 23.x | Apr 2, 2025 |
| 2023 release wave 1, version 22.x | Oct 8, 2024 |
| 2022 release wave 2, version 21.x | Apr 14, 2024 |
| 2022 release wave 1, version 20.x | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 2021 release wave 2, version 19.x | Apr 12, 2023 |
| 2021 release wave 1, version 18.x | Oct 11, 2022 |
| 2020 release wave 2, version 17.x | Apr 12, 2022 |
| 2020 release wave 1, version 16.x | Apr 12, 2022 |
| 2019 release wave 2, version 15.x | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Spring 2019 Update, version 14.x | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Fall 2018 Update, version 13.x | Apr 14, 2020 |
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central version 22 End of Life (2023, Wave 1)
On the 8th of October 2024, Version 22 (2023, wave 1) of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central will be going end of life. If you wish to stay fully supported make sure to update any installations to version 23 (2023, Wave 2) or higher. Aside from still being supported, version 23 also includes a number of updates for all countries, as well as specific updates for a number of local versions.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Audit Report
Our experts have created a Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premise) audit report that checks if the assets running Dynamics 365 software in your network are on a supported version. This gives you an easy and quick overview of which assets are running supported versions, and which ones need to be updated. Additionally, it also indicates how many days are remaining before a version is no longer supported.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Microsoft Dynamics CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is a software solution designed to help organizations manage their customer interactions, improve customer relationships, and streamline sales, marketing, and customer service processes. As of the 2016 version CRM has been absorbed into the Microsoft Dynamics 365 suite.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Lifecycle
Microsoft Dynamics CRM follows Microsofts fixed lifecycle policy, meaning it receives 5 years of mainstream support – including feature, platform, and security updates, as well as functionality fixes – followed by 5 years of extended support, which only offers security updates.
As it is now part of the Dynamics 365 suite, Dynamics CRM 2016 was the last release of Dynamics CRM.
| Version | End Date |
|---|---|
| Dynamics CRM 2016 (Dynamics 365) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Dynamics CRM 2015 | Jan 14, 2025 |
Dynamics CRM 2015 End of Life
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 will go end of life on January 14, 2025. In order to stay supported, you are adviced to update any installations you have to Dynamics 365.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Audit Report
Our experts have created a Microsoft Dynamics audit report that checks if the assets running Dynamics software, including Dynamics CRM, in your network are on a supported version. This will give you a quick and easy overview of which assets need to be updated. Additionally, it also indicated how many days are remaining before a version is no longer supported.
Microsoft Dynamics AX, NAV, and C5 End of Life
Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV were Microsoft’s ERP tools before they were rebranded as Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations and Dynamics 365 Business Central respectively. Dynamics AX focused on mid-sized and large enterprises, whereas Dynamics NAV was better for small to medium-sized businesses. Microsoft Dynamics C5 was a similar solution, specifically aimed at very small businesses with basic accounting and business needs, before it was first absorbed into NAV and then Business Central.
Microsoft is ending support for all remaining Dynamics AX, NAV, and C5 versions as the product is continuing its life as the rebranded Microsoft Dynamics 365 SaaS solutions. Specifically, Dynamics NAV 2015 and Dynamics C5 2015 will be going end of life on January 14, 2025.
Dynamics AX, NAV, and C5 Lifecycle
Microsoft Dynamics AX, Dynamics NAV, and Dynamics C5 all follow Microsoft’s fixed lifecycle policy which means that it provides:
- A defined support and servicing Lifecycle timeline at the time of product launch.
- A minimum of five years Mainstream Support.
- An additional period of Extended Support for some products.
The final version of Dynamics AX, 2012 R3 went end-of-life in January 2023. There are no more supported versions of Dynamics AX. You are advised to upgrade to Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations instead.
Dynamics NAV still has a number of supported versions listed below.
| Version | End of Support |
| Dynamics NAV 2016 | Apr. 14, 2026 |
| Dynamics NAV 2017 | Jan. 11, 2027 |
| Dynamics NAV 2018 | Jan. 11, 2028 |
As of January 2025, Dynamics C5 has 1 remaining supported version.
| Version | End of Support |
|---|---|
| Dynamics C5 2016 | Apr 14, 2026 |
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 and Dynamics C5 2015 End of Life
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015 and Dynamics C5 2015 will be going end of life on the 14th of January 2025. In order to remain supported, make sure to update any installation to a supported version. This means either the 2016 version or higher of these products or, alternatively, you could migrate to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Should you choose the latter option, Microsoft has a migration guide to help you transition.
Microsoft Dynamics AX, NAV, and C5 Audit Report
Our experts created a Microsoft Dynamics AX, NAV, and C5 audit report that checks if the assets running the software in your network are on a supported version. It’s color-coded to give you an easy and quick overview of which assets are running supported versions, and which ones need to be updated. Additionally, it also indicated how many days are remaining before a version is no longer supported.
Microsoft Dynamics GP and SL
Like Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics GP and SL are ERP systems aimed at small and medium-sized businesses. Dynamics SL is specifically aimed at SMBs in project-driven industries, whereas GP has a stronger focus on accounting and financial management.
There is a lot of overlap with Dynamics 365 Business Central, with the main difference being that Dynamics GP and SL were built to be on-premise, whereas Dynamics 365 Business Central was designed for the cloud, although it also has an on-premise version. There are some further differences in hosting, licensing, upgrades, updates, and functionality. Before you choose which tool to use, make sure you are well-informed of the differences.
Microsoft Dynamics GP and SL Lifecycle
All versions of Dynamics GP and Dynamics SL up to and including Dynamics GP 2018 and Dynamics SL 2018 follow Microsoft’s fixed lifecycle policy. This means they receive 5 years of mainstream support, which includes feature, platform, and security updates, as well as functionality fixes. Those are followed by 5 years of extended support, which only offers security updates.
| Version | End of Support |
| Dynamics GP 2013/Dynamics GP 2013 R2 | April 11, 2023 |
| Dynamics GP 2015/Dynamics GP 2015 R2 | April 8, 2025 |
| Dynamics GP 2016/Dynamics GP 2016 R2 | July 14, 2026 |
| Dynamics GP 2018/Dynamics GP 2018 R2 | January 11, 2028 |
Since the release of the 18.2 version in 2019, Dynamics GP now follows the modern lifecycle policy. This means it receives continuous updates. All you need to do to receive them is make sure you are up to date with the servicing and system requirements. This version does not have an end-of-life date so far. Until further notice, it will simply keep receiving updates.
Dynamics SL on the other hand only has 1 remaining supported version as of January 2025. Once this version reaches its end of life, there will be no more supported versions of Dynamics SL. Users can upgrade to Dynamics 365 Business Central instead.
| Version | End of Support |
|---|---|
| Dynamics SL 2018 | Jul 11, 2028 |
Dynamics SL 2015 End of Life
Microsoft Dynamics SL 2015 will go end of life on January 14, 2025. In order to stay supported, make sure to update any installations you have to the 2018 version or potentially migrate to Dynamics 365 Business Central. Note that the 2018 version is the final remaining supported version of Dynamics SL.
Microsoft Dynamics GP and SL Audit Report
Based on the lifecycle information provided by Microsoft, our experts created a Microsoft Dynamics GP and SL audit report. It gives you an actionable list of assets running Dynamics GP or Dynamics SL software in your network as well as information regarding the version they are on. It’s color-coded, so you can quickly see which versions are still supported and which ones need to be updated. It also shows you how many days are remaining before a version is no longer supported.
