Design the company structure, chart of accounts, reporting requirements, integrations, users, and other requirements for the new environment.
- WHEN MULTIPLE ENTITIES AND MANUAL REPORTING OUTGROW QUICKBOOKS
QuickBooks to Business Central Migration for Growing Businesses
Many businesses reach a point where QuickBooks becomes too limiting for their growth. As reporting requirements, integrations, and multiple entities increase, Business Central can provide a more connected platform for finance and operations.
Hull helps you assess your current environment, understand your Business Central requirements, and plan the right path forward.
- KNOW WHEN IT’S TIME TO MOVE
Has Your Business
Outgrown QuickBooks?
THE TEST IS OPERATIONAL FRICTION, NOT COMPANY SIZE
The right question is not whether your business has reached a particular size. It is whether your team is rebuilding numbers by hand, managing multiple entities in disconnected files, or working around limits that make every close and report harder than it needs to be.
Manual month-end work
Repeated exports, spreadsheet consolidation, checks, and adjustments.
Disconnected systems
POS, ecommerce, inventory, banking, or other platforms do not connect cleanly.
Limited visibility
Finance and operations need dependable access to connected information.
Growing control requirements
Approvals, permissions, auditability, and consistency matter more.
A setup that no longer scales
More entities, users, transactions, and reporting make the environment harder to manage.
- Microsoft Solution Partner
- BUILT FOR BUYERS WHO NEED A CONNECTED OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Is Business Central the
Right Next Step?
Business Owners
You need better visibility across the business without relying on manually prepared reports or disconnected systems.
Business outcome - A more connected platform for managing finance and operations as the business grows.
CFOs, Controllers & Finance Leaders
You need stronger financial controls, consolidated reporting, and a system that can support more complex entities and reporting requirements.
Business outcome - Better financial visibility and less dependence on manual reporting processes.
IT & Technology Leaders
You need an ERP platform that fits into your existing technology environment and supports connected business applications.
Business outcome - A technology platform that works alongside Microsoft tools your teams already use, including Microsoft 365, Excel, Power BI, and Entra ID.
- KNOW THE STANDARD TOOL SCOPE BEFORE PLANNING THE WIDER PROJECT
What Moves from QuickBooks to Business Central?
For a QuickBooks migration to Business Central, Microsoft provides built-in migration extensions for supported QuickBooks environments. The standard tools can import:
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Customers
02
Vendors
03
Items
04
Chart of accounts
05
Beginning balance transactions in the general ledger
06
On-hand inventory quantities
07
Open customer and vendor documents, including invoices, credit memos, and payments
A Migration Involves More Than the Standard Import
Company structure
Set up each legal entity as the appropriate Business Central company and plan consolidation.
Chart of accounts design
Map and, where needed, redesign accounts for future reporting.
Open business activity
Plan for orders, work in progress, recurring activity, and records outside the standard scope.
Integrations
Reconnect and test POS, ecommerce, inventory, banking, payroll, CRM, and other systems.
Reconciliation & validation
Review posted transactions, correct exceptions, and verify balances.
Users & controls
Define roles, permissions, approvals, and procedures.
Training & transition
Prepare users, cutover activities, go-live ownership, and support.
- KNOW THE STANDARD TOOL SCOPE BEFORE PLANNING THE WIDER PROJECT
Not Sure Whether Business Central Is the Right Move?
Start with a structured assessment of your current QuickBooks environment and modernization requirements.
- FROM ASSESSMENT TO A CONTROLLED TRANSITION
Our QuickBooks to Business Central Migration Process
A successful migration starts with understanding your current environment before deciding what and how to move.
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Assessment
Assess Your Current Environment
Review your QuickBooks setup, business structure, data, reporting requirements, integrations, and operational needs.
02
Scope
Define the Migration Scope
Determine what data and history should move, what can remain in QuickBooks, and which business requirements need additional planning.
03
Environment
Plan Your Business Central Environment
04
Preparation
Prepare Your Data
Review and prepare the data required for migration, identify exceptions, and address issues before the move.
05
Validation
Migrate and Validate
Move the agreed data into Business Central and review the migrated information before it is used operationally.
06
Transition
Prepare Your Team for the Transition
Support users through the new workflows and help prepare the organization for operating in Business Central.
- FROM ASSESSMENT TO A CONTROLLED TRANSITION
Why Move from QuickBooks to Business Central?
01
Connected processes
Connect Finance and Operations
Bring financial and operational processes together instead of managing information across disconnected systems.
02
Visibility
Improve Financial Visibility
Support reporting across companies and business operations with a more structured ERP environment.
03
Automation
Reduce Manual Work
Replace unnecessary spreadsheets, duplicate data entry, and manual processes with connected workflows.
04
Entities
Support Multiple Entities
Manage separate companies within a structured Business Central environment while supporting consolidated reporting requirements.
05
Integration
Connect Your Business Applications
Integrate Business Central with the systems and applications your business depends on.
06
Growth
Build for Future Growth
Move to an ERP platform designed to support businesses as their processes, teams, entities, and operational requirements become more complex.
The right ERP starts with the right partner
- FROM ASSESSMENT TO A CONTROLLED TRANSITION
Why Hull Technologies?
A successful move is not simply a change of accounting software. It starts with understanding what the business needs from its next ERP, what the standard tools will and will not move, and where design, reconciliation, integration, training, and support are required.
Hull Technologies has been the delivery partner on Business Central implementations, with those environments still live today.
QuickBooks Migration Planning
Separate the standard tool scope from the wider project work.
Business Central Expertise
Shape the transition around finance, operations, data, reporting, and controls.
Practical Guidance
Confirm fit and define the next step before committing to migration.
What You'll Receive from Your Migration Assessment
A successful move is not simply a change of accounting software. It starts with understanding what the business needs from its next ERP, what the standard tools will and will not move, and where design, reconciliation, integration, training, and support are required.
What Happens After You Submit Your Request?
- CTA Form Submission
- Discovery Call
- Assessment Session
- Assessment Report & Readout Call
After you submit the form, Hull Technologies will review your information and arrange a discovery call to understand your business requirements, pain points, and assessment objectives. The team will also confirm the appropriate business and technical participants.
During the assessment, Hull will:
01
Review your current QuickBooks environment
02
Understand your company structure and reporting requirements
03
Identify integrations and systems that need consideration
04
Assess migration complexity and potential risks
05
Discuss Business Central fit for your business requirements
06
Outline high-level migration considerations and next steps
Assessment Details
Assessment Deliverable
A call with a Hull consultant to review your requirements and agree the next step.
Cost
The Migration Assessment is provided at no cost.
How Much Does a QuickBooks to Business Central Migration Cost?
The cost depends on the scope of the migration and the requirements of your Business Central environment.
Migration cost can be affected by:
- Number of entities
- Integrations
- Reporting needs
- Training
- Data requirements
- Customization
- User requirements
Microsoft licensing is a separate cost from the migration project. Ongoing support can also be considered separately.
Hull scopes each migration around your actual requirements rather than applying a one-size-fits-all project price.
Are We Big Enough for Business Central?
Business Central is not designed for companies of a specific size. The more important question is whether your team is spending significant time managing manual reporting, reconciling information across systems, or working around limitations that make financial and operational processes harder to manage.
The need for Business Central is usually driven by business complexity rather than revenue or employee count.
- FAQ — Have any questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions About QuickBooks to Business Central Migration
Can I migrate QuickBooks to Business Central?
Yes. Microsoft provides migration tools for supported QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online environments that can transfer selected data into Business Central. The exact migration scope should be reviewed because some data may require additional planning, transformation, or manual handling.
What data can be migrated from QuickBooks to Business Central?
Standard Microsoft migration tools can move selected data such as customers, vendors, items, chart of accounts, beginning balances, inventory quantities on hand, open invoices, credit memos, and payments. The exact scope should be confirmed against the current Microsoft migration tools before the project begins.
What does not migrate automatically?
Not all QuickBooks data moves through the standard migration tools. Sales orders and purchase orders do not migrate through the standard tools, while some partially paid invoices and other information may require additional manual review or correction.
How much QuickBooks history should I migrate?
The right amount of history depends on your reporting, compliance, operational, and reference requirements. Some historical information may need to move into Business Central, while other information can remain in QuickBooks for reference.
How long does a QuickBooks to BC migration take?
The timeline depends on the size and complexity of the environment. The number of entities, data volume, integrations, customizations, reporting requirements, data quality, and user preparation can all affect the project timeline. A migration assessment helps establish the appropriate scope and timeline before implementation begins.
Do I need to redesign my chart of accounts?
Possibly. A chart of accounts should be designed around your Business Central reporting requirements rather than copied automatically from QuickBooks. This becomes especially important when multiple entities and consolidated reporting are involved.
What happens to my existing integrations?
Existing integrations need to be assessed as part of the migration plan. POS, ecommerce, inventory, CRM, payroll, and other connected systems may require new integrations or changes to their existing connections.
Is Business Central more expensive than QuickBooks?
Business Central has separate Microsoft licensing and implementation costs. The right comparison should consider the business processes, reporting, integrations, controls, and operational requirements the ERP needs to support, not only the software subscription.
Do all employees need a full Business Central license?
No. Licensing depends on what each user needs to do in Business Central. Different license types can support different levels of access, so user requirements should be reviewed as part of the solution design.
- READY TO MOVE BEYOND QUICKBOOKS?
Find Out If Business Central Is the Right Next Step
Hull Technologies can help you understand your current environment, define the migration requirements, and determine whether Business Central is the right next step.