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Stozher versus Business Central

Microsoft · checked on 14.09.2026

Microsoft’s Business Central is a global cloud ERP, licensed per user and implemented through a local partner who adds the Macedonian localisation. Stozher is a local system for small and medium companies with the regulations built in. Below are the two, criterion by criterion, according to the US price list Microsoft publishes.

Installation and data
Стожер:Locally, on your computer or server; the database can also sit in a cloud of your choice.
Business Central:Microsoft cloud; on-premises installation through a partner.
Pricing and user model
Стожер:Modules of your choice; annual subscription or one-time payment + maintenance; 3 users included.
Business Central:Per user per month: Essentials around $80, Premium around $115 (US price list); implementation and localisation are a separate project through a partner.
Entry bundle: core, inventory, till
Стожер:Core + inventory + till: €980 per year, or €2.170 once + €440 per year.
Business Central:Three users: around $2,880 per year for licences alone, plus an implementation partners quote in the tens of thousands.
e-Faktura (УЈП)
Стожер:Built in: the invoice is issued and sent to the УЈП system from the same screen; ДДВ-04 and the books come from the same data.
Business Central:Through a Macedonian partner and a localisation package.
Till and fiscal device
Стожер:Till with a fiscal device (automatic model detection), Z reports, returns, КДФИ/ЕТ/ПЛТ per outlet.
Business Central:Till and fiscal device through a partner add-on.
Wholesale
Стожер:Price lists and quantity tiers, rebates, credit limit, sales reps, routes with proof of delivery.
Business Central:Yes.
Warehouse with bin locations
Стожер:Module: bin locations, picking with a scanner, warehouse dashboard.
Business Central:Yes: warehouses and locations; scanning with add-ons.
Manufacturing
Стожер:Module: bills of materials, work orders, MRP, cost price reconciled with the general ledger.
Business Central:Yes (Premium).
Payroll and МПИН
Стожер:Module: payroll, МПИН, payslips, absences; priced by headcount.
Business Central:Payroll through a partner add-on.
Imports and customs
Стожер:Module: import costing and the customs declaration (ЕЦД).
Business Central:Yes (landed cost); customs declaration through a partner.
CRM
Стожер:Module: leads and a sales pipeline, linked to quotes.
Business Central:Basic CRM; Dynamics 365 Sales is a separate product.
Units, cost centres, several companies
Стожер:Business units, departments and cost centres; a user limited to a unit; a group of companies with live consolidation.
Business Central:Dimensions, responsibility centres, several companies and consolidation.
AI assistant
Стожер:Included in every edition, with your own key or a local model.
Business Central:Copilot in Business Central.
Support and updates
Стожер:Support and regulatory updates included; no hourly billing.
Business Central:Through a partner, usually by the hour; updates are included.
Languages
Стожер:Macedonian, Albanian, English.
Business Central:Many languages; Macedonian through a partner.

When Business Central is the better choice

  • You are part of a foreign group that is standardising on Microsoft and reports to headquarters.
  • You need deep financial reporting across several currencies and countries.
  • You have an implementation budget in the tens of thousands and a partner who will maintain you.

When Stozher is the better choice

  • You want the regulations built in, not added by a project.
  • You want a price for the company with 3 users included, not per user.
  • You want support in the price and your data on your premises.

Alternative to Business Central

If you are looking for an alternative to Business Central in North Macedonia, Stozher is a local business system with modules of your choice, three users included and the Macedonian regulations built in. It is the better choice when: You want the regulations built in, not added by a project. You want a price for the company with 3 users included, not per user. You want support in the price and your data on your premises.

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