Sign up for a free Dynamics 365 Business Central trial
Business Central offers a free trial. After a quick sign-up, you'll have access to many of the app's key features. The trial allows you to test the app with sample data. If you want to try out things with your own data, you'll switch to a free 30-day trial. Learn more about Business Central features.
To sign up for the trial
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- Go to the trial site, choose Finance and operations, and then, on the Dynamics 365 Business Central card, choose the Try for free button.
- Enter your work or school email address and other details. You'll be redirected to your trial at https://businesscentral.dynamics.com/.
The trial takes a few moments to load, then you can start using the app. The Get Started checklist takes you through the steps to make you ready for business. The steps vary depending on your country and any industry-specific functionality that you've added to your Business Central.
In Business Central, some things will be familiar to you, and other things might be unfamiliar. When you first sign in to the demonstration company, you get access to a Get Started card with a link to show demo tours. For more information, see Get Ready for Doing Business and the quick starts articles.
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Business Central includes tooltips for fields and actions that can help guide you through the various business processes. Some pages also have teaching tips and tours to help you. On each tooltip and teaching tip, choose the Learn more link to open the Help pane where you find information about the current page and related tasks. On all pages, use Ctrl+F1 on your keyboard to open the Help pane. On any device, use the question mark in the upper right corner to get to the Help.
If you decide not to use Business Central, you can let the trial expire.
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If the trial is converted to a paid subscription before the trial expires, the countdown to 45 days of non-usage does not apply.
Should you run into problems, check the Trial FAQ or Frequently Asked Questions articles to find answers to some of your questions. If you're unable to sign up for the trial, check the Troubleshooting Self-Service Sign-Up article for tips. You can also contact a partner and ask them to create a free trial or a different type of preview of Business Central for you.
What to try
Your trial environment includes the same features as the paid version. The links below guide you through some of the key features.