Dynamic Ship Supplier alternative

The Tidal alternative to Dynamic Ship Supplier

Dynamic Ship Supplier is standard business management software for ship suppliers built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. If you want AI RFQ to quote automation without a Dynamics rollout, here is how Tidal fits, honestly.

Replace it, or keep it. Each Tidal module is sold on its own.

Generated quote with each line priced from the catalogue
A quote in Tidal, every line priced from the supplier’s own catalogue. Live system at a Trinidad marine supplier, details blurred.

The short answer: Dynamic Ship Supplier is a product from ShipCentric Corporation, a Denmark based Microsoft partner that has supplied the maritime industry since 1988. It is standard business management software for ship suppliers and chandlers built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, covering financial management, inventory, vessel and customer management, and integrations with maritime e commerce platforms such as ShipServ. It suits suppliers who want their whole back office inside one Dynamics 365 system.

Replace Dynamic Ship Supplier, or keep it and add Tidal

You do not have to rip anything out. Pick the path that matches the job you want done.

Replace

Move your quoting to Tidal

If Dynamic Ship Supplier is where your team handles RFQs today, Tidal can take that job over.

  • RFQ inbox that sorts requests from other mail
  • Lines read from any buyer layout, priced from your catalogue
  • Quotes in your own template, approved by a person
  • Approved quotes sent to your ERP as sales orders
See Quote Desk →
Keep

Keep Dynamic Ship Supplier, add one module

If Dynamic Ship Supplier does a job you still need, keep it and add only the part of Tidal that removes the typing.

  • Quote Desk for RFQ to priced quote
  • Invoice Capture for supplier invoices from a photo
  • Each sold on its own, no platform change
  • Connects to your ERP through its API or an import file
See ERP integrations →

Why teams choose Tidal

Tidal takes a different route. Rather than a full Dynamics back office, it is an AI native layer that drops into the tools you already use: it connects to your Outlook or Gmail inbox and your catalogue, reads inbound email RFQs, matches every line to and codes at over 90% first pass accuracy, applies your margins and returns a quote in under 30 minutes. It runs standalone or alongside an ERP, syncing confirmed orders and invoices out by API or CSV, goes live in about a week.

181 of 212RFQ lines priced correctly with nobody touching them, in a replay of three real RFQs
0lines given a wrong price. Lines it could not price were left open with the reason shown
1 approvala person approves every quote and supplier invoice before it goes anywhere

Measured in a replay of three real RFQs (212 lines across Excel, PDF and IFS files) from our live customer, a marine supplier in Trinidad.

When Dynamic Ship Supplier is still the right fit

If your goal is to run financials, inventory and ship supply operations inside a single Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central platform, Dynamic Ship Supplier is built for exactly that, and Tidal does not replace general accounting or a Dynamics back office. Many suppliers keep their finance system and add Tidal to own the fast moving quoting workflow. Tidal is the better fit when accurate AI quoting, quickly and with your current tools, is the priority.

What your team sees

Screenshots are from the live system at a Trinidad marine supplier. Customer and supplier details are blurred.

Tidal RFQ inbox sorting emails into RFQs and orders
1. RFQs arrive and are sorted automatically.
Generated quote with each line priced from the catalogue
2. Every line is priced from your catalogue.
Supplier invoice and the lines Tidal read from it
3. Supplier invoices are read and checked.

How to move from Dynamic Ship Supplier without risk

  1. A 30 minute callWhat you use Dynamic Ship Supplier for today, your ERP, and your monthly RFQ and invoice volume.
  2. A trial on your documentsSend us a few recent RFQs or supplier invoices. We show you the result beside what your team produced.
  3. Set upWe load your catalogue and supplier prices and connect your ERP by API or import file.
  4. Side by side, then switchRun Tidal next to Dynamic Ship Supplier until you trust the results, then move the work over.

Dynamic Ship Supplier alternative, answered

Is Tidal an alternative to Dynamic Ship Supplier?
Yes. Dynamic Ship Supplier by ShipCentric is standard business management software for ship suppliers built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Tidal is an AI native alternative focused on the quoting workflow: it reads email RFQs and returns catalogue matched, margin protected quotes in under 30 minutes, standalone or alongside an ERP, live in about a week.
How is Tidal different from Dynamic Ship Supplier?
Dynamic Ship Supplier is a full Dynamics 365 Business Central based back office covering financials, inventory and vessel and customer management. Tidal is not a Dynamics deployment; it drops into your existing inbox and catalogue to automate RFQ to quote with AI, and syncs orders and invoices to a finance system by API or CSV. Pricing is scoped to your volume and the modules you need, so contact us for a quote.
When is Dynamic Ship Supplier the better fit?
If you want your financials, inventory and ship supply operations inside one Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central system, Dynamic Ship Supplier is designed for that. Tidal is the better fit when the priority is fast, accurate AI quoting that works with your current tools without a Dynamics rollout.
Can Tidal replace Dynamic Ship Supplier completely?
For RFQ to quote and supplier invoice entry, yes. For anything else Dynamic Ship Supplier does for you, keep it. Many teams keep Dynamic Ship Supplier and add one Tidal module, Quote Desk or Invoice Capture, which are sold separately.
Does Tidal connect to our ERP?
Yes. Approved quotes go to your ERP as sales orders and approved supplier invoices as bills, through its API or an import file. Tidal has set routes for ERPNext, Acumatica, Odoo, SAP Business One, NetSuite and Business Central, and connects to other ERPs the same way.

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