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Astral Reports
by Astral 365Microsoft 365Paid
Builds Excel reports from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central data, including custom tables and fields.
PRICINGPaid
DEPLOYMENTCloud
CATEGORYAnalytics
UPDATED ON MARKETPLACE
What it does
Astral Reports connects Microsoft Excel to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for reporting. It can retrieve data from any table and field, including custom ones, and supports drilldowns and multiple connections. Reports can use predefined functions, dimensional reporting, and Business Central FlowFields. The extension supports Business Central SaaS and On Premise deployments and Office 2016 onwards.
Key capabilities
from the Microsoft Marketplace listingTable and field reporting
Reports can retrieve data from any Business Central table and field, including custom ones.
Drilldown functionality
Reports include drilldown functionality.
Predefined functions
The add-in provides over 170 predefined functions.
Dimensional reporting
The add-in supports unlimited dimensional reporting using Business Central dimensional analysis.
Multiple connections
Astral Reports supports multiple connections.
FlowField reporting
Its functions use FlowField technology in Business Central to retrieve data.
Use cases
- Create high-level reports such as balance sheets, profit and loss statements, or management accounts.
- Use the reporting functions for consolidation.
How it compares
Astral Reports is listed as paid and cloud-deployed, while Syft Analytics and Lantern | Model have unknown pricing and cloud deployment. Insights Connector for Power BI and Finance Connector for Power BI are listed as paid and cloud-deployed, as is Astral Reports. Astral Reports was updated on Nov 2025, compared with Aug 2025 for Syft Analytics, Aug 2026 for Insights Connector for Power BI, May 2026 for Lantern | Model, Jun 2026 for Finance Connector for Power BI, and Nov 2024 for Wise BC Accounts Receivable Insights.
| Name | Pricing | Deployment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| this plugin | Paid | Cloud | |
| Syft Analytics | Price not published | Cloud | |
| Lantern | Model | Price not published | Cloud | |
| Insights Connector for Power BI | Paid | Cloud | |
| Finance Connector for Power BI | Paid | Cloud | |
| Wise BC Accounts Receivable Insights | Paid | Cloud |
In the catalog
745 plugins in Dynamics 365 Business Central · Analytics
Price distribution: 15 free, 26 freemium, 419 paid, 285 price not published
Pricing & deployment
Platform
Microsoft 365
Product
Dynamics 365 Business Central
Deployment
Cloud
Pricing
Paid
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What the vendor says
«This extension is a connector for the Astral Reports for Business Central Excel add-in. The add-in itself can be downloaded from here. A link is also provided on the “Astral Reports” page that is available once the extension is installed. Let Astral Reports take care of your Excel reporting Harness the Dimensional …»