SAP glossary · Partner ecosystem

SAP ecosystem

What it is

SAP, its customers and its partners. SAP puts the ecosystem at more than 20,000 partners worldwide that build, sell, service and run SAP solutions and technology.

Why it matters for executives

Most SAP value is delivered by partners, not by SAP. Choosing the partner is often the bigger decision than choosing the product.

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Source and currency. Summarised in our own words from SAP's publicly available SAP Corporate Glossary (February 2025 edition). SAP updates names, editions and packaging often; check the current wording on sap.com before relying on it.

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