The Total Economic Impact™ Of SAP Cloud ERP Private For Finance Workers
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The Total Economic Impact™ Of SAP Cloud ERP Private, October 2025.
The Total Economic Impact™ Of SAP Cloud ERP Private
For Finance Workers
After interviews with four representatives from organizations using SAP Cloud ERP Private,
Forrester aggregated the data and concluded that SAP Cloud ERP Private has the following
three-year financial impact on a composite organization.
NPV
$5.5M
ROI
75%
PAYBACK
16 months
VOICE OF CUSTOMERSAP CLOUD ERP PRIVATE
BY THE NUMBERS
Reduced costs from phasing out an
on-premises data center
Productivity gain from improved
system availability
Efficiency gain in monthly financial
closing activities
The associate director for business application platforms at a travel and
hospitality organization noted that SAP Cloud ERP Private was not only able
to support their wider transformation of financial processes, but also helped
create a more scalable, stable, and efficient financial system. For instance,
the interviewee noted that consequences of their challenges before
modernizing to cloud ERP included delayed financial closing and reporting.
As noted in their interview, system stability is crucial for month-end or
year-end closings, which are highly time-sensitive for public reporting. Any
delay in publishing financial results due to system outages could negatively
impact the organization’s stock price and investor confidence.
CASH FLOW CHART (RISK-ADJUSTED)
Cash flows
Total benefits Total costs Cumulative net benefits
Initial Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
$8.0M
$6.0M
$4.0M
$2.0M
-$4.0M
-$2.0M
-$6.0M
$10.0M
$1.9M
$2.7M
$7.5M
“Obviously, you need to publish your month-end or year-end
closings at a certain point in time. If you don’t publish that
because your hardware system went down, you immediately
have an effect on the stock price.”
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, BUSINESS APPLICATION PLATFORMS,
TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
Read the full studyCommissioned by:This document is an abridged version of a case study commissioned by SAP titled:
The Total Economic Impact™ Of SAP Cloud ERP Private, October 2025.
The Total Economic Impact™ Of SAP Cloud ERP Private
For Finance Workers
After interviews with four representatives from organizations using SAP Cloud ERP Private,
Forrester aggregated the data and concluded that SAP Cloud ERP Private has the following
three-year financial impact on a composite organization.
NPV
$5.5M
ROI
75%
PAYBACK
16 months
VOICE OF CUSTOMERSAP CLOUD ERP PRIVATE
BY THE NUMBERS
Reduced costs from phasing out an
on-premises data center
Productivity gain from improved
system availability
Efficiency gain in monthly financial
closing activities
The associate director for business application platforms at a travel and
hospitality organization noted that SAP Cloud ERP Private was not only able
to support their wider transformation of financial processes, but also helped
create a more scalable, stable, and efficient financial system. For instance,
the interviewee noted that consequences of their challenges before
modernizing to cloud ERP included delayed financial closing and reporting.
As noted in their interview, system stability is crucial for month-end or
year-end closings, which are highly time-sensitive for public reporting. Any
delay in publishing financial results due to system outages could negatively
impact the organization’s stock price and investor confidence.
CASH FLOW CHART (RISK-ADJUSTED)
Cash flows
Total benefits Total costs Cumulative net benefits
Initial Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
$8.0M
$6.0M
$4.0M
$2.0M
-$4.0M
-$2.0M
-$6.0M
$10.0M
$1.9M
$2.7M
$7.5M
“Obviously, you need to publish your month-end or year-end
closings at a certain point in time. If you don’t publish that
because your hardware system went down, you immediately
have an effect on the stock price.”
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, BUSINESS APPLICATION PLATFORMS,
TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY