SAP Licensing Guide
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SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks
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This document is about SAP solutions in the public cloud, but it is not a legally binding licensing rights
document. It also does not supersede or replace any legal documents covering use rights.
About This Guide
This guide is intended to help customers, partners, and consultants understand the licensing structure of SAP
solutions in the public cloud. The scope of this guide includes all standard public cloud SAP offerings,
including Cloud ERP applications, AI and data offerings, and platform capabilities. It does not cover private
cloud offerings, which follow separate licensing and pricing.
For readability, some product names are shortened after their first mention. While these abbreviations aren’t
listed in the Glossary, they are used consistently and are intended to be easy to recognize in context.
There is a clickable Table of Contents button at the end of each section to help you navigate the document
( ).
For further assistance in selecting the right offering for your organization, consult your SAP Account Executive
or a certified SAP Partner.
This guide does not cover licensing for China, which follows separate pricing and offerings.
Legal Disclaimer
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the
express permission of SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. The information contained herein may be changed
without prior notice. Some software products marketed by SAP SE and its distributors contain proprietary
software components of other software vendors. National product specifications may vary.
These materials are provided by SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company for informational purposes only, without
representation or warranty of any kind, and SAP or its affiliated companies shall not be liable for errors or
omissions with respect to the materials. The only warranties for SAP or SAP affiliate company products and
services are those that are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and
services, if any. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty.
In particular, SAP SE or its affiliated companies have no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined
in this document or any related presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein.
This document, or any related presentation, and SAP SE’s or its affiliated companies’ strategy and possible
future developments, products, and/or platform directions and functionality are all subject to change and
may be changed by SAP SE or its affiliated companies at any time for any reason without notice. The
information in this document is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code,
or functionality. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements, and they should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks
or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. All other
product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. See
http://global.sap.com/corporate-en/legal/copyright/index.epx for additional trademark information and
notices.
This document is about SAP solutions in the public cloud, but it is not a legally binding licensing rights
document. It also does not supersede or replace any legal documents covering use rights.
About This Guide
This guide is intended to help customers, partners, and consultants understand the licensing structure of SAP
solutions in the public cloud. The scope of this guide includes all standard public cloud SAP offerings,
including Cloud ERP applications, AI and data offerings, and platform capabilities. It does not cover private
cloud offerings, which follow separate licensing and pricing.
For readability, some product names are shortened after their first mention. While these abbreviations aren’t
listed in the Glossary, they are used consistently and are intended to be easy to recognize in context.
There is a clickable Table of Contents button at the end of each section to help you navigate the document
( ).
For further assistance in selecting the right offering for your organization, consult your SAP Account Executive
or a certified SAP Partner.
This guide does not cover licensing for China, which follows separate pricing and offerings.
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Table of Contents
Legal Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
About This Guide....................................................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
SAP Autonomous Enterprise ............................................................................................................................... 4
Licensing Approach ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Deployment Models ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Purchasing ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Licensing Fundamentals ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Entry Point Offerings ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Finance .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Supply Chain Management ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Strategic Procurement ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Human Capital Management .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Customer Experience ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ............................................................................................................... 18
Add-Ons & Additional SAP Offerings ............................................................................................................. 19
Line of Business Add-Ons & Related Offerings .................................................................................................................................................... 19
SAP Business Data Cloud ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Joule and AI Units ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
SAP Business Technology Platform............................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Business Transformation Management ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Appendix A: Capabilities by FIN / SCM Offering ....................................................................................... 34
Capabilities by Finance Offering ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Capabilities by Supply Chain Management Offering ....................................................................................................................................... 38
Appendix B: SAP Build Entitlements .............................................................................................................. 42
Appendix C: FIN & SCM Minimum Licensing Requirements ................................................................ 43
Appendix D: SAP Digital Access ....................................................................................................................... 43
Appendix E: HANA Memory Allocation ......................................................................................................... 44
Appendix F: Concur Expense Entitlement for SAP Finance Premium ............................................. 45
Appendix G: Glossary ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Appendix H: Changelog ....................................................................................................................................... 46
Table of Contents
Legal Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
About This Guide....................................................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
SAP Autonomous Enterprise ............................................................................................................................... 4
Licensing Approach ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Deployment Models ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Purchasing ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Licensing Fundamentals ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Entry Point Offerings ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Finance .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Supply Chain Management ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Strategic Procurement ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Human Capital Management .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Customer Experience ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ............................................................................................................... 18
Add-Ons & Additional SAP Offerings ............................................................................................................. 19
Line of Business Add-Ons & Related Offerings .................................................................................................................................................... 19
SAP Business Data Cloud ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Joule and AI Units ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
SAP Business Technology Platform............................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Business Transformation Management ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Appendix A: Capabilities by FIN / SCM Offering ....................................................................................... 34
Capabilities by Finance Offering ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Capabilities by Supply Chain Management Offering ....................................................................................................................................... 38
Appendix B: SAP Build Entitlements .............................................................................................................. 42
Appendix C: FIN & SCM Minimum Licensing Requirements ................................................................ 43
Appendix D: SAP Digital Access ....................................................................................................................... 43
Appendix E: HANA Memory Allocation ......................................................................................................... 44
Appendix F: Concur Expense Entitlement for SAP Finance Premium ............................................. 45
Appendix G: Glossary ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Appendix H: Changelog ....................................................................................................................................... 46
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SAP Autonomous Enterprise
An Autonomous Enterprise is a business operating model where core processes run themselves end-to-end
using connected data, AI, and automation. It continuously senses signals across systems, decides the next
best action, and executes it—closing the loop with minimal manual intervention. Humans remain in control
through policies, oversight, and explainable decisions, while machines handle routine execution at scale. In
short, it functions like a living operating system for your company: from data to decision to action to learning,
always on and self-improving.
SAP enables this operating model through an integrated set of capabilities that work together to deliver
autonomy across the enterprise.
Key Elements of the Autonomous Enterprise
Together, the following elements form the SAP Autonomous Enterprise:
1. Joule is the engagement layer, bringing together data, workflows, and agents across SAP systems
and beyond.
2. The SAP Autonomous Suite is the operational core of the business. Organized into five
autonomous domains – Finance, Spend, SCM, HCM, and CX – that run every function end-to-end.
Delivered as a modular set of cloud-based offerings, SAP provides a clear and scalable pathway for
customers at every stage of their transformation – whether accelerating growth as a new cloud ERP
customer or modernizing through RISE with SAP as an existing customer. All customers adopt
innovation at their own pace, integrate their landscape more easily, and realize value faster.
3. Industry AI applications bring built-in vertical process knowledge, data models, and regulatory
logic, ensuring autonomous processes are tailored to industry requirements.
SAP Autonomous Enterprise
An Autonomous Enterprise is a business operating model where core processes run themselves end-to-end
using connected data, AI, and automation. It continuously senses signals across systems, decides the next
best action, and executes it—closing the loop with minimal manual intervention. Humans remain in control
through policies, oversight, and explainable decisions, while machines handle routine execution at scale. In
short, it functions like a living operating system for your company: from data to decision to action to learning,
always on and self-improving.
SAP enables this operating model through an integrated set of capabilities that work together to deliver
autonomy across the enterprise.
Key Elements of the Autonomous Enterprise
Together, the following elements form the SAP Autonomous Enterprise:
1. Joule is the engagement layer, bringing together data, workflows, and agents across SAP systems
and beyond.
2. The SAP Autonomous Suite is the operational core of the business. Organized into five
autonomous domains – Finance, Spend, SCM, HCM, and CX – that run every function end-to-end.
Delivered as a modular set of cloud-based offerings, SAP provides a clear and scalable pathway for
customers at every stage of their transformation – whether accelerating growth as a new cloud ERP
customer or modernizing through RISE with SAP as an existing customer. All customers adopt
innovation at their own pace, integrate their landscape more easily, and realize value faster.
3. Industry AI applications bring built-in vertical process knowledge, data models, and regulatory
logic, ensuring autonomous processes are tailored to industry requirements.
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4. SAP Business AI Platform – bringing together SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), AI
Foundation, SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP HANA Cloud, and Business Transformation Management
capabilities – forms the foundation for the SAP Autonomous Suite. By combining AI agents, data, and
cloud ERP applications, the platform enables execution of end-to-end business processes across
Autonomous Finance, Autonomous Spend, Autonomous SCM, Autonomous HCM, and Autonomous
CX.
By unifying processes, data, and AI across every business domain, SAP empowers organizations to scale,
innovate, and deliver exceptional outcomes with less complexity.
Licensing Approach
The modular architecture of the SAP Autonomous Enterprise directly shapes how it is licensed and adopted.
The suite is offered as a collection of interoperable offerings designed to support incremental transformation.
Organizations typically begin by licensing a comprehensive offering aligned to a specific business function,
such as Financial Management, known as an Entry Point Offering.
Organizations may start with a single Entry Point Offering and expand their footprint over time, either by
licensing Add-Ons within the same business function or by licensing additional offerings across other
domains. Offerings with AI, data and analytics, transformation, and platform capabilities may also be licensed
and integrated as part of the broader solution landscape, forming the SAP Business AI Platform foundation.
All offerings are designed with interoperability in mind, enabling organizations to license only the
components they need and expand seamlessly as business requirements grow – supporting customers at
every stage of their journey toward the SAP Autonomous Suite.
The SAP Autonomous Suite: Commercial View
4. SAP Business AI Platform – bringing together SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), AI
Foundation, SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP HANA Cloud, and Business Transformation Management
capabilities – forms the foundation for the SAP Autonomous Suite. By combining AI agents, data, and
cloud ERP applications, the platform enables execution of end-to-end business processes across
Autonomous Finance, Autonomous Spend, Autonomous SCM, Autonomous HCM, and Autonomous
CX.
By unifying processes, data, and AI across every business domain, SAP empowers organizations to scale,
innovate, and deliver exceptional outcomes with less complexity.
Licensing Approach
The modular architecture of the SAP Autonomous Enterprise directly shapes how it is licensed and adopted.
The suite is offered as a collection of interoperable offerings designed to support incremental transformation.
Organizations typically begin by licensing a comprehensive offering aligned to a specific business function,
such as Financial Management, known as an Entry Point Offering.
Organizations may start with a single Entry Point Offering and expand their footprint over time, either by
licensing Add-Ons within the same business function or by licensing additional offerings across other
domains. Offerings with AI, data and analytics, transformation, and platform capabilities may also be licensed
and integrated as part of the broader solution landscape, forming the SAP Business AI Platform foundation.
All offerings are designed with interoperability in mind, enabling organizations to license only the
components they need and expand seamlessly as business requirements grow – supporting customers at
every stage of their journey toward the SAP Autonomous Suite.
The SAP Autonomous Suite: Commercial View