The Business Value of SAP Business Technology Platform with SAP Business Applications
IDC research demonstrates how organizations using SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) with SAP applications such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, and SAP Ariba have achieved significant benefits that enable operational efficiencies and the development of new application capabilities central to business activities Download the DocumentProduced by IDC Custom Solutions | IDC #US53425725 | Research by Andrea Siviero, Tony Olvet, Matthew Marden
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CUSTOMER QUOTE:
“SAP BTP’s low-code environment empowers different departments to build micro-apps
that help manage spending more effectively than before.”
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND AUTOMATION BENEFITS*
• 46% higher productivity,
development teams
• 59% fewer business
process errors
• 164% more extensions
to applications
CUSTOMER QUOTE:
“Compared to our previous tools, using SAP BTP with SAP S/4HANA makes
integration much easier.”
INTEGRATION BENEFITS**
• 29% more efficient
business process teams
• 43% faster to address
process errors
• 30% increase in data
teams productivity due to
streamlining access to data
SAP APPLICATION OPTIMIZATION BENEFITS
• 29% faster
procurement cycles with
SAP Intelligent Spend
• 30% faster migrations to
SAP S/4HANA
• 54% faster hiring cycles
with SAP SuccessFactors
PLATFORM BENEFITS
• $56.42 million higher
revenue per organization
per year
• 90% less unplanned
downtime
• 187% more innovative
projects completed
The Business Value of
SAP Business Technology Platform
for SAP Applications
IDC’s research demonstrates how organizations using SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)
with SAP applications such as SAP Cloud ERP, SAP SuccessFactors, and SAP Intelligent Spend
have achieved significant benefits, including streamlined data integration, enhanced analytics,
and accelerated innovation. These advantages have enabled operational efficiencies and the
development of new application capabilities central to business activities.
$259,400
average annual
benefits per
1,000 employees
516%
three-year return
on investment
8-month
payback on
investment
KEY RESULTS
July 2025 | Business Value Snapshot, sponsored by SAP
CUSTOMER QUOTE:
“SAP BTP offers a robust platform for both reporting and planning. We recommended this
platform to our board, and they chose it because (the competitor) only covers reporting issues.”
CUSTOMER QUOTE:
“SAP BTP has helped us migrate to SAP S/4HANA by providing tools, services,
and capabilities that optimize and accelerate the migration process.”
* Including from SAP Build. ** Including from SAP Integration Suite
This IDC material is licensed for external use and in no way does the use or publication of IDC research indicate
IDC’s endorsement of the sponsor’s or licensee’s products or strategies.
©2025 IDC. Reproduction is forbidden unless authorized. All rights reserved. CCPA
CUSTOMER QUOTE:
“SAP BTP’s low-code environment empowers different departments to build micro-apps
that help manage spending more effectively than before.”
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND AUTOMATION BENEFITS*
• 46% higher productivity,
development teams
• 59% fewer business
process errors
• 164% more extensions
to applications
CUSTOMER QUOTE:
“Compared to our previous tools, using SAP BTP with SAP S/4HANA makes
integration much easier.”
INTEGRATION BENEFITS**
• 29% more efficient
business process teams
• 43% faster to address
process errors
• 30% increase in data
teams productivity due to
streamlining access to data
SAP APPLICATION OPTIMIZATION BENEFITS
• 29% faster
procurement cycles with
SAP Intelligent Spend
• 30% faster migrations to
SAP S/4HANA
• 54% faster hiring cycles
with SAP SuccessFactors
PLATFORM BENEFITS
• $56.42 million higher
revenue per organization
per year
• 90% less unplanned
downtime
• 187% more innovative
projects completed
The Business Value of
SAP Business Technology Platform
for SAP Applications
IDC’s research demonstrates how organizations using SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)
with SAP applications such as SAP Cloud ERP, SAP SuccessFactors, and SAP Intelligent Spend
have achieved significant benefits, including streamlined data integration, enhanced analytics,
and accelerated innovation. These advantages have enabled operational efficiencies and the
development of new application capabilities central to business activities.
$259,400
average annual
benefits per
1,000 employees
516%
three-year return
on investment
8-month
payback on
investment
KEY RESULTS
July 2025 | Business Value Snapshot, sponsored by SAP
CUSTOMER QUOTE:
“SAP BTP offers a robust platform for both reporting and planning. We recommended this
platform to our board, and they chose it because (the competitor) only covers reporting issues.”
CUSTOMER QUOTE:
“SAP BTP has helped us migrate to SAP S/4HANA by providing tools, services,
and capabilities that optimize and accelerate the migration process.”
* Including from SAP Build. ** Including from SAP Integration Suite