Answer 8 questions to identify savings opportunities in your SAP maintenance spend and get a personalised optimisation report.
22%
Standard Maintenance Rate
15-40%
Typical Savings Potential
$500K+
Average Annual Savings
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Question 1 of 8
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What is your approximate annual SAP maintenance spend?
Include Enterprise Support, Standard Support, and any premium support fees. This is the baseline we use to estimate your savings potential.
Under $500K per year
$500K to $2M per year
$2M to $10M per year
Over $10M per year
Question 2 of 8
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What SAP support tier are you currently on?
Enterprise Support (22%) costs more than Standard Support (19%). Many organisations are on Enterprise Support without fully utilising the premium services it includes.
Enterprise Support (22%)
Premium support with Mission Critical Support, quality checks
Standard Support (19%)
Product Support for Large Enterprises (PSLE)
I am not sure which support tier we are on
Question 3 of 8
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Do you pay maintenance on SAP products you no longer actively use?
Many organisations accumulate unused licences (shelfware) over years of purchases. You pay 22% annual maintenance on every licence, whether used or not.
No, we only maintain products we actively use
Possibly, but we have not done a thorough review
Yes, we know there are some unused products
Yes, significant shelfware exists from historical purchases
Question 4 of 8
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Do you have more SAP user licences than you need?
Over-provisioned user licences are extremely common. Every unused named user licence costs 22% maintenance annually. Reducing user counts at renewal can yield significant savings.
No, our user count closely matches actual usage
Slightly over-provisioned (10-20% more than needed)
Moderately over-provisioned (20-40% more than needed)
Significantly over-provisioned or I do not know
Question 5 of 8
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When did you last negotiate your SAP maintenance terms?
SAP rarely proactively reduces maintenance costs. Without regular negotiation, your maintenance base grows with every new licence purchase and annual price increases compound.
Within the last 12 months
1 to 3 years ago
More than 3 years ago
We have never specifically negotiated maintenance terms
Question 6 of 8
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Are you subject to annual SAP maintenance price increases?
SAP applies annual price increases (typically 3.3% or CPI-linked) to maintenance. Over a 5-year period, this compounds to 15-20% above your starting rate. Caps can be negotiated.
We have a contractual cap on annual increases
We have not seen increases but are not sure if we are protected
Yes, we see annual increases of 2-4%
Yes, increases above 4% annually with no cap
Question 7 of 8
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Have you evaluated third-party SAP support providers?
Third-party support (Rimini Street, Spinnaker, etc.) can reduce SAP maintenance costs by 50-90%. However, this limits access to SAP patches and new functionality.
Yes, we use third-party support for some SAP products
We have evaluated but decided to stay with SAP
We are aware of it but have not evaluated
I am not familiar with third-party SAP support options
Question 8 of 8
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Are you planning to move to S/4HANA or RISE with SAP?
Moving to S/4HANA changes your maintenance model entirely. Understanding the timing helps determine which optimisation strategies are viable.
Already migrated to S/4HANA
Planning to migrate within 24 months
No plans to migrate in the near term
Staying on ECC and looking for long-term maintenance savings
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