SAP is the largest and most commercially aggressive enterprise software vendor for most complex organizations. Renewals, RISE migrations, S/4HANA commitments, digital access audits, and indirect usage claims are all high-stakes commercial events where SAP holds a structural advantage over unprepared enterprises. Redress Compliance provides independent SAP advisory with no SAP partnership, no SAP reseller relationship, and no conflict of interest — just benchmark data, commercial expertise, and a fee model that aligns our interests with yours.
SAP's account teams operate from a position of structural commercial advantage. They know your system dependencies, your renewal deadlines, your migration pressure, and the full pricing history for every comparable deal in your sector. They also know that the 2027 ECC maintenance deadline creates urgency they can exploit. Most enterprises negotiate SAP contracts once every three to five years. SAP's commercial team does this every day.
The result is a consistent pattern: enterprises accept SAP's second or third proposal believing they have negotiated effectively, while leaving 25–40% of deal value on the table. Redress Compliance closes that gap. Our benchmark database covers SAP renewals, RISE migrations, S/4HANA transitions, digital access settlements, and audit resolutions across every major industry and deal size. We know what comparable organizations have achieved — and we build your commercial strategy around that data.
We do not resell SAP licenses. We have no SAP partnership. Every recommendation is built to reduce your SAP costs and strengthen your commercial position against the world's most complex enterprise software vendor.
SAP license sprawl is endemic. Named user over-assignment, engine allocations that exceed actual usage, shelfware from acquisitions, and indirect access exposure that has never been independently assessed — all represent avoidable cost. We conduct a comprehensive analysis of your SAP license estate and identify every savings opportunity without disrupting operations. Our SAP assessment tools deliver a preliminary savings estimate before the engagement begins.
SAP audits are among the most aggressive and commercially motivated in enterprise software. The data you share, the scope you accept, and the response you provide in the first 30 days determines the outcome. We take control of the full audit process — challenging SAP's methodology, disputing inflated findings, managing data disclosure, and negotiating the settlement to its genuine exposure. Average claim reduction from SAP's opening position: 60–75%.
SAP renewals, RISE commitments, and new product purchases are high-stakes commercial events where SAP holds significant information advantage. Without independent benchmark data from hundreds of comparable transactions, your team is negotiating against a vendor that knows exactly what the market has achieved — and you do not. We bring that data and the negotiation strategy to close the gap. Typical outcome: 25–40% better commercial result than enterprises that negotiate alone.
Digital access — SAP's document-based indirect usage licensing model — is SAP's fastest-growing audit target and most misunderstood compliance area. Third-party systems, portals, RPA bots, APIs, and AI processes that interact with SAP data can trigger licensing obligations worth millions. SAP's audit teams consistently use the most expansive interpretation of what counts as a billable document. Without independent assessment, your organization is carrying risk that SAP will eventually quantify at maximum value.
The ECC to S/4HANA migration is the largest commercial reset SAP will ever attempt on your account. SAP uses the migration to expand your license scope, restructure your user types into higher-value named user tiers, bundle professional services at inflated rates, and lock you into multi-year RISE or S/4HANA commitments before you have independently validated what you actually need. Every S/4HANA and RISE proposal we have reviewed has contained material over-specification. Independent BOM analysis and negotiation support consistently reduces S/4HANA migration costs by 30–45% against SAP's opening proposal.
Whether you are approaching a standard renewal, evaluating RISE with SAP, or managing an active S/4HANA migration proposal, we will benchmark SAP's commercial terms against comparable transactions, identify the savings opportunity, and deliver a no-obligation business case with projected ROI — before you commit to anything. Most benchmarking engagements complete within two weeks and identify savings of 25–40% on the current proposal.
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No commitment until you see a business case with projected savings. Typical onboarding takes less than two weeks.
We sign a mutual NDA before any data is shared. Confidentiality is protected from the first conversation. Standard process, typically same-day.
A confidential call covering your SAP landscape, renewal or migration timeline, audit status, and the specific commercial pressures you face. No obligation.
Share your SAP contracts, license schedules, and any SAP proposals. We review under NDA and identify every optimization and negotiation opportunity.
We deliver a detailed business case with projected savings, benchmarked pricing, and our advisory fee — so you see the return before you commit to anything.
Once approved, your SAP engagement begins immediately with a dedicated advisory team. Most clients see first measurable savings within 60 days.
No commitment. No cost until you see the business case.
No SAP partnership. No reseller margin. No conflict of interest. Every recommendation is built to reduce your SAP costs and increase your negotiating leverage — not SAP's revenue.
Named users, engine licensing, digital access, RISE with SAP, S/4HANA BOM construction, indirect access settlements — we know every SAP licensing model, every commercial lever, and every account team tactic.
Our benchmark database covers hundreds of comparable SAP transactions. We know what organizations in your sector, at your spend level, have actually achieved in SAP renewals and migrations. SAP's account team has that data too — we make sure you do as well.
From license optimization and proactive digital access assessment to audit defense, renewal negotiation, and S/4HANA migration advisory — we cover the entire SAP commercial relationship, not just the renewal event.
Fixed-fee retainer or Pay When We Save contingency — you choose the model. Under contingency, we are paid only on verified savings. Our commercial interests and yours are identical from day one.
400-plus SAP engagements completed. $1B-plus in SAP spend under advisory. 35% average cost reduction across all engagement types. The outcomes are consistent and measurable.
Real outcomes from real SAP engagements. Every case started with a client facing SAP commercial pressure — and ended with measurable savings.
SAP proposed a $28M RISE deal. Our BOM analysis identified $4.1M in over-specified licenses and professional services inflated by $2.1M above market benchmarks. Final deal closed at $21.8M with a five-year price lock.
SAP's audit claim reached $9.8M covering named user reclassification, indirect access, and engine licensing. We challenged the measurement methodology at every point and settled at $1.6M — an 84% reduction from SAP's opening position.
SAP raised a $12M digital access claim relating to Salesforce CRM and a customer-facing portal. Our Product Use Rights analysis identified $8.1M in incorrectly classified documents. Settled at $1.4M with forward contractual protection.
Comprehensive license review across 14,000 named users identified $4.2M in over-assigned users and unused engine licenses. Reclaimed licenses were renegotiated into credit against the next renewal cycle.
SAP's S/4HANA migration proposal totaled $18.2M over five years. Independent BOM analysis reduced the required license scope by 31% and benchmarked professional services $2.1M below SAP's estimate. Final deal: $10.4M.
SAP's standard renewal proposal included a 4.5% annual uplift and new module additions. Benchmarking revealed comparable deals averaging 1.8% uplift. We negotiated a three-year price lock at 1.5% with a right-to-reduce clause on underused modules.
Guides, checklists, benchmarks, and intelligence for every SAP commercial scenario.
11 free tools to estimate savings across RISE, S/4HANA, digital access, and renewals.
Step-by-step guidance for responding to an SAP audit notification or indirect access claim.
Independent negotiation support delivering 25–40% better commercial outcomes on renewals and RISE.
Assess and reduce indirect access exposure before SAP defines it at maximum value.
Independent BOM review, license conversion, and negotiation support for ECC migrations.