How much does a SAP system cost for an average company?

If your business is considering switching to SAP Business One as a digital solution, or simply investigating what ERP system options are available on the market, we’re sure you’re asking yourself this question. To accurately answer this question, there are many factors to consider.

As an investment in a SAP ERP project, it generally includes SAP software costs, related hardware costs, SAP implementation costs and other costs. in:

SAP software fees: including software licensing and related taxes, calculated based on the number of users at different levels, mainly collected by the original SAP factory and collected by agents;

Related hardware costs: including various hardware and network resources for the ERP operating environment, such as main server (development/test/production), storage, switches, client PCs, etc.;

SAP implementation costs: During the ERP implementation process, third-party implementation service providers usually provide implementation consulting services and charge corresponding fees, including status analysis, process sorting, blueprint design, system configuration, secondary development, testing, user training, and system switching. , operation and maintenance support, etc.;

Other expenses: During the ERP implementation process, the user and the implementer will work closely together to complete the project work under the guidance of the implementation consultant. During this process, corresponding expenses will be incurred due to the call of internal resources, such as additional overtime, travel, and meetings. , expenses caused by incentives.

The SAP system price generally consists of two parts: the SAP software price and the SAP system implementation fee. The software price is the software module or the number of users, which is the SAP License price. The implementation fee is generally billed according to the consultant's level and effective man-days. Of course, different SAP systems will have different charging methods, but most of them are charged in the form mentioned above.