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Third Party Validation Slides from
Positive Analyst Reports
Rachel Granger, Director Analyst Relations, SAP S/4HANA
May 18, 2021
INTERNAL DECK – most individual slides can
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SAP is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Operations Platforms
For Manufacturing Businesses, Q3 2020
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“SAP has comprehensive functionality for all major
areas of DOP and a modern architecture that’s
built for modularity, flexibility, and intelligence. It’s
the number one finance solution for large
enterprises globally by market share.”
“SAP has some exceptional strengths, such as
flexible billing, in-memory planning, and reports on
live data.”
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SAP is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Operations Platforms
For Distribution Businesses, Q3 2020
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“SAP, the largest DOP vendor, offers broad
solutions for complex, global enterprises…in
addition to offering front-office solutions and
products for midsize enterprises and small and
medium-size businesses (SMBs).”
“SAP has comprehensive functionality for all major
areas of DOP and a modern architecture that’s
built for modularity, flexibility, and intelligence.”
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SAP is a Leader in the 2020 IDC MarketScape for worldwide SaaS and cloud-enabled enterprise
finance and accounting applications
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“Consider SAP when you
are looking for a solution
with leading-edge financial
technology, machine
learning, big data, and
analytics.”
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Enterprise Finance and Accounting
Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment - Doc #US45837320, May 2020
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IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both
qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-market and business execution in the
short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the icons.
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SAP is a Leader in the 2020 IDC MarketScape for worldwide SaaS and cloud-enabled PSA ERP
applications 2020 vendor assessment
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“Consider SAP when you are looking
for a solution with leading-edge
technology, machine learning, big
data, and analytics. Consider
S/4HANA Cloud when you are likely
already using SAP for other aspects
of your business such as supply
chain, procurement, and HCM and
when you want to remain within the
SAP family.”
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled PSA ERP Applications 2020 Vendor
Assessment - Doc #US45971920, July 2020
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IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both
qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-market and business execution in the
short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the icons.
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SAP is a Leader in the 2020 IDC MarketScape for worldwide SaaS and cloud-enabled large
enterprise ERP applications
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“Consider SAP S/4HANA if you are
looking for a solution with leadingedge technology, machine learning,
and big data and analytics. Consider
S/4HANA Cloud if you are likely
already using SAP for other aspects
of your business such as supply
chain, procurement, and HCM and
when you want to remain within the
SAP family.”
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Enterprise Large Enterprise
Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment - Doc #USUS45971820, July 2020
© 2021 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved ǀ Public
IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both
qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-market and business execution in the
short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the icons.
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SAP is a Leader in the 2020 IDC MarketScape for worldwide SaaS and cloud-enabled mediumsized/ midmarket business ERP applications vendor assessment
Click here for report
“Consider SAP (S/4HANA) when
you are looking for a solution with
leading-edge technology, machine
learning, big data, and analytics.
Consider S/4HANA Cloud when you
are likely already using SAP for
other aspects of your business such
as supply chain, procurement, and
HCM and when you want to remain
within the SAP family.”
IDC MarketScape Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Medium-Sized/Midmarket Business
ERP Applications Vendor Assessment - Doc #US45971920, July 2020
© 2021 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved ǀ Public
IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both
qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-market and business execution in the
short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the icons.
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SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a Leader in the Gartner 2021 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial
Management Suites for Midsize, Large and Global Enterprises
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SAP Asserts the Following about S/4HANA Cloud’s Unique Formula for
Intelligent Finance
SAP S/4HANA Cloud takes finance into the digital age so you can confidently grow
and innovate. With 63 supported countries and 39 supported languages you gain an
exhaustive view of your business whenever you need to take a decision, and the
power to act instantly on the insights you glean.
Its underlying platform runs in-memory, and as such significantly increases the
speed of your operations and analytics, allowing you to move from a batch-oriented
to a continuous, real-time finance paradigm.
All your finance processes in SAP S/4HANA access the same repository, uniquely
combining transactional and analytical processes in one system, so you can
accelerate your decisions based on data-driven insights at the point of action.
It embeds transformative and intelligent technologies such as machine learning,
predictive analytics, AI, and digital assistants in a modern user experience that
changes the way finance professionals work. These innovations are driving process
efficiencies through increased automation and simplification, freeing finance
professionals to spend more time focusing on more-strategic work that improves
the overall performance of the enterprise.
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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large and Global Enterprises, John Van Decker, Robert
Anderson, Greg Leiter May 10, 2021

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SAP Named a Leader in 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Configure, Price and Quote
Application Suites
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Figure 1. Magic Quadrant for Configure, Price and Quote Application Suites
Magic Quadrant for Configure, Price and Quote Application Suites
Configure, price and quote (CPQ) applications enable sales organizations to
automate and optimize the creation of quotes and the capture of orders. Core
capabilities include:
• Support for sales users, including integration with sales force automation
solutions
• Searching for and selection of products and services to sell
• Selection of product options and features
• Automatic pricing of chosen products and services
• Negotiation of terms and proposal generation
• An extensibility framework that enables a company to set up the application for
its processes, products and services
Leaders have the ability to execute their vision through products, services and
demonstrably solid business results in the form of revenue and earnings. Leaders
have significant successful customer deployments in a wide variety of industries
and with multiple proofs of deployments for more than 500 users. They achieve
consistently above-average customer experience satisfaction scores. They are
often the vendors against which other providers measure themselves.
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Configure, Price and Quote
Application Suites
Published: 28 September 2020
Analysts: Mark Lewis, Dayna Ford
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SAP recognized as Customers’ Choice in the Dec 2020 Gartner Peer Insights
‘Voice of the Customer’: Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises
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“Voice of the Customer” Cloud ERP for
Product-Centric Enterprises Customers’
Choice
Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Cloud ERP for ProductCentric Enterprises
Published: 3 December 2020
Peer Contributors
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“Voice of the Customer” Cloud ERP for
Product-Centric Enterprises Europe,
the Middle East and Africa
“Voice of the Customer” Cloud ERP
for Product-Centric Enterprises
Midsize Enterprise (50M - 1B USD)
“Voice of the Customer” Cloud ERP for
Product-Centric Enterprises
Manufacturing Industry
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Customers’ Choice constitute the subjective opinions of individual end-user reviews, ratings, and data applied against a documented methodology; they neither represent the views of, nor constitute an
endorsement by, Gartner or its affiliates.
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SAP is a LEADER in the following IDC MarketScapes
• IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Medium-Sized/Midmarket Business ERP Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment – Doc #US45972120,
July 2020
• Click here for report (IDC.com access required)
• Consider SAP S/4HANA when you are looking for a solution with leading-edge technology, machine learning, big data, and analytics. Consider S/4HANA Cloud
when you are likely already using SAP for other aspects of your business such as supply chain, procurement, and HCM and when you want to remain within the SAP
family
• IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Enterprise Treasury and Risk Management Applications 2019-2020 Vendor Assessment – Doc
#US45685819, December 2019
• Click here for report (IDC.com access required)
“Consider SAP if you are already using SAP for other aspects of your business (e.g., finance, supply chain, and procurement), you want to remain within the SAP
ecosystem, and you are looking for a full-featured treasury management solution without the worry of costly integrations into your ERP.”
• IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Operational ERP Applications 2019 Vendor Assessment - Doc #US43702818e, March 2019
• Click here for report (IDC.com access required)
“Consider SAP if you are a manufacturing company looking for a well-established operational ERP system focused on utilizing artificial intelligence to optimize
business processes.”
• IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Manufacturing ERP Applications 2019 Vendor Assessment - Doc #US45098119e, June 2019
• Click here for report (IDC.com access required)
• “Consider SAP if you are a manufacturing company looking for a well-established and widely adopted manufacturing ERP system focused on utilizing artificial
intelligence to optimize business processes.”
• IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud and SaaS ERP Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payables Applications 2018–2019 Vendor Assessment - Doc
#US43263618, December 2018
• Click here for report (IDC.com access required)
• “SAP offers an Intelligent Enterprise application software platform with deep AR/AP functionality built in. SAP views its solution as a comprehensive receivables and
payables management offering, which also features fully integrated options within its SAP Ariba and SAP Concur solutions tied together by the Intelligent Enterprise
system. The software is built on the SAP HANA in-memory database and available in the cloud as well as on-premises.”
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IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both
qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-market and business execution in the
short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the icons.
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SAP is #1 Globally in ERP , Supply Chain , and Procurement
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As seen in
The Wall Street Journal
on May 1, 2020
“According to IDC published
research, SAP has consistently been
the market leader in ERP, Supply
Chain, and Procurement since 2015“
- Micky North Rizza, Program Vice
President, Enterprise Applications
and Digital Commerce, IDC.
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(1) IDC, Worldwide Enterprise Resource Planning Software Market Shares, 2019: Digital Has Arrived!, IDC #US46540020, June 2020. ERP refers to IDC Competitive Market Enterprise Resource Planning
Software.
(2) IDC Semiannual Software Tracker 2019H2 Final Historical, April 2020. Ranking based on 2019 Worldwide Revenues. Supply Chain Management Applications is an IDC Secondary Market,
Procurement Applications is an IDC is an IDC Functional Market. IDC declares a statistical tie in the worldwide software market when there is a difference of 0.5 percentage-point or less in rounded
revenue market share among two or more vendors.
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SAP is the #1 vendor in 2018 market share for worldwide enterprise resource planning software
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“According to Mickey North Rizza,
program VP, Enterprise Applications and
Digital Commerce, "Cloud, AI/cognitive
and big data/analytics, has molded many
ERP solutions into innovative technology
foundations, reshaping the enterprise
view, experience, and use of ERP
solutions. Digital transformation initiatives
are at the center of these new ERP
purchases. Businesses worldwide
understand becoming digital is embracing
the future of business with innovative and
modern ERP technology.”
IDC Worldwide Enterprise Resource Planning Software Market
Shares, 2018: Digital Transformation Driving Change - Doc #US45271219, June 2019
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SAP is the #1 vendor in 2019 market share for worldwide enterprise resource management
software
Click here for report (IDC.com access required)
"The market for ERM applications is driven by digital
transformation activities globally. Organizations are
digitizing their business with modern software as a
service (SaaS) and cloud-enabled systems so that they
can stay competitive in the digital world. The rapidly
increasing pace of global business, the impact of digital
transformation, the expanding volume of business data,
and innovation of the 3rd Platform and innovation
accelerators have added more to the ERM market. In
addition, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning,
natural language processing, assistive user interfaces,
and advanced analytics coupled with curated data sets
are advancing cloud technology to become intelligent
applications. These intelligent applications are finding
their way into enterprises quickly, enabling better
business outcomes with more intelligent workflows that
automate transactional workflows and augment human
work with more insights.”
IDC Worldwide Enterprise Resource Management Applications Market Shares, 2019:
Arrival of Digital - Doc #US46441021, June 2020
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SAP is the #1 vendor in 2019 market share for worldwide enterprise applications
Click here for report (IDC.com access required)
“According to Mickey North Rizza,
program VP, Enterprise Applications and
Digital Commerce at IDC, "Digital
transformation initiatives are bringing
impactful changes to organizations such
as the ability to work anywhere and
anytime, identifying new insights because
of cognitive and predictive processes,
and reshaping the enterprise experience
using modern and cloud-based enterprise
applications. Enterprise applications are
the foundation of business processes,
employee engagement, and customer
experience."
IDC Worldwide Enterprise Applications Market Shares, 2019: Year of
Digital Doc #US46573220, June 2020
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SAP is the #1 vendor in 2019 market share for worldwide treasury and risk management
applications
Click here for report (IDC.com access required)
“As organizations move into the
digital economy, focused on
digital transformation initiatives,
the functions of finance and
treasury are turning to advanced
technologies to enable the
evolution. Fueled by the
enormous amount of waste and
inefficiency within the treasury
workstreams, the CFO requires
more advanced and innovative
technology.”
IDC Worldwide Treasury and Risk Management Applications Market Shares, 2019: Intelligent
Treasury Takes Center Stage - Doc #US46530120, June 2020
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SAP is the leading vendor in Gartner’s Market Share Analysis: ERP Software,
Worldwide, 2019
INTERNAL ONLY
Please read carefully what can be shared
Most Recent Report:
with customers, below
• Market Share Analysis: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2019
Published 26 May 2020 - ID G00717146
• Direct Link, Only for Gartner Seat Holders: https://www.gartner.com/document/3985627
We did not purchase the Gartner ERP Market share report for distribution; however, Gartner posted the graphic on a public
Gartner blog last year, which shows us at around twice as large as Oracle for ERP.
• Public link, shareable with customers
SAP has been around double the size of Oracle for ERP, since at least 2012, according to Gartner:
Links below for Gartner seat holders only
Market Share Analysis: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2018 - 9 May 2019
Market Share Analysis: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2017 - 22 June 2018
Market Share Analysis: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2016 - 9 June 2017
Market Share Analysis: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2015 - 29 April 2016
Market Share Analysis: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2014 - 6 May 2015
Market Share Analysis: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2013 - 5 May 2014
Market Share Analysis: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2012 - 7 May 2013
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Industry Recognition for SAP Cloud ERP Solutions
Market Share leader
IDC: Worldwide Enterprise Resource Management Applications
Market Shares, 2019: Arrival of Digital - June 2020
Recognized as a Leader
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large
and Global Enterprises, May 2021
The Forrester Wave™: Digital Operations Platforms For Manufacturing Businesses, Q3
2020 – Sept 2020
The Forrester Wave™: Digital Operations Platforms For Distribution Businesses, Q3
2020 – Sept 2020
IDC: Worldwide Enterprise Applications Market Shares, 2019: Year
of Digital, June 2020
IDC: Worldwide Treasury and Risk Management Applications
Market Shares, 2019: Intelligent Treasury Takes Center Stage June 2020
IDC MarketScape: SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Large Enterprise Finance and Accounting
Software - May 2020
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-enabled Mid-Market ERP – July 2020
IDC: Worldwide Enterprise Resource Planning Software Market
Shares, 2018: Digital Transformation Driving Change – June 2019
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-enabled Large Enterprise ERP – July
2020
Gartner Market Share Analysis: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2019 –
May 2020
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-enabled Professional Services ERP –
July 2020
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Enterprise Treasury and Risk
Management Applications 2019–2020 Vendor Assessment – December 2019
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Configure, Price and Quote Application Suites – October
2019
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Manufacturing ERP Applications
2019 Vendor Assessment – April 2020
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-enabled Operational ERP Vendor
Assessment – March 2019
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud and SaaS ERP Accounts Receivables and Accounts
Payables Applications 2018–2019 Vendor Assessment – December 2018
Gartner: Market Snapshot: Financial Management Systems,
Worldwide, 2018 – August 2018
Apps Run the World – Top 10 ERP Software Vendors, Market Size
and Market Forecast 2018-2023 – December 2019
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Thank you.
Contact information:
Rachel Granger
Director Analyst Relations, S/4HANA
rachel.granger@sap.com