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Software · Walldorf, Germany · Est. 1972
ERPCloudBusiness ApplicationsSaaSSupply Chain↗ Website
$220B
Valuation
$40.5B
Revenue
110k+
Employees
1972
Founded

SAP SE is a German multinational enterprise software company and the world's leading provider of ERP software, with over 440,000 customers in 180+ countries relying on its applications to run their core business processes. Its cloud portfolio including SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Business Technology Platform, and SAP SuccessFactors serves industries from manufacturing and retail to financial services and public sector.

Recent Press
5 items
Acquisition·2026-03-18
SAP Announces Acquisition of Reltio for AI-Ready Data Management
SAP announced an agreement to acquire Reltio, a leader in cloud-native AI-native master data management, in March 2026, with the transaction expected to close in Q2 or Q3 2026 pending regulatory approval.
Product Launch·2026-01-15
SAP Business AI Q4 2025 Highlights: Frontend Agents and Snowflake Integration
SAP's Q4 2025 Business AI release delivered new Joule frontend agents, SAP Snowflake integration on track for general availability in Q1 2026, and an ABAP Cloud extension for Visual Studio Code with built-in AI assistance.
Product Launch·2025-12-10
SAP Launches SAP-RPT-1 Foundation Model for Tabular Business Data Predictions
SAP introduced SAP-RPT-1, a novel AI foundation model optimized for predictions on tabular data and relational business records, enabling intelligent field forecasting and pattern recognition natively within SAP ERP environments.
Product Launch·2025-11-15
SAP Delivers 400 Business AI Use Cases and 40 Joule Agents
SAP announced at SAP TechEd 2025 that it has delivered 400 Business AI use cases across its solutions, including 40 Joule AI agents and 2,100 Joule Skills, accelerating enterprise automation across finance, HR, and supply chain.
Product Launch·2025-10-20
SAP Launches SAP-ABAP-1 Foundation Model Trained on 250M Lines of Code
SAP released the SAP-ABAP-1 foundation model on its generative AI hub, trained on over 250 million lines of ABAP business code, enabling AI-assisted development, code generation, and automated testing for enterprise ERP customizations.
Company History
9 milestones
Dietmar Hopp, Hans-Werner Hector, Hasso Plattner, Klaus Tschira, and Claus Wellenreuther founded SAP (Systemanalyse Programmentwicklung) in Walldorf, Germany, after leaving IBM to build real-time data processing software for businesses.

SAP Organization Structure & Team

Org Chart
110,000 employees · Click a leader to explore their team
108,400 across 12 departments
Chief Executive Officer
Christian Klein
Dominik Asam — Departments
· 108400 people across 12 depts

SAP Financials, Revenue & Market Share

Annual Revenue
$40.5B
+10% vs prior year
YoY Growth
+10%
From $27.8B to $40.5B
Revenue / Employee
$333K
Annual revenue per full-time employee
Revenue Growth
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
$27.8B
$30.9B
$31.2B
$36.8B
$40.5B
Market Share
Global Enterprise ERP Software
24%
share
SAP
24%
Oracle
17%
Microsoft Dynamics
9%
Workday
6%
Infor
5%
$220.8B
TAM
$39.7B
SAM
$4.0B
SOM
Revenue Streams
Core Products/Services70%
Value-Added Services20%
Other Revenue10%
Business Units
Core Business70%
Primary product and service delivery
Growth Initiatives20%
New markets and product expansion
Corporate & Admin10%
Central functions and shared services

SAP Internal Tools & Processes

Internal Tools
12 departments
Engineering28000 people · 3 roles
Standards & Certifications
10 standards
Compliance frameworks, security audits, and quality certifications this company maintains.
Security
ISO 27001
Certified
SAP's information security management system is ISO 27001 certified, providing enterprise customers assurance that SAP's cloud infrastructure hosting S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, and Ariba data meets internationally recognized security controls.
Security
SOC 1 Type II
Certified
SAP holds SOC 1 Type II certification for its cloud services, giving financial auditors independent verification that SAP's internal controls over financial reporting in S/4HANA Cloud and Concur are operating effectively.
Security
SOC 2 Type II
Certified
SAP's SOC 2 Type II certification covers security, availability, and confidentiality for SAP's cloud portfolio including S/4HANA Cloud, SAP BTP, SuccessFactors, and Ariba, satisfying enterprise procurement and security review requirements.
Privacy
GDPR
Compliant
SAP complies with GDPR across all EU cloud data processing, offering data processing agreements, data residency controls, and subject access request tooling for customers using SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Ariba, and SAP S/4HANA Cloud in Europe.
Quality
ISO 9001
Certified
SAP's software development and cloud operations processes are ISO 9001 certified, ensuring consistent quality management practices across SAP's product engineering, support, and professional services delivery globally.
Regulatory
FedRAMP Moderate
Certified
SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors hold FedRAMP Moderate authorization, enabling US federal civilian agencies to run core HR, finance, and procurement operations on SAP's cloud platform within federal security guidelines.
Environmental
ISO 14001
Certified
SAP's global operations are ISO 14001 certified for environmental management, supporting its commitment to carbon neutrality and responsible resource use across its data centers, offices, and software development facilities in Walldorf and globally.
Security
PCI DSS
Compliant
SAP Concur and SAP's payment processing integrations comply with PCI DSS standards, protecting cardholder data for the 150M+ Concur users submitting corporate expense reports and travel bookings through SAP's cloud infrastructure.
Privacy
HIPAA
Compliant
SAP SuccessFactors and SAP's healthcare industry cloud solutions support HIPAA-compliant configurations, enabling hospitals, health systems, and pharmaceutical companies to manage workforce and ERP data under US healthcare privacy regulations.
Quality
ISO 22301
Certified
SAP's business continuity management is ISO 22301 certified, ensuring that SAP's cloud services including S/4HANA Cloud, Ariba, and Concur maintain defined recovery time objectives for the 440,000+ customers depending on SAP for mission-critical business processes.

SAP Interview Preparation

Interview Prep
Role-specific interview questions and keywords. Select a department, then click any role to prepare.
Engineering· 3 roles

SAP Products & Competitors

Product Suite
10 products · select one to explore
Software
CRM
SAP Customer Experience
CX suite covering sales, service, marketing, and commerce

SAP Customer Experience (SAP CX) is a suite of cloud applications for sales automation, customer service, marketing, and e-commerce that integrates natively with SAP S/4HANA's back-end ERP data. Enterprises use SAP CX to connect front-office customer interactions with real-time inventory, order management, and finance data from their SAP ERP system.

Use Cases
Launching a B2B e-commerce storefront connected to SAP S/4HANA inventory and pricing using SAP Commerce CloudRunning targeted marketing campaigns with real-time customer behavioral data using SAP Emarsys Customer EngagementManaging field service workflows connected to SAP S/4HANA parts inventory using SAP Service Cloud
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Key Customers
KER
Kering
PUM
Puma
LEVI
Levi Strauss
Competitive Intelligence
VSSalesforce CRM
THEM

Salesforce CRM is the world's leading customer relationship management platform offering sales cloud, service cloud, and marketing automation for enterprises managing customer interactions at scale.

EDGE

Native SAP ERP data integration enabling real-time inventory, pricing, and order management from a single CRM

VSAdobe Experience Cloud
THEM

Adobe Experience Cloud is a suite of digital marketing, analytics, and commerce tools used by enterprise teams to manage customer journeys, campaigns, and content across digital touchpoints.

EDGE

Unified back-end ERP connectivity for B2B commerce scenarios beyond Adobe's digital experience focus

VSHubSpot
THEM

HubSpot is an inbound marketing and sales platform offering a free CRM alongside paid hubs for marketing automation, email marketing, sales pipeline management, customer service, and content management, targeting small to mid-market businesses.

EDGE

Enterprise-scale CX suite with e-commerce, service, and marketing channels purpose-built for SAP customers

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