SAP's migration pressure is a sales strategy. Your ECC investment runs perfectly well — and we'll support it at 50–90% less than SAP Enterprise Support. Named engineers, 15-minute response SLA, and zero upgrade pressure.
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The SAP Problem
SAP has spent a decade conditioning enterprises to believe ECC is dying. The reality: ECC still runs the world's largest companies, and third-party support extends its life indefinitely.
SAP's "2027 end of maintenance" for ECC was extended to 2030 under client pressure — and will likely be extended again. The urgency is manufactured. Your ECC investment isn't at risk.
SAP's Enterprise Support fee (22%+ of licence fees) delivers PSCD, PDCE, and support portal access. Most enterprises use less than 20% of what they pay for. You're subsidising SAP's cloud R&D.
SAP-commissioned studies suggest S/4HANA migrations average $300K–$1M+. Independent analysis consistently reveals final costs of $5M–$300M for large enterprises. And the benefits rarely materialise on schedule.
SAP Enterprise Support explicitly excludes customer-written ABAP and modifications. After decades of customisation, most enterprises have millions in bespoke development that SAP won't touch.
SAP's first-level support triage can take 2–5 business days for P2 issues. Critical issues requiring actual SAP engineering escalation regularly take weeks. The price keeps rising. The service doesn't.
SAP's Global License Compliance (GLC) programme intensifies around renewal periods. Indirect access claims — where SAP demands payment for third-party system access to SAP data — remain an existential risk.
Coverage Comparison
| Coverage Area | SAP Enterprise Support | GoVendorFree |
|---|---|---|
| Annual cost | 22%+ of licence fees | ✓ 50–90% less |
| Named engineer | ✗ Ticket queue system | ✓ Dedicated named engineer |
| Initial response time | Hours to days (triage) | ✓ 15 minutes guaranteed |
| Custom ABAP support | ✗ Explicitly excluded | ✓ Fully covered |
| Customer modifications | ✗ Not supported | ✓ Supported |
| ECC support post-2030 | ✗ Discontinued | ✓ Indefinite coverage |
| Security patches | Current versions only | ✓ All supported versions |
| S/4HANA migration pressure | ✗ Constant | ✓ Zero — your timeline |
| Interoperability support | Limited | ✓ Full coverage |
SAP Products We Support
All ECC releases including ECC 6.0 (Enhancement Packages 0–8). Full functional and technical support including ABAP and basis.
CRM, SCM, SRM, PLM — full coverage for all Business Suite applications including customisations and integrations.
On-premise S/4HANA 1610 through 2023 — for organisations that have migrated but want to exit SAP's support model.
All NetWeaver versions including Application Server ABAP, Java, and Portal. Including PI/XI integration middleware.
Business Warehouse and BW4HANA on-premise — including InfoCubes, DSOs, and complex reporting landscapes.
Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, Lumira, Analysis for Office, and the full BO stack.
Transition Process
We document your full SAP landscape — products, versions, customisations, Z-programs, interfaces, and support history. No surprises after cutover.
We design a coverage model that addresses your actual SAP support consumption — including custom development, basis support, and functional modules.
GoVendorFree support activates while SAP contract runs out. Our team shadows your environment for 30 days before SAP disengagement.
We advise on SAP contract exit timing, maintenance key deactivation, and documentation requirements to avoid penalties.
Client Results
$2.4M SAP Enterprise Support replaced with GoVendorFree at $600K. Same ECC 6.0 landscape, 140,000 users. All customisations and Z-programs fully supported. Transition in 60 days. S/4HANA migration taken off the agenda indefinitely.
$5.5M SAP support contract covering CRM, SCM, and SRM across 28 countries. GoVendorFree took over at $990K annually. SAP's indirect access claims during the transition were assessed and closed without payment.
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