SAP RISE makes financial sense vs. on-prem
January 08, 2026

SAP RISE makes financial sense vs. on-prem

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SAP S/4HANA Cloud

The business case was based on a lower TCO over staying on-prem for our SAP systems. So, it made financial sense. Which was the requirement to making the change, it had to make financial sense. Once a solid business case was establish, the next question to address was the risk of the transition from on-prem to the cloud worth it? Any change, regardless if there is a financial incentive, involves a certain level of risk. That risk, needs to be offset by other advantages. The advantages of moving to the cloud were primarily more reliable and standard back-up and recovery in the event of disaster, and the alignment with our AI strategy.

Pros

  • Lower TOC compared to on-prem licensing
  • Better and more reliable back-ups and recovery in the event of a disaster
  • Better AI strategy and future enhancements

Cons

  • Easier and more transparency in the Bill of Materials process and pricing
  • Has a better ROI compared to refreshing our on-prem data center hardware
  • Has a positive impact on IBT in 2027
Works the same as on-prem
  • Other
The number one reason was it had to make financial sense over staying on-prem with our SAP system.
AI and Joule is a great side benefit of moving to RISE, but not a reason to move. We will plan on assessing the use of Joule in 2026 after the migration is done.
It was only a decision between on-prem SAP and SAP RISE in the cloud. We have been on-prem for 15 years, but SAP RISE makes financial sense.

Do you think SAP Cloud ERP delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SAP Cloud ERP's feature set?

Yes

Did SAP Cloud ERP live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SAP Cloud ERP go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy SAP Cloud ERP again?

Yes

When it is time to consider refreshing your on-prem data center that supports your on-prem SAP system, conduct a detailed cost analysis to determine if it makes financial sense.

SAP Cloud ERP Feature Ratings

9.4
Global Financial Support
10
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
9
Journals and Reconciliations
9
Configurable Accounting
9
Standardized Processes
10
9.7
Cash and Asset Management
10
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
9
Period Close
10
8.7
Inventory tracking
10
Automatic reordering
8
Location management
8
9.5
Pricing
10
Order entry
10
Cost of goods sold
10
Order Orchestration
8
Payroll Management ()
Not Rated
8.3
Dashboards
6
Standard reports
9
Custom reports
10
9.0
API for custom integration
9
Plug-ins
9
10.0
Role-based user permissions
10
Single sign-on capability
10
Grants Management ()
Not Rated
Project Financial Management ()
Not Rated
Project Execution Management ()
Not Rated
Procurement ()
Not Rated
Risk Management ()
Not Rated
9.0
Transportation Planning and Optimization
9
Transportation Execution Management
9
Trade and Customs Management
9
Fulfillment Management
9
Warehouse Workforce Management
9
10.0
Manufacturing Costs
10
9.0
Forecasting
9
Inventory Planning
9
Performance Monitoring
9
9.0
Product Master Data Management
9

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