SAP Introduces New Pricing Model For Indirect Access

In response to continued customer concerns about how to license for access to SAP products by third parties or by processes, SAP announced that it was offering a new pricing model based on indirect access.  Customers using SAP S/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA Cloud, and SAP ERP solutions should carefully evaluate the new license model offered by SAP to determine whether the new model will simplify SAP licensing and/or reduce the costs associated with use cases involving indirect access.  The new licensing model does not apply to SAP's technology solutions (e.g., database, middleware integration, SAP Cloud Platform, etc.)

In the past, SAP customers paid for each user who accessed the SAP systems.  During software audits, customers faced compliance challenges when the SAP systems were accessed by third parties, or by digital processes and bots.  SAP is now allowing customers to license indirect access based on the number of transactions or documents processed by the