Core ERP · cloud, multi-tenant
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition: standard processes, delivered as a service.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition is SAP's multi-tenant cloud ERP: one standardized version of S/4HANA that SAP runs and updates for every customer. You adopt SAP's best-practice processes, keep the core clean, and add what makes your business different through extensions built alongside it. It is a separate product from SAP S/4HANA (on-premise) and from the Private Edition.
Capabilities
What SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition covers
Finance and accounting in the cloud
Financial accounting, controlling, closing and reporting on SAP's standard scope, kept current by SAP's regular updates.
Procurement and supply chain
Purchasing, inventory and fulfilment processes that start from SAP's best-practice content rather than a blank page.
Sales and service
Order-to-cash and service processes on SAP's standard scope, with pricing and billing in the same system as finance.
Embedded analytics
Analytics on live data inside the application, with new capabilities arriving through SAP's regular updates.
Extensibility that does not break the core
Key-user tools for fields, forms and logic, ABAP Cloud for developer extensions, and side-by-side apps on SAP BTP, so updates stay predictable.
Two-tier ERP for subsidiaries
Run subsidiaries or new entities on the Public Edition while a parent company keeps another ERP, with integration between the two.
Which S/4HANA?
Three different products, side by side
SAP S/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition are not one product in three wrappers. They differ in who runs them, how far they can be customized and how updates arrive.
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| Compare | On-premiseSAP S/4HANA | Cloud · sharedSAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition | Cloud · dedicatedSAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it is delivered | Software you install and run: in your data center, or on cloud infrastructure you manage | Software as a service on shared (multi-tenant) infrastructure: one version for all customers | A dedicated (single-tenant) system hosted and operated by SAP |
| Who runs the infrastructure | You, or a partner you appoint | SAP | SAP |
| Customization | Broadest: configuration, custom code and add-ons | Standardized: key-user and developer extensibility, and side-by-side apps on SAP BTP | Broad: custom code and add-ons are possible, and a clean core is recommended |
| Updates and upgrades | Annual releases; you choose the timing | Delivered by SAP on a fixed schedule, to all customers | Annual releases; timing agreed with SAP |
| Typical route to it | Conversion of SAP ECC, or a new implementation | New implementation with fit-to-standard sessions; often subsidiaries and growing groups | Conversion of SAP ECC or a new implementation; often bought as RISE with SAP |
| Best suited to | Large, complex or data-residency-constrained organizations | Organizations ready to adopt SAP best practice for speed and simplicity | Larger organizations that want SAP to operate the system but need flexibility |
| It may not fit if | You want SAP to run it and keep it up to date for you | Your processes need heavy modification of SAP's own code | You want the quickest, most standard adoption |
These are summaries of how SAP positions each product. Contracts, regions and scope vary, and we confirm the details for your situation.
Is it the right one?
Where it fits, and where it does not
We would rather you choose the right thing than the one we happen to be discussing.
A strong fit when
- Your processes are fairly standard, or you are ready to adopt SAP best practice rather than recreate old habits.
- You are launching or acquiring entities and need a fast, consistent ERP for each of them.
- You would rather spend on adoption and improvement than on servers, patching and upgrades.
- You want to keep customization low and rely on extensions that survive every update.
Look at something else when
- You need broad modification of SAP's own code, or add-ons that depend on the classic ABAP environment: the Private Edition or SAP S/4HANA may suit you better.
- You have long, heavily customized processes that cannot move to standard: consider the Private Edition.
- You need to control the date of every upgrade: the Public Edition updates on SAP's schedule.
How we deliver
How Abrimatt delivers S/4HANA Cloud Public
Every engagement runs in phases, so the business sees progress and risks surface early. The timescale for each phase is set after an assessment, not before.
Explore
Walk SAP's best-practice scope with your process owners in fit-to-standard sessions, and record the gaps that really matter to the business.
Configure
Set up organizational structures, master data and the processes you adopt, using SAP's own tools.
Extend and integrate
Build only the extensions the business needs, in the supported ways, and connect surrounding systems through SAP BTP or APIs.
Migrate and test
Move the data you need, rehearse the migration, and test end-to-end scenarios with your own users.
Go live and adopt
Cutover, training and hypercare, then a steady rhythm for taking in each SAP update safely.
Improve
Change management and a roadmap for adopting new capabilities as SAP releases them.
Questions we are asked
S/4HANA Cloud Public: questions and answers
What does "multi-tenant" mean for us?
All customers run the same version of the software on SAP-managed infrastructure, with their own data and configuration kept separate. That is why updates arrive for everyone on SAP's schedule, and why the core is standardized.
Can we customize SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition?
Within the supported extension model: key-user extensibility for fields, forms and logic, ABAP Cloud for developer extensions, and side-by-side applications on SAP BTP. Modifying SAP's own code is not part of the model, which is what keeps updates smooth.
What is GROW with SAP?
SAP's name for the way it packages the Public Edition with adoption content, tools and services. We help you decide whether the packaged route suits you, and carry out the adoption.
Goes well with
Related solutions
- Explore S/4HANA Cloud PrivateCloud · dedicated
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition
A dedicated, SAP-operated S/4HANA system with the flexibility of on-premise: a common route from SAP ECC to the cloud.
- Explore S/4HANAOn-premise
SAP S/4HANA
The SAP ERP suite for large, complex operations, on-premise or on infrastructure you manage: conversion from SAP ECC, new implementation and Central Finance.
- Explore SAP BTPCloud platform
SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)
SAP's cloud platform for integration, extension, data and AI: build around the ERP core instead of inside it.
Carried out with
Services that go with it
- Explore ERP DeploymentImplementation
ERP Application Deployment
Full-lifecycle SAP implementation: blueprinting, configuration, data migration, testing and go-live support for finance, sales, stock and purchasing.
- Explore Process OptimizationAdvisory
Process Optimization
Map how work really flows, remove the waste and agree the measures, before any software is added or automation applied.
- Explore Training & EnablementEnablement
Training & User Enablement
Role-based training, hands-on workshops and practical guides, so people use the systems you have paid for.
- Explore Application SupportManaged service
Application Support
Tier 2 and Tier 3 engineering support for your ERP, custom software and integrations.
Start the conversation
Find out whether the Public Edition fits the way you work.
Start with a fit-to-standard conversation. Tell us how your finance, supply chain and sales processes run today, and we will show you where SAP's standard scope fits and where it does not.
- An honest view of how close your processes are to SAP's standard
- Which gaps matter, and whether an extension, a process change or a different edition answers them
- A realistic picture of what adoption involves for your team
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What happens next
Tell us where you are
A short form or a call: what you run today, and what is getting in the way.
We review it with you
A named consultant looks at your situation and talks through the options and what each would involve.
You decide what comes next
You leave with a clear picture and a recommended scope you can take to your team.