According to the recent study by IDC highlighted that organisations that combine SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) with core SAP Business Suite applications (like SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, and SAP Ariba) are realising substantial improvements in productivity, agility, innovation, integration, and financial returns. These clear SAP BTP benefits are becoming even more important as enterprises accelerate transformation.
Organizations that embed SAP BTP as the underlying platform for their SAP Business Suite environments (e.g., ERP, HR, procurement) achieve far more than just software adoption – they unlock a “transformation engine” that brings applications, data and AI into a unified, efficient, and extensible ecosystem. This unified approach strengthens SAP BTP integration, enabling enterprise data harmonization and reducing technical friction across systems.
This unified approach tackles the classic enterprise dilemma: fragmented systems, data silos, redundant processes, and isolated automation/AI efforts that stall real transformation.
Quantified Business & IT Gains
The IDC study surveyed 15 SAP customers using BTP alongside key SAP applications (e.g. SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Ariba / Intelligent Spend). The results highlight substantial gains across multiple dimensions.
- Annual financial benefit per organisation – On average, customers reported benefits worth US $13.88 million/year (equivalent to roughly $259,400 per 1,000 employees).
- Application development & automation – Use of SAP BTP’s low-code/no-code and automation tools (e.g. SAP Build) resulted in a 164% increase in SAP application extensions, delivered 41% faster. Developer productivity reportedly increased by 46%.
- Integration & process efficiency – With the unified integration layer provided by SAP Integration Suite, companies experienced strong SAP Integration Suite benefits, including 29% efficiency gains in business-process management and 43% faster resolution of process errors.
- Platform reliability & innovation throughput – Organisations reported a 90% reduction in unplanned downtime on average; they completed 187% more innovative projects and delivered them 44% faster.
- Long-term ROI – Over three years, the average net-present-value benefits reached US $32.68 million, against a total investment of about US $5.31 million, equating to a 516% ROI. Payback, on average, occurred within eight months.
What Makes SAP BTP Effective
The strength of SAP BTP lies in its role as a platform backbone for enterprise IT and operations – enabling:
- Unified data, application, and AI integration: SAP BTP brings together disparate SAP and non-SAP systems, harmonizing data and enabling cross-system workflows and analytics.
- Flexibility via low-code/no-code development: Tools like SAP Build allow business units – not just traditional developers – to build custom apps, automate processes (onboarding, compliance, spend management) and respond quickly to changing business needs.
- AI-powered automation and insights: Through BTP, companies can deploy AI agents in SAP BTP, adopt SAP BTP intelligent automation, automate complex workflows, and surface real-time insights – enabling smarter decision-making and timely responses across finance, procurement, HR, and supply chain.
- Cost and resource efficiency: By standardising on a cloud-based, integrated platform, firms reduce infrastructure overhead, minimise manual errors, speed project timelines, and consolidate vendor ecosystems – lowering total cost of ownership while helping increase business agility with SAP BTP.
Why This Matters – Especially Now
In a business landscape defined by rapid change, supply-chain disruptions, workforce shifts, and increasingly dynamic markets, enterprises need agility, resilience, and speed. A fragmented or rigid IT stack can block timely adaptation. SAP BTP’s unified platform model offers a way out – turning legacy SAP deployments into a foundation for continuous innovation.
For organizations already invested in SAP Business Suite applications, adopting BTP isn’t just an incremental upgrade – it can transform IT from a “back-office cost center” into a strategic enabler of growth, delivering measurable business outcomes.
The breadth of improvements – from developer productivity to process automation to AI-driven insights – suggests that BTP can help bridge the long-standing gap between “software deployment” and “digital value realization.”
SAP BTP as the “Value Multiplier” for SAP Ecosystems
The new IDC data makes a compelling case: by embedding SAP BTP at the core of SAP Business Suite deployments, companies can unlock substantial, quantifiable benefits across productivity, agility, innovation, cost-efficiency, and long-term return on investment.
For CIOs and technology leaders evaluating digital transformation strategies, SAP BTP emerges not as a “nice-to-have” add-on, but as a powerful “value multiplier” – one that turns existing ERP/HR/Procurement investments into a dynamic, AI-enabled, business-centric platform.
Given the compelling ROI and broad operational benefits documented, the case for BTP adoption appears stronger than ever – especially for enterprises seeking to transform rather than just migrate.
Media Contact: Chithra Sivaramakrishnan | +1(646) 362-3877 | chithra.sivaramakrishnan@prolifics.com
