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SAP ERP, private edition, transition option: ECC to 2033 as a subscription

The answer to "can we run ECC until 2033". It is possible, but only inside SAP’s private cloud, for large systems, at a price that rises with each year of delay.

By The editors · Updated · 2 min read

Contents
  1. Prerequisites
  2. Price by sign-up year
  3. The 2035 update
  4. Strengths and limits
  5. Pricing
  6. Questions to ask SAP
  7. Sources
TypeECC as a cloud subscription to 2033
PricingNot published
Websitenews.sap.com

SAP describes the transition option as a time-limited subscription that gives customers continuity from 2031 to 2033 and a structured route to its cloud ERP. It centres on SAP ERP Central Component on SAP HANA and is paired with the max success plan⁠1.

Best for: Very large ECC estates that cannot finish a move by 2030 and are prepared to commit to SAP’s cloud to gain time.

Not the right fit for: Mid-sized systems under 2 TB, and companies that do not want a cloud subscription with SAP.

Prerequisites

SAP lists them⁠1:

  • Systems must be migrated to SAP ERP, private edition on SAP HANA before 31 December 2030.
  • SAP HANA is the only supported database.
  • The minimum system size is 2 TB.
  • The option is available only in combination with the max success plan during 2031 to 2033.

Price by sign-up year

Customers that committed to private edition by the end of 2025 move to the option in 2031 on commercially equivalent terms. Those signing in 2026 receive a standard 20% uplift. For 2027 or later the uplift is not yet disclosed. The max success plan fee is charged in addition in every case⁠1.

The 2035 update

An update dated 13 October 2026 says subscriptions may run until 31 December 2035, subject to further prerequisites⁠1. In DSAG's 2026 survey, 4% of ECC users were aiming to switch by the end of 2033⁠2.

Strengths and limits

Strengths

  • The only SAP route that keeps ECC under SAP cover beyond 2030.
  • Covers legal changes, security patches and bug fixing.
  • Customers that committed by the end of 2025 move in 2031 on commercially equivalent terms.

Limits

  • It is a cloud subscription with prerequisites, not an extension of on-premise maintenance.
  • Price rises with delay: a standard 20% uplift for customers signing in 2026, and an undisclosed uplift from 2027.
  • The max success plan fee is charged in addition, and SAP HANA is the only supported database.

Choose another option if: Your system is under 2 TB or you do not intend to move to SAP’s cloud: the option is then closed to you.

Pricing

Not published as a price. SAP states the uplift by sign-up year: none for 2025 or earlier, 20% for 2026, not yet disclosed for 2027 or later, with the max success plan charged in addition.

Questions to ask SAP

  • What is the subscription price for our system size, and what will the uplift be if we sign in 2027?
  • What does the max success plan cost, and what does it oblige us to do?
  • What are the further prerequisites for running to 2035?
  • What happens to the system and the data when the subscription ends?

For the transition option against the other options, see the comparison.

Sources

  1. Navigating your RISE with SAP journey: updates for SAP ERP, private edition, transition option. SAP News Center, 4 Aug 2025. Accessed 11 Nov 2026.
  2. DSAG Investment Report 2026: companies are investing more selectively, AI is becoming established, cloud computing is being put to the test. DSAG (German-speaking SAP user group), 26 Feb 2026. Accessed 11 Nov 2026.

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