Cloud & RISE

What is SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition (PCE)?

A single-tenant, SAP-hosted S/4HANA offering with nearly full on-premise functionality, branded SAP Cloud ERP Private since 2025.

Private Edition supports system conversion from ECC, classic ABAP extensions, and SAP GUI. Upgrades are customer-scheduled within SAP's maintenance policy. Customers remain responsible for regression testing upgrades and changes.

Related terms

RISE with SAP
SAP's subscription offering bundling cloud ERP, infrastructure, technical managed services, and tools under one contract.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
SAP's multi-tenant SaaS ERP with standardized processes, SAP-managed upgrades, and key-user or ABAP Cloud extensibility.
SAP Cloud ERP Private
SAP's 2025 name for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, delivered mainly through RISE with SAP.
Brownfield
An S/4HANA transition approach that converts an existing ECC system in place, keeping data, configuration, and custom code.

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