Migrating from SAP to a Custom AI-Powered ERP: A Guide for Mumbai Mid-Sized Companies
A guide for Mumbai's mid-sized companies weighing a move off SAP: total cost of ownership, the S/4HANA decision, risks and a staged migration plan.
Companies that implemented SAP ECC years ago face a decision as mainstream support for older versions winds down: pay for a move to S/4HANA, with new licences and a fresh implementation, or reconsider the platform. For a mid-sized firm, that is the natural moment to compare.
The decision in front of you
Total cost over seven years
Add licences or subscription, annual maintenance, infrastructure, implementation partner, internal SAP team, and change requests. Compare with a one-time development cost plus modest support. For companies using a narrow slice of SAP, the gap is large.
You pay for the whole of SAP. Most mid-sized companies use a fifth of it.
When not to leave
If you are a subsidiary reporting into a global SAP landscape, in a heavily audited sector that expects it, or genuinely use its breadth, stay. We will tell you that.
