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What is SAP Build
SAP Build is a low-code development suite for creating business applications, automating processes, and designing user experiences, primarily for organizations using SAP systems. It supports building apps and workflows that integrate with SAP data and services, with options for citizen developers and professional developers working together. The product set commonly includes capabilities for app building, process automation, and UI design, with governance features aligned to enterprise IT requirements.
Tight SAP ecosystem integration
SAP Build is designed to connect with SAP applications and services, which can reduce integration effort for SAP-centric organizations. It supports building apps and automations that use SAP data models and APIs. This focus can be advantageous compared with more general-purpose builders when SAP is the system of record.
Multiple build modalities
The suite spans app development, workflow/process automation, and UI design in one product family. Teams can combine forms, approvals, and task experiences with automations rather than stitching together separate tools. This helps standardize delivery patterns across departments for common internal business apps.
Enterprise governance and lifecycle
SAP Build aligns with enterprise needs such as role-based access, environment management, and collaboration between IT and business users. It fits organizations that require controlled deployment and oversight for citizen development. This can be important where auditability and change management are required for business-critical processes.
Best fit for SAP shops
Organizations without significant SAP usage may not realize the same value from SAP Build’s SAP-first integrations. Non-SAP integrations are possible, but the strongest accelerators are oriented around SAP services. This can make the platform less compelling as a general-purpose low-code choice in heterogeneous stacks.
Learning curve and complexity
Because it spans app building, automation, and UI design, teams may need time to understand which component to use for a given use case. Governance, connectivity, and deployment concepts can add complexity for smaller teams. Citizen developers often still need IT support for integration and production hardening.
Cost and licensing considerations
Total cost can be influenced by SAP platform prerequisites, user types, and consumption/licensing models across the Build components. Budgeting can be harder when multiple capabilities (apps, automation, connectors) are combined. This may be a constraint for smaller deployments compared with simpler, single-purpose tools.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| SAP Build — base user | $3.47 per Active User / month | Access to digital workspaces; web & mobile apps; request/approve workflow tasks; access SAP Mobile Start; 1,000 API Calls; 10 MB process-automation storage. Sold in blocks of 1 Active User; contract duration 3–36 months; auto-renewal. |
| SAP Build — premium user | $9.25 per Active User / month | Everything in base user, plus process dashboards; deploy attended RPA bots; author/access workspace content; visual design of digital workspaces; 5,000 API Calls; 500 MB process-automation storage. Sold in blocks of 1 Active User; contract 3–36 months; auto-renewal. |
| SAP Build — developer | $46.00 per Active User / month | Everything in premium, plus Joule for Developers AI capabilities; access to Joule Studio; low-code/no-code and code-first developer tools; build/deploy apps, extensions, mobile apps, and workflows. Sold in blocks of 1 Active User; contract 3–36 months; auto-renewal. |
| SAP Build — runtime | $1.16 per Capacity Unit / month | Application-hosting and lifecycle management (SAP BTP Cloud Foundry runtime, ABAP environment, Kyma runtime, CI/CD, document management/storage, cloud transport). Sold in blocks of 1 Capacity Unit; contract 3–36 months; auto-renewal. |
| Add-ons | Price (monthly) | Notes |
| SAP Build — unattended automations | $578.00 per Connection / month | Available for SAP Build developer; for unattended RPA bots; sold in blocks of 1 Connection; contract 3–36 months; auto-renewal. |
| SAP Build — additional storage | $2.89 per GB / month | Additional content storage; sold in blocks of 1 GB; contract 3–36 months; auto-renewal. |
| SAP Build — additional API | $5.78 per 10,000 API Calls / month | In blocks of 10,000 API Calls per month; contract 3–36 months; auto-renewal. |
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