Compare Rimini Support™ vs. SAP support
Support Features |
Rimini Support ™ |
SAP Support |
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Support Services |
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Repository and documentation fixes |
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Operational and configuration support |
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Installation and upgrade support |
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Named, regional primary support engineer with an average of 15 years of experience |
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Account management services |
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10-minute guaranteed response SLA for P1 critical cases with 2-hour update communications |
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Full support with no required upgrades |
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Performance support |
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Interoperability and integration support |
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Full support of current release for at least 15 years from contract date |
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Strategic Services |
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Technical, functional and application roadmap advisory services |
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Cloud advisory services |
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License advisory services |
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Security advisory services |
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Interoperability and integration advisory services |
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Monitor and health check advisory services |
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Impact on Resources |
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Significant reduction in operating costs (budget, people, time) |
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Independence from vendor-dictated roadmap |
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Maintenance deadlines for key SAP products
Product |
Version/Release |
End of Mainstream
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SAP ECC and Business Suite |
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SAP ERP (ECC 6.0) |
EHP 0-5 (Enh. Pk 0-5) |
12/31/2025 |
SAP ERP (ECC 6.0) |
EHP 6-8 (Enh. Pk 6-8) |
12/31/2027 |
SAP CRM (Customer Rel' Mgmt) |
7.0 (Business Suite 7) |
12/31/2027 |
SAP SCM (Customer Rel' Mgmt) |
7.0 (Business Suite 7) |
12/31/2027 |
SAP SRM (Customer Rel' Mgmt) |
7.0 (Business Suite 7) |
12/31/2027 |
SAP NetWeaver Platform |
7.5 |
12/31/2027 |
SAP S/4HANA |
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SAP S/4HANA |
Finance Add-on 1503/1605 |
12/31/2025 |
SAP S/4HANA |
2020 |
12/31/2025 |
SAP S/4HANA |
2021 |
12/31/2026 |
SAP S/4HANA |
2022 |
12/31/2027 |
SAP S/4HANA |
2023 |
12/31/2030 |
Other |
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SAP BusinessObjects BI |
4.3 (BI Platform) |
12/31/2026 |
SAP BusinessObjects BI |
2025 (new release) |
12/31/2027 |
SAP Business Warehouse |
7.5 (NetWeaver BW) |
12/31/2027 |
SAP BW/4HANA |
1.0/2.0 (initial releases) |
12/31/2025 |
SAP BW/4HANA |
2021 (latest release) |
12/31/2027 |
SAP BPC (Plan & Consolidation) |
10.1 (Microsoft Platform) |
6/30/2026 |
SAP BPC |
10.1 (NetWeaver Platform) |
12/31/2027 |
SAP BPC |
11.1 (for SAP BW/4HANA 2.0) |
12/31/2025 |
SAP BPC |
2021 (for SAP BW/4HANA 2021) |
12/31/2027 |
SAP Global Trade Services |
11 |
12/31/2025 |
SAP Solution Manager |
7.2 (current version) |
12/31/2027 |
SAP Commerce |
(Hybris) On-premise 2205 |
7/31/2026 |
SAP HANA (Database) |
2.0 SPS05 (Long-term Support) |
12/31/2025 |
SAP HANA (Database) |
2.0 SPS07 (latest LTS) |
4/30/2028 |
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