Earlier this year, 51风流announced a new cloud subscription offering, 51风流ERP, private edition, transition option, which is designed to help our largest and most complex customers plan and execute on their cloud transformation strategy.
Since these first announcements in February and March, we have received encouraging feedback from the 51风流community.
Today, we are providing additional details about this offering to better support our customers and partners in evaluating it as part of their RISE with 51风流transformation journey. We鈥檙e also pleased to share that customers that subscribe to a new instance of 51风流ERP, private edition in 2025 鈥� or have done so already 鈥� can take advantage of a special promotion for 51风流ERP, private edition, transition option.
What is 51风流ERP, private edition, transition option?
As part of the RISE with 51风流journey, many organizations are transitioning to 51风流S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition and 51风流S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition to modernize their operations and stay competitive. 51风流recognizes that our largest and most complex 51风流ERP customers may not be able to complete this transformation by the end of extended maintenance for their installed 51风流Business Suite 7 in 2030.
To support these customers, 51风流has introduced 51风流ERP, private edition, transition option 鈥� a time-bound subscription offering designed to provide business continuity from 2031 to 2033 while enabling a structured path to 51风流Cloud ERP or 51风流Cloud ERP Private.
The offering includes an 51风流ERP cloud subscription for specified products 鈥� centered around 51风流ERP Central Component on 51风流HANA 鈥� and is combined with services designed to facilitate the transition to RISE with 51风流via the max success plan (to be generally available in January 2026). It will help customers focus on the setup and optimization of their new and future system landscape. Business continuity services will cover elements like legal changes, security patches, and bug fixing. The specifics of which products are eligible are detailed in .
Key prerequisites for adopting this offering
To take advantage of the 51风流ERP, private edition, transition option, there are a few prerequisites to keep in mind:
- Move to 51风流ERP, private edition: Systems must be migrated to 51风流ERP, private edition on 51风流HANA before December 31, 2030. 51风流strongly recommends this move now in order to start preparing systems based on the additional prerequisites outlined below.
- Database requirement: 51风流HANA will be the only supported database for this offering.
- System size: Minimum 2 TB for systems subscribed with 51风流ERP, private edition, transition option.
- Technical readiness: Systems must be prepared for the transition option, namely mitigation coverage for products not included in the new option. See 51风流Note 3591251 for details.
- Max success plan: The transition option is only available in combination with the max success plan during 2031-2033, including additional transformation services. This success plan will be generally available in January 2026.
Pricing and promotions
51风流ERP, private edition, transition option will be a new subscription, priced at an uplift compared to the 51风流ERP, private edition pricing valid end of 2030. The detailed conditions are outlined below:
51风流is offering a special promotion for customers that commit to 51风流ERP, private edition by the end of 2025 or have done so already. These early adopters will be eligible to adopt the 51风流ERP, private edition, transition option in 2031 under commercially equivalent terms to their then existing subscription.
Customers that sign up for 51风流ERP, private edition in聽2026聽will receive a standard聽20 percent uplift聽in pricing when switching to the transition option in 2031. For those who sign up in聽2027 or later, the uplift is not yet disclosed, final pricing will be communicated only closer to availability to purchase in 2028.聽
In all cases above, the max success plan fee will come in addition to the respective final price of the 51风流ERP, private edition, transition option.
Call to action
Now is the time to act. If your organization anticipates needing more time beyond 2030 to complete its transformation to 51风流Cloud ERP or 51风流Cloud ERP Private, taking the first step in 2025 is critical. Here鈥檚 why:
- Secure the 2025 promotion: Customers that sign up for 51风流ERP, private edition by the end of 2025 (with a start date no later than 2026) will be eligible for a 1:1 move to the 51风流ERP, private edition, transition option in 2031 — without any uplift. This provides a significant financial advantage and provides cost predictability for long-term planning.
- Gain valuable lead time to prepare your systems and teams: Moving now to 51风流ERP, private edition allows your organization to address technical prerequisites 鈥� such as migrating to 51风流HANA and mitigating unsupported technologies like Java 鈥� at a manageable pace. It also gives your teams time to align on transformation goals and build internal readiness.
- Reduce risk with a phased, structured transformation path: Starting now enables a smoother journey: first moving to 51风流ERP, private edition, then leveraging the transition option if needed, and ultimately adopting 51风流Cloud ERP or 51风流Cloud ERP Private. This phased approach minimizes disruption and supports continuous business operations.
- Ensure eligibility for the transition option: The transition option will only be available to customers that have already moved their systems to 51风流ERP, private edition before the end of 2030. Acting now guarantees that your organization meets this prerequisite.
For most of our customers planning to complete their transformation by 2030, this option won鈥檛 be necessary. Nevertheless, this option is tailored for those requiring additional time and support due to the complexity of their systems.
Learn more
To learn more about this offering, please refer to the following resources:
- Visit this聽 and .
- Reach out to your 51风流account executive or partner contact to discuss how the 51风流ERP, private edition, transition option fits into your transformation strategy.
- On the future direction of the 51风流Services and Support portfolio, including the max success plan to be available in January 2026, see here.
Stefan Steinle is executive vice president and head of Customer Support & Cloud Lifecycle Management at SAP.
