Enterprise Accounts
Enterprise accounts are usually associated with SAP customer or partner contracts and contain their purchased entitlements to platform resources and services. However, it's also possible to create an enterprise account for personal exploration.
SAP BTP provides different types of global accounts, enterprise and trial. The type you choose determines pricing, conditions of use, resources, available services, and hosts.
The main features of enterprise accounts are described for use by customers and by partners in the following table:
| Feature | Customer Account | Partner Account |
|---|---|---|
| Use case | A global account that enables you to host productive, business-critical applications with 24/7 support. You can purchase a global account just like any other SAP software. You can upgrade and refine your resources later on. You can also contact your SAP sales representative and opt for a configuration, tailored to your needs. If you want to start out exploring services for free, you can sign up for a Pay-As-You-Go for SAP BTP global account and make use of the free tier services only. See Using Free Service Plans. | A global account that enables you to build applications and to sell them to your customers. If you want to start out exploring services for free, you can sign up for a Pay-As-You-Go for SAP BTP global account and make use of the free tier services only. See Using Free Service Plans. |
| Benefits | Support for productive applications. | Includes SAP Application Development licenses that enable you to get started with scenarios across cloud and on-premise applications. Offers the opportunity to certify applications and receive SAP partner logo package with usage policies. Advertise and sell applications via the SAP Store |
| Services available | Productive services. | Productive and beta services. |
| Limitations | Resources according to your contract. | Predefined resources according to your partner package. You can purchase additional resources if necessary. |
| Registration | For more information about SAP Integration Suite and SAP Extension Suite pricing, see SAP Extension Suite Pricing and SAP Integration Suite Pricing. | To join the partner program, sign up for SAP Partner Edge - BuildInformation published on SAP site. |
| Available Regions | See Regions | See Regions |
Commercial Models
SAP BTP offers three commercial licensing models.
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| Commercial Model | Description |
|---|---|
| Subscription-based | This business model lets you choose a fixed set of services for a fixed rate, regardless of actual consumption. |
| Consumption-based CPEA | Cloud Platform Enterprise Agreement (CPEA) is a business model that allows for the consumption of cloud credits based on actual usage. This model provides you with the highest flexibility. |
| Consumption-based Pay-As-You-Go | This business model lets you sign up to start using cloud services in your production environment with no upfront cost, no minimum usage requirements, and no financial commitments. Pay-As-You-Go for BTP helps you start small and grow without constraints. |
UDINA BTP Commercial Model
UDINA BTP leverages the power of the SAP BTP with predefined Software-As-A-Service solutions in a carefree package at a fixed rate.