SAP SE (SAP) is a provider of enterprise application software and related services, and licenses for software solutions and related services. The company offers products and solutions such as SAP 3D visual enterprise, access control, enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, network commerce automation solution, commerce cloud, business integrity screening, spend management, human capital management, customer relationship management and customer experience, and SuccessFactors solutions. It offers its products and services to various industries including aerospace and defense, transportation, consumer products, oil, gas and energy, financial services, and logistics, chemicals, government, healthcare, higher education and research, media, real estate, retail, and telecommunications. SAP business technology platforms include application development and automation, data and analytics, integration, extended planning and analysis and artificial intelligence.

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SAP's R&D arm focuses on scaling AI adoption across the organization to accelerate and optimize the innovation cycle. The company's research and development (R&D) activities focus on advancing the product portfolio by strengthening the AI foundation and seamlessly integrating products. The R&D unit of SAP is responsible for advancing the product portfolio, strengthening the AI foundation, and integrating products seamlessly. The unit manages the company's R&D activities, including personnel costs, external services, and professional development. The company responsible for the development of cloud and software solutions, including resource and hardware costs for the development systems. It also handles activities related to changes in the code of SAP’s cloud and software solutions. The company has 37,965 employees dedicated to R&D. As of December 2025, it had 13,000 patents globally, of which 600 were granted. In FY2025, SAP incurred expenses of EUR6,633 million on R&D, which as a percentage of revenue stood at 18%.