If you want to judge the ERP market in the German-speaking region with data rather than gut feeling, there is a compact but solid study landscape: user satisfaction studies (ERP in der Praxis), investment and trend reports from the SAP user base (DSAG Investment Report), market and functional overviews (SoftTrend) and service-provider benchmarks (PUR SAP, PAC RADAR, Lünendonk).
ERP in der Praxis – user satisfaction, benefits & perspectives
user study · dedicated ERP
user survey · Trovarit AG with FIR at RWTH Aachen · every 2 years since 2004 · management summary free · language: German
The largest vendor-independent satisfaction study among ERP users in the DACH region: user companies grade their ERP system and their maintenance partner against 39 criteria. The 2024/25 edition draws on more than 1,700 participating companies and a cumulative 17,500+ rated installations across 40+ solutions analysed in detail; the next edition is announced for autumn 2026.
Our take: The reference study for ERP user satisfaction in the DACH region – published by a selection consultancy, with the FIR at RWTH Aachen as academic partner.
trovarit.com/erp-praxis
SoftTrend Studie ERP-Software (SoftSelect)
market overview · dedicated ERP
market study · SoftSelect GmbH, Hamburg · roughly every 1–2 years · free after registration · language: German
A functional and market overview of the German-speaking ERP market: the 2025/26 edition examines 215 ERP solutions from 178 vendors across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, focusing on AI integration, cloud and platform strategies. Part of the long-running, consecutively numbered SoftTrend study series.
Our take: One of the broadest recurring functional overviews of the DACH ERP market – published by a selection consultancy that runs its own software portal.
softselect.de/erp-studien
DSAG Investment Report (DSAG-Investitionsreport)
investment barometer · SAP ecosystem
member survey · DSAG – German-speaking SAP User Group · annually (early each year) · free · language: German
The annual survey of SAP user companies in DACH on IT and SAP budgets, S/4HANA and cloud adoption, and technology trends such as AI. The 2026 edition is based on 198 CIOs and IT leaders surveyed between December 2025 and January 2026. The most important recurring investment indicator for the SAP/ERP ecosystem in the German-speaking market.
Our take: Independent user-group research with real signal value – its international counterpart is ASUG's „Pulse of the SAP Customer“.
dsag.de ↗
valantic SAP study (conducted by techconsult)
user survey · SAP ecosystem · commissioned study
user survey · commissioned by valantic (SAP consultancy), fielded by techconsult · annually since 2018 · free download after registration · language: German
An annual user survey on SAP transformation in the German-speaking market: state of S/4HANA migration, cloud strategies and AI adoption. The 2026 edition draws on 409 business decision-makers and CxOs from DACH; the fieldwork is done by the analyst house techconsult.
Our take: A substantial annual dataset on the S/4HANA transformation – read it as a commissioned study by an SAP consultancy, with fieldwork by a neutral analyst firm.
valantic.com ↗
techconsult Professional User Rating: SAP Services (PUR SAP)
service-provider rating · adjacent
user rating · techconsult GmbH (Heise group) · annually by topic · result charts free · language: German
A user-based satisfaction rating of SAP service providers in the DACH market: more than 1,500 user companies rate the SAP services they buy – in 2026 across S/4HANA Cloud ERP Private, Public and SAP BTP Services – as well as the providers themselves. The broader PUR series also covers cloud ERP solutions („Cloud Business Solutions“).
Our take: User verdicts instead of analyst opinion – useful when choosing SAP implementation and operations partners.
techconsult.de ↗
IT-Onlinemagazin SAP trend survey
sentiment barometer · SAP ecosystem
community survey · IT-Onlinemagazin (trade medium) · annually · results article free · language: German
The annual community survey of the German SAP trade medium among users in the DACH region, covering priorities such as completing S/4HANA moves, cloud models, AI and application managed services; the 2026 edition counts 207 participants. Methodologically deliberately leaner than the big study series.
Our take: No substitute for the large surveys, but a useful annual sentiment barometer straight from the SAP community.
it-onlinemagazin.de ↗
Bitkom Digital Office Index
adoption study · adjacent
representative survey · Bitkom e. V. · every 2 years since 2016 · free (PDF) · language: German
A representative survey of more than 1,100 companies with 20+ employees in Germany on the digitalisation of office and administrative processes. It recurringly measures the adoption of business software – explicitly including ERP (2024: 98 per cent usage), CRM and ECM.
Our take: Not a pure ERP study, but the most reliable recurring adoption benchmark for ERP in German companies – published by the digital industry association.
bitkom.org ↗
Lünendonk study „The German IT services market“
market analysis · adjacent
market study · Lünendonk & Hossenfelder GmbH · annually · free (download) · language: German
The annual analysis of the German IT services market, including the well-known Lünendonk lists of leading IT consultancies and system integrators; the 2025 edition is based on surveys of 100+ IT service providers and around 150 IT decision-makers. ERP/SAP consulting and S/4HANA transformation are covered as a segment of the IT consulting market.
Our take: The established barometer of the German IT consulting market – relevant to ERP whenever the service-provider side of a project matters.
luenendonk.de ↗
PAC RADAR „SAP-related services“ Germany/Europe
provider benchmark · adjacent
provider benchmark · PAC – Pierre Audoin Consultants (teknowlogy Group) · roughly every 2 years · result overviews free, full version paid · language: German/English
A benchmark of the SAP services market (consulting, system integration, managed services) with a dedicated Germany segment: the 2024 edition rated 24 leading SAP service providers against around 100 criteria, and the 2026 edition adds positions for Europe and further countries. The established RADAR format of the European analyst house PAC.
Our take: The European analyst perspective on SAP service providers – a good complement to the user-based ratings.
pac-radar.com ↗