SAP vs TransIP

Comparez SAP et TransIP sur les capacités, la juridiction, les garanties et l'adéquation pour les acheteurs européens.

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SAP

Germany· Cloud Computing

Needs review

Shortlist SAP when you need S/4HANA-class ERP breadth under a German parent entity and can fund a structured implementation. Skip when you want lightweight self-serve finance SaaS without a transformation partner. Consider Salesforce when CRM is the system of record, or a Microsoft Dynamics / Azure-centric stack when identity and productivity are already standardised on Microsoft.

EU-operatedFull ERP suiteS/4HANA CloudISO 27001 (claimed)B2B DPA published
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TransIP

Netherlands· Cloud Computing

Needs review

Shortlist TransIP when you want a Dutch BV contract for domains plus NL-hosted VPS, managed Kubernetes, OpenStack, or S3/SWIFT object storage. Skip when you need hyperscaler global regions or first-party managed databases; consider Hetzner, OVHcloud, or Scaleway instead.

EU-operated (NL BV)Netherlands residency (claimed)KVM VPS + APIManaged KubernetesOpenStack public cloudISO 27001 (claimed)
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Les lignes surlignées diffèrent entre les deux produits.

SAP vs TransIP: Aperçu
CaractéristiqueLogo: SAPSAPLogo: TransIPTransIP
Pays d'origineGermanyNetherlands
CatégorieCloud ComputingCloud Computing
Open sourceNonNon
Auto-hébergéOuiNon
SiègeGermanyNetherlands
Entité légaleSAP SE, Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16, 69190 Walldorf (Mannheim HRB 719915)TransIP B.V., Vondellaan 47, 2332 AA Leiden (KvK 24345899, VAT NL812334966B01). ISO certificates published as team.blue NL B.V. Part of European team.blue group (Belgian group HQ).
Droit applicableGerman entity; order forms may name local SAP affiliatesNon indiqué
Maison mère / contrôle USAucune maison mère US connueAucune maison mère US connue
Exposition CLOUD Act (indicative)MoyenMoyen
Statut d'hébergement dans l'UEPartielPartiel
Hébergement / résidenceMixed: SAP-operated data centers (including Walldorf / St. Leon-Rot, Germany) plus Enterprise Cloud Services documented on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or customer data centers. Product-specific subprocessor lists are primarily on My Trust Center for customers.Primary VPS/Kubernetes/object workloads marketed on TransIP-operated Netherlands infrastructure (AMS0/RTM0; object store 3x NL replication). OpenStack across multiple NL datacentres; KB also names Equinix AMS3 and EUNetworks as OpenStack facility providers. Ancillary: Google Analytics and reCAPTCHA (website, consent), PayPal/iDEAL/card payments. No AWS/GCP/Azure listed as primary IaaS fabric.
Résumé

German-headquartered enterprise ERP suite (SAP Cloud ERP / S/4HANA) for finance, supply chain, procurement, and HR.

Dutch domain registrar and cloud host: KVM VPS, managed Kubernetes, OpenStack public cloud, and S3/SWIFT object storage on Netherlands infrastructure.

Tags
gdprerpenterprises4hanacloud
gdprvpskubernetesopenstackobject-storagedomainsnetherlandsiso-27001
En un coup d'œil: SAP vs TransIP
En un coup d'œilLogo: SAPSAPLogo: TransIPTransIP
HQWalldorf, GermanyLeiden, Netherlands
Legal entitySAP SE (HRB 719915 Mannheim)TransIP B.V. (KvK 24345899); certs under team.blue NL B.V.
Product focusCloud ERP / S/4HANANon indiqué
Commercial modelEnterprise subscription and licences (quote-based)VPS packages + add-ons; pay-as-you-go Kubernetes/OpenStack/object storage
Open sourceNoNon indiqué
GroupNon indiquéteam.blue (European hosting group, Belgian group HQ)
Primary regionsNon indiquéNetherlands (AMS0, RTM0; OpenStack multi-DC)
Data residency regionsCustomer-selectable; Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific (incl. SAP DE sites and hyperscalers)Non indiqué
Compliance certs (claimed)ISO 27001, SOC 1/2, BSI C5, plus regional attestations via Trust CenterISO 27001:2022, ISO 9001:2015, NEN 7510:2017 (vendor PDF certificates)
RegionsNon indiquéNetherlands: AMS0 (Amsterdam), RTM0 (Alblasserdam); OpenStack across multiple NL DCs (incl. Equinix AMS3 / EUNetworks named for some paths)
Key capabilities: SAP vs TransIP
Key capabilitiesLogo: SAPSAPLogo: TransIPTransIP
EU-operatedOuiOui
Full ERP suiteOuiNon indiqué
S/4HANA CloudOuiNon indiqué
ISO 27001 (claimed)OuiOui
B2B DPA publishedOuiNon indiqué
Netherlands residency (claimed)Non indiquéOui
KVM VPS + APINon indiquéOui
Managed KubernetesNon indiquéOui
OpenStack public cloudNon indiquéOui

SAP

  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP core

    Public and private cloud editions cover finance, supply chain, procurement, sales, and related processes on an in-memory data model with role-based UX. Scope and extensibility differ between Public Edition (standardised) and Private Edition (closer to classic on-premises flexibility).

  • GROW and RISE packaging

    SAP GROW targets organisations starting on standardised AI-enabled cloud ERP. RISE with SAP supports existing on-premises customers migrating toward cloud with transformation services. Packaging choice drives implementation shape more than feature marketing slides.

  • Integration via SAP BTP

    SAP Business Technology Platform and Integration Suite provide APIs, iPaaS connectivity, and extension points to link SAP ERP with third-party and legacy systems. Expect integration projects rather than plug-and-play SMB connectors.

  • Selectable cloud regions and sovereign options

    Customers can choose data center regions; SAP documents Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific availability, including SAP-operated German sites and hyperscaler regions. Sovereign / regulated options (for example German IT-Grundschutz messaging for SAP-owned facilities) exist but must be contracted explicitly.

  • Trust Center compliance artifacts

    SAP publishes ISO 27001, SOC, C5, and other certificates plus DPAs through the Trust Center and customer portals. Audit reports for specific services are often gated to customers rather than fully public PDFs.

TransIP

  • KVM VPS on AMS0/RTM0 with NVMe triple copies

    Root VPS on TransIP's KVM platform with package tiers, optional dedicated vCPU and IOPS add-ons, private networking, HA-IP, and load balancers. Storage is described as distributed NVMe with three copies; free in-zone backups every four hours, with optional weekly and offsite backups.

  • Managed Kubernetes with free control plane

    Control-panel Kubernetes where TransIP runs the control plane; customers add shared or dedicated worker node pools, attach NVMe or Big Storage volumes, and use HA-IP load balancing. Data is marketed as stored in the Netherlands with minute-based pay-as-you-go nodes.

  • OpenStack Public Cloud (API + Horizon)

    Programmable OpenStack with Octavia load balancing, Barbican secret management, Cinder volume backups, and Terraform-friendly automation. First project is offered with a free trial window; infrastructure is described as multi-datacentre with triple rack-level copies.

  • S3 and SWIFT Object Store in the Netherlands

    Object storage with S3 and OpenStack SWIFT APIs, Keystone/S3 token management, and triple replication across Dutch availability zones. Usable standalone or beside VPS/OpenStack; billed on used storage and egress rather than reserved blocks.

  • Domains, DNS, and REST API in one panel

    Domain registration and DNS alongside infrastructure, with a documented REST API (api.transip.nl) for domains, VPS, Kubernetes, and OpenStack projects. Fits teams that want registrar plus compute under one Dutch operator.

Assurance & compliance: SAP vs TransIP
Assurance & complianceLogo: SAPSAPLogo: TransIPTransIP
Independent security / no-logs audit
Not applicable

ERP suite; not a no-logs privacy network product. Rely on SOC/ISO/C5 attestations instead.

Not applicable

IaaS/hosting provider, not a no-logs VPN. Assurance is via ISMS certifications and responsible disclosure (Intigriti), not a public no-logs audit.

ISO 27001
Vendor claimed

Trust Center lists ISO 27001 certificates for cloud services and publishes certificate finder entries (e.g. Central / Enterprise Cloud Services).

Vendor claimed

Vendor publishes ISO 27001:2022 PDF (team-blue-nl-bv naming). Independent registry re-check not completed in this draft.

SOC 2 / SOC 3
Vendor claimed

SOC 1 and SOC 2 reports described on Trust Center; many reports customer-gated via SAP for Me / My Trust Center.

Not found

No clear TransIP product-level SOC 2/3 claim found on primary legal/security pages reviewed.

GDPR / EU data protection
Vendor claimed

EU parent entity; Trust Center privacy pages and DPAs reference GDPR processing terms.

Vendor claimed

Dutch controller/processor entity; privacy policy and control-panel DPA. Residency depends on selected product/zone.

US CLOUD Act exposure (indicative)
Partial

German SAP SE parent with no known US parent, but Enterprise Cloud Services explicitly include AWS, Azure, and GCP paths. Medium exposure for hyperscaler-backed tenants. Not legal advice.

Partial

EuropeanStack assessment: Dutch entity / no known US parent / NL-first hosting, but privacy names Google Analytics, reCAPTCHA, and PayPal, and OpenStack KB names Equinix colo. Not a vendor safety claim. Not legal advice.

Data processing agreement (B2B)
Vendor claimed

SAP states it signs DPAs; Trust Center hosts Data Processing Agreement documents for cloud, support, and professional services.

Vendor claimed

Processor agreement available to view/accept in the control panel per knowledge base.

BSI C5
Vendor claimed

Trust Center lists Cloud Computing Compliance Controls Catalogue (C5) audit reports among EU regional offerings.

Non indiqué
EU AI Act
Partial

SAP publishes EU AI Act governance materials for Joule Agents and AI features; customer still must assess in-scope AI uses.

Not applicable

Infrastructure hosting/registrar; not marketed as an AI system provider. Optional third-party AI assistant images on VPS are customer-chosen workloads.

NEN 7510 (Dutch healthcare information security)Non indiqué
Vendor claimed

Vendor publishes NEN 7510:2017 certificate PDF; accounts processing medical data can be marked for extra handling per cert page.

Considerations & known limitations: SAP vs TransIP
Considerations & known limitationsLogo: SAPSAPLogo: TransIPTransIP
Hyperscaler hosting is common
Medium

Even with a German parent, many cloud tenants run on AWS, Azure, or GCP. EU region selection does not remove US-group infrastructure operators from the path. Confirm contracted region and subprocessors.

Non indiqué
Heavy implementation programmes
Medium

S/4HANA and RISE projects typically need partners, data migration, and process redesign. Poor fit if you expected self-serve SaaS onboarding.

Non indiqué
Detailed subprocessor lists often customer-gated
Low

Public pages confirm lists exist on My Trust Center, but a full anonymous dump was not available in this research pass. Request the list for your exact cloud service before security sign-off.

Non indiqué
Catalog category is Cloud Computing, not ERP
Low

EuropeanStack has no dedicated ERP category yet. This entry is filed under Cloud Computing as the closest existing slug.

Non indiqué
team.blue group entity complexityNon indiqué
Low

Brand is TransIP B.V.; certificates use team.blue NL B.V. Procurement should map the exact contracting entity, DPA signatory, and cert scope to the services purchased.

US SaaS on website/payments pathNon indiqué
Medium

Privacy policy discloses Google Analytics, reCAPTCHA, and PayPal. These are not described as the VPS storage backend, but they affect overall vendor diligence and CLOUD Act style questionnaires.

Equinix-named OpenStack facilitiesNon indiqué
Low

OpenStack facility list includes Equinix AMS3 (US-parent colo operator). Workloads remain in Amsterdam physically; treat as partial EU-hosted diligence, not AWS-region hosting.

Narrower managed-platform depth than hyperscalersNon indiqué
Medium

No broad multi-continent region map or hyperscaler-class managed database suite on the pages reviewed. Teams needing those should plan self-managed stacks or another cloud.

No standalone public subprocessor register foundNon indiqué
Medium

Diligence relies on privacy policy, product pages, and DPA rather than a dedicated exhaustive subprocessor HTML table. Request an up-to-date schedule under NDA if required.

Adéquation

SAP

Best fit when

  • Midsize to large enterprises consolidating finance, supply chain, and procurement on one ERP
  • Organisations that need deep industry process templates and multi-country localisation
  • Buyers that require a German / EU parent contracting entity plus formal Trust Center attestations
  • Existing SAP ECC customers planning a RISE or S/4HANA transformation
  • Teams with budget for partner-led implementation rather than pure self-serve SaaS

Poor fit when

  • Startups or SMBs needing only simple invoicing without ERP programme overhead
  • Buyers that require a guaranteed EU-only, non-hyperscaler hosting path without reading the contract region
  • Teams seeking an open-source ERP they can fork and fully self-operate without vendor lock-in
  • CRM-first organisations where Salesforce-class customer platforms are the real system of record

Consider instead when

  • When: Your primary system of record is CRM and revenue operations, not manufacturing or complex finance

    Consider: Salesforce

    Stronger CRM depth; US parent and different compliance posture.

  • When: You already standardise on Microsoft identity, M365, and Azure and want ERP in that estate

    Consider: Microsoft 365 / Azure-centric Dynamics stacks

    Compare total cost of identity + productivity + ERP under one US vendor.

  • When: You need a smaller European mid-market ERP without S/4HANA transformation scope

    Consider: Evaluate EU mid-market ERP vendors outside this catalog (no peer ERP slug listed yet)

    Catalog currently lacks a direct European ERP alternative entry.

TransIP

Best fit when

  • Teams that need domains, DNS, and root VPS under one Dutch operator
  • Workloads that must stay in the Netherlands with AMS0/RTM0 style zone choice
  • Builders who want managed Kubernetes without running their own control plane
  • OpenStack users who want Horizon/API automation and EU-stored projects
  • Backup/media pipelines that need S3 or SWIFT endpoints with Dutch triple replication

Poor fit when

  • Architectures that require many non-EU regions as first-class products
  • Buyers who need a broad first-party managed database catalogue
  • Procurement that requires a published exhaustive customer-workload subprocessor register before scoring
  • Teams seeking a fully open-source TransIP control plane (the company operates OpenStack/K8s but is not an OSS vendor)

Consider instead when

  • When: You need large bare-metal choice and owned DE/FI parks with optional extra-EU cloud

    Consider: Hetzner

    Deeper server auction and multi-park footprint; different registrar story.

  • When: You need multi-country EU cloud plus SecNumCloud-style private cloud paths

    Consider: OVHcloud

    Broader region map and product depth; French group contracting.

  • When: You want more EU region pins or managed data services with selectable residency

    Consider: Scaleway or UpCloud

    Compare region lists and managed DB/Kubernetes packaging directly.

  • When: You specifically want another Dutch IaaS peer for side-by-side diligence

    Consider: Leaseweb or Cyso Cloud

    Similar NL diligence questions; different panel and product mix.

Open questions for due diligence

SAP

  • Which exact cloud service and region would this buyer contract (Public Edition vs Private Edition vs RISE on which hyperscaler)?
  • Will the order form be with SAP SE or a local affiliate, and which governing law clause applies?
  • Can the vendor provide the current subprocessor list and SOC/C5 reports for the specific service code without an existing customer login?

TransIP

  • Which legal entity signs the order form and DPA for your SKU mix (TransIP B.V. vs team.blue NL B.V.)?
  • Can TransIP provide a current customer-workload subprocessor list covering backups, support tooling, and OpenStack facility operators?
  • What is the exact ISO/NEN certificate scope relative to VPS vs Kubernetes vs OpenStack vs Object Store?
  • Are offsite VPS backups always confined to Dutch availability zones under contract, including disaster scenarios?