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SAP Partner Categories -- SAP Partner Membership Levels

Since partner participation can vary depending on the partner category, a partner's level of commitment to SAP, and the services and products a partner offers, SAP provides four membership levels:

  • SAP Partners -- These are partners who participate at a local or regional level.

  • SAP Alliance Partners -- These are local partners who are leaders in their fields and who have made considerable investments in supplying services or products to SAP customers.
  • SAP Global Partners -- Global partners offer worldwide coverage for the services or products they offer.
  • SAP Global Alliance Partners -- These partners are global leaders who work closely with SAP to realize joint business goals.

Alliance partners represent the most comprehensive level of participation in both commitment and investment and are offered at the invitation of the SAP Executive Board.

Since some companies can be quite diverse, they can qualify for multiple categories and levels. For example, an SAP Global Partner may also participate as an SAP Partner or SAP Alliance Partner in a specific category and country.

These are the partner levels supported for each partner category:


Partner Category 		Partner Level
SAP Global Alliance Partner SAP Global Partner SAP Partner Alliance SAP Partner
Service Partners X X X X
Technology Partners   X    
Software Partners X X   X
Hosting Partners   X   X
Channel Partners       X
Content Partners     X X
Education Partners     X X
Support Partners X   X  

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