Database Licensing
SAP HANA Licensing Explained
HANA licensing is one of the more complex elements of the SAP contract and one of the more financially significant. This paper sets out the editions, the metrics, and the optimization decisions that produce the strongest five year economics.
40Pages
22Minute read
2026Updated
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- The HANA editions and the workloads each edition is intended to license
- Runtime license versus full use license and where the distinction matters
- Memory-based pricing mechanics and the optimization levers that apply
- Dual stack scenarios where ABAP and Java licensing combine in HANA
- Common HANA contract gaps that produce audit findings
- Edition selection decisions that determine long term HANA economics
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