blackwyse gmbh

What blackwyse gmbh does

Blackwyse GmbH is an independent SAP consulting and IT services firm founded in 2022 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. The company delivers advisory, implementation, and managed services across the SAP S/4HANA ecosystem — including S/4HANA Cloud ERP, S/4HANA On-Premise/Private Cloud, and the SAP Business Technology Platform — with a stated adherence to Clean-Core architecture and the SAP Activate methodology. Its core service portfolio spans the full programme lifecycle: diagnostic assessments (Cloud Readiness Check, DDA Workshop, Project Review & Rescue), transformation engagements (Independent Program Management, S/4HANA Transformation, SAP Cloud ERP), operational services (Application Management Support with both Discovery Menu and Full Course Menu tiers, Hypercare, SAP Enablement), and an AI/BTP advisory line implementing SAP Joule and Business AI. The company also runs the neutral SAP warehouse advisory practice (Understand Workshop, Reveal Assessment, Enable Training) covering EWM, Stock Room, Cloud WM, WM Classic and LGM, and serves four primary verticals — Retail, Logistics, Manufacturing, and Professional Services.

The firm operates a two-track go-to-market: bespoke enterprise programmes (Blackwyse Enterprise) and standardised, fixed-price SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition packages via the Cloudwyse sub-brand. Revenue is generated almost entirely from fee-for-service consulting and recurring managed services contracts; there is no licence resale and no self-serve channel. Pricing is a mix of fixed-price for diagnostic workshops and Cloudwyse packages, and quote-based for transformation and AMS engagements. Distribution is exclusively direct and consultative, anchored on senior consultant credibility, case study evidence, and a digital marketing mix (LinkedIn, Google Ads, website consultation CTAs, case-study content). The client base of 50+ SAP projects spans enterprise and upper mid-market companies in the DACH region, with case studies concentrated in premium retail, agricultural retail, and diversified holdings; an AMS engagement covering over 80 Company Codes and 2 SAP Mandants was taken over in three weeks with no significant business interruption.

Name

blackwyse gmbh

Legal name

Blackwyse GmbH

Website

https://blackwyse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Blackwyse GmbH is an independent, Hamburg-based SAP consulting partner founded in 2022 that delivers S/4HANA transformation, SAP Cloud ERP implementation, application management, and AI/BTP advisory services to enterprise and mid-market clients in retail, logistics, manufacturing, and professional services across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

SAP Consulting and IT Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud Operations Outsourcing (Cloud Managed Operations) (BPAEAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed DevOps / Platform Operations (Run & Operate) (BPAEAKAO), DevOps Consulting & Transformation (BPAEAKAA)

Keywords

• SAP consulting services
• S/4HANA transformation
• SAP Cloud ERP implementation
• Application management support
• Independent program management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services — SAP Consulting & Implementation: Blackwyse generates revenue primarily through fee-for-service SAP consulting engagements. These include Cloud Readiness Checks, DDA Workshops, Independent Program Management, SAP S/4HANA Transformation, SAP Cloud ERP implementation, Project Review & Rescue, Hypercare, and SAP Enablement. Services are sold as fixed-price workshops/assessments or as time-and-materials project engagements, typically with defined scopes and deliverables.
2. Application Management Support (AMS): Recurring managed services revenue from ongoing SAP operations contracts. Two menu models: Discovery Menu (on-demand, reactive) and Full Course Menu (SLA-driven, proactive, 24/7). Contracts are structured with defined service levels and reaction times, implying recurring subscription-style billing on a retainer or contract basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Blackwyse GmbH is an independent SAP consulting partner that delivers advisory, implementation, programme management, and managed services for SAP S/4HANA transformations, SAP Cloud ERP deployments, and ongoing SAP operations. The portfolio covers the full lifecycle: diagnostic assessments (Cloud Readiness Check, DDA-Workshop, Project Review & Rescue), transformation programmes (S/4HANA, SAP Cloud ERP, Independent Program Management), operational support (Application Management Support, Hypercare, SAP Enablement), and AI/BTP innovation. It sells through two go-to-market tracks: Cloudwyse (fixed-price standardised packages) and Blackwyse Enterprise (bespoke complex programmes), primarily serving retail, logistics, manufacturing, and professional services firms in the DACH region.

Product overview

Blackwyse GmbH is an independent SAP consulting partner founded in 2022, offering a comprehensive portfolio of advisory, implementation, and managed services centered on SAP S/4HANA transformations and SAP Cloud ERP. The company operates two specialized sub-brands: Cloudwyse (standardized, fixed-price SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition packages for small-to-medium projects) and Enterprise Tailormade (customized programs for complex multinational corporations). Core service areas span the full SAP project lifecycle: diagnostic assessments (Cloud Readiness Check, DDA-Workshop, Project Review & Rescue), transformation services (SAP S/4HANA Transformation, SAP Cloud ERP, Independent Program Management), and operational services (Application Management Support, Hypercare, SAP Enablement). The company also delivers AI & Business Technology Platform services implementing SAP Joule and Business AI on BTP, plus specialized logistics warehouse advisory services (Understand Workshop, Reveal Assessment, Enable Training) and industry-specific solutions for Retail, Manufacturing, and Professional Services. Blackwyse focuses on Clean-Core principles and maximum SAP standard adoption.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cloudwyse (SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition packages) Sub-brand offering standardised SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition implementation packages (S/M/L) at fixed prices, targeted at scale-ups and mid-market companies with clear, standardised requirements and short implementation timelines (weeks to months via Discovery and MVP phases).
• Cloud Readiness Check Diagnostic assessment of an organisation's technical, organisational, and economic cloud readiness before committing to SAP Cloud deployment. Covers system landscape, custom code, migration strategy (Brownfield/Greenfield/Selective Data Transition), and operating model recommendation. Explicitly non-binding with no follow-up obligation.
• DDA-Workshop (Digital Discovery Assessment) Structured workshop following SAP's methodology to define scope, operating model, and roadmap for an S/4HANA transformation. Output includes a scoping report, an SAP Activate project timeline, and a budget/licensing plan.
• Project Review & Rescue Independent diagnostic and recovery service for struggling SAP projects. Covers Anamnese, Diagnosis, Findings, Treatment Plan, and optional Stabilisation. Duration ranges from days to two weeks depending on project size.
• Independent Program Management Vendor-independent steering of large SAP programmes, independent of any single implementation partner. Covers program control, partner management, cutover planning, critical project roles, steering board participation, and hypercare.
• SAP S/4HANA Transformation End-to-end S/4HANA transformation service for private cloud and on-premise environments, including migration strategy (Brownfield/Greenfield/Selective Data Transition), programme planning, implementation, cutover, and hypercare, with Clean Core principles.
• SAP Cloud ERP SAP Cloud ERP implementation delivered through two tracks: Cloudwyse (fixed-price standardised packages) for growth-stage companies, and Enterprise Tailormade (customised programmes) for complex multinational corporations.
• Application Management Support (AMS) Ongoing SAP system operation including incident management, change/release management, monitoring, and continuous improvement. Offered in Discovery Menu (ticket-based, reactive) and Full Course Menu (full SLA-governed 24/7 support) configurations, with integration into client ITSM tools via JIRA and Exalate.
• Hypercare Intensive post-go-live support phase providing War Room incident management, hotfixes without operational risk, user support, and structured handover to AMS or regular operations.
• SAP Enablement Knowledge transfer and training services including custom enablement concepts, key user and end user trainings, workshop facilitation, training materials, coaching for process/product owners, and hypercare ramp-up support.
• SAP AI & BTP AI and Business Technology Platform integration services implementing SAP Joule, SAP Business AI, and custom extensions following Clean Core principles on SAP BTP. Includes use case identification, BTP architecture, AI integration, and governance.
• Understand Workshop (Logistics) One-day on-site workshop providing a structured SAP warehouse solution assessment with a senior consultant site visit, situation analysis, and same-day recommendation with risk assessment, delivered at a fixed price.
• Reveal Assessment (Logistics) In-depth SAP warehouse analysis with process evaluation, solution mapping across the SAP warehouse portfolio, tender support, and neutral vendor evaluation for complex multi-site or high-investment scenarios, at a fixed price.
• Enable Training (Logistics) Two-day standardised training preparing logistics teams for Explore workshops, covering warehouse solution fundamentals, Fit-to-Standard workshop logic, and decision point identification, with optional workshop accompaniment, at a fixed price.
• SAP S/4HANA Retail Retail-specific SAP implementation covering SAP S/4HANA Retail, SAP S/4HANA Cloud for Retail (RISE + GROW), POS integration, omnichannel integration, and SAP CAR/OMSA/OMSTA capabilities.
• SAP Manufacturing & Automotive Manufacturing-focused SAP services including SAP S/4HANA MM/SD/PP, SAP IBP, SAP PLM, SAP Digital Manufacturing, SAP QM, SAP PM, and IoT integration for smart factory and predictive maintenance capabilities.
• SAP Professional Services SAP solutions for project-based service organisations covering resource planning, capacity planning, utilisation optimisation, skill management, time/expense tracking, billing, controlling, and AI/Business AI for planning and automation.

Quantifiable outcome

• AMS takeover for over 80 Company Codes and 2 SAP Mandants in 3 weeks, with no significant business interruption
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• HABEWI GmbH & Co. KGminorOthersExternal data protection officer (Datenschutzbeauftragter) appointed by Blackwyse. HABEWI provides independent data protection advisory services. Represented by Arne Platzbecker, Palmaille 96, 22767 Hamburg.
• SAP SEcoreOthersBlackwyse is an independent SAP partner. The company is listed on the SAP partner marketplace. Blackwyse operates as a zertifizierter SAP-Partner (certified SAP partner) for S/4HANA transformations, SAP Cloud ERP implementations, and related services. SAP provides the technology platform; Blackwyse provides implementation, programme management, and AMS services. This is the foundational vendor relationship underpinning all of Blackwyse's service lines.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Avanade: Accenture/Microsoft joint venture with major SAP and Microsoft practices globally. Overlaps with Blackwyse in enterprise SAP implementation and managed services but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Deloitte: Big Four professional services firm with a substantial global SAP practice serving large enterprises. Comparable to Blackwyse in offering independent SAP advisory and transformation services, but at much larger scale.
• Accenture: Global system integrator with one of the world's largest SAP practices. Comparable as a competing SAP transformation and managed services provider, but operates at vastly greater scale and broader geographic reach than Blackwyse.
• Capgemini: Global system integrator with a significant SAP practice across multiple industries and geographies. Comparable to Blackwyse in SAP transformation and managed services, but with much broader scale and global delivery capabilities.
• T-Systems: Deutsche Telekom subsidiary and one of the largest German SAP system integrators. Comparable to Blackwyse in DACH SAP services but operates at much larger scale with a broader portfolio across cloud, networking, and managed services.
• NTT Data: Global IT services and SAP system integrator with a strong European presence. Comparable to Blackwyse in SAP S/4HANA and managed services offerings, but operates at larger scale with a global delivery model.

Direct peers

• msg: German IT consultancy with a substantial SAP practice serving insurance, banking, and other industries. Comparable to Blackwyse in providing end-to-end SAP consulting across multiple sectors with senior-led delivery.
• All for One Group: German-based SAP partner serving mid-market and enterprise customers across multiple industries. Directly comparable to Blackwyse as both are DACH-anchored SAP consultancies with similar mid-market S/4HANA and Cloud ERP focus areas.
• SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner: Heidelberg-headquartered SAP transformation specialist focused on S/4HANA migrations and data transformation (CrystalBridge). Closely comparable to Blackwyse as a German independent specialist in complex SAP transformation programs.

Others

• SAP SE: The underlying platform vendor for Blackwyse's entire service portfolio. While not a direct competitor, SAP's own services organisation and partner program economics directly shape Blackwyse's go-to-market and partner relationship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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