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How to Learn SAP for Free

How to learn SAP for free? It is a good question and everyone who wants to find a job in SAP world should be asking this question before considering any paid training opportunities. The official way of learning SAP is SAP training courses provided by SAP Education (a division of SAP that is responsible for training and certification).

However, these courses are quite expensive and not everyone can afford them. Of course there are cheaper alternatives – non-official SAP training institutes that provide SAP training for smaller price. There are two problems with non-official SAP training providers: (1) they are still expensive, (2) there is a high chance of encountering a fraud institute that provides low quality training. So, if you decided that official training from SAP or from third-party institute is not your thing, than what you should do?

How to Learn SAP for Free

How to learn SAP for free? Hmm… Actually, there are many options and we will consider each of them in a separate section.

You should understand that since you don’t pay anybody for conducting the training, you need to be really disciplined and determined in organizing the learning process and achieving your goals because there will be no instructor or teacher who could encourage and motivate you.

Getting Started

It is recommended to first get some basic understanding of SAP for beginners. We published an extensive guide for complete beginners in SAP. It can be an excellent starting point for you:

SAP FOR BEGINNERS

SAP Websites

There are a million websites that are focused on SAP. The problem is that it is hard to find a good introduction for people who have zero knowledge of SAP and it is hard to find a coherent introduction where one concept builds on the next (training classes we mentioned in the beginning are better for this purpose). Naturally, the following list of SAP websites is not complete, but at least we strove to include all the most popular. It would be nice to update this list if you guys can write your favorite websites in the comments section.

SAP Books

Although books are not free, comparing to the cost of SAP training, their price is negligible. Moreover, you can use them later on for reference as well. On our website there is special section where good SAP books are collected and reviewed. Although now we only have SAP SD books, SAP FI books and SAP MM books, our collection will be expanding in the near future.

Overall, it is possible to find a way of how to learn sap for free, without investing a fortune into SAP training. We will continue publication of useful resources that provide information about all aspects around SAP. This article is only beginning 🙂

Hands-on SAP Practice

Besides theoretical knowledge you also need to practice with real SAP systems. Unfortunately, it is not possible to install SAP on a regular personal computer because this system has high hardware requirements. Also, you need to take care about expensive software licenses. The good news are that you can access SAP remote servers (running SAP IDES) for a monthly fee from a number of companies that offer access to SAP ERP servers with some sample business data. While their services are not free, you for sure can find some money to pay for them (they are not too expensive) and do some practice in realistic SAP environments! You can find our reviews of the companies offering access to SAP servers here: SAP IDES access.

Update 1!

We have written a follow-up post about 10 free SAP tutorials available online. They should also be helpful in learning SAP for free.

Update 2!

SAP has launched SAP Learning Hub that provides online access to SAP handbooks. It also has free edition. Make sure to check it out in more detail here:  Free SAP Training with SAP Learning Hub.

Update 3!

We’ve launched a number of free courses for everybody who would like to learn SAP. If you ever wanted to learn SAP, this is the best time to join our course and study SAP together with us. The links to the free courses are below.

Free SAP FI Training
Learn Financial Accounting in SAP

Free SAP CO Training
Learn Management Accounting in SAP

Free SAP MM Training
Learn Materials Management in SAP

Free SAP SD Training
Learn Sales and Distribution in SAP

Free SAP HR Training
Learn Human Resources in SAP

Free SAP PP Training
Learn Production Planning in SAP

I hope that this information will be helpful for you and if you have any questions, you are welcome to ask them at our forum. Unlike comments below, all questions posted on the forum will be answered!
Cleo Isco: I am a principal SAP consultant at [Confidential] and a founder of ERProof. I run this blog in my spare time to share knowledge and expertise in SAP with the world. I hope that my posts will be helpful and you enjoy reading them!

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    • hi
      iam aun abbas i have completed my master in IT now my domain is networking and iam working the same domain . i heard about sap so i want to know is any sap certification related to networks or it ?if the answer is yes then recommend me the certification name and some detail thanku

      • If you have a own domain ID I belief that you need not SAP certificate because you have already start your profession in excellent line there is many scope of good earning . Because in a coming time every one want to use own domain for working on internet and start own business. so I dear sir you need not waste your money for take a SAP certificate. IT is my own view other decision depend up on you

    • SAP/EPR base is forever and very usefull for the enterprises . Go for it and enjoy for rest of the life.

    • hello sir
      SAP is a most important software in a current senior if I have good knowledge for SAP we can start our carrier in a easy way without any struggle in life but we need to continue work with this software because if leave a work on it I forget all thinks
      how to operate
      which type of key use which purpose
      Other think is that all MNC company use SAP .if people start his working life with MNC he need to learn the software according to his job profile .
      In a SAP different type of version or specialization come like a
      HR ,.ACCOUNT , PRODUCTION ,MARKETING ,SALES SERVICES,ETC.

  • Hi,
    I am Preeti Saxena. I have completed my MBA(PG Diploma, from symbiosis) in finance. I heard about SAP and want to know that would it be beneficial to me or not. As my background is not Accounting and I did MBA through distance learning and I worked in BPO n KPO for approx. 4years. But at the time I am not working and looking for new opening. If I will learn SAP, would it be helpful to me as my age is approx.33yrs. And approx. how much salary I can get through SAP. And what would be the starting salary. And from where I should learn it?

    • Hi Preeti,

      Please post your question on the timeline of our Facebook page. We will answer it there because this article is about the ways to learn SAP for free.

      Cleo

    • Hey preeti I am amit am also working on SAP it is good for every one it help to make our profession easy if you have done MBA you need not to work in call center you need to learn how to work on SAP it is not difficult. But in a starting time you face little problem but after passes of time you will get all knowledge how to operate it . And you will come master.My suggestion for you watch some video on YouTube regarding SAP accounting software in this software different type of specialization like a
      account ,HR ,sales Marketing
      you need to learn accounting version it help to make your future bride
      accounting SAP specialization start from
      SAP F1
      in this specialization come all accounting concept like as
      accounting payable
      accounting receivable
      vendor bill
      Budget
      bank reconciliation statement
      ETC.

  • HI,

    My Age is 40, My Qualification is M.Com., I have 10 years above Software Marketing Experience.., Now i am planning to move from my job. Is it right time for SAP-SD learning in my life, Actually i am planning for go to SD-CERTIFICATION. If i complete my Certification, shall i get job? Is there any Age problem. Please guide me. Thanking You...

    • Hi,

      If you switch your career to SAP, most of your previous work experience will become irrelevant. And you will have to start from the scratch. It means lower salary and difficulties in finding a job. I am not sure whether learning SAP now is the right career choice for you. This is the best advice I can give based on the little information you provided.

      • Hi, Im Afaq, I am working on Oracle base program on last 15 years and my qualification is ICom (12th), Now my company decided for digital transformation on SAP and chosen me as a Power user. So please tell me how i can learn & command on SAP easily.

    • hello sir

      am completed MBA 2 years Program am doing job. non related to my qualification so please give me suggestion. i have interest to learn SAP. please give advice for me.

    • Hello dear
      if you need to change your job age factor never consider because a successful person always learn new thinks . you have a good qualification in a good stream in your stream lot of chance get high salary on high designation my suggestion SAP also help you get good opportunities in a future. so without waist your time take a decision .

  • hello
    i am rahul having 2.5 year of experience in finance and accounting just a commerce graduate but i have worked on some modules on user level .i.e.sap-SD and sap-FIas of work profile required .But sap is the field i want make my career into so what efforts it will take. is their any coaching classes i need to take for become expertise in sap ???

    • Hi,

      The best way to learn SAP is to practice as much as you can. You can also start by taking some SAP training classes but be careful with choosing a training provider. Read reviews first and then decide!

      Best,
      Cleo

  • Hello. I am a MBA grad from Canada. I do not have much computer knowledge and do not have any programming knowledge at all. I was looking to learn SAP. I have never used SAP or learned it. Which certification would you recommend I take, I am leaning towards SAP HCM. Can you please help me, telling me if this is a good scope and which certification to take and does it require a lot of computer knowledge? Thank you.

    • Hi,

      In your case, I would first consider SAP training and only then SAP certification. If you never had experience of working with SAP, you definitely need some hands-on practice and learning with a real SAP system. Therefore, you may be interested in SAP Remote Access service. It gives an opportunity to practice with a real SAP system without the necessity to purchase the licence or have powerful hardware.

      Regards,
      Cleo

  • I want to learn SAP online for free...can u just explain me..how i can start to learn SAP, as right now, I know
    thanks

    • Every SAP consultant was new to the SAP field in the beginning of his/her career! Just start learning SAP using the free resources we listed above :)

  • SAP/ERP is the present and future feild. It is highly paid as a consultant as well hourly based job. I will advise you go for it. This subject very hot in western world.

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