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SAP Certification Cost

One of the important factors in making a decision about going for an SAP certification is the cost of registering for the exam. If it is your employer who pays the registration fee than this decision could be easier for you. On the other hand, if you incur all components of SAP certification cost by yourself, it is necessary to decide whether the potential benefits of SAP certification overweight its price. In this post, we will provide an overview of SAP certification cost that is often comprised of several parts (some of which are hidden). Moreover, we will see how the cost of becoming certified SAP consultant varies in different parts of the world.

SAP Certification Cost Structure

The cost structure for SAP certification is relatively straightforward. In most of the cases, an individual only needs to pay the admission fee during registration for the exam. This fee is set by SAP Education and covers their expenses on developing and maintaining an up-to-date certification curriculum, rent of certification centers, and salaries of administrative staff. In cases when SAP Education outsources the administration of SAP certification to its authorized education partners (for example, Siemens or Pearson VUE), SAP certification cost remains very similar. Probably, SAP Education requires its partners to adhere to certain pricing policies, and therefore, prices for registering on the exam are the same among different institutions. However, the overall SAP certification fees may vary due to the fact that in certain countries SAP requires people to undergo mandatory training courses before admission for the test.

SAP Certification Fees in USA, Canada

We start our review with the North America. In USA, one can easily register for SAP certification online, by phone or through a visit to a certification center and it is going to cost from 500 USD. This is the price for most of the certifications at the associate level. In Canada, the same SAP certifications are a little bit cheaper: from 500 CAD. Everywhere in the North America it is possible to register for SAP certification directly without the necessity of providing a proof of the previous work experience or attending SAP training courses.

SAP Certification Cost in India, Asia-Pacific Region

The rules of registering for SAP certification are considerably different in the countries located in Asia-Pacific region that includes India. This difference is important and has to be discussed in more details because it directly influences the overall cost of becoming a certified SAP specialist.

  • To appear for the associate level certification without attending any SAP course you need a minimum of 1 (one) year of SAP implementation experience or 2 (two) years of support experience with a minimum of 6 (six) months experience in the module and version of SAP in which you are going to get certified.
  • The last year of your work experience should be with your present employer.
  • Your present employer should be either a customer or a partner of SAP.

If an individual fulfills the above criteria, he or she can directly register for SAP certification and the registration fee is going to cost around 40000 INR. One may notice that this price is higher than in USA or Canada. The situation becomes even worse if one does not satisfy the strict requirements outlined above. In such cases, SAP requires people to take several weeks of training courses from an authorized SAP training provider. Usually, the cost of these training courses is considerably higher than SAP certification fee because they last longer and require larger investment from the teaching prospective. Therefore, the overall SAP certification cost becomes ridiculously high as it contains both the training expenses and the registration fee.

SAP Certification Cost in Europe

The approach towards SAP certification in Europe is very similar to the North America. The cost of registration for an exam starts from 350 GBP in United Kingdom and Ireland and from 400 EUR in other European countries. One can register for SAP certification directly and does not have to provide evidence of prior hands-on experience with configuring SAP systems.

Overview of SAP Certification Cost

In conclusion, we prepared a table with an overview of how the cost of SAP certification varies among different countries. The prices are given for the certification at associate level and are subject to change.

Country Registration Fee Other Expenses
Australia 560 AUD No special requirements.
Austria 400 EUR No special requirements.
Canada 500 CAD No special requirements.
Egypt 400 USD Please read our post about SAP certification in Middle East and North Africa.
France 400 EUR No special requirements.
Germany 400 EUR No special requirements.
Hong Kong 7500 HKD No special requirements.
India 40000 INR If you do not fulfill the requirements related to the previous work experience, you have to additionally pay for a training course from an authorized SAP training provider.
Italy 400 EUR No special requirements.
Japan 50000 YEN No special requirements.
Russia 400 EUR No special requirements.
Singapore 795 SGD No special requirements.
South Africa 3900 ZAR No special requirements.
Spain 400 EUR No special requirements.
Taiwan 25200 TWD No special requirements.
UAE, Qatar, KSA, Egypt, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Yemen 400 USD (1742 AED; 1500 SAR) Please read our post about SAP certification in Middle East and North Africa.
UK and Ireland 350 GBP No special requirements.
Ukraine 400 EUR No special requirements.
USA 500 USD No special requirements.

The fees given in the table above are only for the informative purposes and do not serve as an official offering. Please get in touch with SAP Education in your region to get an up-to-date information about SAP certification fees applicable in your situation.

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If your country is not listed in the table above or the amount is incorrect, please let us know in the comments below! We will update this table if you could supply us with additional information.

Eligibility for SAP Certification

Are you eligible to register for SAP certification? It is a good idea to check SAP Certification Prerequisites to confirm this.

If you are considering taking SAP training before the certification, check out average SAP training cost.
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! SAP Education does not have an office in Pakistan, therefore, you can only do SAP certification via authorized partners (for example, Pearson VUE or Siemens). We do not know how much SAP certification is going to cost at these partners. Please contact them using these phone numbers:

      - Pearson VUE: +92 51 4863377
      - Siemens: +92 51 4103381

      If you get any information from them, please share it here with us and other people!

      Thanks :)
      Cleo

          • Hi
            Above article shows that Singapore doesn't have any special requirement. But the requirement is same as India in Singapore.
            Regards
            Noor

          • Thank you for the comment. How did you find out that the requirements for SAP certification in Singapore are the same as in India?

          • I studied in Singapore. I did Masters in ERP system (SAP) .But still SAP didn't allow us to do certification. They said either we need to have 2 years work experience or need to take separate 20 days training from Education partner.

        • Hey there

          Yes you can. A friend of mine workers for a company that provides this service. Its's called TTCS and is located in Harare.

    • Serve Consulting in Lagos offers SAP training. it costs about 800 - 1million naira. Depending on the module. I've also been thinking of it but the cost is outrageous.

  • I would like to know about SAP Education, do u have any office in Saudia Arabia? If your answer is yes please provide me complete detail and contact No. and other important information. I want to do SAP CERTIFICATION.

    Waiting for your quick reply.

    Best regards.
    Khalid Khurshid Maan

    • You can contact them and ask about SAP certification cost using this phone number: +971 4 4407222

      • SIr Please tell me the SAP certification Fees in Germany & Which types of Placement provided. Currently I am Working In SAP end User (FI) in HCL Tech Noida Last 1 Year. My Total Work Exp 4 Yrs in SAP FI User.

        Thanks& Regards
        Puneet Chhabra

  • One of SAP training center in INDIA charged me INR 179776/- (including Service Tax) for SAP MM Module for 3 months duration. (Without classroom training).

    Is is worth for registration, online training and books, etc?

    Regards,
    Mahesh Wajpe

  • I have 19 years experiences in SAP SCM and SAP BO. I would like to have SAP certification for both.Do you have office in Indonesia? Can I get it thru online certification?

  • Zimbabwe is not listed how much does it cost for me to just sit for the SAP SD AND SAP CRM exam without attending training.Just the exam fee.

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