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SAP: Headquarters, Ownership and HR Products

SAP is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany and is publicly traded. It sells SAP SuccessFactors, the only SAP product we review so far.

By LeadChange Research TeamUpdated Based on 6 sources, most recently checked

SAP headquarters and company facts

Founded
19721
Headquarters
Walldorf, Germany2

1 HR product tracked

SAP headquarters and company facts

Company name
SAP SE1
Founded
19721
Headquarters
Walldorf, Germany2
Ownership
Publicly traded3
SOC 2 Type II
Yes4
ISO 27001
Yes5

Official profiles

Frequently asked questions

Where is SAP headquartered?

SAP is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany.

When was SAP founded?

SAP was founded in 1972.

What products does SAP make?

We review one SAP product, SAP SuccessFactors, listed in HCM software.

Who owns SAP?

SAP is publicly traded.

Does SAP publish its prices?

No. SAP sells by quote.

Is SAP secure?

For SAP SuccessFactors, SAP states SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.

Who are SAP’s competitors?

SAP SuccessFactors is not scored yet in our HRIS software ranking. Most like it, from other vendors, by the categories, company sizes and pricing model they share: Dayforce (80% similar), Workday HCM (80% similar), and ADP Workforce Now (67% similar). Matched to the reason you might switch from SAP SuccessFactors: SAP SuccessFactors alternatives.

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Sources

The 6 pages this page's facts come from. The date beside each is our last check of the facts taken from it (the oldest, when they differ). The numbers beside the figures above link here.

Quotes from the sources
  1. SAP SuccessFactors sap.com/about/company.html“© 2026 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.” “starting with five entrepreneurial programmers who founded SAP in 1972.”
  2. sec.gov sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000184/000110465926020058/0001104659-26-020058-index.htm“Business Address DIETMAR-HOPP-ALLEE 16 WALLDORF 2M 69190”
  3. SAP sap.com/investors/en.html“SAP SE (NYSE: SAP)”
  4. SAP sap.com/about/trust-center/certification-compliance/sap-successfactors-human-capital-management-soc-2-2026.html“SAP SuccessFactors Human Capital Management has prepared SOC 2 Type 2 audit report by an independent 3rd party accountant.”
  5. SAP sap.com/documents/2025/06/2a71dad6-0b7f-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html“SAP SuccessFactors Human Capital Management, SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, and SAP SuccessFactors Payroll ISO 27001 Certificate”
  6. SAP SuccessFactors sap.com/products/hcm/pricing.html“Price upon requestIn blocks of 1 UsersContract duration 1 to 5 years”

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