SAP supports the following partner categories, each an excellent opportunity for collaboration and participation:

• Service Partners -- Consultants who help SAP customers implement and integrate SAP solutions, optimize business processes, and provide strategic business consulting.
• SAP channel partners for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) -- SAP delivers its SME solutions through a network of local providers and partners. View in Dutch or French.
• Software Partners -- These partners provide complete, technically verified turnkey software solutions that extend and add value to SAP solutions.
• Technology Partners -- SAP works with leading technology vendors to provide the infrastructure for SAP solutions, including hardware platforms, databases, storage systems, networks, and mobile devices.
• Business process outsourcing (BPO) providers -- Deliver business process services based on SAP solutions, including human resources, procurement, finance, and accounting processes, to companies who want to outsource them