Executive Summary: SAP ASE 16 loses mainstream maintenance at the end of 2025, and SAP support beyond that is limited and expensive. Support Revolution provides a third-party support option for SAP ASE that cuts costs by up to 65%, ensures fast response and resolution SLAs, avoids forced upgrades, and includes health checks — enabling long-term, secure support without migration pressure.
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On 31 December 2025, SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 16 reaches End of Mainstream Maintenance (EoMM). From this date, SAP will no longer provide security patches or new fixes for ASE 16. While limited customer-specific maintenance may still be available, it excludes critical updates and requires new contracts that often involve additional cost and negotiation.
This leaves organizations facing difficult choices. Upgrading or migrating can be expensive, time-consuming, and disruptive. Planning and executing these changes – especially under deadline pressure- can strain already – stretched IT teams. Fortunately, there is an alternative that avoids forced upgrades while keeping systems secure and supported.
A Practical Alternative to SAP Support
Support Revolution offers third-party support for organizations approaching the ASE 16 EoMM deadline. Our model typically reduces support fees by an average of 65% while improving service quality and removing the pressure to migrate.
Our service includes:
- Comprehensive support for legacy SAP, Oracle, and VMware
- Guaranteed resolution SLAs, including a 2-hour response for critical issues, consistently delivered with 99.9% attainment
- Primary Support Engineer and Primary Named Support team
- Freedom from mandatory upgrades, allowing systems to remain stable and secure
- Included Database Health Checks to optimize performance
- Shelfware flexibility, adjusting entitlements to match real usage
- Significant cost savings that can be redirected to strategic projects
This approach gives organizations long-term stability without sacrificing control or security.
Why Third-Party Support Makes Sense Now
Analysts including Gartner note rising vendor pressure to migrate to cloud platforms and the escalating costs of traditional vendor maintenance. Many enterprises have already shifted their SAP support to third-party providers to gain cost efficiency, predictable service, and operational flexibility.
For ASE 16 users, the timeline is critical. SAP requires organizations to confirm their support position by 30 September 2025. Transitioning to third-party support generally takes two to three months, making now the ideal time to finalize a strategy.
Rather than rushing into upgrades or embarking on costly migrations, organizations can maintain secure and compliant ASE 16 environments through Support Revolution. This removes deadline pressure, reduces expenditure, and provides the breathing room required to design future IT roadmaps on your own terms.
Get help navigating the ASE 16 EoMM
To discuss how Support Revolution can support your ASE estate and reduce your SAP maintenance costs, book a meeting today.