SAP Business Technology Platform vs Cloud Foundry

SBSAP Business Technology Platform9.0Visit Cloud Foundry8.8Visit

Higher score SB SAP Business Technology Platform #4 in Platform as a Service 9.0/10 Free plan · pricing on request · 90-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit SAP BTP

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Cloud Foundry #6 in Platform as a Service 8.8/10 Open source ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Cloud Foundry

• SAP Business Technology Platform fits best

  Large enterprises using SAP ecosystems

• Cloud Foundry fits best

  Organizations operating their own PaaS

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Side by side

Feature	SBSAP Business Technology Platform 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Cloud Foundry 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Platform as a Service	#6 in Platform as a Service
Best for	Large enterprises using SAP ecosystems	Organizations operating their own PaaS
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	Free plan · pricing on request · 90-day trial	Open source
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	90 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Integrations	4 integrations	8 integrations
Features SAP Business Technology Platform 4/5 · Cloud Foundry 3/5
Managed databases	✓ (best)	—
Autoscaling	✓	✓
Private networking	✓	✓
Preview environments	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Container deployments	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines application development, integration, automation, data, analytics, and AI. Supports Cloud Foundry, managed Kyma, and managed PostgreSQL and SAP HANA Cloud. Includes autoscaling and private connectivity through SAP Private Link.	Deploy across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenStack, and vSphere Supports buildpacks, Docker images, and HTTP or TCP routes Includes internal networking, scaling, logs, and metrics
Cons	Pricing spans service-level commercial models rather than one public paid plan. Free tier availability depends on commercial model and country or region. Its broad enterprise focus may not suit teams seeking a narrow, simple PaaS.	Organizations operate the platform or use a commercial provider's distribution Database services depend on operator-integrated service brokers Automatic scaling uses an optional extension or provider service
Our verdict	SAP Business Technology Platform brings application development and deployment, integration, automation, data management, analytics, and AI together for enterprise application landscapes. It is aimed particularly at large organizations… Read the review →	Cloud Foundry is an open-source platform as a service for deploying and operating cloud-native applications. It suits organizations that want to operate their own application platform across infrastructure providers, with support for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• SAP Business Technology Platform — where it wins

  • Combines application development, integration, automation, data, analytics, and AI.
  • Supports Cloud Foundry, managed Kyma, and managed PostgreSQL and SAP HANA Cloud.
  • Includes autoscaling and private connectivity through SAP Private Link.

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing spans service-level commercial models rather than one public paid plan.
  • Free tier availability depends on commercial model and country or region.
  • Its broad enterprise focus may not suit teams seeking a narrow, simple PaaS.

• Cloud Foundry — where it wins

  • Deploy across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenStack, and vSphere
  • Supports buildpacks, Docker images, and HTTP or TCP routes
  • Includes internal networking, scaling, logs, and metrics

  Where it doesn't

  • Organizations operate the platform or use a commercial provider's distribution
  • Database services depend on operator-integrated service brokers
  • Automatic scaling uses an optional extension or provider service

• SBSAP Business Technology Platform9.0/10 · Free plan · pricing on request · 90-day trial

  A broad enterprise platform for SAP-centered application, integration, data, and AI workloads.

  Visit SAP BTPFull verdict →
• Cloud Foundry8.8/10 · Open source

  A self-operated PaaS for deploying, routing, scaling, and monitoring cloud-native apps.

  Visit Cloud FoundryFull verdict →