The German debate about enterprise software today centers on SAP, which made headlines with its third-quarter figures released on October 21, 2026. At the same time, several events focused on cloud and artificial intelligence are shaping the market, and the company is present in nearly every conversation. Microsoft is pushing back strongly with its Dynamics business and its current trade show presence in the ERP and BizApps space. Competitors are using this momentum to position themselves as alternatives.
Oracle continues to be cast as the central counterweight to SAP in current ERP comparisons, which is intensifying competition for large corporations and mid-sized companies. Salesforce is holding its ground in the CRM segment and appears in ongoing 2026 comparisons. Workday took the spotlight this week around Workday Rising 2026 with new AI and agent features, showing how strongly the trend toward intelligent assistants has taken hold in HR and finance processes. In the accounting world, DATEV stirred things up with pilot and release dates in October 2026.
ServiceNow, Sage, HubSpot and Comarch also maintain their positions in the market, each with its own focus across enterprise, mid-market and sales. The overall picture is clear: cloud platforms and AI capabilities increasingly determine who sets the direction in the German software business. For companies, this marks a phase of intensive comparisons in which price, integration and data sovereignty are gaining weight.
Today's Ranking
| # | Name | Score | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S | SAP | 94.1 | -0.5% |
| 2 | M | Microsoft | 92.3 | +0.5% |
| 3 | S | Salesforce | 90.5 | +5.6% |
| 4 | O | Oracle | 88.9 | +3.5% |
| 5 | D | DATEV | 88.7 | +11.4% |
| 6 | S | Scopevisio | 86.4 | +0% |
| 7 | X | xSuite | 84.9 | +0% |
| 8 | C | CAS Software | 82.8 | +0% |
| 9 | W | Workday | 82.4 | +12.1% |
| 10 | C | CURSOR Software | 80.6 | +0% |