SAP What other options
Public Cloud, Provides a full cloud approach with regular upgrades that include new configuration and new software. This is a SaaS public cloud offering. Also used for subsidiaries alongside SAP on-premise implementations.
Infrastructure: public cloud shared with other customers and hosted and operated by SAP only
License: subscription for Software as a Service (SaaS) available as RISE with SAP).
Upgrades: managed by SAP. fixed and mandatory (configuration and software). The upgrade of configuration is unique to Essentials Edition. SAP and customer do automated and manual regression tests.
Scope: core ERP (subset of full ERP) and specific industries and 42 countries
Extensibility: Key user extensibility and extensions through SAP Business Technology Platform Extension Suite (side-by-side extensibility) with Supported APIs
Configuration: use Self Service Configuration User Interfaces (SSCUIs) based on fit-to-standard workshops in the Explore phase
Unlike all the other deployment options, the user interface is purely Fiori launchpad and configuration is done using SSCUIs and not the IMG