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Feb 23, 2026

Feb 23, 2026

Integrating with SAP Business One API: A Complete Technical Guide (And Why You Might Need a Different Approach)

Integrating with SAP Business One API: A Complete Technical Guide (And Why You Might Need a Different Approach)

You need to integrate your B2B SaaS product with SAP Business One.


Your sales team just closed a major deal, and the customer runs their entire operation on SAP B1. They need your product to read customer data, sync invoices, and update inventory in real-time.


“No problem,” you think. “SAP has an API. We’ll just integrate with it.”


Three months and $40,000 later, you’ll realize why that was naive.


This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about SAP Business One integration — the technical architecture, the authentication flows, the data models, the version differences, and most importantly, the hidden complexities that nobody tells you about.


By the end, you’ll understand not just how to integrate with SAP B1, but whether you should.


Understanding SAP Business One’s API Landscape


First, let’s get oriented. SAP Business One isn’t a single API. It’s a collection of different integration methods, each with different capabilities, limitations, and use cases.


The Three Main Integration Approaches


1. Service Layer (REST API)


  • Introduced: SAP B1 9.3 (2016)


  • Protocol: RESTful HTTP


  • Authentication: Session-based cookies or OAuth 2.0 (10.0+)


  • Best for: Modern integrations, web applications


  • Limitations: Not all business objects supported, limited batch operations


2. Data Interface (DI) API


  • Technology: COM-based (Windows only)


  • Language: C++, C#, VB.NET


  • Best for: Complex business logic, legacy integrations


  • Limitations: Must run on Windows server, requires SAP B1 DI installation


3. Business One Integration Framework (B1iF)


  • Purpose: Pre-built connectors and transformation engine


  • Best for: Common integration scenarios, file-based imports


  • Limitations: Licensed separately, limited customization


For most modern SaaS integrations, you’ll use the Service Layer, that’s what this guide focuses on.


Service Layer Architecture: What You’re Actually Building


Let’s break down what a real SAP Business One integration looks like.


Authentication Flow


SAP B1 Service Layer uses session-based authentication. Here’s the actual flow:


POST https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/LoginContent-Type: application/json{  "CompanyDB": "SBODemoUS",  "UserName": "manager",  "Password": "password"}
POST https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/LoginContent-Type: application/json{  "CompanyDB": "SBODemoUS",  "UserName": "manager",  "Password": "password"}
POST https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/LoginContent-Type: application/json{  "CompanyDB": "SBODemoUS",  "UserName": "manager",  "Password": "password"}

Response:


json


{  "SessionId": "8d451bc8-62f8-11eb-b735-005056c00008",  "Version": "10.0",  "SessionTimeout": 30}
{  "SessionId": "8d451bc8-62f8-11eb-b735-005056c00008",  "Version": "10.0",  "SessionTimeout": 30}
{  "SessionId": "8d451bc8-62f8-11eb-b735-005056c00008",  "Version": "10.0",  "SessionTimeout": 30}

Now here’s where it gets tricky: you need to manage that SessionId for every subsequent request.


Unlike modern OAuth flows where tokens refresh automatically, SAP B1 sessions:


  • Expire after 30 minutes of inactivity


  • Don’t auto-refresh


  • Require explicit logout to free server resources


  • Can’t be reused across different companies in multi-tenant scenarios


This means you need to build:


  • Session management infrastructure


  • Automatic re-authentication on session expiry


  • Connection pooling for concurrent requests


  • Proper logout handling to prevent memory leaks


Just the authentication layer is 200–300 lines of solid code.


Version Compatibility Nightmare


SAP Business One has been around since 2002. Your customers are running:


  • SAP B1 9.0 (2014) — No Service Layer


  • SAP B1 9.1 (2015) — No Service Layer


  • SAP B1 9.2 (2016) — No Service Layer


  • SAP B1 9.3 (2017) — Service Layer introduced


  • SAP B1 10.0 (2019) — OAuth support added, new objects


  • SAP B1 10.0 FP2212 (2022) — Enhanced batch operations


Here’s the problem: Different versions have different:


  • Authentication methods


  • Available business objects


  • Field structures


  • API endpoints


  • Batch operation limits


A customer on 9.2 can’t use Service Layer at all. You need a completely different integration approach (DI API or B1iF).


A customer on 9.3 has Service Layer but no OAuth, different object models, and fewer endpoints than 10.0.


You’re not building one integration. You’re building 3–4 different integration paths.


The Business Objects You’ll Work With


Let’s talk about what you’re actually reading and writing. Here are the most common objects:


Business Partners (Customers/Vendors)


GET https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/BusinessPartners('C00001')
GET https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/BusinessPartners('C00001')
GET https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/BusinessPartners('C00001')


Response structure: 47 top-level fields, 12 nested collections (addresses, contact persons, payment terms, etc.)


Custom fields: Every customer has 5–30 custom fields defined (UserFields). Your integration needs to handle these dynamically.


Sales Orders


POST https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/Orders
POST https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/Orders
POST https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/Orders


  • Required fields: 12 mandatory fields


  • Optional fields: 80+ optional fields


  • Line items: Nested structure with 30+ fields per line


  • Validation rules: Depends on company configuration, document numbering series, inventory tracking method


Invoices


POST https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/Invoices
POST https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/Invoices
POST https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/Invoices


  • Document posting: Triggers accounting entries, inventory movements, payment allocations


  • Reversals: Can’t delete posted invoices, must create credit memos Tax calculation: Automatic based on tax codes, customer groups, item types


Items (Products)


GET https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/Items
GET https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/Items
GET https://[server]:50000/b1s/v1/Items


  • Item master data: 60+ fields including prices, warehouses, purchasing data


  • Batch/serial numbers: Completely different handling based on item configuration


  • Inventory tracking: Real-time updates across multiple warehouses


The Custom Fields Problem


Here’s what kills most SAP B1 integrations: custom fields.


Every SAP B1 customer has customized their system. They’ve added:

  • Custom fields to business partners (U_CustomerType, U_SalesRegion, U_CreditRating)


  • Custom fields to invoices (U_ProjectCode, U_ContractReference)


  • Custom fields to items (U_Supplier_SKU, U_MinOrderQty)


  • User-defined tables (for complex custom data)


  • User-defined objects (entirely new business objects)


These aren’t documented in SAP’s standard API docs. They’re different for every customer.


You need to:


  • Query field metadata: GET /b1s/v1/UserFieldsMD


  • Dynamically map fields per customer


  • Handle different data types (string, number, date, validation list)


  • Store customer-specific field mappings


  • Update your mapping when they add new fields


This alone is 40–60 hours of development per customer implementation.


Real Implementation: Step-by-Step


Let’s walk through building a real integration. Your SaaS needs to:


  • Read customer list from SAP B1


  • Create sales orders when users place orders in your system


  • Sync invoice data back to your app


Phase 1: Environment Setup (Week 1–2)


You need:


  • SAP B1 installation or access to customer’s instance


  • SSL certificates configured (Service Layer requires HTTPS)


  • Network access (often requires VPN to customer network)


  • Credentials with appropriate permissions


  • Test company database (sandbox)


Challenges:


  • Getting sandbox access takes 2–4 weeks (many customers don’t have one)


  • Network access requires IT approvals and security reviews


  • SSL certificate issues are common (self-signed certs, firewall rules)


Phase 2: Authentication Implementation (Week 2–3)


python

def create_sales_order(self, order_data):    """    order_data should contain:    - CardCode (customer)    - DocDate    - DocumentLines (array of items)    """        # Validate business partner exists    bp = self.get_business_partner(order_data['CardCode'])    if not bp:        raise ValueError(f"Customer {order_data['CardCode']} not found")        # Validate inventory for each line    for line in order_data['DocumentLines']:        if not self.check_item_availability(            line['ItemCode'],            line['Quantity'],            line.get('WarehouseCode', 'DEFAULT')        ):            raise ValueError(f"Insufficient stock for {line['ItemCode']}")        # Create the order    response = self.request(        'POST',        'Orders',        json=order_data    )        if response.status_code == 201:        return response.json()    else:        error = response.json()        raise Exception(f"SAP Error: {error.get('error', {}).get('message')}"
def create_sales_order(self, order_data):    """    order_data should contain:    - CardCode (customer)    - DocDate    - DocumentLines (array of items)    """        # Validate business partner exists    bp = self.get_business_partner(order_data['CardCode'])    if not bp:        raise ValueError(f"Customer {order_data['CardCode']} not found")        # Validate inventory for each line    for line in order_data['DocumentLines']:        if not self.check_item_availability(            line['ItemCode'],            line['Quantity'],            line.get('WarehouseCode', 'DEFAULT')        ):            raise ValueError(f"Insufficient stock for {line['ItemCode']}")        # Create the order    response = self.request(        'POST',        'Orders',        json=order_data    )        if response.status_code == 201:        return response.json()    else:        error = response.json()        raise Exception(f"SAP Error: {error.get('error', {}).get('message')}"
def create_sales_order(self, order_data):    """    order_data should contain:    - CardCode (customer)    - DocDate    - DocumentLines (array of items)    """        # Validate business partner exists    bp = self.get_business_partner(order_data['CardCode'])    if not bp:        raise ValueError(f"Customer {order_data['CardCode']} not found")        # Validate inventory for each line    for line in order_data['DocumentLines']:        if not self.check_item_availability(            line['ItemCode'],            line['Quantity'],            line.get('WarehouseCode', 'DEFAULT')        ):            raise ValueError(f"Insufficient stock for {line['ItemCode']}")        # Create the order    response = self.request(        'POST',        'Orders',        json=order_data    )        if response.status_code == 201:        return response.json()    else:        error = response.json()        raise Exception(f"SAP Error: {error.get('error', {}).get('message')}"

But wait, there’s more complexity:


Sales Order Creation Actually Requires:


  • Connection pooling for concurrent requests


  • Error handling for network timeouts


  • Retry logic for transient failures


  • Proper logout on application shutdown


  • Multi-company support for SaaS multi-tenancy


Total code: 500–800 lines just for authentication and session management.


Phase 3: Business Logic (Week 4–8)


Now the actual integration. Let’s implement “create sales order.”



Step 1: Read Business Partner

def get_business_partner(self, card_code):    response = self.request('GET', f'BusinessPartners(\'{card_code}\')')    return response.json() if response.status_code == 200 else None
def get_business_partner(self, card_code):    response = self.request('GET', f'BusinessPartners(\'{card_code}\')')    return response.json() if response.status_code == 200 else None
def get_business_partner(self, card_code):    response = self.request('GET', f'BusinessPartners(\'{card_code}\')')    return response.json() if response.status_code == 200 else None




Step 2: Validate Inventory


def check_item_availability(self, item_code, quantity, warehouse):    response = self.request('GET', f'Items(\'{item_code}\')')    if response.status_code == 200:        item = response.json()        # Check across warehouse stocks        for stock in item.get('ItemWarehouseInfoCollection', []):            if stock['WarehouseCode'] == warehouse:                return stock['InStock'] >= quantity    return False
def check_item_availability(self, item_code, quantity, warehouse):    response = self.request('GET', f'Items(\'{item_code}\')')    if response.status_code == 200:        item = response.json()        # Check across warehouse stocks        for stock in item.get('ItemWarehouseInfoCollection', []):            if stock['WarehouseCode'] == warehouse:                return stock['InStock'] >= quantity    return False
def check_item_availability(self, item_code, quantity, warehouse):    response = self.request('GET', f'Items(\'{item_code}\')')    if response.status_code == 200:        item = response.json()        # Check across warehouse stocks        for stock in item.get('ItemWarehouseInfoCollection', []):            if stock['WarehouseCode'] == warehouse:                return stock['InStock'] >= quantity    return False


Step 3: Create Sales Order

python

def create_sales_order(self, order_data):    """    order_data should contain:    - CardCode (customer)    - DocDate    - DocumentLines (array of items)    """        # Validate business partner exists    bp = self.get_business_partner(order_data['CardCode'])    if not bp:        raise ValueError(f"Customer {order_data['CardCode']} not found")        # Validate inventory for each line    for line in order_data['DocumentLines']:        if not self.check_item_availability(            line['ItemCode'],            line['Quantity'],            line.get('WarehouseCode', 'DEFAULT')        ):            raise ValueError(f"Insufficient stock for {line['ItemCode']}")        # Create the order    response = self.request(        'POST',        'Orders',        json=order_data    )        if response.status_code == 201:        return response.json()    else:        error = response.json()        raise Exception(f"SAP Error: {error.get('error', {}).get('message')}"
def create_sales_order(self, order_data):    """    order_data should contain:    - CardCode (customer)    - DocDate    - DocumentLines (array of items)    """        # Validate business partner exists    bp = self.get_business_partner(order_data['CardCode'])    if not bp:        raise ValueError(f"Customer {order_data['CardCode']} not found")        # Validate inventory for each line    for line in order_data['DocumentLines']:        if not self.check_item_availability(            line['ItemCode'],            line['Quantity'],            line.get('WarehouseCode', 'DEFAULT')        ):            raise ValueError(f"Insufficient stock for {line['ItemCode']}")        # Create the order    response = self.request(        'POST',        'Orders',        json=order_data    )        if response.status_code == 201:        return response.json()    else:        error = response.json()        raise Exception(f"SAP Error: {error.get('error', {}).get('message')}"
def create_sales_order(self, order_data):    """    order_data should contain:    - CardCode (customer)    - DocDate    - DocumentLines (array of items)    """        # Validate business partner exists    bp = self.get_business_partner(order_data['CardCode'])    if not bp:        raise ValueError(f"Customer {order_data['CardCode']} not found")        # Validate inventory for each line    for line in order_data['DocumentLines']:        if not self.check_item_availability(            line['ItemCode'],            line['Quantity'],            line.get('WarehouseCode', 'DEFAULT')        ):            raise ValueError(f"Insufficient stock for {line['ItemCode']}")        # Create the order    response = self.request(        'POST',        'Orders',        json=order_data    )        if response.status_code == 201:        return response.json()    else:        error = response.json()        raise Exception(f"SAP Error: {error.get('error', {}).get('message')}"


But wait, there’s more complexity:


Sales Order Creation Actually Requires:


  • Document numbering series (customer-specific configuration)


  • Payment terms validation


  • Shipping method codes


  • Sales person codes


  • Price list selection


  • Tax code application


  • Discount calculations


  • Currency conversion


  • Line-level warehouse assignment


  • Batch/serial number tracking (if enabled)


Each of these requires additional API calls and business logic.


Phase 4: Error Handling (Week 8–10)


SAP B1 errors are… special.


Example error response:


{  "error": {    "code": -1,    "message": {      "lang": "en-us",      "value": "No matching records found (ODBC -2028)"    }  }}
{  "error": {    "code": -1,    "message": {      "lang": "en-us",      "value": "No matching records found (ODBC -2028)"    }  }}
{  "error": {    "code": -1,    "message": {      "lang": "en-us",      "value": "No matching records found (ODBC -2028)"    }  }}


What does that mean? Could be:


  • Customer code doesn’t exist


  • Item code doesn’t exist


  • Warehouse code invalid


  • Document series not configured


  • User doesn’t have permissions


  • Something else entirely


You need to build:


  • Error code mapping (there are 200+ error codes)


  • User-friendly error messages


  • Retry logic for transient errors


  • Rollback mechanisms for partial failures


  • Detailed logging for debugging


  • Customer support documentation


Phase 5: Testing (Week 10–12)


You need to test:


  • Happy path scenarios


  • Invalid customer codes


  • Insufficient inventory


  • Network timeouts


  • Session expiration during long operations


  • Concurrent requests from multiple users


  • Large data volumes (pagination)


  • Custom field variations per customer


  • Version compatibility (9.3 vs 10.0)


  • Different currency configurations


  • Tax calculation variations by country


  • Batch/serial number handling


Testing SAP B1 integrations takes 2–3x longer than the development itself.


The Real Costs: What Nobody Tells You


Let’s add up what this “simple” SAP B1 integration actually costs:


Development Time


  • Environment setup and access: 2 weeks


  • Authentication and session management: 2–3 weeks


  • Core business logic: 4–6 weeks


  • Custom fields handling: 2–3 weeks


  • Error handling and logging: 2 weeks


  • Testing: 4–6 weeks


Total: 16–22 weeks (4–5.5 months)


Engineering Cost


  • Senior developer @ $120/hour × 640–880 hours = $76,800 — $105,600


Ongoing Maintenance


  • API updates when SAP releases new versions: 40 hours/year


  • Customer-specific customizations: 20 hours per customer


  • Bug fixes and edge cases: 60 hours/year


  • Sandbox and testing infrastructure: $200/month


Annual maintenance: $15,000 — $25,000


Hidden Costs


  • Sales time explaining technical requirements to prospects


  • Professional services helping customers configure SAP B1 access


  • Support tickets for integration issues


  • Lost deals when customers can’t provide sandbox access


And That’s Just ONE ERP


Here’s the part that should terrify you:

You just spent $80,000 and 5 months building a SAP Business One integration.


Now your sales team comes back with:


  • “Can we integrate with NetSuite?” (another 5 months)


  • “Customer needs Odoo support” (another 4 months)


  • “This prospect uses Dynamics GP” (another 5 months)


  • “Chilean market needs Softland” (another 4 months)


  • “Mexican customer wants CONTPAQi” (another 4 months)


Each ERP has:


  • Different API architecture


  • Different authentication methods


  • Different data models


  • Different versioning schemes


  • Different error handling


  • Different custom field systems


Building 5 ERP integrations:


  • Timeline: 22 months


  • Cost: $400,000 — $500,000


  • Engineers required: 3–4 dedicated to integrations


And you still can’t support:


  • Quick Books (different API entirely)


  • SAP Business ByDesign (different product)


  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 (cloud vs on-premise versions)


  • Oracle ERP Cloud


  • Infor CloudSuite


  • And 40+ other ERPs your prospects might use


The Multi-ERP Reality Check


Let’s look at what actually happens in a growing B2B SaaS company:


Year 1: “We’ll just support SAP B1”


  • Build SAP B1 integration


  • Win customers using SAP B1


  • Lose customers using other ERPs


Year 2: “Okay, we need NetSuite too”


  • Hire another engineer


  • Build NetSuite integration


  • Now maintaining 2 different codebases


  • Different bugs, different edge cases


Year 3: “Sales says we need 3 more ERPs”


  • Hire integration team (3 engineers)


  • Build Odoo, Dynamics, QuickBooks


  • 5 different authentication systems


  • 5 different data models to map


  • 5 different version matrices


  • Support team overwhelmed with integration tickets


Year 4: “We need to expand to LATAM”


  • Regional ERPs: Siigo (Colombia), Softland (Chile), Conta (Mexico)


  • None of the code from SAP/NetSuite is reusable


  • Start from scratch on each one


  • Engineers spending 80% of time on integrations, 20% on product


You’ve become an integration company that happens to have a product.


The Alternative: Unified API Architecture


Here’s what smart B2B SaaS companies figured out:


Instead of building this:


Your Product → SAP B1 (5 months, $80k)Your Product → NetSuite (5 months, $80k)Your Product → Odoo (4 months, $70k)Your Product → Dynamics (5 months, $80k)Your Product → QuickBooks (3 months, $50k)
Your Product → SAP B1 (5 months, $80k)Your Product → NetSuite (5 months, $80k)Your Product → Odoo (4 months, $70k)Your Product → Dynamics (5 months, $80k)Your Product → QuickBooks (3 months, $50k)
Your Product → SAP B1 (5 months, $80k)Your Product → NetSuite (5 months, $80k)Your Product → Odoo (4 months, $70k)Your Product → Dynamics (5 months, $80k)Your Product → QuickBooks (3 months, $50k)


Total: 22 months, $360k for 5 ERPs
Total: 22 months, $360k for 5 ERPs
Total: 22 months, $360k for 5 ERPs


Build this:


Your Product → Unified API → All ERPs
Your Product → Unified API → All ERPs
Your Product → Unified API → All ERPs


Single integration: 2 weeks, $8kAccess to: 15-30 pre-built ERP connectors
Single integration: 2 weeks, $8kAccess to: 15-30 pre-built ERP connectors
Single integration: 2 weeks, $8kAccess to: 15-30 pre-built ERP connectors


How Unified APIs Work


A unified API platform sits between your product and all the ERPs:


You integrate once:


POST https://api.unified-platform.com/v1/ordersAuthorization: Bearer your_api_keyX-Connection-Id: customer_erp_connection
POST https://api.unified-platform.com/v1/ordersAuthorization: Bearer your_api_keyX-Connection-Id: customer_erp_connection
POST https://api.unified-platform.com/v1/ordersAuthorization: Bearer your_api_keyX-Connection-Id: customer_erp_connection


{  "customer_id": "CUST001",  "items": [    {"sku": "ITEM123", "quantity": 10}  ]}
{  "customer_id": "CUST001",  "items": [    {"sku": "ITEM123", "quantity": 10}  ]}
{  "customer_id": "CUST001",  "items": [    {"sku": "ITEM123", "quantity": 10}  ]}


The platform handles:


  • Translating your standardized request to SAP B1’s format


  • Managing SAP B1 authentication and sessions


  • Handling version differences


  • Mapping custom fields


  • Error translation and retry logic


  • All the complexity you were about to build


Same endpoint works for:


  • SAP Business One


  • NetSuite


  • Odoo


  • Dynamics


  • QuickBooks


  • Siigo


  • Every other supported ERP



The Economics Make Sense


Option A: Build In-House (5 ERPs)


  • Development: $360,000


  • Timeline: 22 months


  • Maintenance: $75,000/year


  • 3 engineers dedicated to integrations


  • Limited to 5 ERPs


Option B: Unified API Platform

  • Implementation: 2 weeks


  • Cost: $650 — $1,800/month ($7,800 — $21,600/year)


  • Maintenance: Included


  • Zero engineers on integration work


  • Access to 20–30 ERPs immediately


5-year comparison:


  • Build: $360k + ($75k × 5) = $735,000


  • Platform: $21,600 × 5 = $108,000


Savings: $627,000 over 5 years


Plus: Engineers building product features instead of parsing SAP error codes.


Real Company Examples


The Fintech That Rebuilt Twice

Year 1: Built SAP B1 integration (5 months, $85k)


Year 2: Built NetSuite integration (5 months, $90k)


Year 3: Started Odoo integration, realized this was unsustainable


Decision: Scrapped custom integrations, adopted unified API


Result: Access to 12 ERPs in 3 weeks, redeployed 3 engineers to core product


ROI: Positive within 6 months


The Expense Management SaaS


Problem: Every enterprise customer used different ERP


Old approach: Custom integration per customer (8–12 weeks each)


New approach: Unified API with customer-specific field mapping


Result:

  • Customer onboarding: 12 weeks → 2 weeks


  • Integration costs: $25k per customer → $0 per customer


  • Support tickets: -67%


  • Win rate: +340%


The Inventory Management Platform


Challenge: Needed to support 8 different ERPs to compete in LATAM


Build estimate: 18 months, $480k, 4 engineers


Unified API approach: 3 weeks implementation, all 8 ERPs live


Impact:


  • Launched in 4 countries simultaneously


  • Closed $3.2M in pipeline that required multi-ERP support


  • Time to market: 18 months → 3 weeks


Should You Build or Buy?


Here’s the honest decision framework:


Build Your Own Integration When:


  • You have exactly 1 target ERP and will never need others


  • You have 3+ engineers to dedicate full-time to integrations

  • Your integration needs are highly specialized/proprietary

  • You’re an enterprise software company with $50M+ budget

  • Integration IS your core product (like an iPaaS)


Use a Unified API When:


  • You need to support multiple ERPs (now or eventually)

  • You want engineers building product, not parsing XML

  • You’re a growth-stage SaaS (< $50M ARR)

  • Integration is table stakes, not your differentiator

  • You need to move fast in sales cycles

  • You want predictable integration costs


For 95% of B2B SaaS companies, the answer is obvious.


Making the Transition


If you’ve already built a custom SAP B1 integration, here’s how to migrate:


Week 1: Parallel Implementation


  • Set up unified API account


  • Implement standardized endpoints alongside existing SAP code


  • Test with sandbox environment


Week 2: Customer Migration Plan


  • Identify customers on each ERP version


  • Schedule migration windows


  • Prepare rollback procedures


Week 3–4: Gradual Rollout


  • Start with newest customers (easiest to migrate)


  • Monitor error rates and performance


  • Migrate 20% of customers


Week 5–8: Full Migration


  • Complete customer migrations


  • Deprecate old custom code


  • Redeploy engineers to product work


Most companies complete this in 6–8 weeks while maintaining 100% uptime.


The Bottom Line


Building a SAP Business One integration is technically possible.


But here’s what you’re really signing up for:


  • 5 months of development for basic functionality


  • $80,000+ in engineering costs for one ERP


  • Ongoing maintenance burden of $15–25k/year


  • Limited ability to expand to other ERPs


  • Engineers stuck on integration work instead of product


And when you need to support NetSuite, Odoo, Dynamics, QuickBooks, and regional ERPs?


You’re looking at 2 years and $500,000 to build what a unified API gives you in 2 weeks.


The companies winning enterprise deals right now aren’t the ones with the best SAP B1 integration.


They’re the ones that support SAP B1, NetSuite, Odoo, Dynamics, QuickBooks, and 10 other ERPs, because they made the strategic decision to focus on their product, not on integration infrastructure.


What’s Next


If you came here to learn how to integrate with SAP Business One, you now know:


  • Exactly what’s involved technically


  • How long it really takes


  • What it actually costs


  • Why one ERP is never enough


If you’re still planning to build it yourself, this guide gave you the roadmap.


If you’re realizing there’s a better way, you’re not alone. That’s the decision 200+ B2B SaaS companies made when they saw the economics.


The question isn’t whether you can build SAP integrations.


The question is whether you should.