SAP LeanIX
SAP LeanIX is a cloud-native enterprise architecture tool from SAP that combines application portfolio management with transformation management · sap.com ↗
Leads at enterprise. Ranked 5 of 133 for small business buyers.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Archi is first at 31%.
Ranked first, contested: Ardoq has 18%. 7 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Ranked first. Next is Ardoq at 23%.
Why models recommend it
“For a mid-sized B2B company, SAP LeanIX would be the strongest default recommendation for application portfolio management.”Perplexity Sonar · Paraphrase question · first choice
“I recommend starting with SAP LeanIX if you have SAP investments, or Ardoq if you need strong collaboration features”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Direct question · first choice
“Choose SAP LeanIX if: You're modernizing IT, need strong cloud/SaaS visibility, want intuitive stakeholder engagement”Kimi K2 · Comparative question · first choice
“Choose LeanIX or Ardoq if you want fast deployment, lightweight data collection, automated visual reporting”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Comparative question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Avoid overkill: High-end tools like SAP LeanIX, Bizzdesign, or MEGA HOPEX ... can cost thousands per user/year—unnecessary for constrained budgets.”Grok 4.20 · Budget-constrained question · warning
“Tools like SAP LeanIX, BiZZdesign HoriZZon, and MEGA HOPEX are comprehensive platforms, but they can be: Prohibitively expensive”MiniMax M2.5 · Negative question · warning
“SAP LeanIX if you want to avoid a strategic commitment to SAP's ecosystem... the acquisition alone isn't a reason to reject it.”GPT-6 Luna · Negative question · warning
“LeanIX itself gets positive nods for modernity but can be "a fortune" and procurement-heavy”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as SAP LeanIX, over the 143 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 13 | Compare → | |
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| 40 | 5 | Compare → | |
| 38 | 12 | Compare → | |
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What the models named instead of SAP LeanIX →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on SAP LeanIX's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- enterprise architects
- Price stated
- Price upon request
- Also from SAP
- SAP AI, SAP Access Control, SAP Ariba, SAP BTP, SAP BTP API Management, SAP Build Process Automation and 21 more
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 142 of the 143 answers that named SAP LeanIX and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
435 of the 435 domain citations in answers naming SAP LeanIX came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |