bpc AG Builds Out a Full SAP Billing Practice Anchored by Its Own SAP Store Add-On

Best Practice Consulting AG (bpc AG) is consolidating its SAP Billing work into a single practice that runs from core implementation through a proprietary add-on sold on the SAP Store. The consultancy says SAP Billing includes powerful solutions that help companies design and automate billing processes efficiently. bpc AG structures that practice around SAP BRIM, SAP SD, and SAP Convergent Invoicing, and extends it into a dedicated line for SAP S/4HANA Utilities Billing. Layered on top of that scope is bpc best billing, a product catalog and booking app built on top of an existing SAP Convergent Invoicing environment.

A Full-Stack View of SAP Billing: From BRIM to Utilities

bpc AG’s SAP Billing practice centers on three core components: SAP BRIM, SAP SD, and SAP Convergent Invoicing. The practice also extends into SAP S/4HANA Utilities Billing, which enables continuously integrated, consumption-based billing for end-customer and network usage services for electricity, gas, water, and heat, including tariff logic, market roles, and regulatory requirements. That kind of tariff and market-role complexity is standard in regulated utility billing and carries compliance weight beyond a typical invoice run.

bpc AG positions SAP BRIM as the component that adds flexibility and scale for companies running subscription or usage-dependent business models. SAP Convergent Invoicing then serves as the consolidation layer that pulls billable items from multiple source systems into one uniform invoice, a standard piece of SAP architecture that bpc AG’s practice builds directly on. bpc AG frames the combined effect of these components in terms of efficiency and cost, stating that use of the solutions can make billing more efficient, reduce costs, and improve liquidity.

bpc AG describes its role as extending past technology delivery. The company states that customers feel daily how strongly billing decides customer satisfaction, liquidity, and time to market, and that it accompanies them with SAP Billing on both technological and strategic fronts toward future-proof billing.

Self-Service Product Creation And SAP Convergent Invoicing

bpc best billing operates as an add-on layered onto an existing SAP Convergent Invoicing deployment, adding a catalog and booking layer on top of that foundation. bpc AG describes the product’s intent directly: “Take your existing convergent invoicing solution to the next level with bpc best billing.” The add-on brings two applications: a searchable product catalog for defining and managing billable products, and a booking app for processing those products against customer accounts. New products can be built from scratch or by copying existing ones as templates.

The catalog app is built for business users. bpc AG states: “As a sales team, you can create the products you need yourself. This empowers you to skip internal service departments and go to market with your solutions faster.” Once created, those products become available immediately for booking, moving product definition out of a ticket-based internal process and into a workflow sales teams run on their own.

Third-party integration runs through a REST-based interface powered by an OData API, letting web stores or customer portals connect to best billing without custom middleware. The application interface is web-based, and bpc AG notes that a browser is the only requirement, with no fat client installation needed for product definition or booking. On the SAP Store, bpc best billing is listed at a one-time fee of EUR 20,000 plus a EUR 10,000 setup fee. The same listing identifies bpc AG as a SAP Gold and Recognized Expertise Partner with more than 150 employees across offices in Germany and Switzerland, specializing in SAP solutions for the utilities and public sector.

What This Means for SAPinsiders

Self-service billing moves control toward sales. When sales teams can define and launch billable products without routing through internal service departments, SAP teams need governance over who can create catalog entries and how those entries get reviewed before going live. Left unmanaged, that speed can produce catalog sprawl inside a Convergent Invoicing environment.

Packaged SAP Store pricing simplifies evaluation. A fixed one-time fee plus a setup cost gives SAP customers a defined entry point for comparing bpc best billing against a custom-built extension to Convergent Invoicing. That structure can shorten procurement cycles relative to open-ended consulting scopes.

Utilities billing still demands specialized expertise. Tariff logic, market roles, and regulatory requirements built into SAP S/4HANA Utilities Billing mean staffing needs for regulated billing do not shrink just because a self-service layer sits on top. Teams evaluating add-ons should keep utility billing and regulatory knowledge in-house or under contract.