You seem to be working under the assumption that SAP is the only ERP game in town. This is not the case. There are, in fact, a ridiculous number of ERP soluti

You seem to be working under the assumption that SAP is the only ERP game in town. This is not the case. There are, in fact, a ridiculous number of ERP solutions, most of them operating within a specific niche. Do a search for [industry of interest] ERP and take a look at the results. Also, as a side note: CTOs buy Oracle and SAP because they are large, established companies with a whole suite of offerings, a service ecosystem, integration partners, an enterprise sales cycle, etc. etc. Not because they are necessarily the best possible fit for a particular use case.