Lemongrass Debuts Tool to Streamline SAP Clean Core Work

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Lemongrass debuts Clean Core AI Accelerator to help SAP users cut complexity, reduce technical debt, and prepare ERP systems for cloud and AI upgrades.

Written By: Franklin Okeke
Jul 31, 2025
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A new AI-powered SaaS solution from Lemongrass aims to help SAP customers reduce technical debt and accelerate digital transformation efforts.

Clean Core AI Accelerator brings standardization and efficiency to legacy SAP environments

Announced Tuesday, the solution, Clean Core AI Accelerator, offers enterprises a data-driven approach to streamlining complex SAP environments and aligning with SAP’s “clean core” strategy. 

The company says this approach encourages customers to minimize custom code and standardize ERP systems as well as enable smoother upgrades, improved performance, and better readiness for AI and cloud integration.

According to Lemongrass, the new tool combines artificial intelligence, graph neural networks, and automation to scan and analyze SAP custom code, map dependencies, and generate clear recommendations for retiring or refactoring legacy components. 

“…the complexity to detangle and optimize decades worth of custom code and customization is inhibiting getting there. This Accelerator will provide customers a rapid, more efficient, and better way to address the challenge,”  Tim Wintrip, CEO of Lemongrass, said. 

Intelligent analysis for SAP environments

The Clean Core AI Accelerator is designed to support a variety of SAP systems, including ECC, EWM, and S/4HANA. Features include automated code scanning, real-time dependency mapping, and smart recommendations across six “R” categories: retire, revert, retain, repurchase, rehost, or refactor. The tool also tracks SAP ERP features dating back to 2005 and aligns analysis with an enterprise’s design and security standards.

Lemongrass said pilot deployments showed a reduction of up to 60% in project time and costs. Covestro, a global supplier of high-performance polymers, is among the early adopters.

Making clean core practical for SAP-focused enterprises

Lemongrass is pitching the solution as a strategic step for SAP users who want to modernize without significant disruption. Cutting technical debt and aligning with SAP’s roadmap could help businesses future-proof operations while improving upgradeability and governance.

The launch comes as more enterprises prepare for the transition to SAP S/4HANA and look to adopt modular cloud-based applications across finance, supply chain, and procurement. For channel partners, tools that simplify ERP modernization are becoming more valuable, especially in sectors like manufacturing and retail, where SAP remains deeply embedded.

Since SAP announced plans to retire mainstream support for older ECC systems by 2027, SAP users have been under pressure to find ways to modernize without attracting massive disruption. The availability of tools like Lemongrass’s Accelerator could help service providers close capability gaps for clients while unlocking new long-term service revenue opportunities.

The Clean Core AI Accelerator is now generally available. More information is available at lemongrasscloud.com.

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Franklin Okeke is an author and tech journalist with over five years of IT experience. Coming from a software development background, his writings span cybersecurity, AI, cloud computing, IoT and software development. In addition to pursuing a Master's degree in Cybersecurity & Human Factors from Bournemouth University, Franklin has two published books and four academic papers to his name. His writing also appears regularly in Enterprise Networking Planet, Techopedia, ServerWatch, The Register and other leading technology publications.

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