Stonebranch Acquires Honico to Strengthen SAP Automation Leadership

On September 10, 2025, Stonebranch announced its acquisition of Honico Systems, a pioneer in SAP automation best known for its flagship BatchMan workload automation solution. The move strengthens Stonebranch’s position in the workload automation and orchestration (WLA&O) market by combining its enterprise orchestration capabilities with Honico’s SAP-native, ABAP-stack automation technology. Honico’s unique integration and certifications with SAP make this a strategically important acquisition for enterprises seeking seamless orchestration across SAP and non-SAP workloads. Stonebranch intends to integrate Honico’s SAP automation directly into its Universal Automation Center (UAC), giving customers the ability to orchestrate mission-critical SAP workloads alongside hybrid cloud, container, and legacy systems. BatchMan will remain available, but the strategic outcome lies in embedding ABAP-level automation into UAC, positioning Stonebranch as one of the most SAP-aligned orchestration vendors in the market.