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Transform your development experience and ship faster with ISV Success

Build and publish your apps faster with exclusive benefits, including AI services, consultations, and developer tools.

Get started with personalized resources and step-by-step guidance from app advisor.

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Innovate and go to market faster with exclusive benefits

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AI resources

Gain a competitive edge by developing intelligent apps safeguarded by industry-leading data privacy and security.
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Consultations and support

Get the support you need with resources and 24/7 access to a global community of experts.
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Developer tools

Accelerate innovation with platforms that help you streamline development, reduce costs, and go to market faster.
BENEFITS SUMMARY

Grow your business with powerful tools

Access cloud credits and developer tools—free for 12 months with no commitment to renew.

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Products and benefits

Retail value

AI resources

AI Tech Consults

Customized guidance based on AI development scenario (integrating pre-built AI services, extending co-pilot, building own AI model/copilot)

 

Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 developer sandbox access 

Modern Work and Business Applications

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Azure AI Studio and OpenAI

Access the latest models, such as Llama3 and GPT-4, produced by Microsoft, Meta, Hugging Face, and others.

 

Limited Access Azure AI features

Get exclusive limited Access features for Azure AI services, including cognitive resources and voice recognition APIs.

 

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Developer tools

Azure credits

Get credits to build your solution and access the latest AI models.

 

 

Dynamics 365 Sandbox

  • Including Dynamics 365 Sales, Field Service and Customer Service
  • 25 seats

 

GitHub Enterprise Cloud

  • 24/7 support
  • 20 seats

 

Visual Studio Enterprise

  • 24/7 support + Azure DevOps
  • 25 seats

 

Microsoft 365 E5 developer

  • 24/7 support
  • 25 seats

 

$5,000 credit (USD)—Core Package

$25,000 credit (USD)—Expanded Package

 

 

 

$40,500 (USD)

 

 

 

 

 

$5,040 (USD)

 

 

 

 

 

$75,000 (USD)

 

 

 

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Consultations and support

1:1 technical consultations

Get 1:1 support from experts, including:

  • 3 consult hours (Core Package)
  • 50 consult hours (Expanded Package)

 

Community support

Connect with independent software vendor (ISV) communities to ask questions and learn from other builders.

 

Azure support

Get 24/7 access to the Azure Support Plan, including one-hour response times.

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$1,200 (USD)

Benefit Packages

Core Package

All partners gain access to this package upon joining ISV Success to publish an application to the commercial marketplace.

 

Expanded Package

Based on prior performance and a desire to transact on the marketplace, partners can get invited to these additional benefits.

$126,000 (USD) value for the first year

$122,000 (USD) value for subsequent years

$1,500 (USD) fee for subsequent years

 

 

$146,000 (USD) value for the first year

$142,000 (USD) value for subsequent years

$4,000 (USD) fee for subsequent years

Innovate with the Microsoft Cloud and get support with ISV Success

Discover more about how to grow your business with exclusive benefits from ISV Success.
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How to enroll

How to enroll in ISV Success

Frequently asked questions

  • ISV Success provides resources for building AI-powered apps with Azure OpenAI, access to Azure Cognitive Services, and training sessions on AI. Copilot developers can also enjoy advancements, including benefits like events, consults, and products.
  • ISVs who are building B2B applications on the Microsoft Cloud and are willing to publish to the Microsoft commercial marketplace are eligible for ISV Success benefits—free for 12 months with no commitment to renew.

    After 12 months, ISVs are eligible for the following discounted renewal packages—$1,500 (USD) annual fee for the Core Package and $4,000 (USD) annual fee for the Expanded Package. Apply here.
  • Yes, ISV Success benefits can complement other Microsoft programs like Microsoft for Startups. While you can’t stack Azure sponsorships, you can toggle between subscriptions.
  • For renewal, you need to continue developing B2B apps, meet publication requirements, and maintain your Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program status. Renewal costs $1,500.

    For the Expanded Package, you’ll be invited by your ISV Success Engagement Manager based on performance criteria and willingness to transact on the marketplace.
  • Through Marketplace Rewards, ISV Success offers sales and marketing support, including listing optimization, social promotion, and Azure Sponsorship for demos, helping you significantly boost marketplace sales.
  • You must assign a company marketing contact in Partner Center, then activate desired sales and marketing benefits under the Marketplace Rewards tab. You’ll then receive follow-up support from the Marketplace Rewards team.
  • Benefit tiers are based on marketplace performance, including billed sales and app engagement. Higher tiers offer greater benefits, such as additional Azure Sponsorship and dedicated engagement support. All benefits refresh every year on your anniversary date based on your performance in Trailing Twelve Months (TTM).
  • ISVs publishing transactable offers, Teams Apps and qualifying Business Applications in Teams Store, AppSource or Azure Marketplace, are eligible for marketing and sales benefits, including Azure Sponsorship.
  • ISV Success helps by facilitating the publication of transactable offers in the commercial marketplace, which is essential for accessing co-sell benefits, including technical consultations and marketplace visibility to accelerate sales. Additionally, you can access on-demand resourcesOffice Hours, and the Marketplace Community to get questions answered about transactable publishing.
  • ISV Success supports ISVs offering transactable professional services only if it is attached to a transactable app owned by the same ISV. Publishing a professional service does not qualify for enrollment or renewal.

    For Marketplace Rewards, MBS from professional services will not count towards the MBS tier. Only MBS from transactable apps will unlock Marketplace Rewards benefits.
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