Commercial marketplace online stores

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As a Microsoft partner, listing your solutions in the commercial marketplace opens a direct pathway for customers to discover your offers through the online stores. To further enhance your understanding and maximize the potential of your marketplace offers, see the commercial marketplace documentation for more insights.

Azure Marketplace

Microsoft Azure Marketplace offers a wide array of IT solutions and services. These offers are designed and certified to integrate seamlessly with the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

Azure Marketplace is a comprehensive online store that offers various solutions tailored for Microsoft Azure, including:

  • Azure building blocks: essential components for cloud application development.
  • Digital cloud services: services hosted on Azure, providing functionalities like analytics and database management.
  • Finished software solutions: ready-to-use applications for business operations.
  • Consulting and managed services: expert services for Azure solution deployment and management.

Azure Marketplace simplifies the search for the right solutions with categorized and filterable listings, enabling customers to easily build on their existing Azure cloud infrastructure. The Azure Marketplace online store link can be found in the resources section at the end of this module.

Screenshot of the Azure Marketplace homepage with emphasis on apps and consulting services buttons.

Screenshot of the Azure Marketplace apps landing page with emphasis on application categories and filters.
Screenshots of the Azure Marketplace web storefront.

Azure Marketplace is a part of Azure, allowing your customers to access the Azure Marketplace solutions through the Azure portal. By selecting Create a resource on the Azure portal homepage, users are accessing solutions listed in Azure Marketplace.

Screenshot of the Azure portal homepage with emphasis on the Create a resource button.

Screenshot of the Azure portal new resource page with Azure Marketplace.

Screenshot of Azure Marketplace in Azure portal with emphasis on application categories and filters.
Screenshots from the in-product version of Azure Marketplace in the Azure portal.

Azure Marketplace and the Azure portal help to streamline the process for customers to easily find, try, purchase, and deploy Azure solutions within minutes.

In addition to cloud solutions and services available through both the online store and the Azure portal, the Azure Marketplace online store also features consulting and managed services offered by Microsoft partners, helping customers in areas such as analytics, DevOps, migration, and security.

Microsoft AppSource

Microsoft AppSource offers business software that integrates with Azure, Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, and the Power Platform. In AppSource, you can also find cloud-hosted web applications. Customers can easily filter and search for the right app or services based on category and industry.

The Microsoft AppSource online store link can be found at the end of this learn module.

Screenshot of Microsoft AppSource homepage with emphasis on apps and consulting services buttons.

Screenshot of Microsoft AppSource apps landing page with emphasis on application categories and filters.
Screenshots of the Microsoft AppSource online store.

AppSource applications can be accessed within Microsoft products through options like Get more apps in Dynamics 365, Get apps in Power BI, Apps in Teams, and Insert > Get Add-ins in Microsoft 365 products (excluding Teams).

Screenshot of Microsoft AppSource products from in-product Get apps page in Power BI.
Example of the Microsoft AppSource in-product experience from Power BI.

In addition to the cloud products that are available through the online store and in-product experiences, Microsoft AppSource also lists consulting services provided by Microsoft partners, organized by industry, service type, location, and Microsoft product.

Summary

With a clearer grasp of the online stores and their offerings, you're assured that joining the commercial marketplace can make your solutions easily discoverable to potential customers. Your focus now shifts to exploring the various listing options for your offers in Microsoft AppSource and Azure Marketplace.