SaaS · business & portal
SaaS offer general topics
Videos from the Mastering the Marketplace SaaS general track.
SaaS Offer Overview
This module offers a technical overview of Microsoft Azure Marketplace SaaS Offers, including the Microsoft Commercial Marketplace ecosystem, SaaS offer creation process, pricing models for SaaS offers, and SaaS solution architectures.
Purchasing a SaaS offer from the Azure Marketplace
This video demonstrates the customer purchasing process when subscribing to a SaaS offer from within the Azure Marketplace.
Purchasing a SaaS offer from AppSource
This video demonstrates the customer purchasing process when subscribing to a SaaS offer from within the AppSource storefront.
Publishing a SaaS Offer
This detailed video presents the concepts of publishing a SaaS offer and then walks through the steps of doing so in Partner Center. This module goes all the way from creating an offer, to adding a plan, and finally publishing the offer live. It also speaks to the need of developers to have a sandbox environment in which they can test and develop the landing page and webhook.
Publishing a private plan for a SaaS offer
This brief video builds upon what you learned in “Publishing a SaaS Offer.” It presents the concepts of using private plans and then shows how to do so inside Partner Center.
SaaS Pricing in Partner Center for publishers
Pricing and billing options for SaaS offers are very flexible and give publishers many options for how to bill and get paid for their solutions. This video walks through the SaaS pricing models and gives real-world examples of using them effectively.
SaaS pricing in Partner Center for publishers: Demo
Pricing and billing options for SaaS offers are very flexible and give publishers many options for how to bill and get paid for their solutions. This video demonstrates how to use Partner Center to create and price a plan from start to finish, including using metered billing options.
Migrating a "Contact me" listing to a SaaS offer
You might have started your presence in the marketplace with a simple listing to advertise your product or services, but this doesn't create a transactable offer that can be sold through the marketplace. This video shows how to convert your existing listing into a fully transactable SaaS offer.
Reporting and insights for multi-year SaaS offers
This module walks through reporting for multi-year SaaS and the available reporting widgets that display information about subscriptions, orders, and pricing models, including growth trends over time. Various downloadable formats for detailed reporting are explained in detail.