AWS Technology Partners

AWS Technology Partner Benefits and Requirements

• Resources to build your business. Available upon registration.

  APN Partner Central Access online trainings and APN webcasts for technical and program videos.		AWS SaaS Factory Program Business and technical enablement resources to build, migrate, and optimize SaaS on AWS.
  APN Navigate Foundations Track Step-by-step guidance to help you achieve AWS Select Tier.		AWS Marketplace Listing Gain eligibility to publish your solution on AWS Marketplace.
  APN Navigate Specialization Tracks Receive prescriptive guidance to become specialists in a solution, industry, workload, or service area on AWS, to define programs that best serve your business needs, and progress to your next AWS Technology Partner Tier.		AWS Educate Job Board Post career opportunities to the job board and access a pool of hundreds of thousands of candidates interested in a cloud career.
  Online Training and Accreditations Access AWS business and technical Partner trainings, subsidized classes, and AWS credits.		AWS Device Qualification Program A hardware validation program to list qualified devices on Partner Device Catalog.
  ACE Program for Partner Referrals Gain eligibility to share new Partner-led opportunities with AWS account teams with the APN Customer Engagements (ACE) Program for co-sell and engagement support.		AWS Partner Transformation Program Accelerate development of your AWS skills and expertise through a comprehensive assessment, training, and an enablement program for AWS Commercial and Public Sector Technology Partners.
  AWS Quick Starts Program Leverage AWS Quick Starts to help you build your production environment quickly.		Support from Partner Development Representative (PDR) A PDR will contact you within one business day of signing up with the APN. As you progress through the AWS Partner Tiers, you can receive more dedicated support from the PDR and Partner Solutions Architect (PSA).
  AWS Global Sponsorship Packages Sponsorship packages to help AWS Partners drive brand awareness, thought leadership, personalized customer interactions, and more.

• Partner Programs to market and sell with AWS. For AWS Select and higher tiers.
  

  	AWS Select Tier	AWS Advanced Tier
  AWS Database Ready Program
  APN Customer Engagements (ACE) Program
  AWS Service Ready
  AWS Public Sector Partner Program
  ISV Workload Migration Program
  APN Global Startup Program
  AWS Competency Program
  AWS Authority to Operate (ATO) Program

• Marketing resources to promote your business. For AWS Select and higher tiers.
  

  	AWS Select Tier	AWS Advanced Tier
  Listing in Partner Solutions Finder
  Access to APN Marketing Central for resources to generate demand for your offerings
  Co-branding marketing assets: AWS Logo, AWS Partner Badge usage
  Eligible for joint AWS case study showcased on Success Stories webpage
  Social marketing with APN Blog guest post
  Early access to sponsorship packages for AWS events
  Featured on AWS Solution webpages
  Eligible to develop solutions for featuring on AWS Solution Space

• Funding benefits to build, market, and sell with the AWS. For AWS Select and higher Tiers.
  

  	AWS Select Tier	AWS Advanced Tier
  AWS Promotional Credits for solution development
  Partner Opportunity Acceleration (POA) funding for POC & Migrations - cash reimbursement, AWS promotional credits
  Marketing Development Funds Program (MDF) - cash reimbursement, AWS promotional credits

  Acceptance into AWS Partner Tiers is at the sole discretion of AWS. All benefits are provided on a yearly basis based on the AWS Partner’s eligibility for each benefit and may not be available in all geographies and markets. Some Partner Programs and benefits are subject to additional requirements, Terms and Conditions as described in APN Partner Central and applicable Partner Program guidelines.
  

• APN Fee
  

  APN Fee	AWS Select Tier	AWS Advanced Tier
  Annual APN Fee	$2,500/year	$2,500/year

• Experience Requirements
  

  Experience Requirements	APN Select Tier	APN Advanced Tier
  Direct Revenue or Launched Opportunities	$15,000 in direct revenue, or 3 Launched Opportunities Total MRR => $1,500	$350,000 in direct revenue, or 20 Launched Opportunities with Total MRR => $10,000
  Product Listing
  Partner Business Plan
  AWS Foundational Technical Review

• Customer Success Requirements
  

  Customer Success Requirements	APN Select Tier	APN Advanced Tier
  Publicly Referenceable Customers	1	2

  Detailed Terms and Conditions for the below requirements are available through APN Partner Central.