Updated: July 9, 2020 (August 7, 2006)
Charts & IllustrationsPartner Program Tiers
Microsoft’s partner program includes three tiers, with different support, software, and marketing benefits for partners in each tier. Benefits are generally cumulative: partners in a higher tier get most of the benefits of the lower tiers.
| Partner Tier | Basic Requirements | Sample Benefits |
| Gold Certified | • 120 Partner Points
• One competency • Pay fees |
• Resource Directory priority listing
• Access to Partner Channel Builder • Technical services coordinator • Executive meeting opportunities • Discounts on training and marketing services • Free customer satisfaction measurement • Up to 500 internal-use software licenses for many Microsoft business products • Up to 100 Visual Studio Team Edition licenses with MSDN Premium Subscription |
| Certified | • 50 Partner Points
• Two certified employees or one certified solution • Pay fees |
• Resource Directory listing (via Search page)
• Five free professional support incidents • Online TechNet concierge • Discounts on training |
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