SaaS upfront commitments - AWS Marketplace

SaaS upfront commitments

Some companies make SaaS contracts available upfront for purchase through AWS Marketplace. With this option, you can purchase discrete quantities of licenses or data ingest for these products. Then, you can bill these products, in advance, through your AWS account. For example, you might purchase 10 user access licenses for a year, or you might purchase 10 GB of data ingest per day for a year.

When you make the purchase, you're directed to the product’s website for account setup and configuration, unless Quick Launch is enabled. The usage charges then appear on your regular AWS account billing report.

Note

For information about the Quick Launch experience, see Configuring and launching Saas products using Quick Launch.

To subscribe with a SaaS contract

  1. On the product detail page, choose View purchase options to start the subscription process. You can choose the quantities or units that you want, length of subscription (if multiple options are available), and automatic renewal.

  2. After you have made your selections, choose Create Contract.

  3. Choose Set Up Your Account, which takes you to the company’s website. While your account is being configured and the payment is being verified, you will see your contract is pending on the AWS Marketplace details page for the product.

    Note

    Some products offer a Quick Launch deployment option, which reduces the time and resources that are required to configure, deploy, and launch software. These products are identified using a Quick Launch badge. For more information, see Configuring and launching Saas products using Quick Launch.

After configuration is complete, a link to set up your account is available on the product page. The software appears under Your Marketplace Software when you're signed in to your AWS Marketplace account. You can now start using the software. If you don't complete the setup process for your account, you are prompted to do so when you revisit that product on AWS Marketplace.

Access the software subscription from the software company’s website using the account you created on their website. You can also find website links for software subscriptions that you purchased through AWS Marketplace under Your Marketplace Software when you're signed in to your AWS Marketplace account.