AMPup comparison
AMPup vs. the SaaS Accelerator
Using the SaaS Accelerator? We built AMPup to fix the problems we saw when we built it.
The open-source SaaS Accelerator had a useful moment. Marketplace APIs moved on, secrets expire, and self-hosted stacks stall revenue when nobody owns the outage. AMPup is the managed alternative, built by the same people who built the accelerator and know exactly how it breaks.
Feature comparison
What each product actually gives you when it sits between your sales team and marketplace revenue.
| Feature | SaaS Accelerator | AMPup |
|---|---|---|
| Manage customer subscriptionsManage Microsoft Marketplace customer subscriptions. | Included | Included |
| Support for metered billingEmit metered billing events to the marketplace. | Included | Included |
| Provides technical configuration for Partner CenterGet Technical Configuration information needed by offers in Partner Center. | Included | Included |
| Marketplace performance reportsGet reports on your marketplace activity, customers, and orders. | Not included | Included |
| Manage marketplace leadsManage marketplace leads and alerts in email, Teams, Slack, and other channels. | Not included | Included |
| Fully customizable landing pageCreate a custom landing page for your product with your own theme and brand. | Not included | Included |
| Managed SaaS with nothing to installGo live without standing up or babysitting infrastructure in your Azure subscription. | Not included | Included |
| Free plan on Microsoft MarketplaceStart proving the motion with a free subscription and transparent paid tiers later. | Not included | Included |
| No Entra secret rotationAvoid silent activation outages when client secrets expire and nobody owns the fix. | Not included | Included |
| Stays current with marketplace SaaS Fulfillment API changesStay current with marketplace APIs changes. | Not included | Included |
| Continuous releases without redeployingProduct updates ship without taking you offline. | Not included | Included |
| No need for support from your internal Azure teamSales and ops are not blocked waiting on the team that originally installed the tool. | Not included | Included |
| Professional SLA and dedicated supportA real support team and SLA instead of DIY GitHub issues. | Not included | Included |
| Active feature developmentFrequent releases with features that actually add value. | Not included | Included |
| Lead management and team notificationsMarketplace leads and alerts in email, Teams, Slack, and other channels. | Not included | Included |
| Built by the original SaaS Accelerator engineersThe managed alternative from the people who know how the SaaS Accelerator fails in production. | Not included | Included |
No more errors on close day
When a private offer is signed, activations should not wait on the SaaS Accelerator or a forgotten client secret.
APIs that keep moving
Marketplace APIs change. AMPup ships with them so you are not rewriting a stalled fork under pressure.
Ops off your plate
Free to start, SLA-backed support, and updates that do not require your Azure team to lift a finger.
From weeks to hours
Publishers still running the accelerator often discover the hard way. Either an error on activation day, the admin who installed it already gone, and there's a three-week estimate to dig in. Teams that move to AMPup can activate from day 1 without waiting on infrastructure archaeology.
Still on the SaaS Accelerator? Don't wait for the next outage on the morning of a big close.