A partner base that already sells security
Elev8 Cloud recruits MSPs whose practices are built around security and compliance delivery. They are not being taught why your category matters, so the sales cycle starts several steps further along.
For software vendors
Channel reach without the queue
If you build security, compliance, or cloud management software, you already know the problem. The established distributors are full, their vendor slots are settled, and getting into the MSP channel means waiting behind companies far larger than you. Elev8 Cloud is being built for the vendors on the other side of that line.
Why distribute here
What a curated distributor gives you
Not scale on day one. Reach into a specific, underserved partner segment that buys security tooling deliberately.
Curation you benefit from
A category carries two or three products, not twelve. Being carried means being chosen, and partners treat the catalog that way rather than as an undifferentiated price list.
Provisioning and billing handled
Partner billing, seat reconciliation, and first line support sit with Elev8 Cloud. Your team handles product issues rather than invoice questions from a hundred small accounts.
Operator level feedback
The team running the catalog delivers security services for a living. You get deployment friction reported in specifics, from people who have actually rolled your product out.
Fit
What we look for
Being honest about fit is cheaper for everyone than a listing nobody sells.
A good fit looks like
- Security, compliance, backup, or cloud management software with a real multi tenant story
- A product an SMB focused MSP can deploy without a professional services engagement every time
- Willingness to work through distribution with partner pricing that leaves margin in the channel
- API access sufficient for automated tenant creation, seat changes, and usage reporting
- Documentation and support a partner technician can act on at eleven at night
Probably not a fit
- Products that require a bespoke implementation for every client
- Pricing models with no channel margin, where distribution is a billing convenience only
- Vendors already saturated across every horizontal distributor, where partners gain nothing from another route
We would rather say this early than take a listing that goes nowhere for either of us.
Process
From introduction to listing
Roughly six to ten weeks depending on how much provisioning integration your product needs.
01
Introduction
A short conversation about your product, your current channel motion, and where the gaps are.
02
Technical review
We look at multi tenancy, provisioning APIs, usage reporting, and how the product behaves in a real SMB deployment.
03
Commercial terms
Distribution agreement, partner pricing structure, minimums if any, and support responsibilities on both sides.
04
Integration
Provisioning and usage connectors are built, listing content is written, and deployment notes are produced with your team.
05
Launch to the channel
Listing goes live with enablement material, and partner feedback comes back to you in specifics.
Straight answer
Where Elev8 Cloud actually is right now
The platform is in build and the founding partner base is being recruited. Vendor conversations are open, and the first agreements shape the launch catalog. If you need volume from a distributor this quarter, this is not that. If you want a slot in a curated security catalog before it fills, this is the moment to talk.
Start a vendor conversation
Tell us what you build, how you provision, and what your channel motion looks like today. If it is not a fit, you will hear that quickly.