Join the KubeSphere Extension Partner Program
Build a new era of cloud native with worldwide Kubernetes users
KubeSphere Marketplace is a cloud-native extension marketplace, launched by the leading open-source container platform KubeSphere, bringing a new experience to the container management field. In the KubeSphere Marketplace, users can easily get various extensions from KubeSphere and its partners, meeting their requirements for cloud-native application development and operations.
Win-win and ongoing revenue
Through online subscription, support services, project cooperation and other ways, partners can obtain continuous commercial revenue, explore new markets and drive business growth.
Unlimited business opportunities around the world
KubeSphere users are in over 100 countries and regions, making it a globally influential cloud-native community. Through its overseas users and sales channels, partners can quickly enter new markets for marketing and promotion.
More promotion and brand exposure
Share the rich marketing resources of QingCloud Technologies and KubeSphere, including open source community, marketing promotions, events, technical media, and other channels, to make your brand known and accepted faster.
Integration and delivery for customization
In addition to online subscriptions, extensions in the KubeSphere Marketplace can also be packaged and released with the KubeSphere Enterprise for customized projects, thus to explore more opportunities for business development.
Partners we need
General domain partner program
Whether you focus on AIOps, DevOps, service mesh, Kubernetes Federation, logging management, edge computing framework, storage, networking, database, security or monitoring; no matter you are in a technology startup, a mature commercial company, or an individual developer, welcome to join us in building an open, free, flexible, and consistent container management ecosystem to help users better meet business needs and achieve innovation and development.
AI field partner program
KubeSphere LuBan, with its open and extensible cloud-native architecture, marks a new era of collaboration between KubeSphere and AI. Whether you offer machine learning platforms, MLOps platforms, LLMOps platforms, or specialize in GPU container virtualization, AI job scheduling, machine learning workflows, data caching, and acceleration technologies, whether you are an AI company in the industry or an AI research institution in academia, welcome to join us to build an AI cloud foundation tailored for AI scenarios in various industries, meeting the diverse and complex needs of enterprises in AI development and application scenarios.
Partner benefits
Benefits
Partners are categorized into two levels—Certified and Premium. Premium partners will enjoy additional resources and support.
BenefitsPartners are categorized into two levels—Certified and Premium. Premium partners will enjoy additional resources and support. Benefits | Certifiedpartner | Premiumpartner |
|---|---|---|
 Promotional Resources | ||
| May get online exposure in the WeChat Official Accounts and community of KubeSphere, etc. | ||
| May be introduced to KubeSphere users by EDM and SMS. | ||
 Marketing Events | ||
| May participate in events such as KubeSphere live stream, KubeSphere meetup, KubeSphere and Friends! | ||
| Get authorized use of the KubeSphere Marketplace Extension Provider badge (Certified or Premium). | ||
 Sales Model | ||
| Products/solutions may be included in promotional materials and product catalogs of KubeSphere Enterprise, and offered to customers as value-added options. | ||
| Products/solutions may be selected as the key ones to be promoted by the sales team. | ||
| May give sales training to KubeSphere's sales and channel teams. | ||
 More Computing Power | ||
| According to your business needs, we will help you apply for discounts on high-performance computing resources from QingCloud Technologies. | ||
 Overseas Promotion | ||
| May participate in overseas marketing events with KubeSphere. | ||
| May start overseas channel promotion with KubeSphere. | ||
| May publish your news through KubeSphere's overseas channels such as social media, technical communities, groups, official websites, and blogs. | ||
 Online Operation | ||
| May be recommended on the homepage of the KubeSphere Marketplace. | ||
| May be displayed on the page of the Extensions Development Plan. | ||
| May get specific data dashboards. | ||
| Use online research tools of KubeSphere Marketplace. | ||
| Participate in online promotional events of KubeSphere Marketplace. | ||
| Display partner logos on the partner logo wall. | ||
| Show the level of extension suppliers on webpages. | ||
 Support | ||
| Dedicated eco-partnership manager, technical support staff, and marketing staff. | 1 person | |
| Lightweight Kubernetes cluster resources (ranging from 2C4G to 8C16G, depending on availability). | ≤1000 hours | ≤5000 hours |
| Clear and complete developer guides, best practices, video tutorials, etc. | ||
How to become a partner
Certified partner
Premium partner
Certified partner
If you are interested in joining the KubeSphere Extension Partner Program, please follow these steps to apply
01Submit your application
You should submit an online application , and sign the 'KubeSphere Marketplace Service Provider Entry Agreement' and 'KubeSphere Marketplace Service Provider Management Specifications' online.
02Talk about details
After the application is approved, we will invite you for an initial intention communication. The product, R&D, and business teams of both parties will discuss how to achieve cooperation on the KubeSphere platform, ensuring that the unique features of your product meet the customer requirements of the KubeSphere container platform.
03Develop extensions
You should have a comprehensive understanding of the KubeSphere Extension Development Guide , in order to seamlessly integrate your product or open-source project into KubeSphere as an extension. Once your extension is ready and passes our review, you can publish it on the KubeSphere Marketplace to gain more business opportunities and market exposure.
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