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tim760
Copper Contributor
May 15, 2025

Modifying Plan Minimum Number of Users for Private Offers

Hi,

I’m curious to know if there are any plans to allow ISVs to modify the Minimum Users/Seats when creating a private offer, even if that value differs from the limits defined in the corresponding public plan.

At present, it appears private offers must stay within the min/max seat range configured in the public plan. However, there are strategic opportunities where we may need to override the minimum user count (e.g., to accommodate a smaller pilot or proof of concept for a large customer).

 

Thanks,

Tim

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  • j_weller's avatar
    j_weller
    Former Employee
    May 16, 2025

    You're correct that private offers must currently stay within the minimum and maximum seat range defined in the corresponding public plan. While private offers can narrow the allowed seat range (e.g., from 100–1,000 in the public plan to 100–200 in a private offer), they can't go below or above the original public limits.

    If you frequently need to accommodate smaller pilots or proofs of concept outside those boundaries, one workaround is to create a dedicated public "Pilot plan" with a smaller seat range—say, 1–10 users—which can then be used as the basis for private offers tailored to those use cases.

    • tim760's avatar
      tim760
      Copper Contributor
      May 22, 2025

      Thanks j_weller​ - appreciate the clarification here. I suppose another scenario is where we may create a private offer where the user/seat count is below our standard commercial minimums, such in strategic opportunities. Ideally we wouldn't have a public plan with no commercial minimums displayed on our public listing, hence the ability to create a private offer with reduced minimums would be handy.

      • KyleCallahan's avatar
        KyleCallahan
        Former Employee
        May 27, 2025

        Feedback noted tim760​ . For your strategic opportunities, you may decide to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/marketplace-offers/private-plans which can have a unique min/max range of seats separate from that which you offer through your public plan. In the future, this may be more customizable through private offers, but today the technical limitation requires the private offer range to fall within the public offer range. 

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