How to choose between Azure Marketplace and AppSource?

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Note: Please note that this discussion was carried over from a previous marketplace for partners community discussion. Original authorship has been removed.

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Want to know more about Azure Marketplace, AppSource, and which one is right for you? Here is a simple explanation:

 

Microsoft provides two distinct Marketplace storefronts that allow partners to list offers, enable trials, and transact directly with Microsoft’s customers and ecosystem: Azure Marketplace and AppSource . These storefronts allow customers to find, try, and buy applications and services that accelerate their Digital Transformation, and help publishers grow their businesses by increasing access to Microsoft’s customers and partner ecosystem.

 

The Marketplace storefronts are aligned to audiences and Microsoft cloud products to help customers find exactly what they need. Each storefront offers specialized publishing options, to help you maximize your publishing investment summarized by the following table:

 

Azure Marketplace

AppSource

Target Audience

IT Professionals, Developers (specialist roles include DBAs, SecOps, DevOps, etc.)

Line of Business Decision-Makers (specialist roles include Procurement, Manufacturing, Accounting, etc.)

Built to Extend

Azure

Azure, Dynamics 365, Office 365, PowerBI, and Power Apps

Types of Solutions and Services

Infrastructure Solutions and Professional Services

Finished Line of Business Apps and Professional Services

Publishing Options

Contact Me, Consulting Services Offer, Trial, Virtual Machine, Solution Templates, and Managed Apps

Contact Me, Consulting Services Offer, or Trial

In-app Experience

Azure Portal and CLI

Office 365, Dynamics 365, Power BI, Office client apps

 

For more detailed information, feel free to download the Azure Marketplaces Publisher Guide.

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Note: Please note that the response below was carried over from a previous marketplace for partners community discussion. Original authorship has been removed.

Hi, my company ask me to build a Word Web AddIn which I tested it in on Office 2019 installed locally on the machine of my collegue by using the sidelocal approach. So I created a network shared folder where I did put the manifest and I did publish the html application on IIS reachable via https.

Now is time to deploy the addin to make it public and my asks are:

Can I use AppSource to deploy it to ? I have to pay for this ? if yes how are the cost ?

Can I use MS. Marketplace to deploy it to ? I have to pay for this ? if yes how are the cost ?

There are other ways to make the addin public to be downloaded and used in word ?

Can I create an installation program which can be downloaded from the user to install the addin ?

Last: if I have to use the marketplaces which one is better AppSOurce or Ms Marketplace ?

Note: Please note that the response below was carried over from a previous marketplace for partners community discussion. Original authorship has been removed.

 

See here for getting started: Deploy and publish Office Add-ins - Office Add-ins | Microsoft Learn For Office AddIns, AppSource is the only option, those can't be listed in Azure Marketplace.