Microsoft Marketplace

Free route directory

Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-25. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.

Requirements

A supported offer type: Office Add-ins, apps and agents for Microsoft 365 and Copilot, Power BI visuals, SharePoint Framework solutions (SharePoint Add-ins are deprecated; VSTO/COM add-ins cannot be submitted)
A Partner Center developer account, which itself goes through an approval process
Submission must be virus-free, stable/functional, free of inadmissible material, with accurate descriptions and support docs
Provide detailed test notes (sample data, configuration instructions, a test/demo account) — and don't gate test accounts behind manual developer interaction since the validation team is global

Microsoft account + Partner Center company developer account
Payout information if the offer is paid
App package/manifest, listing metadata (description, screenshots), support documentation
Test notes and a ready-to-use demo account for the validation team

Create a developer account at partner.microsoft.com (Office enrollment) and wait for account approval
Create the marketplace offer in Partner Center and fill all required sections
Submit the solution — it passes automated checks, then human validation (3–5 working days; Teams/SPFx submissions ~24 hours)
If 'Attention needed', open the report, fix issues, resubmit
After certification, the product typically appears in Microsoft Marketplace within one hour
Optionally enroll in the Microsoft 365 App Compliance program (Publisher Attestation)

You can't publish changes while a submission is in-flight — wait for the current submission to complete
Any post-certification change triggers re-certification
Free apps containing in-app purchases are labeled 'Additional purchase might be required' on the listing
Localizing into additional language stores requires descriptions for each language and matching manifest/service updates
Different offer types follow different submission docs — Teams apps and SPFx solutions have their own pipelines

Partner Center shows the offer status as 'Published' and the listing is reachable in marketplace.microsoft.com / in-product Office experiences

Whether the Partner Center account currently carries a registration fee for this offer type (not stated on the fetched page)
Whether the marketplace listing backlink to the publisher site is dofollow