01 / 08 · AcuOps Founding Partners
Founding Partners
Seven to ten Acumatica teams locked in at $500/month for the life of their subscription. Selected, not first-come.
Apply now →02 / 08 · Why we're doing this
Real-world feedback at scale.
AcuOps is software Studio B runs on its own Acumatica portfolio every day. We know what it does at our scale. We need to know what it does at yours — VAR-managed, ISV, in-house mid-market, enterprise. The Founding Partner program is how we get that range of real-world feedback while you get a price that reflects the partnership.
03–04 / 08 · The exchange
What's in it for both sides.
03 / 08 · What you get
Your side of the deal.
- $500/mo per Acumatica instance, locked for the life of your subscription
- Direct line to Studio B for product feedback (Kevin's calendar, not a support queue)
- Beta access to every new AcuOps feature before general availability
- Named recognition on acuops.com as a launch partner
04 / 08 · What you commit to
Our side of the deal.
- A published case study within 6 months of go-live (we draft; you approve)
- Reference call availability — up to 2x per year for serious prospects
- 30-day feedback turnaround on beta features we send your way
- Standard AcuOps MSA, signed in under 30 days
05 / 08 · Selection criteria
We're allocating the 7–10 spots across:
Deliberately diverse — different deployment patterns, Acumatica editions, and company sizes. So the feedback we get is representative, not an echo chamber.
| Pattern | Slots |
|---|---|
| VARs managing 5+ client Acumatica instances | 2–3 |
| In-house mid-market teams ($50–500M company) | 2–3 |
| ISVs shipping Acumatica add-ons | 1–2 |
| Enterprise in-house teams ($500M+ company) | 1–2 |
Plus: at least one customer on each major Acumatica edition we want to support (Distribution, Manufacturing, Construction, Retail, General Business); at least one Acumatica Cloud (SaaS-hosted) and at least one customer-hosted.
Operational fit (required of all 7–10)
- Your instance has at least one active customization
- You deploy customizations at least quarterly
- Your primary technical contact can respond to product feedback requests within a reasonable window
- Your legal team can sign a standard MSA in under 30 days
- Your company is named-logo-friendly (no stealth-mode startups, no agencies that can't be named)
We'll decline spots even if otherwise qualified for:
- Requests for custom contract terms diverging from the founding-partner agreement
- 3-month pilots without committed go-live
- Expectations of bundled professional services (this is a price discount, not a labor swap)
- Direct competitors (other Acumatica DevOps vendors, current Acumatica Cloud DevOps team employees)
06 / 08 · The process
Four steps from application to onboarding.
Step 01
Apply via the form below
Takes about 5 minutes. We read every application.
Step 02
30-minute qualification call
With Kevin directly. No sales team. We're assessing fit on both sides.
Step 03
Signed MSA + onboarding
If we're a fit on both sides, a standard MSA and onboarding starts. Target: under 30 days from application to live.
Step 04
Program closes
When we hit 10 partners or 90 days from launch, whichever comes first. Applications received after close go to a waitlist.
07 / 08 · Apply
Submit your application.
We respond to every application within 5 business days. If you're a fit, you'll get a calendar link for the 30-minute qualification call.
AcuOps · Founding Partner Application
Application form
08 / 08 · FAQ
Common questions.
Most detail is on the main AcuOps page. A few founding-partner specifics:
Is $500/month really locked for life?
Yes. The Founding Partner rate is written into the MSA. We can't increase it unilaterally. If we add tiers or features above the founding-partner scope, those are separate — your $500/mo doesn't get dragged along.
What if we manage more than one Acumatica instance?
$500/mo per instance. AcuOps prices per instance, not per seat or per company. If you manage 3 instances, that's $1,500/mo — still a significant discount from the standard $800/mo per instance rack rate.
Do we have to publish the case study publicly?
We'd like to, and it's in the standard commitment. But we draft it and you approve every word before anything goes live. If there's a specific sensitivity, we can work around it — that's a conversation, not a disqualifier.
What if the program fills before we apply?
If we're at 10 partners before you apply, you go to a waitlist at the founding-partner rate. If a slot opens or we decide to expand, you're first in line. We won't leave you at standard pricing if we invited you to apply.
We're an ISV — do we count as one instance or many?
ISVs are priced on the instance(s) you use for your own development and testing pipeline — not your customers' production instances. That's typically one, sometimes two. We'll work out the specifics on the qualification call.