Tech Vendors Offer Discounted, Free Services to Channel Partners Amid COVID-19

As small businesses transform to support more remote employees as well as provide solutions to healthcare and other companies doing essential work to battle COVID-19, a growing number of tech vendors are providing free or discounted products and services to channel partners. Here’s a running list of vendors and the promotions they currently have:

• 2600Hz – Free hosting of KAZOO, a white label UCaaS meets CPaaS platform, for three months
• 8x8 Video Meetings – Free
• Acronis Files Cloud – Free until July 31
• Appstractor – Free 30-day trial for PrivatiseVPN for MSPs
• AT&T – Several offers including global security gateway, enterprise traffic protector, call forwarding, WebEx meetings and more
• Atera – 30-day free trial of the platform, plus 7-days free trial of Customer Remote Access
• Atlassian cloud products - Free up to 10 users
• Axcient – Free Anchor NFR License up to 25 users for life
• BiggerBrains – Free Microsoft Teams Training
• BigLeaf – Home Office free for six months to medical, education and essential service organizations
• BitDefender – GravityZone Cloud Security Free for Cloud Providers and MSPs with Free Installation Assistance During the Ongoing Pandemic
• Cisco Systems – Free and Discounted WebEx and Security Offers for Partner and End Users
• CloudOak – Free COVID-19 plan
• CompTIA – Free CompTIA ITF+ Training
• ConnectNow – Three Months Free for COVID-19 Related Projects
• ConnectWise – 100 free licenses for Continuum Fortify
• ConnectWise – Free ConnectWise Control Remote Workforce until June 30
• CoreTech – Free Sygma Connect for Duration of Declared Emergency
• CyberKite – 40% discount for COVID-19 support for businesses
• Cybersecurity Pulse – Free cybersecurity assessment for remote work environments until June 30
• Dark Cubed – Free and Open Source Cybersecurity Resources for MSPs and SMBs
• Defendify – Three Free Cybersecurity Tools within the New Defendify Essentials Package
• Digital Marketer – Free access to digital marketing training library during COVID-19
• Druva – Six Months of free Endpoint and Office 365 Protection
• e92plus – Dedicated Page for All Vendor Partners Offers During COVID-19
• FedEx – Giving $1 million to small businesses. Apply by May 25 for $5,000 grant plus $500 FedEx Office credit.
• GreenLink – Free Accounts to Partners for All their Extensions and Three Months Service Free for New Accounts
• Gsuite – Advanced Hangouts free
• Inbay – Discount for 24/7 NOC Remediation Service for MSPs Using Datto RMM and Solarwinds N-Central
• Intel – New Pandemic Response Technology Initiative to Accelerate Customers and Partners in AI, High-Performance Computing and Edge-to-Cloud Service Delivery
• Intermedia – AnyMeeting Video Conferencing and Webinars Free through Dec. 31
• IT Provider Hub – MSPs Get 3 Months Service Free
• JS Group – Free One-Hour Marketing Consultation for Partners Adjusting Plans Due to COVID-19
• Kaseya – Launched Kaseya Cares with Government Relief Navigation, Business Guidance and More
• Kaspersky – Six Months Free Protection with Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Office 365
• Lifecycle Insights – COVID Pandemic Checklist
• Logmein – Three months free for multiple products
• Loop Communications – Free VoIP hosted service for MSPs
• MSP360 – Free 90-Day Backup for Desktop Licenses for Windows and macOS
• MSPCFO – Free 1-Hour Business Review, Consultation and Analysis Based on ConnectWise Manage Information
• Microsoft – Free 6-month Office 365 E1 Trial
• Microsoft – Free Microsoft Teams licenses for 6-months
• MyCloud Services – 3 Months Free Use of myCloudIT Cloud Desktop/Workspace, and Half-Price myCloudPBX with No Contract Commitment
• Myki – 30-day free trial for Myki for MSP's
• Okta for Emergency SSO and MFA – Free for six months
• PC Matic – Add free unlimited customers/endpoints to accounts through June 30
• Richmond Systems – Free Trial and Discount on Remote Working Solutions, No Contract Necessary
• Runecast – Free Analytics for VMware Horizon Users and Healthcare Institutions
• SaaSAlerts – Free Software to MSPs until Sept. 1
• SAP – Free access to SAP Ariba Discovery, Remote Work Plus, Qualtrics, TripIT Pro, SAP Litmos, Ruum by SAP
• SentinelOne - Free platform access until May 16
• Sherweb – COVID-19 Resource Hub with Several Promotions and Resources for Partners to Help Clients
• SKOUT Cybersecurity – New Package for Remote Employees, Backed by 24/7/365 SOC and Tech Support
• Smartsheet – Free Coronavirus Template Set with Preparedness Dashboard and Other Resources
• Smith.ai – Free: 40 Receptionist Calls, 24/7 Chatboat, CRM Integration. Use Code SMITHCOVID19
• SOCSoter – 60 Days Free EDR Services for Partners and qualified MSPs
• SolarWinds –COVID-19 Resource Hub with Free Take Control Plus License
• Sophos – Free Virtual XG Firewall for 90 Days, Protection for Customers’ Personal PCs
• SplashTop – Free Remote Access software during COVID-19
• Spinpanel – Up to six months free use of Spinpanel Workplace
• SUSE – Free Services for its Open Source OS and Container Technologies
• Telarus – Customizable Remote Worker Enablement Flyer, Dedicated Page of Partner Discounts
• Trend Micro – Free phishing simulation tool, security training and six-month license for at-home employees
• Vault America – 10 Free Microsoft 365/G Suite Cloud Archive/Backup Seat Licenses until 5/31/2021. Register for free, no future obligation 
• Vendasta – Free Access to the Vendasta E-commerce Platform and the Business Online ToolKit
  
• VIPRE – 60 Days Free Trial Endpoint Security Cloud Protection. Contact [email protected] to Extend
• ZedSphere – Priority Onboarding with Perimeter81 Cloud VPN for MSPs

If you know of a tech vendor offering a free or discounted service, please email us and we’ll add them to the list. Note: Vendors may change these offers or make them no longer valid at any time.

Meanwhile, looking for information on business continuity? We've put together a list of CompTIA articles and resources to help transition your workforce, evaluate your sales and marketing, and more.

LAST UPDATED: May 21, 2020