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Join as a Certified Member

<p><span>MACH Certified Members carry the stamp of approval buyers need to help them build a guaranteed future-proof tech stack. Our members work together as a global collective shaping the future of enterprise technology.</span></p><p>To become an Alliance member and carry the MACH Certified seal, a company must be in full compliance. Scroll down to see the full membership criteria. <span>The process for applications is detailed in our<span></span></span> <a href="https://register.machalliance.org/admissions-playbook" target="_blank">Admissions Playbook</a>.</p><p>Interested to find out more about the benefits of being a MACH Certified Member? <a href="https://machalliance.org/membership-benefits" target="_blank">Read more here</a>.</p><p>For existing members and those interested in learning about our Member review process that ensures ongoing compliance access the Playbook <a href="https://register.machalliance.org/hubfs/MACH%20Alliance%20Playbooks/Member%20Review%20Playbook.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>

<h4>Criteria</h4><p>In addition, we require:</p><ul><li>Your entire company product(s) offering/portfolio to be 100% MACH compliant</li><li>At least three different microservices that each have their own domain</li><li>Live projects with at least 3 other MACH Vendor member companies</li><li>15 or more customers, each generating more than $100M in annual revenue must be using MACH compliant product(s)</li><li>A company's annual revenue of $10M or more from product licenses AND/OR a headcount of 50 or over</li></ul><h4>Criteria for legacy companies</h4><p>For additional criteria applied to those companies who have made a transition from legacy to MACH <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltb9eff0ec0532965e/blte2a4e2a6c2f51b99/67c03e64f1077122d05d77e8/Membership_Additional_Terms_for_Legacy_Vendors.pdf" target="_blank">see here.</a></p><p></p><p>To view the entire form download the PDF version by clicking <a href="https://register.machalliance.org/hubfs/Member%20Forms/ISV_MEMBER_APPLICATION_FORM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></p><p></p><h4>Annual Membership Fees for ISVs:</h4><p>- ISVs with less than $100M ARR: $28,000<br />- Large ISVs with $100M ARR or more: $55,000</p><p><strong></strong></p>

<h4>Criteria</h4><ul><li>Your entire company product(s) offering/portfolio must be 100% MACH compliant</li><li>You must have between $2M and $10M annual revenue from product licenses AND/OR at least 30 employees</li><li>Application sponsorship from a MACH Alliance board member. Required prior to application</li></ul><p></p><h4>Application</h4><p>If you already have an Executive Board Sponsor please contact <a href="mailto:applications@machalliance.org" target="_self">applications@machalliance.org</a> to request an application form. If you do not yet have an Executive Board Sponsor but would like to be considered then please reach out to <a href="mailto:applications@machalliance.org" target="_self">applications@machalliance.org</a> to request Startup consideration.</p><p>To view the entire form download the PDF version by clicking <a href="https://register.machalliance.org/hubfs/Member%20Forms/STARTUP%20-%20MACH_PRESCREENING_FORM%202025%20logo.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Please find the pre-screening form<a href="https://machalliance.formstack.com/forms/mach_alliance_startup_member_pre_screening" target="_blank"> here.</a></p><p></p><h4>Annual Membership Fees for Start-up ISVs:</h4><p>US$10,000</p><p></p>

Start-up ISV

<p>We are looking for agencies at the forefront of innovative applications of MACH technology, think unusual use cases, award-winning non-traditional experiences, or groundbreaking go-to-market initiatives.</p><h3><strong>Criteria</strong></h3><p>A Boutique SI must have:</p><ul><li>A minimum headcount of 25</li><li>Three public enterprise MACH references* - with one customer willing to speak publicly about how you helped them move hosted solutions/on-premise architectures to composable SaaS architecture or, build 'greenfield' MACH ecosystems for a new brand or operation</li><li>Executed partnership agreements with at least three MACH Vendor member companies</li><li>Executed partnership agreements with one of either AWS, GCP or Azure</li><li>At least three clients with annual revenue of $500M or more</li><li>At least one recent thought leadership publications (company authored) about MACH technology</li><li>90%+ MACH focused business</li><li>2 recent examples of supporting the MACH movement</li><li>Uniqueness in the category</li></ul><p></p><h4>Annual Membership Fees for Boutique SI: </h4><p>$10,000</p>

Boutique SI

<h4>Criteria</h4><p><span>An SI must have:</span></p><p></p><ul><li>A minimum headcount of 250</li><li>Five public enterprise MACH references* - with three customers willing to speak publicly about how you helped them move hosted solutions/on premise architectures to composable SaaS architecture or, build 'greenfield' MACH ecosystems for a new brand or operation</li><li>Executed partnership agreements with at least four MACH Vendor member companies</li><li>Executed partnership agreements with two of either AWS, GCP or Azure</li><li>At least five clients with annual revenue of $800M or more</li><li>At least three recent thought leadership publications about MACH technology</li><li>Dedicated CoE</li><li>Centralized MACH mgmt org</li><li>Recommended by 3 MACH vendors</li></ul><p></p><p>To view the entire form download the PDF version by clicking <a href="https://23221942.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/23221942/Member%20Forms/SI_MEMBER_APPLICATION_FORM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><h4>Annual Membership Fees for SI:</h4><ul><li>SI with revenue under $100M and/or fewer than 250 employees: $28,000</li><li>Large SI with revenue of $100M or more and/or over 1,500 employees: $55,000</li></ul>

<h4>Criteria</h4><p>In a GSI we're looking for a strategy to scale/industrialize composable, with a focus on strategy, capacity and capability driven by leadership. In addition, a GSI must have:</p><ul><li>A minimum headcount of 5000</li><li>Ten public enterprise MACH references* - with three customers willing to speak publicly about how you helped them move hosted solutions/on premise architectures to composable SaaS architecture or, build 'greenfield' MACH ecosystems for a new brand or operation</li><li>Executed partnership agreements with at least five MACH Vendor member companies</li><li>Executed partnership agreements with AWS, GCP and Azure</li><li>At least five clients with annual revenue of $1B or more</li><li>At least five recent thought leadership publications (company authored) about MACH technology</li><li>Centralized MACH membership management/org</li><li>Dedicated COE focused on engineering and architecture</li><li>Recommendation from 5 MACH Alliance vendors</li></ul><p></p><p>To view the entire form download the PDF version by clicking <a href="https://register.machalliance.org/hubfs/Member%20Forms/GSI_MEMBER_APPLICATION_FORM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><h4></h4><h4>Annual Membership Fees for GSI:</h4><p>$100,000</p>

<h4>Criteria</h4><p>An Enabler must:</p><ul><li>Be able to clearly explain how your offering(s) enables MACH architecture</li><li>Enable at least three enterprise-grade solutions or clients using MACH technology</li><li>A minimum of five ISV partners with at least $100M in ARR</li></ul><p></p><p>To view the entire form download the PDF version by clicking <a href="https://register.machalliance.org/hubfs/Member%20Forms/ENABLER_APPLICATION_FORM.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><h4>Annual Membership Fees for Enabler: </h4><p>$55,000</p>

Enabler

Types of Member

What type of member?

<p>Timing: Within 5 business days</p><p>This 30-minute call will involve a review of your application, where you'll have the opportunity to introduce your company, share financial data, and discuss your roadmap. We'll also explore your motivation to join the Alliance and assess your commitment to actively participating and collaborating as part of the wider community. The call will be a chance for us to answer any questions you have, and for us to get to know you and your business better.</p>

Step 1: Initial screening

<p>Timing: Within 15 business days</p><p>The MACH Alliance admissions team will review your application and two non-competing representatives from the Admissions panel, made up of member company volunteers, will use a scoring system to determine a pass or fail. An average score of 90 must be reached for your application to be passed to the next stage of the process.&nbsp;<span><strong></strong></span></p>

Step 2: Criteria Scoring & Evaluation

<p>Timing: Within 10 business days</p><p>Occasionally, there are instances where scoring can be borderline. This typically occurs when an applicant's qualifications narrowly meet or miss the benchmark criteria. In such scenarios, to ensure a fair and comprehensive evaluation, the application is escalated to the Growth or Tech councils for further review along with the admissions panel. In this case you will be notified and told to expect a delay.</p>

Step 3: Escalation to councils

<p>Timing: Within 30 business days</p><p>A ‘<a href="https://machalliance.org/insights/the-mach-tech-check--prerequisites-for-vendors" target="_blank">tech check</a>’ will take place with two representatives from the Admissions panel. This will involve a 90 minute call to gain a thorough understanding of the technical, architectural and usage aspects of the platform/software or the technical capabilities to ensure full MACH compliance. An average score of 90 will need to be reached in order to advance through the member certification process.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>For Enablers, the admissions panel will need to understand how the applicant company operates in a MACH context and how they are working with end users to enable MACH architectures and deployments.</p>

Step 4: Tech Scoring & Evaluation

<p>Timing: Within 10 Business days</p><p>Your application, along with all evaluations and notes will be shared with the Executive board for final approval to ensure due diligence is met and to ensure the Alliance operates in accordance with its rules and regulations and to protect the Alliance’s reputation and integrity. Upon successful approval, you will be notified of our decision and invited to the onboarding process.</p>

Step 5: Board approval

<p>Timing: Within 5 business days</p><p>Join a 60-minute onboarding call with Alliance reps. Learn about membership benefits, collaboration opportunities, and more. Plan to include 3-5 key team members, including a potential MACH liaison, Internal Comms, and PR/Marketing.</p><p></p><p>We will announce your membership approximately 2-3 weeks following completion of your onboarding.&nbsp;</p><p></p>

Onboarding & Final steps

Application Process

Have further questions?

<p>If you have further questions please send them to applications@machalliance.org and the MACH Alliance Team will be in touch.</p>