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MSP Distributed Cloud Utility Model

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Kind
Partner (service provider)
Term
Month-to-month, no term per end-user tenant
Definition
MSP XC addendum: a consumption-based model where the Partner pays for actual usage on a month-to-month basis, with billing in arrears.
Commercial rules
Aggregated billing across tenants with tier discounting on the aggregate; limited to XC SKUs ending in "-M"; monthly usage report by the 5th calendar day with a 10-day dispute window.
Applies to
Unity+ partners delivering managed services on Distributed Cloud

Evidence 2

MSP XC Utility Model is limited to "-M" SKUs
"Partners are limited to XC SKUs ending in '-M'."

XC addendum, Utility ModelF5 Managed Service Provider (MSP) Licensing Model Addendum, Distributed Cloud (XC)Effective 2026-08-01Retrieved 2026-10-08

One child tenant per end user; no multitenancy within child tenants
"Multitenancy within child tenants is not supported; one child tenant is required for each End User."

XC addendum, TenantsF5 Managed Service Provider (MSP) Licensing Model Addendum, Distributed Cloud (XC)Effective 2026-08-01Retrieved 2026-10-08

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