Billing Automation for Microsoft CSPs & MSPs

From multi-model CSP management to billing, payments and analytics. Explore what C3 covers out of the box.

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Platform capabilities

Everything your CSP business needs

Explore the core capabilities that help Microsoft CSPs automate operations, streamline billing, and scale their business.

01

Multi-model Platform

Platform

4 CSP models supported

Distributors, indirect resellers, direct partners & MSPs.

Microsoft CSP Distributors

Manage complete resellers CSP lifecycle from selling to invoicing through C3. Resellers get access to C3 to manage their end customer as well.

Indirect Resellers

White-labelled marketplace with extensive self-service capabilities for both indirect resellers and reseller end customers. Access available via associated Microsoft Indirect Provider.

Direct CSP Partners

Onboard your entire CSP customer base to C3 and manage everything from provisioning to billing at ease. Empower customers with self-service capabilities to reduce manual silos.

Managed Service Providers

Offers comprehensive billing solutions tailored to various use cases for Managed Service Providers, enabling flexibility and efficiency in managing diverse client billing needs.

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Self-service Marketplace & Payments

Marketplace

24×7 self-service access

Buy, provision and pay on your own domain.

Intuitive User-interface

Simple yet powerful UI available across all devices. White-labelled portal configured on your domain with Self-service capabilities for your resellers, affiliates & customers.

End-customer Marketplace

Access extended to end customers to purchase, provision, and manage cloud resources, invoices generated in C3 and reporting directly from your marketplace.

Payment Methods

Multiple payment methods including Credit Card, ACH and Offline Cheque based payments. Adjust and settle payments collected outside C3 to keep customer accounts current.

Payment Gateways

Integration with multiple payment gateways for online payments including Authorize.Net, Stripe, Bill&Pay, EziDebit, CyberSource etc.

03

Pricing and Offers

Monetization

100% pricing control

Markups, bundles, coupons & approvals.

Pricing & Markups

Define custom pricing, markup on preloaded Microsoft CSP offers. Create plans as combo of usage-based services and licenses.

Bundles & Coupons

Bundle multiple products and services together and sell as a composite offer. Offer special discounts and promotional Coupons.

Sell 3rd Party Product & Services

Sell Non-Microsoft product and your value-added services to increase sales.

Approval Mechanism

Set customer level credit and license count limit for product/services purchase and approve or reject orders with approval workflow mechanism.

04

Azure Billing

Azure

Daily cost visibility

Estimates, budgets & threshold alerts.

Azure Usage-based Subscriptions

Sell and manage Azure usage-based subscriptions for your resellers & customers.

Cost Control

Group subscriptions and manage cost control. Extensive support for Azure plan.

Azure Cost Estimates

Comprehensive daily/monthly Azure billing and consumption report for customers with custom margins and resource groups, entitlements, Azure tags level breakdown.

Azure Budgets

Set Azure Plan or entitlement level budgets with multi-level thresholds and create notifications or actions as per threshold triggers.

05

Billing and Invoicing

Billing

Zero manual invoicing

Automated, itemized and integrated.

Automated Invoicing

Itemized invoicing for license and usage-based services along with your custom offers. Define your margins and analyze profits.

Accounting Software Integration

Integration available with accounting software including Quickbooks, Xero etc.

Coupons & Adjustments

Offer special discounts and promotional Coupons. Collect advance payments and make credit adjustments.

Extensive Billing APIs

Leverage C3 billing APIs to import billing/invoice data to external systems.

06

PSA Integrations & Reporting

Insights

360° business visibility

From PSA sync to Power BI reporting.

ConnectWise Manage

This unique integration is designed to reform how subscriptions and customer invoices are managed within the CSP Control Center platform and synced with ConnectWise Manage account.

Datto Autotask

C3-Autotask integration allows partners to migrate subscription history from C3 to Autotask. This integration requires little to no manual intervention.

Extensive Reporting

Extensive reporting for both Azure Usage and licenses purchase across various dimensions. Power BI reporting over Azure available on demand.

Business Analytics

Analyze your business with customer analytics. Filter revenue by customer usage and product type. More features like License summary report and usage reports available.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CSP Control Center's features and integrations.

What can I automate with CSP Control Center's features?

CSP Control Center automates the entire Microsoft CSP billing and operations workflow, including multi-model management, helping you streamline complex cloud business processes. Its features cover self-service marketplaces, pricing control, Azure billing, invoicing, and PSA and reporting integrations, enabling your team to manage more customers and subscriptions without hiring more staff.

How does CSP Control Center give me control over pricing and margins?

CSP Control Center gives you 100% pricing control through markups, bundles, coupons, and approval workflows. Set custom markup rules per customer or reseller and gate changes through approvals, protecting margin on every transaction.

Can customers and resellers buy Microsoft subscriptions themselves?

Yes, CSP Control Center's white-labeled self-service marketplace lets customers and resellers buy, provision, and manage subscriptions on their own, with payments built in. Routine license changes, renewals, and invoice downloads happen without a support ticket.

How does CSP Control Center handle Azure consumption billing?

CSP Control Center automates Azure billing by reconciling raw consumption and turning it into accurate, marked-up invoices each cycle. This removes the spreadsheet work that drives billing errors and revenue leakage on variable-usage services.

Does CSP Control Center connect to ConnectWise, Autotask, and accounting systems?

Yes, CSP Control Center offers native integrations with ConnectWise Manage, Datto Autotask, QuickBooks, and Xero, plus Power BI reporting and billing APIs. Invoices and financial records stay synced across the tools your teams already run.

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