Whose contract is it anyway? How AWS Marketplace works

The article explains how AWS Marketplace works and the roles of different parties involved in software procurement through the marketplace.

Specifically, the article covers:

• AWS acts as the marketplace provider, responsible for the functionality and billing consolidation, but not involved in pricing or terms between the buyer and seller.
• Software vendors are the sellers, setting the list price and terms for their software offerings.
• Buyers (customers) purchase software directly from the vendors or their designated resellers, with separate agreements governing their relationship with AWS (for using the marketplace) and with the vendor (for using the software).
• The contractual relationships are: buyer-AWS for using AWS services including the marketplace, buyer-seller for purchasing and using the software, and AWS-seller for the seller's use of the AWS Marketplace platform.