What the Claude Partner Network actually is.
Anthropic's program for the firms that implement Claude: how the tiers work, how many partners the directory lists, how to check a firm's claim, and where Shannon Advisory sits.
A program for the firms that implement Claude.
The Claude Partner Network is how Anthropic works with the firms that put Claude into production for customers. The Services Track recognizes partners for building a certified delivery team, deploying it with customers, and proving the work through public customer references. Partners advance through Select, Preferred, and Global Premier tiers.
Anthropic opened the program in March 2026. On June 3, 2026 it added the Services Track and the Partner Hub, and its announcement reported on the months since March: “Since then, more than 40,000 firms have applied to join and more than 10,000 consultants have earned a Claude certification—a credential, held by an individual, that signals they've been trained to build and deploy Claude in production.”
Certification is individual. A person sits one of Anthropic's Claude certification exams and holds the credential on Credly under their own name. A firm's standing comes from how many of those people it has, what it has deployed, and what it can show in public.
Three listed tiers, measured on the same three things.
Every listed tier is set on the same three measures: active certified individuals, joint customers deployed in production, and public customer stories. The requirements rise from tier to tier, and Anthropic set them out when it announced the Services Track.
- RegisteredIn Anthropic's words, “the program’s entry level.” Any firm can apply. Registered firms get the certification exams but aren't in the public directory.
- CertifiedThe first partner tier, added after the June launch. It's set on certified individuals alone, with no deployed-customer or customer-story requirement. Certified firms carry the Claude Partner badge but aren't in the public directory.
- SelectAnthropic: “Select: where partnership begins.” The first listed tier. A Select partner has a certified delivery team, production deployments with customers, and a public customer story.
- PreferredAnthropic: “Preferred: for firms with deeper Claude practices.” The second listed tier, with a larger certified team, more production deployments, and more public customer stories than Select.
- Global PremierAnthropic: “Global Premier: the top tier for firms running the deepest Claude practices.” Its firms have a large certified team and production deployments across several regions.
“Size doesn't lower the bar or raise the tier.”Anthropic, announcing the Services Track, June 3, 2026
In the same announcement: “Every firm is measured against the same requirements, whether it's a ten-person AI-native shop or a global consultancy.” So a tier tells you what a firm has done, not how large it is.
The Claude Partner Network directory, by the numbers.
As of 13 October 2026, Anthropic's Claude Partner Network directory listed 319 services partners: 256 Select, 40 Preferred and 16 Global Premier, plus 7 with no tier shown. The directory is the public list in Anthropic's Partner Hub, and Registered firms aren't in it.
- As of 13 October 2026, 147 of the 319 partners in the Claude Partner Network directory listed a US office, and 195 listed a US office, US remote coverage or global coverage.
- As of 13 October 2026, 8 of the 16 Global Premier partners, 28 of the 40 Preferred partners and 108 of the 256 Select partners in the Claude Partner Network directory listed a US office.
- As of 13 October 2026, 101 of the 319 listings in the Claude Partner Network directory named no customer size, office region or remote coverage.
- As of 13 October 2026, the customer sizes partners in the Claude Partner Network directory tagged most often were enterprise (199 partners), mid-market (195) and large enterprise (179); 150 tagged SMB, 118 micro SMB and 103 public sector.
- As of 13 October 2026, 30 partners in the Claude Partner Network directory tagged small or micro businesses and did not tag large enterprises, and 16 of those 30 listed a US office.
A listing means the firm has met its tier's requirements. It doesn't mean Anthropic has reviewed a particular engagement, or that the firm fits a business your size. Those are your calls, and the checks below help.
Bars to scale. 319 listings in all. Source: Anthropic's Partner Hub directory, read 13 October 2026.
Each full bar is the tier's listings; the filled part is the share tagged with a US office. Self-reported tags. Source: Anthropic's Partner Hub directory, read 13 October 2026.
| Tier | Listed | Profile filled | Micro SMB | SMB | Mid-market | Enterprise | Large enterprise | Public sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Premier | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Preferred | 40 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 12 |
| Select | 256 | 170 | 100 | 128 | 153 | 152 | 133 | 79 |
| No tier shown | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| All | 319 | 218 | 118 | 150 | 195 | 199 | 179 | 103 |
Self-reported tags. Source: Anthropic's Partner Hub directory, read 13 October 2026.
How the directory was counted
Every card in Anthropic's directory at partnerhub.claude.com/directory was read on 13 October 2026, with all listings loaded. The tags are what each partner reports on its own listing. Only totals are published here, never rows for individual partners.
- US office: the listing is tagged with a US office.
- US office or coverage: the listing names a US office, US remote coverage, or “Global”.
- Profile filled: the listing names at least one customer size, office region or remote coverage. The 101 blank listings count in the totals and drop out of every other cut.
- Customer sizes: the sizes a partner ticked. A partner can tick several, so the size columns don't add up to the total.
- Small or micro businesses, not large enterprises: the listing tags SMB or Micro SMB and doesn't tag Large Enterprise. It's a rough proxy for a firm's focus, not a measure of it.
- US: the directory has no headquarters field, so “US” here means a listed US office or coverage, not where a firm is based.
Download the counts (CSV, totals only). The counts are published under CC BY 4.0: reuse them with credit to Shannon Advisory and a link to this page.
An earlier count
Aventis Advisors counted 79 firms in the directory as of 21 August 2026: 14 Global Premier, 16 Preferred and 49 Select, with 49 in the United States. Aventis placed firms by headquarters, which the directory doesn't show, so the two counts use different methods and aren't compared here.
How to check whether a firm is really in it.
Membership, tier, and certification are three different claims. Each can be checked in a few minutes.
- Search the directory by nameOpen the directory and search for the firm. If it's there, the listing shows the tier. If it isn't, the firm isn't at Select or above.
- If it isn't listed, ask which tier it holdsA firm that claims membership but isn't listed may be Certified, which carries the partner badge without a listing, or Registered, the program's on-ramp. Ask what it has deployed and who on its team is certified.
- Ask for the people, not the firmCertifications belong to people, not firms, and they're public on Credly. Ask how many people hold one, and for the Credly link of each person who'll work on your engagement. Each credential is valid for twelve months, so check that it's current.
- Ask for a named client with numbersEvery listed partner has at least one public customer story, so ask to see it and read it for figures the client stands behind. The buyer's guide covers the rest.
A Select partner in the Services Track.
Shannon Advisory is a Select partner in the Claude Partner Network Services Track. As of October 2026, Shannon Advisory has 15 active certified individuals, and three case studies are published: IMRIS, Icelandic Glacial and Lone Star Attorney Service.
The people are on the team page, the firm on the About page, and the listing in Anthropic's Partner Hub directory.
Changes to this page.
The directory counts are refreshed each quarter on this page.
- : Directory counts added, from a read of the directory on 13 October 2026.