Esper Achieves Zebra Technologies' Premier ISV Partner Status

Esper’s enterprise device management platform earns Zebra’s highest ISV tier designation, delivering verified solutions for mission-critical frontline operations

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Esper, a leader in device management infrastructure, today announced it has achieved Premier ISV Partner status in Zebra Technologies’ PartnerConnect program – the highest tier available to independent software vendors in Zebra’s global channel ecosystem. This designation recognizes Esper’s sustained investment in the Zebra partnership, demonstrated through significant pipeline influence, deep technical integration with Zebra’s portfolio of mobile computers, rugged tablets, and scanners, and a proven track record of enabling frontline organizations to deploy and manage Esper-powered device fleets at enterprise scale.

Zebra Technologies provides the foundation for intelligent operations with an award-winning portfolio of connected frontline, asset visibility and automation solutions which empowers their customers to deploy AI on the frontline. The Premier ISV Partner status in Zebra’s PartnerConnect is earned by meeting a stringent criteria related to annual pipeline influence revenue, reflecting the scope and scale of a partner’s contribution to the Zebra ecosystem.

In addition to being a Premier ISV Partner, Esper’s Mobile Device Management platform software has been validated by Zebra. This validation shows that Esper’s platform aligns with Zebra’s hardware ecosystem – reducing deployment risk and accelerating time to value for organizations operating Zebra device fleets across retail, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, and field services.

Esper’s cloud-native platform delivers blueprint-based automation, touchless provisioning, granular app lifecycle control, and real-time fleet telemetry across Android, iOS, Linux, and Windows devices. With support for Zebra’s full range of rugged mobile computers, tablets, and handheld scanners, Esper enables IT and operations teams to deploy, configure, update, and remotely manage thousands of Zebra devices with the reliability and repeatability of true infrastructure-grade tooling – no matter the industry or the scale of the fleet.

The Zebra PartnerConnect program fosters collaboration among distributors, resellers, solution partners, independent software vendors, systems integrators, and technology alliance partners. It provides a unified platform for meeting customer needs, accelerating market growth, and delivering end-to-end solutions across industries including retail, healthcare, transportation, logistics, manufacturing, and more. The program reflects Zebra’s commitment to empowering its partners with cutting-edge tools and resources while rewarding investments in technical capability and customer success.

About Esper

Esper is the device management infrastructure platform for enterprises whose fleet complexity has outgrown the team running it. Where general-purpose MDMs treat devices as endpoints, Esper treats them as infrastructure — giving engineering leaders the foundation of automation, reliability, and intelligence cloud-native software has had for two decades, applied to the physical world. The platform combines Esper Deploy for declarative configuration, zero-touch Seamless Provisioning, OS-layer control via Esper Foundation, Airwave OTA for firmware, and Esper Insite for fleet intelligence — across Android, Windows, iOS, and Linux. Esper is headquartered in Seattle, WA. Learn more at esper.io.