# Sealing-as-a-service Storage providers with hardware cost or availability constraints can use *Sealing-as-a-service*, in which another provider performs sector sealing on the storage providers behalf. This page describes how sealing-as-a-service works, and the benefits to storage providers. ### Overview In a traditional setup, a storage provider needs high-end hardware to build out a [sealing pipeline](https://docs.filecoin.io/storage-providers/architecture/sealing-pipeline). Storage providers with hardware cost or availability constraints can use *Sealing-as-a-Service* providers, where another provider performs sector sealing on the storage provider’s behalf. In this model, the following occurs: 1. The storage provider provides the data to the sealer 2. The sealer seals the data into sectors. 3. The sealer returns the sealed sectors in exchange for a service cost. ### Benefits Sealing-as-a-service provides multiple benefits for storage providers: * Available storage can be filled faster, thereby maximizing block rewards, without investing in a complex, expensive sealing pipeline. * Bigger deals can be onboarded, as Sealing-as-a-Service essentially offers a burst capability in your sealing capacity. Thus, storage providers can take on larger deals without worrying about sealing time and not meeting client expectations. * Storage capacity on the Filecoin network can be expanded without investing in a larger sealing pipeline. Other solutions are possible where the sealing partner seals committed capacity (CC) sectors for you, which you in turn [snap up](https://docs.filecoin.io/storage-providers/filecoin-deals/snap-deals) to data sectors. See the following video from [Aligned](https://aligned.co/sealing-as-a-service) about their offering of Sealing-as-a-Service: {% embed url="" %} [Was this page helpful?](https://airtable.com/apppq4inOe4gmSSlk/pagoZHC2i1iqgphgl/form?prefill_Page+URL=https://docs.filecoin.io/storage-providers/architecture/sealing-as-a-service)