Pricing

Understand Your IT Investment.

Explore the existing calculator for a planning estimate. Your final proposal depends on the systems, services, licensing, and terms agreed for your business.

Security Is Not a Tier — It’s the Foundation

 

No matter which tier you pick, every client gets the same security. It’s included at every level. It’s never an add-on, and it’s never optional.

 

Threat Protection

Every computer and server is watched for attacks around the clock, and threats are stopped when they’re found

Watched Around the Clock

Real people, not just software, watch for trouble 24 hours a day and step in when something looks wrong

Patch Management

Windows, your software and your equipment get their security updates automatically

Security Awareness

Short, regular training so your staff can spot fake emails and scam phone calls

 

The tiers are about IT service level: how much support time, backup, planning help and network management you get. Security is the same at every level.

Why Managed IT Services Pricing Varies by Client

Managed IT isn’t a flat monthly subscription, because no two offices are alike. A five-person law firm with one server has very different needs, and very different risks, than a collision shop with 30 computers, a paint booth network and three locations.

What moves your price most is how many people and computers you have, how many servers you keep on site, how many locations we cover, and whether your industry has compliance requirements like HIPAA or FTC Safeguards. Older equipment, a mix of brands, and networks nobody wrote down also take more time to manage well, and that time shows up in the price.

The calculator below uses the same per-unit prices we use when we build real proposals for clients. If you already know what you need, you can also learn more about our managed IT services.

 

What drives your monthly cost

 

Number of users & endpoints

Each person’s computer, laptop and phone is managed and protected on its own. More people means more devices to keep secure and support.

On-premise servers

Servers need closer watching, careful updates, backups and faster response than a regular computer, because when a server stops, everyone stops.

Network infrastructure

Firewalls, switches, routers, storage boxes and wireless access points all need their settings kept, their firmware updated, and someone watching them.

Number of locations

Each office has its own network, its own equipment and its own trips for on-site work, so every location carries a base fee.

Service tier

Every tier gets the same security. Essential covers monitoring and updates, and you pay for support when you use it. Operational adds support time every month, looks after your network, checks your server backups and sits down with you twice a year to plan. Strategic adds more support time, Microsoft 365 backup, quarterly planning and our fastest response.

Infrastructure complexity

Older equipment, mixed brands and undocumented networks take longer to manage well.

Built around your work

Using the Pricing Calculator

Use the sliders to describe your environment, select a service tier, and indicate the relevant compliance requirements. Review the estimate’s line items to understand the components.

  • A planning estimate: The calculator uses the website’s price list. The final proposal follows a review of the environment, selected services, and agreed terms.

Describe your environment

10 users
1 server
2 devices
3 devices
1 location
0 users
0 servers
0 workstations

Choose your service tier

 

All three tiers include the same security: around-the-clock threat monitoring, email protection, staff training and automatic updates. What the tiers below change is the level of IT services layered on top of that foundation.

 

Essential IT

For small offices that mostly need things kept safe and up to date. We watch and update everything, and when you need help, you pay by the hour or use prepaid hours.

●Full security suite (same at every tier)
●Remote monitoring, updates and device management
●Backup of computers, servers and email(storage billed per GB)
●Response within 12 business hours
●No support time included (pay by the hour or prepay)
●Network device management (add-on)
●Server backup checks (add-on)
●No planning reviews

📍 Best for: 1-15 users, few or no servers, low IT overhead.

Operational IT

For growing offices that want help built in. Every month includes support time for your team, we look after your network and check your server backups, and we plan with you twice a year.

●Everything in Essential
●Support time every month, shared by your whole team(about 2 hours a month for 10 users)
●We manage your firewall, switches, routers and wireless
●Monthly server backup checks
●Planning reviews twice a year
●Response within 4 business hours

📍 Best for: 10-50 users, servers present, needs network support.

Strategic IT

For regulated or more complex offices. More support time, stronger backup, planning and budgeting every quarter, and our fastest response.

●Everything in Operational
●More support time every month, shared by your team(about 3.5 hours a month for 10 users)
●Full backup of each server, plus Microsoft 365 backup(storage billed per GB)
●Backup checks with test restores, so we know the backups actually work
●Planning and IT budgeting every quarter
●Response within 2 business hours

📍 Best for: regulated industries, 15+ users, complex infrastructure.

 

Optional add-ons

Check anything that fits your office. It’s added to your estimate right away.

Your office is in:Travel and hourly rates are different in the Houston area.

Network Device Management (Essential)
We keep your firewall, switches, routers and wireless updated, backed up and watched. This is already part of Operational and Strategic.

Server Backup Checks (Essential)
Each month we confirm your server backups actually ran and can be restored. A backup nobody checks is one you find out about too late. Priced per server, and already part of Operational and Strategic.

Preventive Maintenance Visits
Scheduled visits to clean and check your computers, servers and network equipment. Dust and heat shorten equipment life more than most people think. Priced from how much equipment you have, and billed monthly over the year.
Visit frequency:
Prepaid Support Hours
Support time you buy ahead, once, at a lower hourly rate than paying as you go. It works with any tier, and it’s how most Essential clients get help.

ⓘ Prepaid hours are a one-time purchase, so they aren’t in the monthly range. Maintenance visits are billed monthly over the year.

Microsoft 365 licenses

Microsoft 365 is billed on its own line, not built into a tier, so you always see exactly what it costs. Pick a plan and we’ll add it to your estimate. Keeping licenses you already have? Leave it on “Not included.”


Compliance requirements

If your business has to follow rules like HIPAA or the FTC Safeguards Rule, check the ones that apply. Any of them adds our compliance security add-on to your estimate, $22 per user per month. Help with the rules themselves, like a gap assessment or written policies, is quoted separately.

HIPAA
NIST CSF
FTC Safeguards
PCI-DSS
CMMC
SOC 2

Your estimate

Estimated range
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per month
Selected tier
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ⓘ Backup storage is not included in this estimate. It’s billed by the GB, based on how much data you actually store. Microsoft 365 is only included if you picked a plan above.

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Enter your details and we’ll show every line of your estimate, and email you a copy to keep.

No spam and no pressure. We’ll send your estimate, and we may follow up once in case you have questions.

What’s Included — and What’s Billed Separately

The monthly estimate covers your managed services fee: what it costs for us to manage, watch and secure your environment every month. A few things are always billed on their own, because they depend on how much data you have and what you need, and we can’t honestly guess them ahead of time.

✓ Included in your monthly fee

• The same security at every tier: around-the-clock threat monitoring, email protection, staff training and automatic updates
• Remote monitoring and management of every enrolled device
• Network management (Operational and Strategic; an add-on on Essential)
• Backup software and scheduling
• Support time every month (Operational and Strategic)
• Planning meetings (twice a year on Operational, quarterly on Strategic)

ⓘ Billed separately

• Backup cloud storage — charged by the GB of data you store, so it depends on how much data you have
• Hardware — workstations, servers, network equipment, and accessories are quoted separately
• Project work — moves, new setups and one-time projects are scoped and quoted on their own
• Compliance consulting — HIPAA, NIST, FTC Safeguards and similar rules need their own scoping and are priced per project
• Microsoft 365 licenses: billed on their own line at the plan you choose
• Prepaid support hours: a one-time block of support time, bought when you need it
• Onboarding: a one-time fee, billed with your first month

What Happens After the Managed IT Services Pricing Estimate

The calculator gets you a realistic starting point. A real proposal needs us to see your environment first. Here’s how it goes from estimate to signed agreement.

1

Free strategy call

We look at what you have now, talk through what’s been frustrating, and find any gaps. It’s a conversation, not a sales pitch.

2

Formal proposal delivered fast

A proposal that shows every line: what’s covered and what it costs each month. Most go out within 2 business days.

3

Review, questions, and adjustments

We go through the proposal together and change the scope if something doesn’t fit. We’d rather get it right than rush you.

4

Agreement signed, onboarding begins

We sign the service agreement and schedule onboarding. Most clients are fully set up within 2 to 3 weeks.

Details that matter

How Coverage and Service Levels Fit Together

Around-the-clock monitoring and support availability are different from included support hours and response targets. Your selected tier defines included time, backup coverage, testing and planning; separately scoped projects and add-ons are identified in the proposal.

Use the pricing breakdown to compare service levels, and discuss the systems and workloads your business needs covered.

Not Sure Which Managed IT Services Pricing Tier Fits?

The calculator gives you a solid ballpark. The most accurate number comes from a free strategy call, where we look at your environment, talk through what you need, and give you a formal quote with no obligation.

Already Know What You Need?

If you already know what you need, ask for a formal proposal. We’ll walk through your environment, confirm pricing, and get a service agreement to you quickly.