What should you budget for managed IT?

Enter your team size to see the right SynergyIQ plan, your monthly and annual cost, the effective per-user price, and how it stacks up against an in-house IT hire. Free, instant, no email required.

Your team

Tell us how many people you support and what kind of business you run. We'll recommend the right tier.

Staff with a computer, email, or phone you'd want supported.
Medical, dental, DME, and sleep practices need EDR + a BAA from day one.
Recommended plan

Your estimate

Silver
$599/mo
6–15 users
Annual costPlan only, before onboarding
$7,188
Effective cost / userPer user, per month
$75
EDR, after-hours support, and a priority SLA for growing teams.
vs. one in-house IT hire
~$86,000 / yr less
A single mid-level hire runs ~$7,800/mo loaded — and can't cover 24/7.
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Estimates use SynergyIQ's published monthly plan pricing and a typical loaded cost (~$7,800/mo) for one mid-level IT administrator. Actual onboarding fees, add-ons, and co-managed pricing for larger teams are quoted separately. This is a budgeting guide, not a formal quote.

How the recommendation works

Plain logic, real published prices — no mystery markup.

Bronze · $299/mo
1–5 users. 24/7 RMM monitoring, M–F helpdesk, patching, Microsoft 365 admin.
Silver · $599/mo
6–15 users. Everything in Bronze + EDR, after-hours support, monthly check-in, priority SLA.
Gold · $1,200/mo
16–35 users. Everything in Silver + vCIO, quarterly business reviews, dedicated technician, 1-hr SLA.
36+ users
Co-managed: Gold as the base plus per-seat add-ons. The estimate shown is a floor — book a consult for exact scoping.

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Frequently asked questions

How much should a small business spend on managed IT?

For most small businesses and medical practices, fully managed IT is a flat monthly fee by company size, not per incident. SynergyIQ runs $299/mo for 1–5 users (Bronze), $599/mo for 6–15 (Silver), and $1,200/mo for 16–35 (Gold) — roughly $40–$80 per user per month all-in, far below a full-time hire.

Is managed IT cheaper than hiring in-house?

For teams under about 35 users, almost always. One mid-level IT admin costs roughly $75,000 base — about $7,800/mo once you add benefits, taxes, tools, and training — and one person can't cover nights, weekends, or vacations. A managed plan covers a whole team, 24/7 monitoring, and security tooling for a fraction of that.

Do medical and dental practices need a different plan?

Yes. HIPAA-regulated practices should start at Silver even under five users, because they need EDR with audit logging and a signed BAA from day one. This estimator factors that in when you pick a healthcare practice.

Are there setup or onboarding fees?

Yes — a one-time MSP activation/onboarding fee covers discovery, documentation, agent deployment, and security baselining, quoted separately from the monthly plan. Book a consult for an exact onboarding quote.

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