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MSP Comparison Guide

Choosing the Right IT Partner Starts with the Right Questions

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Choosing an IT provider is a long-term decision that affects security, productivity, and day-to-day operations. Yet many organizations struggle to compare their options in a meaningful way.

Sales conversations often sound similar, proposals can be difficult to interpret, and important differences don’t always surface until after an agreement is in place. That’s where a structured evaluation tool can make a real difference.

We’ve recently revised and updated our MSP Comparison Guide to reflect today’s IT realities. New sections on security and AI address how modern MSPs approach cybersecurity, emerging technologies, and long-term IT planning. It’s designed as a practical resource to help you ask better questions, capture clearer answers, and make more confident decisions when evaluating IT providers.

A Practical Framework for Comparing IT Providers

This guide gives you a neutral framework you can use to evaluate Managed IT Service Providers beyond surface-level claims.

Instead of relying on memory or informal notes, the guide helps you:

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Bring consistency to provider conversations
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Compare responses side by side
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Identify gaps or misalignment early
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Document what matters most to your organization

Take Control of Your IT Provider Evaluation Process

Finding the right IT Provider can be a complete game changer. Start with our MSP Comparison Guide.

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How This Guide Is Designed to Be Used

The MSP Comparison Guide is meant to be used before or alongside conversations with IT providers.

This can be used to prepare for initial meetings, guide an RFP process, reassess your current IT relationship, or align internal stakeholders around evaluation criteria. It’s useful for both technical and non-technical decision-makers who want a clearer view of what they’re being offered.

If you’re responsible for evaluating IT support, security services, or long-term technology partnerships, this workbook provides a structured starting point.

Where CoreTech Fits In

While this guide is designed to be provider-agnostic, CoreTech believes organizations benefit most from IT partners who prioritize alignment, transparency, and long-term planning.

As a locally owned and operated IT services provider in the Omaha area, CoreTech works closely with clients to understand their goals, assess risk, and provide technology guidance that supports actual business needs.

Many of the questions in this guide reflect the same conversations CoreTech has with its clients every day, focused on clarity, accountability, and proactive support.

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Evaluating IT providers or wondering if your current setup is truly supporting your business? Let’s talk it through.

Choosing the right IT partner doesn’t happen by accident. It requires a clear understanding of your priorities, your current environment, and the tradeoffs between different approaches.

Let’s chat about what a right-fit IT partnership could look like for your team.