Fully managed
Best fit$42,336/ year
$3,528 / month
Everything handled, one monthly bill.
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What should IT cost your business?
Compare the yearly cost of a managed IT provider, co-managed IT and hiring your own IT team — then get a real quote.
Your business
Your yearly comparison
Based on your answers, fully managed IT fits best. You get a full team for less than one hire.
Internal team
$139,908/ year
$11,659 / month
Your people, your payroll.
Co-managed
$153,108/ year
$12,759 / month
Your expert, our safety net.
See how the three options compare
| Coverage | Fully managed | Co-managed | Internal team |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you get | A full team, security tools and 24/7 monitoring. | Your specialist on the work only they can do, RIVNT on devices, security, backups and time off. | People on site who know your systems. |
| What you give up | No one on site every day. | It costs more than one hire — you're paying for coverage, not savings. | No backup for nights, vacations or turnover unless you buy it. |
| Monitoring around the clock | Yes | Yes | No, unless you buy it |
| Backup when someone's sick, on vacation or quits | Yes | Yes | No |
| Range of skills (help desk, network, security, cloud) | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Insurance-ready security and proof for renewals | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Documentation your business owns | Yes | Yes | Partial — often lives in one person's head |
| Daily depth in your own platforms (Salesforce, CRM, ERP) | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Someone leading your IT roadmap full time | Partial — quarterly or vCIO by tier | Yes | Yes |
| On site every day | No — scheduled visits and dispatch | Partial | Yes |
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Estimates only. Salaries are 2025 Omaha medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; tool costs are typical vendor-direct prices. Microsoft 365 Business Premium list price shown.
Frequently Asked Questions
For most businesses under about 50 employees, yes. One Omaha systems administrator costs about $123,000 a year with benefits and payroll taxes, before tools. Managed IT for 20 users runs about $42,000 a year including Microsoft licenses.
When you need daily depth in your own platforms, like Salesforce, a CRM or an ERP, or someone leading an IT roadmap toward a compliance standard or a major goal.
Your IT person stays in charge of the work only they can do, and an MSP covers devices, security, backups, the help desk and time off.
The 2025 median annual wages for the Omaha metro, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. You can change them to match your market.