Managed IT Services in Houston, TX
24 managed IT providers actively serve Houston, TX; 12 are run from the metro and 12 operate here as one of several offices. Of those, 1 publishes pricing, ranging from $91 to $138 per seat per month; 19 offer round-the-clock monitoring, and 14 hold a certification we could confirm against a public registry. Local demand skews toward energy and healthcare, which is reflected in the compliance frameworks these providers support.
All 24 providers as a table
| Provider | Based | 24/7 | Certifications | Compliance | Price / seat | Quotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Technologies, Inc. | Not stated | Yes | 6 | CMMC, HIPAA | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| AIRIAM MDT LLC | Not stated | Yes | 5 | NIST | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Cambay Solutions LLC | Katy, TX | Yes | 5 | HIPAA, FERPA | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| ECF Data LLC | Las Vegas, NV | Not disclosed | 4 | CMMC | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Kraft Kennedy | Not stated | Yes | 3 | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Meriplex Communications | Houston, TX | Yes | 3 | HIPAA, PCI DSS, CMMC | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Aldridge | Not stated | Yes | 2 | HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST, CMMC | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Digital Boardwalk Inc. | Pensacola, FL | Yes | 1 | CMMC, HIPAA, NIST 800-171 | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| ERGOS Technology Partners, Inc. | Houston, TX | Yes | 1 | SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST, CMMC, PCI DSS | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| HoustonTech | Houston, TX | Yes | None on record | HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST, CMMC | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Uprite Services, LLC | Not stated | Yes | None on record | HIPAA, CMMC | $91–138 | Get quotes |
| Acuutech Ltd | Houston, TX | Not disclosed | 4 | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| DataVox | Not stated | Not disclosed | 4 | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Techwave | Houston, TX | Not disclosed | 4 | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Rand Group | Not stated | Not disclosed | 3 | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Vistas Cloud LLC | Not stated | Yes | 3 | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Contigo Technology | Austin, TX | Yes | None on record | CMMC, HIPAA, NIST | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| ECS (Expert Computer Solutions) | Houston, TX | Yes | None on record | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Elevate Technology | Houston, TX | Yes | None on record | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Enstep Technology Solutions | Houston, TX | Yes | None on record | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| HighPoint Technology Group | Houston, TX | Yes | None on record | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| PennComp | Houston, TX | Yes | None on record | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Preactive IT Solutions | Not stated | Yes | None on record | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
| Xvand Technology | Houston, TX | Yes | None on record | None on record | Not disclosed | Get quotes |
Local firms and multi-location firms are both here
12 of these are run from the Houston metro; the other 12 operate an office here but are run from elsewhere, or list offices in several metros without naming one as home. Both are in the list above — use Run from this metro in the filters to see only the first group. We do not exclude either, because a firm run from elsewhere is a different purchase rather than a worse one. How we decide which is which.
What is specific to Houston
Houston's energy and medical-center employers push more providers here toward OT/ICS exposure and HIPAA work than a typical metro of its size. Texas has no single comprehensive privacy statute covering all businesses, so framework choice is usually driven by the customer's industry rather than by state law.
Dominant local industries: Energy, Healthcare, Petrochemical, Logistics. Providers here are more likely to hold the frameworks those industries are audited against, which is why the compliance column separates this list more than the services column does — almost every provider covers help desk and endpoints; far fewer can take you through an audit.
How to narrow this list
If you have no internal IT
Weight round-the-clock coverage and the breadth of the services column. You are buying the absence of a problem, so gaps in scope become your problem by default.
If you already have IT staff
Look at co-managed arrangements instead. Full outsourcing usually duplicates work you already pay for.
If a customer is asking for SOC 2
Start with the compliance track. Audit readiness is a separate engagement from day-to-day IT.
If security is the actual concern
Monitoring alone rarely resolves incidents. Compare MDR providers, who also handle response.
Compliance frameworks named by providers in Houston
- CMMC — named by 9 of the 24 providers listed here
- HIPAA — named by 9 of the 24 providers listed here
- NIST — named by 5 of the 24 providers listed here
- PCI DSS — named by 4 of the 24 providers listed here
These counts are what each company publishes on its own site, not an audit result. A provider naming SOC 2 is saying it helps clients get audit-ready — it is not saying it holds a report itself. Ask for the report, and for the monitoring hours in writing, before you sign. Audit readiness is a separate engagement from day-to-day IT; the compliance track covers what that involves.
Managed IT in Houston — common questions
Which of these providers is actually near me in Houston?
All 24 publish an office address inside the Houston metro: Houston, Katy, Spring, Sugar Land, The Woodlands. Address matters only if you need someone on site: help desk, monitoring and security work are delivered remotely regardless of where the provider sits. On-site response matters for offices with physical servers, network gear, or staff who need desk-side support. The list above has a "based in this metro" filter, which uses the head office rather than any branch.
How much does managed IT cost in Houston?
One provider on this page publishes rates: $91–$138 per seat per month. That is a single data point, not a market rate. The rest price by scope and quote per engagement, so treat this as a starting reference and request two or three quotes to establish your own range.
We already have an IT provider. What does switching involve?
Most transitions take four to eight weeks and run in parallel with the outgoing provider. The parts worth settling before you sign are documentation handover, admin credential transfer, and who owns the monitoring agents installed on your machines. Ask any provider you shortlist to describe their transition plan in writing.
What do the certifications in the table mean?
They are vendor and industry credentials we could confirm against a public registry — CompTIA's Trustmark, or a vendor's own partner directory. We list the source and check date next to each one. A provider with none on record is not necessarily uncertified; it means we could not verify one.
Related
Managed security providers · MDR and SOC services · What managed IT costs · MSP vs MSSP — what the difference actually is
Managed IT in other metros
Austin, TX · Dallas, TX · Fort Worth, TX · San Antonio, TX · Atlanta, GA · Baltimore, MD · Boston, MA · Charlotte, NC · Chicago, IL · Cincinnati, OH · Cleveland, OH · Columbus, OH · Denver, CO · Detroit, MI · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Greenville, SC · Indianapolis, IN · Irvine, CA · Jacksonville, FL · Kansas City, MO · Las Vegas, NV · Long Island, NY · Los Angeles, CA · Miami, FL · Milwaukee, WI · Minneapolis, MN · Nashville, TN · New York, NY · Orlando, FL · Philadelphia, PA · Phoenix, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland, OR · Raleigh, NC · Richmond, VA · Sacramento, CA · Salt Lake City, UT · San Diego, CA · San Francisco, CA · San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · St. Louis, MO · Tampa, FL · Tulsa, OK · Washington, DC