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CompassMSP

CompassMSP was named in 2 of the 17 managed IT service providers questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 137 of the 761 AI responses sampled across those questions (18.0%).

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2 / 17Questions named in
137Responses naming it
18%Of 761 sampled
2Best tier reached

CompassMSP is strongest on “Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries?”, where it was named in 79 of 380 responses (20.8%), placing it in tier 2 of that report.

What CompassMSP is surfaced for in managed IT service providers

Based on the measured answers, CompassMSP is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries?” and “Which MSPs can support offices in multiple states?”.

How the answers describe the firmProvides managed IT support to multi-location enterprises with unified billing and localized onsite support across multiple branches.

In this sample, CompassMSP was named on 2 of the 16 managed IT service providers ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:

This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.

Every question in managed IT service providers

CompassMSP was named on 2 of these 16 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.

Leader is the most-named firm on that question. The last column shows where CompassMSP placed, or a dash where it was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold. Every row links to the full report.
QuestionLeaderCompassMSP
What are the best managed IT service providers?454 answersAccenture59%—
Which MSPs can support offices in multiple states?381 answersmWave25%15% · tier 2
Which managed service providers are strongest with Microsoft 365 and Azure?381 answersRackspace45%—
What is the best IT company for a small business?380 answersNtiva42%—
Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries?380 answersDataprise31%21% · tier 2
Which companies provide outsourced IT help desk support?380 answersNtiva22%—
Which managed service providers are strongest on cybersecurity?379 answersArctic Wolf45%—
Which providers offer co-managed IT alongside an in-house team?379 answersHi-Tek Data23%—
Our current IT provider is unresponsive. Who should we switch to?375 answersGlobal IT8%—
Who are the best IT outsourcing firms for mid-market and enterprise companies?372 answersAccenture64%—
Who handles backup, disaster recovery and ransomware response?345 answersSourcepass13%—
Who manages business networks, firewalls and phone systems?345 answersVEnterprise12%—
Who provides IT leadership rather than just IT support?345 answersWCC13%—
Who are the best managed IT providers in my city?345 answersIntegris46%—
Which managed IT providers have documented client results?135 answersITSco42%—
Which MSPs provide transparent service-level reporting?125 answersINOC13%—
How much does a managed service provider cost per user?pricing · 370 answerswhat firms charge—

Who leads managed IT service providers overall: Accenture tops 2 of 16 · Ntiva tops 2 of 16 · Arctic Wolf tops 1 of 16 · Dataprise tops 1 of 16 · Global IT tops 1 of 16 · Hi-Tek Data tops 1 of 16. See all reports.

Where CompassMSP was named

One row per report in which CompassMSP cleared the reporting threshold. Reports where it was not named often enough to clear that threshold are not listed. Each report states its own sample size and collection window.
QuestionTierResponsesShare
Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries?279 of 38020.8%
Which MSPs can support offices in multiple states?258 of 38115.2%

What CompassMSP gets named for

Across the 17 managed IT service providers questions measured, CompassMSP is named most often on “Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries?” — it appears in 79 of the 380 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 20.8% of them. Its next strongest question is “Which MSPs can support offices in multiple states?”, where it appears in 58 of 381 responses (15.2%).

CompassMSP clears the reporting threshold on 2 of the 17 questions. The spread matters as much as the peak: a firm named across several different questions is one an assistant reaches for generally, where a firm named on one is attached to a single specialism.

What CompassMSP’s tier placings mean

On “Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries?”, CompassMSP sits in tier 2 of 3, named in 79 of 380 responses (20.8%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 31.1% of responses against CompassMSP’s 20.8%. It shares tier 2 with Uptime Legal, Frontline Managed Services and Verito, which the sample cannot separate from it. 6 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate CompassMSP from them.

On “Which MSPs can support offices in multiple states?”, CompassMSP sits in tier 2 of 2, named in 58 of 381 responses (15.2%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 25.2% of responses against CompassMSP’s 15.2%. It shares tier 2 with SWK Technologies, OCx Networks, Techmate, Techs in a Sec, SORA Partners, NCR and Olmec, which the sample cannot separate from it.

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