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Framework IT

Framework IT was named in 2 of the 16 managed IT service providers questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 80 of the 469 AI responses sampled across those questions (17.1%).

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17%Of 469 sampled
1Best tier reached

Framework IT is strongest on “Who are the best managed IT providers in my city?”, where it was named in 45 of 234 responses (19.2%), placing it in tier 3 of that report.

What Framework IT is surfaced for in managed IT service providers

Based on the measured answers, Framework IT is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “Who are the best managed IT providers in my city?” and “Who provides IT leadership rather than just IT support?”.

How the answers describe the firmProvides fractional CIO/CISO advisory and technology leadership for companies that don't justify full-time executives.

In this sample, Framework IT was named on 2 of the 15 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

Framework IT was named on 2 of these 15 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 Framework IT placed, or a dash where it was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold. Every row links to the full report.
QuestionLeaderFramework IT
What are the best managed IT service providers?322 answersAccenture62%—
What is the best IT company for a small business?270 answersNtiva44%—
Which managed IT providers specialize in regulated and compliance-heavy industries?270 answersDataprise32%—
Which MSPs can support offices in multiple states?270 answersmWave27%—
Which managed service providers are strongest with Microsoft 365 and Azure?270 answersRackspace46%—
Which companies provide outsourced IT help desk support?270 answersBuchanan Technologies20%—
Which managed service providers are strongest on cybersecurity?269 answersArctic Wolf45%—
Which providers offer co-managed IT alongside an in-house team?269 answersNetSys25%—
Our current IT provider is unresponsive. Who should we switch to?265 answersIntegris9%—
Who are the best IT outsourcing firms for mid-market and enterprise companies?262 answersAccenture66%—
Who handles backup, disaster recovery and ransomware response?235 answersSourcepass14%—
Who manages business networks, firewalls and phone systems?235 answersVEnterprise15%—
Who provides IT leadership rather than just IT support?235 answersWCC16%15% · tier 1
Who are the best managed IT providers in my city?234 answersIntegris50%19% · tier 3
Which managed IT providers have documented client results?30 answersClick One MSP33%—
How much does a managed service provider cost per user?pricing · 260 answerswhat firms charge—

Who leads managed IT service providers overall: Accenture tops 2 of 15 · Integris tops 2 of 15 · Arctic Wolf tops 1 of 15 · Buchanan Technologies tops 1 of 15 · Click One MSP tops 1 of 15 · Dataprise tops 1 of 15. See all reports.

Where Framework IT was named

One row per report in which Framework IT 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
Who are the best managed IT providers in my city?345 of 23419.2%
Who provides IT leadership rather than just IT support?135 of 23514.9%

What Framework IT gets named for

Across the 16 managed IT service providers questions measured, Framework IT is named most often on “Who are the best managed IT providers in my city?” — it appears in 45 of the 234 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 19.2% of them. Its next strongest question is “Who provides IT leadership rather than just IT support?”, where it appears in 35 of 235 responses (14.9%).

Framework IT clears the reporting threshold on 2 of the 16 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 Framework IT’s tier placings mean

On “Who are the best managed IT providers in my city?”, Framework IT sits in tier 3 of 3, named in 45 of 234 responses (19.2%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 50.0% of responses against Framework IT’s 19.2%. It shares tier 3 with LeadingIT, Network 1 Consulting, PSM Partners, Ripple, Prototype IT, Southeastern Computer Associates and XL.net, which the sample cannot separate from it.

On “Who provides IT leadership rather than just IT support?”, Framework IT sits in tier 1 of 2, named in 35 of 235 responses (14.9%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 235 responses, the gap between Framework IT and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Framework IT shares tier 1 with WCC, NetStandard and Smartweb, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 6 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Framework IT from them.

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