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Managed IT in Orange County since 2007

The gold standard for managed IT in Orange County.

BRITECITY is the gold standard for managed IT in Orange County at published $157/user, $2,500/month floor, month-to-month, from 4 Executive Circle in Irvine. Book the 30-minute call on this page.

$157 per user each month, plus computers and mailboxes. Month-to-month, 30 days notice to leave.

At a glance

Average first response on emergencies (P1), 2026 year to date
16 min
Emergency commitment
1 hour, 24/7/365
Client satisfaction
98.4% SmileBack, last 90 days
Security
POLARITY, required
Office
4 Executive Circle, Irvine
Partner
Microsoft Solutions Partner

Response figures from our ticketing system. Last updated .

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Published list. A named Irvine team. Month-to-month.

The per-user line for a 50-person office is $7,850/month before computers and mailboxes, month-to-month. $2,500/month floor even at two seats. P1 emergencies averaged 16 minutes in 2026. Book a 30-minute call.

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$157
/user
$2,500
/mo floor
Irvine
HQ

Pricing

Published prices, billed monthly

The $2,500/month floor is the minimum. Headcount is not a cutoff.

Managed IT monthly rates
Per user$157/mo
Per computer$17.85/mo
Per mailbox$16.90/mo
Monthly floor$2,500
A 50-person office, per-user line$7,850/mo
Notice to leave30 days

$157 /user · $17.85 /computer · $16.90 /mailbox · $2,500 floor, not headcount · Month-to-month no long-term lock · 16-min P1 2026 average · 98.4% SmileBack last 90 · (949) 243-7440 Irvine line.

What's included at the published rate

What is included at the published managed IT rate
IncludedScope
Monitoring and maintenance24/7 monitoring, patching, and proactive maintenance
Help deskUnlimited help desk support; P1/P2 emergencies have a 1-hour response commitment, 24/7/365, as a service goal not a guarantee
On-siteUnlimited, within 25 miles of the Irvine office
SecurityRequired POLARITY cybersecurity stack
Backup and planningBackup verification, vendor coordination, and strategic IT planning

Project work and major-incident response are scoped and billed separately. Cybersecurity and cloud services beyond the included stack are priced outside the managed IT rate.

The agreement

What features do managed IT services include?

  • 24/7 monitoring

    Servers, computers and network devices are watched around the clock, so problems surface as alerts before they become tickets. It runs alongside the network security layer.

  • Help desk

    Unlimited remote support from a team in Irvine that knows your business, not a rotating call center. P1 and P2 emergencies carry a 1-hour response commitment, 24/7/365, as a service goal, not a guarantee. How the help desk works

  • On-site

    Unlimited and included within 25 miles of the Irvine office. We serve all 34 Orange County cities.

  • Maintenance and patching

    Windows, firmware and application updates on a schedule, timed around your working day.

  • POLARITY cybersecurity

    Layered defense across endpoint, email, identity and network, watched by people. Required for every managed client. What POLARITY covers

  • Vendors and documentation

    One point of contact for your ISPs, software vendors and renewals, and a living record of your environment, so nothing depends on one person remembering it.

  • Strategy and vCIO

    Quarterly business reviews and a budget you plan with us, including cloud and hardware refresh.

Definition

What are managed IT services?

Managed IT services are an outsourced IT department billed monthly. The provider watches your systems around the clock, answers your help desk, patches and backs up what you run, secures it, and plans what comes next. BRITECITY has delivered them from Irvine since 2007 for 150+ Orange County businesses.

Break-fix IT compared with managed IT
AreaBreak-fixBRITECITY managed IT
Cost modelPer incident or per hourFixed monthly, per user
EmergenciesHours to days1-hour P1/P2 response goal, 24/7
MonitoringNone, reactive only24/7, proactive
SecurityBasic or nonePOLARITY stack included
PlanningNoneQuarterly business reviews
VendorsYou handle itWe coordinate them
ContractPer incidentMonth-to-month
Break-fix and managed IT costs over a yearAn illustrative drawing of monthly IT cost across twelve months. The break-fix line sits low in quiet months and spikes twice, in the months something breaks. The managed IT line stays flat at the same cost every month.Cost each month12 monthsManaged ITBreak-fixSomething breaks
Illustrative shape, not real figures. For the same team, a managed agreement costs the same each month; break-fix costs less in a quiet month and far more in the month something breaks.

Weighing an internal hire instead? Read managed IT vs in-house.

Co-managed IT

Working with your internal IT (co-managed)

Keep the context and control of your internal team while BRITECITY adds the coverage, security, and overflow capacity your roadmap needs.

Co-managed IT split of duties
Your internal ITBRITECITY
Business context, staff, and day-to-day priorities24/7 monitoring, help desk overflow, and escalation coverage
On-site relationships, projects, and internal change managementRequired POLARITY cybersecurity, patching, and backup verification
Approvals, priorities, and decisions that stay with your teamSpecialist expertise, vendor coordination, and strategic planning
How co-managed IT splits the workTwo boxes. Your internal IT keeps the business context, priorities and approvals. BRITECITY covers 24/7 monitoring, security, patching and vendors. Your team hands BRITECITY overflow tickets and escalations, and BRITECITY hands back changes for your team to approve.Your internal ITContext, priorities, approvalsOverflow andescalationsChanges toapproveBRITECITY24/7 watch, security, patching, vendors

How co-managed IT works, or book the 30-minute call on this page to map the split to your team.

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SmileBack customer survey · October 2026

How it works

How do managed IT services work?

  1. Discovery & Assessment

    We evaluate your current IT environment, identify gaps, and understand your business goals to build a custom managed IT plan for your Orange County business.

  2. Onboarding & Documentation

    We document your systems, deploy our monitoring tools, and introduce you to your dedicated support team. Most onboardings complete in 2–4 weeks with minimal disruption.

    Read the onboarding process →
  3. Ongoing Support & Optimization

    Your dedicated team provides daily support while continuously improving your IT environment through proactive maintenance, security updates, and performance tuning.

  4. Strategic Planning

    Quarterly business reviews ensure your technology evolves with your business needs, including budget planning and infrastructure roadmaps.

Questions

Managed IT questions, answered

What does a managed IT services provider actually do for a mid-size company?

A managed IT services provider (MSP) acts as an outsourced technology operations team: monitoring systems around the clock, resolving help desk issues, maintaining security controls, patching and backing up critical systems, and coordinating vendors so internal staff can focus on the business. Mid-size companies typically use an MSP when ticket volume, after-hours coverage, or security expectations exceed what a single internal generalist can sustain.

How much do managed IT services cost in Orange County?

BRITECITY publishes $157 per user per month, month-to-month, with a $2,500/month floor, from 4 Executive Circle in Irvine. Computers $17.85. Mailboxes $16.90. That is our list, not an Orange County average.

What is included in BRITECITY managed IT services?

Published list is $157 per user per month with a $2,500/month floor, month-to-month. Included: 24/7 monitoring, unlimited help desk, required POLARITY cybersecurity, $17.85 per computer, and $16.90 per mailbox. Book the 30-minute call on this page.

What is the difference between break/fix IT and a fixed-fee managed agreement?

Break/fix IT bills when something fails, usually per incident or per hour, and work often starts only after someone reports a problem. A fixed-fee managed agreement pays a predictable monthly amount for ongoing monitoring, help desk support, maintenance, and the paired security and backup controls, whether or not an emergency is underway. Break/fix can look cheaper in quiet months and far more expensive during an outage, because every hour of triage is billable. A fixed-fee managed agreement turns technology operations into a budgetable operating expense instead of a stack of emergency invoices.

Managed IT vs in-house, compared →

What should I look for in a managed IT provider?

Key factors include response time commitments, contract flexibility (avoid multi-year lock-ins), included cybersecurity tools, local presence for on-site support, and client references. BRITECITY offers a 1-hour response commitment for P1 and P2 emergencies, 24/7/365, as a service goal not a guarantee, plus month-to-month terms and a full cybersecurity stack included in every plan.

Questions to ask an MSP →

How long does it take to switch IT providers?

A typical managed IT onboarding takes 2–4 weeks. BRITECITY's process includes a discovery assessment, full documentation of your environment, deployment of monitoring tools, and a warm handoff to your dedicated support team.

How onboarding works →

Do I need managed IT services if I have an internal IT person?

Yes, this is called co-managed IT. Your internal team handles day-to-day tasks while BRITECITY provides 24/7 monitoring, security expertise, overflow support, and strategic planning. It's like giving your IT person a full team behind them without hiring more staff.

Co-managed IT services →

Who provides managed IT services for manufacturing companies in Orange County?

BRITECITY provides managed IT services for manufacturing companies in Orange County. We also serve healthcare, legal, financial services, professional services, construction, education, and nonprofits. Each industry has specific compliance and technology requirements. Book a 30-minute call.

IT for manufacturers →

How should an Orange County business evaluate managed service providers?

Run the evaluation as a short evidence-gathering process rather than a comparison of sales decks. Start by writing down the outcomes you need: coverage hours, a response commitment you can hold someone to, the security and backup controls your insurer or auditor expects, any compliance obligations, and the seat count you expect in two years. Then ask each shortlisted provider for the actual service agreement and read the response commitments, the exclusions, and the notice period before comparing monthly price. Ask for measured data instead of marketing figures, for example the average first response on priority-one tickets and the system that number is reported from. Confirm which of your systems are covered by the base rate and which are billed as project work, and whether on-site visits are included or hourly. Finally, call two references of similar size in your industry and ask what the first 90 days actually looked like. Providers that publish pricing, put response commitments in writing, and keep terms month-to-month are the easiest to hold accountable after the sale.

How do managed IT services orange county providers differ from national MSPs?

Orange County managed IT providers like BRITECITY offer local on-site support included within 25 miles of the Irvine office and deep knowledge of the OC business landscape. For Orange County businesses, a local managed IT provider means engineers who work in this market and a team invested in the local business community.

Orange County coverage →

What should Orange County businesses look for in managed IT services pricing?

When evaluating managed IT services orange county pricing, look for: (1) per-user flat-rate pricing with no hidden fees, BRITECITY charges $157/user/month; (2) month-to-month contracts with no long-term lock-in; (3) all-inclusive pricing covering monitoring, help desk, security tools, and backup; (4) local support engineers included at no extra charge for on-site visits. Avoid providers who bill hourly for emergency response or charge separately for cybersecurity tools.

Which Orange County cities does BRITECITY provide managed IT services to?

BRITECITY provides managed IT services across all 34 incorporated Orange County cities: Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, and Yorba Linda. Coverage also reaches unincorporated communities such as Coto de Caza and Lake Forest neighborhoods such as Portola Hills. From the Irvine office, on-site is unlimited and included within 25 miles; BRITECITY serves all 34 Orange County cities.

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4 Executive Circle, Suite 190, Irvine, CA 92614. Emergencies, 24/7: (949) 243-7440