Solid Select vs Solid Unlimited: Which Managed IT Plan Is Right for You?
What every Managed IT plan includes, how Solid Select and Solid Unlimited differ, and how to choose.
Read the guide →Solid Systems is an IT company that runs, secures and improves the technology behind South African businesses. Our IT services cover managed IT, IT support, IT consulting, IT audits, Microsoft licensing, cloud services, cyber security and Microsoft 365, delivered by IT pros you know by name from our Johannesburg and Cape Town offices.
We run your IT for a monthly fee per user: monitoring, patching, backups, security, Microsoft 365 support and a helpdesk for your people, with a technology plan behind it.
Managed IT services →Human IT support, remote and onsite, from IT pros who know your business, with a guaranteed response SLA and a portal to log and follow every request.
IT support →Virtual CIOs who build your IT strategy and technology roadmap, put your priorities in order and hold your other technology suppliers to account.
IT consulting →Our Systems Review measures your technology against our standard, finds the risks and gaps, and gives you a written report and roadmap.
IT audit →Microsoft 365, Azure and Dynamics 365 subscriptions, right-sized and supported through the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider programme.
Microsoft licensing →Cloud storage, backup, disaster recovery and migration, including Microsoft Azure, planned around how your people work.
Cloud services →Protection for your email, identities, devices and data, from multi-factor authentication and Microsoft Defender to POPIA checks and Secure365.
Cyber security →Teams, Outlook, SharePoint and OneDrive set up around how your business works, kept up to date, with onboarding so your people use them well.
Microsoft 365 →An IT service provider looks after the technology a business runs on, so its people can get on with their work. Some providers only fix things when they break and bill you for the call-out. That break-fix model keeps costs unpredictable and leaves the same problems coming back.
Solid Systems works end to end. We monitor and maintain your devices and systems, keep them secure and backed up, support your people when they need help, manage your technology suppliers, and plan what to change as your business grows. Every client has a dedicated Customer Success Manager and IT pros who know their setup.
What makes the difference is how we work. We’re human, not robots: you speak to people, not a ticket queue. We work smarter, with tools and processes that prevent problems instead of repeating fixes. We look after businesses big and small, from teams of a handful of people to companies of several hundred. And everything we recommend is aligned with your goals, so every rand you spend on technology has a business reason behind it.
Our IT solutions are the changes that move a business forward, not just the support that keeps it running. Each one starts with a plan, and we review progress with you twice a year in a technology and strategy session.
Most IT companies for small business offer a choice between a part-time IT person and a large provider that doesn’t know your name. Neither suits a growing team. Managed IT gives a small or mid-sized business the skills of a full IT department for a predictable monthly fee per user, so a smaller team pays less.
Solid Select is co-managed: a monthly fee per user, with support billed as you use it, which suits businesses with an in-house IT person or modest support needs. Solid Unlimited covers unlimited remote support for a fixed monthly fee. Every plan includes proactive monitoring, patching, security and backups, a Systems Review, a technology plan and your own IT pros.
Whatever your size, you get the same guaranteed response SLA, the same Microsoft-certified people and a plan that grows with you. Why managed IT makes sense for small businesses, or compare Solid Select and Solid Unlimited.
Our South African team works from two offices: Johannesburg (5 Willow Brook St, Birnam) and Cape Town (Soho On Strand, De Waterkant). Most support is remote, so we look after businesses across South Africa, and our engineers visit onsite when a job needs hands on a device or a network. Onsite IT support is included with Solid Unlimited + Onsite and billed as used on the other plans.
In Gauteng, our Johannesburg team supports businesses from Sandton and Midrand to Pretoria and Centurion. Our London office looks after clients in the United Kingdom, so companies with teams in both countries get one partner across both.
PortfolioMetrix, an investment manager of more than 60 people in South Africa and the United Kingdom, needed an IT partner it could trust with day-to-day support and infrastructure as it grew. With Solid Systems it tracks every issue from report to resolution, supports its remote teams and has its networks and systems monitored proactively.
“I like having processes in place, and I felt that Solid Systems were very structured in their approach. I think that was the overwhelming deciding factor.”
Oscar Reitsma, Head of Technology, PortfolioMetrix
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Managed IT services, IT support, IT consulting, IT audits, Microsoft licensing, cloud services including Microsoft Azure, cyber security and Microsoft 365, for businesses across South Africa. Most clients start with managed IT, which brings support, security and planning together for one monthly fee per user.
IT services keep your technology running day to day: support, monitoring, patching, backups and security. IT solutions change how your business works, such as moving to the cloud, setting up hybrid working or automating a manual process. We provide both, and plan the solutions with you in regular reviews.
Yes. Every plan is priced per user, per month, so a smaller team pays less, and Solid Select lets you pay for support as you use it. Why managed IT makes sense for small businesses.
Yes. Most support is remote, so we look after businesses across South Africa, including Pretoria and Centurion and Polokwane. Our engineers visit onsite when a job needs it: onsite support is included with Solid Unlimited + Onsite and billed as used on the other plans.
Book a 30-minute consultation. We’ll ask how your business works today and what you want to change, then recommend the next step. For many businesses that is a Systems Review, which shows where your IT stands and what to fix first.
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