October 22, 2026
Short answer
New Orleans has several established managed IT providers: firms founded between 1980 and 2004, with offices from Tulane Avenue to Metairie. The firms differ less in what they offer than in what they publish. Only two of the ten publish prices. Three publish a numeric response-time commitment. If you are comparing providers, use the questions at the end of this post to make every firm show you the same things.
Facts checked 2026-10-22.
Disclosure: Ener Systems is a managed IT provider serving New Orleans, and it appears in this list. We wrote the criteria. Ener Systems meets all seven, partly because these are the things we think a buyer should be able to see before calling anyone. Judge the criteria for yourself, and use the "best fit for" lines, not the checkmarks, to make a shortlist. Every fact about another company links to the page we read it on.
How we compared them
Every firm was scored only on what its own public website said on 2026-10-22. We did not use phone calls, mystery shopping or opinion. A firm that does something but does not publish it gets no checkmark. The question is what a buyer can verify before the first sales call.
| # | Criterion | Why it matters to a buyer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office in the New Orleans metro, with a published street address | On-site help, and accountability |
| 2 | Published pricing or price list | Lets you budget before a sales call |
| 3 | Published numeric response-time figure | "Fast" means nothing without a number |
| 4 | Co-managed IT offered | Matters if you already have IT staff |
| 5 | Compliance frameworks named (HIPAA, CMMC, PCI and others) | Matters if you are regulated |
| 6 | 24/7 support or help desk stated | Problems do not keep business hours |
| 7 | Rated on an independent review site we could read (Clutch) | Others' words, not the firm's own |
The scorecard
| Firm | 1 Local office | 2 Pricing | 3 Response # | 4 Co-managed | 5 Compliance | 6 24/7 | 7 Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellwether Technology | yes | no | no | yes | no frameworks named | not found | listed, no rating |
| CommTech | yes | no | no | testimonial only | CMMC-AB logo only | yes | not listed |
| Corporate Technologies | yes (Harvey) | yes | yes | not found | HIPAA support mentioned | yes | yes |
| Courant | yes | no | no | not found | compliance mentioned, no frameworks named | monitoring only | listed, no rating |
| Crescent Tek | yes | no | no | not found | not found | unclear | not listed |
| Ener Systems (publisher) | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes (1 review) |
| InfoTECH Solutions | yes | no | no | not found | yes | yes | not listed |
| New Orleans Integrated Technologies | no address published | no | no | not found | not found | no (Mon-Fri 8-5) | not listed |
| Turn Key Solutions | yes (Metairie) | no | yes | yes | compliance mentioned, no frameworks named | yes | listed, no rating |
| Universal Data Inc. (UDI) | yes | no | no | yes | not named on page read | monitoring stated | listed, no rating |
"Not found" means we did not find the item on the pages listed in each profile. It does not mean the firm lacks the item. Ask the firm.
The firms, alphabetically
Bellwether Technology
- Office: 4423 LaSalle St., New Orleans (source: https://www.belltec.com/who-we-are/)
- Founded: 1980, starting as a ComputerLand franchise (source: https://www.belltec.com/who-we-are/)
- Offers: managed IT, co-managed IT, Managed Cyber Defense and compliance services (source: https://www.belltec.com/services/)
- Industries named: energy, nonprofits, financial services, engineering, healthcare, law firms (source: https://www.belltec.com/industries/)
- Best fit for: mid-sized organizations that want a large local team and long client relationships.
CommTech
- Office: 3240 S. I-10 Service Road, Metairie (source: https://www.commtech.com/about/)
- In business: "Since 1990" (source: https://www.commtech.com/)
- Support hours: "24/7/365" bilingual help desk (source: https://www.commtech.com/)
- Industries named: construction and architecture firms (source: https://www.commtech.com/)
- Best fit for: businesses that want round-the-clock bilingual help desk support across the Gulf Coast.
Corporate Technologies
- Office: 651 Leson Ct, Harvey (source: https://gocorptech.com/contact-us/). This is a national firm headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN, with 21 locations in 18 states (sources: same page and https://www.gocorptech.com/).
- In business: since 1981 (source: https://www.gocorptech.com/)
- Pricing: published per-user plans from $35 to $80 per user per month (source: https://gocorptech.com/managed-it-packages/)
- Response: "Average Call Response Time: 67s" (source: https://gocorptech.com/managed-it-packages/)
- Reviews: 4.6 out of 5 from 20 reviews on Clutch (source: https://clutch.co/it-services/msp/new-orleans)
- Best fit for: businesses that want published, per-user pricing and the depth of a national provider.
Courant
- Office: 2200 Tulane Ave #302, New Orleans (source: https://gocourant.com/about/)
- Founded: "founded in 1997", as Rent-A-Nerd, Inc.; renamed Courant in 2021 (sources: https://gocourant.com/ and https://gocourant.com/about/)
- Industries named: law firms, architecture, engineering, construction, maritime, nonprofits (source: https://gocourant.com/about/)
- Support: "a live, local person answers the phone" during business hours, with 24/7 monitoring (source: https://gocourant.com/technology/)
- Best fit for: professional firms that want a local person on the phone during business hours.
Crescent Tek
- Office: 3331 Severn Avenue, Suite 204, Metairie (source: https://www.crescenttek.net/about/approach)
- Offers: cloud phone systems (PBX), unified communications, backup and disaster recovery (source: https://www.crescenttek.net/)
- Industries named: automotive, healthcare and legal (source: https://www.crescenttek.net/about/approach), plus medical, government and hospitality (source: https://www.crescenttek.net/)
- Best fit for: businesses that want phones and IT from one provider.
Ener Systems (publisher of this article)
- Offices: 715 Girod Street, Suite 200B, New Orleans, and 19295 N. 3rd Street, Suite 5, Covington (source: https://www.enersystems.com/about-us/)
- In business: serving New Orleans businesses since 1997 (source: https://www.enersystems.com/about-us/)
- Pricing: published: $88.87 per device and $41.67 per user per month on a 36-month agreement, with a 60-day money-back guarantee (source: https://www.enersystems.com/pricing/)
- Response: critical issues "typically under 15 minutes to first engagement during business hours and under 30 minutes after-hours" (source: https://www.enersystems.com/services/managed-it-services/)
- Reviews: 5.0 on Clutch from 1 review (source: https://clutch.co/it-services/msp/new-orleans)
- Best fit for: regulated small and mid-sized businesses (HIPAA, CMMC, PCI) that want a flat price with no per-ticket charges.
InfoTECH Solutions
- Office: 3014 Dauphine Street, Suite 100, New Orleans, plus Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Jennings (source: https://infotech.us/about-us/)
- Founded: 2004 (source: https://infotech.us/about-us/)
- Compliance: reviews for HIPAA, PCI and GLBA (source: https://www.infotech.us/)
- Support: 24/7 IT support (source: https://infotech.us/managed-it-services/)
- Best fit for: businesses with offices in both South Louisiana and Acadiana.
New Orleans Integrated Technologies
- Established: 2003 (source: https://neworleansit.com/about/)
- Says: "to provide competitively priced technology solutions to New Orleans area businesses" (source: https://www.neworleansit.com/)
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM; weekends by appointment (source: https://neworleansit.com/contact/)
- Best fit for: small businesses that keep IT needs to business hours.
Turn Key Solutions
- Office: 4051 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Suite 309, Metairie; headquarters in Baton Rouge (source: https://www.turnkeysol.com/about-us)
- In business: "Locally owned and operated since 1999" (source: https://www.turnkeysol.com/)
- Response: "Average IT support response time is just 4.2 minutes" (source: https://www.turnkeysol.com/)
- Co-managed: offers Co-Managed IT Services (source: https://www.turnkeysol.com/co-managed-it/)
- Best fit for: businesses that want a published response-time figure and a 24/7 live help desk.
Universal Data Inc. (UDI)
- Office: 1312 Distributors Row, New Orleans (Elmwood) (source: https://udi.com/about/)
- Founded: 1982 (source: https://udi.com/about/)
- Offers: managed IT, co-managed IT and compliance services, with 24/7 monitoring (source: https://udi.com/managed-it-services/)
- Third-party: an AICPA SOC for Service Organizations badge is shown (source: https://udi.com/)
- Best fit for: organizations that want a long-established local firm with a SOC report.
Firms we looked at but did not score
- Sparkhound: headquartered in Baton Rouge, with no New Orleans office found, and primarily a consulting firm (source: https://www.sparkhound.com/managed-services/).
- Restech Information Services: based in Metairie. We could not read the details on its own website on the day we checked, so we did not score it from third-party pages.
When none of these is the right choice
- You have a complete internal IT team, including security and after-hours coverage. Hire for a single project instead.
- Your office has a few computers, runs on cloud apps and rarely has problems. Paying per incident can cost less than any monthly plan.
- You have internal IT staff who are stretched thin. Ask about co-managed IT specifically, not a full outsourced contract.
Five questions to ask every firm on your shortlist
- Can you show me a written price for my environment, with what is excluded?
- What is your response-time commitment for a critical issue, in writing?
- Which engineers will work on my account, and can I meet them?
- Have you supported a business under my compliance framework, and will you sign the agreement it requires?
- If we leave, what documentation do we get, and how does the handoff work?
The full list of 15 is in Questions to Ask Before Hiring an IT Provider in New Orleans. Pricing context is in What Does Managed IT Cost in Louisiana?
Frequently asked questions
Which New Orleans managed IT providers publish their prices?
Of the firms compared here, on 2026-10-22, Corporate Technologies and Ener Systems published prices on their websites. The others gave quotes on request.
How do I compare managed IT providers in New Orleans?
Ask every firm the same questions: written pricing, written response times, named engineers, compliance experience, and the exit process. Compare the answers side by side rather than comparing sales presentations.
Is a local managed IT provider better than a national one?
A local provider can send a technician on site and knows regional risks such as hurricane season. A national provider can offer more depth. Choose based on whether your business needs people on site.
