Top IT Consultants in the United States
U.S. IT consulting covers a broader range of work than the label suggests — from one-off cloud migrations to multi-year managed services contracts, from security audits to full digital transformation programs. The best U.S.IT consultants do two things at once: they bring deep technical expertise (in AWS, Azure, GCP, Salesforce, ServiceNow, SAP, or whatever your stack demands) and they translate that expertise into business outcomes your CFO actually cares about.
Clutch helps you compare top U.S. IT consulting firms through verified client reviews, service portfolios, and pricing data — so you can shortlist providers that fit your scope, your industry, and your budget. Filter by service area or industry, and explore related directories:
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 16 projectsdesignDATA is a full-service IT management company providing services such as cybersecurity training, cloud migration, managed IT support, and more. With nearly 100% positive feedback across diverse industries, clients frequently praise their exceptional customer service, tailored training programs, and proactive technology solutions. About 80% of reviews highlight their strong project management and successful outcomes in enhancing security and efficiency.
$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 12 projectsCorporate Technologies is a managed IT services provider offering support in IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and technical assistance. They maintain high client satisfaction, with over 90% of reviews highlighting their responsiveness and technical expertise. Clients emphasize their patience, reliability, and ability to deliver solutions on time, with minimal disruption. Overall, they are praised for their proactive approach and strong alignment with client needs.
$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 3 projectsDatalink Networks Inc. is an IT services company specializing in infrastructure transformation, network security, and IT support. The company consistently delivers dependable and efficient service, with reviews highlighting their ability to quickly resolve challenges and exceed expectations. Approximately 100% of reviewers praised their problem-solving capabilities, timely communication, and high availability, with no noted areas for improvement.
$50,000+< $25 / hr1,000 - 9,999Serves United StatesServices provided
See all 10 projectsFlairsTech is a versatile IT services company offering software development, DevOps support, customer service, and technical support. They demonstrate strong project management, communication, and flexibility, receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback for their technical know-how and team integration. Approximately 90% of reviewers commend their value for cost and alignment with company values, while some suggest potential improvements in communication and developer retention.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Austin, TX
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ISF, Inc. Is a software development firm. The team provides Custom Software Development and IT managed services and is in Austin, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Seattle, WA
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Founded in 2012, Strategic Business Decisions Consulting is an Application Testing company. Their team focuses on Application Testing and Digital Strategy.
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See all 96 projectsPeeklogic, LLC is a Salesforce development and consulting firm specializing in CRM implementation, customization, and integration. They receive overwhelmingly positive feedback, with approximately 100% of reviewers highlighting their strong project management, responsiveness, and ability to adapt Salesforce solutions to client needs. Clients also frequently commend Peeklogic, LLC for their clear communication and efficient delivery of projects.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Phoenix, AZ
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SEO Company Arizona is a small SEO services firm based in Phoenix, Arizona. Their services include Search Engine Optimization and Marketing Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Las Vegas, NV
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Advanced Legal is an IT managed services company established in 1999. The firm specializes in IT managed services and Business Consulting, and is small.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Westlake, OH
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Nitor Partners is a CRM consulting and SI company. They are in Westlake, Ohio. Their team focuses on CRM consulting and SI and Business Consulting.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Beavercreek, OH
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Proaxia consulting group is a midsize Business Consulting company located in Beavercreek, Ohio and Spreitenbach, Switzerland. The team offers Business Consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Dayton, OH
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Edaptive Computing, Inc. Is a Business Consulting company. Their team is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. The company specializes in Business Consulting and Custom Software Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Scotch Plains, NJ
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Short Hills Design, LLC is a SEO services firm. They are based in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Their team provides Search Engine Optimization and Web Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Tallahassee, FL
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Based in Tallahassee, Florida, IntegriSource, Inc. Is a small Engineering company. Their services include Engineering and ERP consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9DeBary, FL
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Florida R&D Associates is a software development company founded in 2015. Their services include Custom Software Development and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Atlanta, GA
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Established in 2006, Ideal Technology Group is a Staffing company. The team offers Staffing and Recruiting.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Bethesda, MD
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In Bethesda, Maryland, MYTA Technologies is an IT managed services company. Their services include IT managed services and IT staff augmentation.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Herndon, VA
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IT managed services company X2I Systems was launched in 2016. Based in Herndon, Virginia, the team focuses on IT managed services and IoT development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Phoenix, AZ
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DDC-I is a software development firm. Founded in 1980, the company is in Phoenix, Arizona. Their services include Custom Software Development and IT managed services.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Denver, CO
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Cloverhound is an API Development company. The team provides API Development and IT managed services, and the company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and Charlotte, North Carolina.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Seattle, WA
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Treadwell Data, an API Development company, is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Established in 2014, the team provides API Development and IT managed services.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Tempe, AZ
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CRM consulting and SI company Bara Agency is in Tempe, Arizona. Established in 2019, the team focuses on CRM consulting and SI and Web Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Savannah, GA
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Digital Access Security Integrated is a big data company. The Savannah, Georgia-based team focuses on BI & big data consulting & SI and Custom Software Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49San Diego, CA
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Established in 2017, JopeConnect is a small big data company. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI and Custom Software Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Huntsville, AL
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NVision Systems is an IT managed services company founded in 2009. The firm specializes in IT managed services and Web Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Portland, OR
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Dymaptic is a big data company. They are based in Portland, Oregon and have small team. They offer BI & big data consulting & SI and Custom Software Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Salem, OR
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Launched in 2017, Devmatics is a business intelligence company. Based in Salem, Oregon, the team offers BI & big data consulting & SI and Custom Software Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Raleigh, NC
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FintechOps is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based software development firm. They specialize in Custom Software Development and API Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Sandwich, MA
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Gemineye is a Sandwich, Massachusetts-based big data company. The team specializes in BI & big data consulting & SI and Custom Software Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Alexandria, VA
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Wexler Marketing is a SEO agency. They were established in 2012 and offer Search Engine Optimization and Video Production.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Milwaukee, WI
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Riseable is a social media marketing company. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, their team provides Social Media Marketing and Pay Per Click.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Austin, TX
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Tenlogic is a CRM consulting and SI company. They provide CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development and were established in 2022. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Addison, TX
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Headstorm LLC. Is an AI development company launched in 2016. The team offers Artificial Intelligence and Enterprise App Modernization and is located in Addison, Texas.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Jersey City, NJ
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Headquartered in Brampton, Canada and Jersey City, New Jersey, Keasis is a big data company. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI and Mobile App Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Chicago, IL
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Cylon Technologies is a big data company founded in 2004. The agency provides BI & big data consulting & SI and Application Testing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Orlando, FL
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Agrasen Technologies Inc., a SEO company, was launched in 2014. They specializes in Search Engine Optimization and Web Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49East Hartford, CT
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Telesis Data Solutions LLC, an Application Testing company, was established in 1997. The firm focuses on Application Testing and Robotics Process Automation.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249New York, NY
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RTTS is a business intelligence company. The company is in New York, New York. Their team specializes in BI & big data consulting & SI and Application Testing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Silver Spring, MD
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Inflectra is an IT managed services company in Silver Spring, Maryland. Their services include IT managed services and Application Testing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed250 - 999Cary, NC
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JMP is a data analytics company and custom software development company launched in 1989. The midsize team specializes in BI & big data consulting & SI and Custom Software Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Wilmington, NC
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GeoOwl is a big data company in Wilmington, North Carolina. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Chantilly, VA
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Redgrave Data is a midsize big data analytics company in Chantilly, Virginia. The team focuses on BI & big data consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Arlington, VA
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EconoVue is an Arlington, Virginia-based business intelligence company. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Princeton, NJ
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Zencon Group is a data analytics company. Their midsize team is based in Princeton, New Jersey and offers BI & big data consulting & SI and Staffing. The company was established in 2011.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Redmond, WA
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Data Science Dojo is a midsize Redmond, Washington-based data analytics company. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI and Generative AI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Northville, MI
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Business intelligence company Incite Analytics is in Northville, Michigan. The team specializes in BI & big data consulting & SI and Mobile App Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Troy, MI
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Established in 2017, Be More Digital is a small Troy, Michigan-based social media marketing firm. Their services include Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Burke, VA
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Small big data company SpatialSet, is based in Burke, Virginia. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Herndon, VA
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Launched in 2014, Swartek is a midsize data analytics company. Their team specializes in BI & big data consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Durham, NC
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SciMed is a small user experience agency based in Durham, North Carolina. Their services include UX/UI Design and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Livonia, MI
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Data analytics company and software development firm Great Lakes Consulting Services, Inc. Was launched in 2009. The agency focuses on BI & big data consulting & SI and Custom Software Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Washington, MI
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WeBuild Databases is a small UX company in Washington, Michigan. The team offers UX/UI Design and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Odenton, MD
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SpatialGIS is a big data analytics company established in 2016. The team provides BI & big data consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Silver Spring, MD
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Big data company The HistorySmiths specializes in BI & big data consulting & SI and Custom Software Development. They are based in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Silver Spring, MD
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Dunatek is a small Silver Spring, Maryland-based big data company. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI.
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List of the Top 15 United States IT Services Companies
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr1,000 - 9,999Cranbury, NJ
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Los Angeles, CA
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Santa Clarita, CA
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr250 - 999Glendale, CA
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Brooklyn, NY
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$25,000+$50 - $99 / hr1,000 - 9,999Irving, TX
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33.2/40.015.8/20 Reviews9.9/10 Clients & Experience7.4/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249San Jose, CA
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Vista, CA
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Hoboken, NJ
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33.9/40.015.6/20 Reviews8.5/10 Clients & Experience9.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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32.4/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.2/10 Clients & Experience6.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+Undisclosed50 - 249Oxon Hill, MD
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34.8/40.016.4/20 Reviews9.9/10 Clients & Experience8.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Chicago, IL
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$25,000+Undisclosed250 - 999Los Angeles, CA
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31.4/40.015.8/20 Reviews6.7/10 Clients & Experience8.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Austin, TX
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34/40.015.6/20 Reviews8.9/10 Clients & Experience9.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr250 - 999Dallas, TX
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35.2/40.016/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49San Antonio, TX
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33.4/40.015.8/20 Reviews9.5/10 Clients & Experience8.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Scottsdale, AZ
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49San Jose, CA
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35.9/40.017.2/20 Reviews9.6/10 Clients & Experience9.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249San Diego, CA
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38.8/40.019.6/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Frisco, TX
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33.6/40.017/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience6.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Overland Park, KS
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38.7/40.020/20 Reviews9.8/10 Clients & Experience8.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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30.7/40.016.6/20 Reviews5.6/10 Clients & Experience8.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Princeton, NJ
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34.7/40.017/20 Reviews9.2/10 Clients & Experience8.4/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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$1,000+$200 - $300 / hr250 - 999Plano, TX
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$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr1,000 - 9,999New York, NY
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32.9/40.016.2/20 Reviews6.8/10 Clients & Experience9.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Gaithersburg, MD
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35.5/40.016.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr250 - 999Alpharetta, GA
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U.S. IT Services and Consulting FAQs
U.S. IT consultants typically work in one or more of these modes:
- Strategy and advisory — technology roadmaps, architecture reviews, vendor selection, cloud migration planning
- Implementation — standing up new systems, integrating platforms, executing migrations, building custom solutions
- Managed services — ongoing operations of infrastructure, applications, security tooling, or help desk
- Specialized expertise — cybersecurity assessments, compliance work (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI), data and analytics platform builds, ERP/CRM implementations
- Staff augmentation — providing engineers, architects, or specialists who plug into your team for a project
Many firms span multiple modes. Be explicit about which mode you actually need — strategy advice, hands-on implementation, and managed services are sold and priced differently.
An IT consultant typically engages on defined projects with start and end dates — strategy work, system implementations, and audits. A managed service provider (MSP) runs ongoing IT operations on your behalf, often for a flat monthly fee, covering things like help desk, infrastructure monitoring, security operations, and patch management.
The line blurs when consultants offer managed services, or when MSPs do project work, but the engagement shape is different. Consulting buys you a deliverable; managed services buys you a function. Ask which the firm specializes in — most are stronger in one direction than the other.
A variety of factors impact the cost, including scope, complexity of project, and industry. Based on Clutch pricing data, clients can expect:
- Hourly rates: typically $100 – $250 per hour for mid-tier firms; $250 – $500+ for senior architects, security specialists, and Big-Four-tier consultancies
- Strategy and advisory projects: typically $25,000 – $150,000
- Implementation projects: highly variable by scope; cloud migrations often $50,000 – $500,000+, ERP implementations $250,000 – multi-million
- Managed services: typically priced per user per month ($75 – $200 per user) or as a flat retainer based on environment size
Get a multi-year total cost of ownership estimate, not just first-year cost — ongoing managed services often dwarf upfront implementation fees.
Filter on three things — technical specialization, industry experience, and certification/partnership status:
- Specialization matters because IT is too broad for any firm to be deep in everything; a Salesforce-and-MuleSoft shop is a different animal than a network security shop.
- Industry experience matters because compliance and operating constraints vary.
- Certifications matter as a signal: AWS Premier, Microsoft Solutions Partner, ServiceNow Elite, and similar designations indicate the firm has volume and proven delivery in that ecosystem.
Additionally, don’t forget to ask key questions like who specifically would work on your project, what their certifications are, and how the firm handles knowledge transfer at project close.
- Generalist pitches with no clear specialization. "We do everything" usually means deep in nothing.
- Reluctance to share named team members and certifications. Reputable firms can tell you exactly who'd staff your project.
- No discussion of risk or what could go wrong. Senior consultants have lived through failed migrations and over-budget implementations; firms that present everything as low-risk haven't been around long enough.
- Pricing without scope clarity. "Phase 1: Discovery — TBD" is a recipe for budget surprises.
- No clean handoff plan. A firm that wants you dependent on them indefinitely isn't selling consulting; they're selling a meter.
Never turn a blind eye to these red flags, even if the vendor offers enticing fees. Be thorough when doing your due diligence so no warning signs go unnoticed.