Every synfo Managed IT plan sits on the same comprehensive foundation. Step up to add the Enhanced Security Suite or full vCIO advisory as your business scales.
Every Australian business runs IT differently. The foundations don't. Patch management, monitoring, backups, anti-virus, vendor management. We bake all of that into every tier so even our smallest clients get a properly-engineered environment.
Above the foundation we layer two optional suites (Enhanced Security and vCIO) for organisations whose risk profile or strategic posture demands more. You're never paying for advisory you don't need; you're never missing the protections you do.
Pricing is fixed per seat per month. No surprise invoices, no hourly billing for break-fix work covered by your tier.
Every tier is built on the same Managed IT foundation. Standard delivers proactive support. Premium layers in the Enhanced Security Suite. Enterprise adds full vCIO advisory.
Everything you need to run secure, well-supported IT day-to-day. Fixed monthly cost, local engineers, no surprises.
All of Premium plus a fully-fledged vCIO engagement: strategy, roadmap, budget, compliance & security alignment, BCP and audits.
A different shape of engagement. You keep day-to-day IT in-house. We provide triage support, project capacity and access to every specialist add-on as you need it.
Every line item across all four plans. Hover any row to highlight.
| Feature | StandardMSAS | PremiumMSAP · ESS | EnterpriseMSAE · vCIO | HybridMSAH · Triage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managed IT Foundation (MSAS) | ||||
| Network Operations Centre (NOC) | Optional | |||
| Local service desk | Optional | |||
| 24/7 monitoring | Optional | |||
| Managed anti-virus | Optional | |||
| Cloud backups & DR (BCDR) | Optional | |||
| IT documentation | Optional | |||
| Application whitelisting | Optional | |||
| Self-healing automation | Optional | |||
| Integrated threat management | Optional | |||
| Patch management | Optional | |||
| Software license compliance check | Optional | |||
| System auditing & assessments | Optional | |||
| User policy enforcement | Optional | |||
| Device management & updates | Optional | |||
| Security auditing (baseline) | Optional | |||
| DNS & proxy security | Optional | |||
| Active documentation | Optional | |||
| Standard operating environment (SOE) | Optional | |||
| Standard operating procedures (SOP) | Optional | |||
| Virtualisation (VMware / Hyper-V) | Optional | |||
| Lifecycle management | Optional | |||
| Remote control & support | Optional | |||
| Monthly reporting | Optional | |||
| Asset tracking | Optional | |||
| Fixed-rate professional services | Optional | |||
| Vendor management | Optional | |||
| Hardware & software procurement | Optional | |||
| Enhanced Security Suite (MSAP · ESS) | ||||
| Security Operations Centre (SOC) | – | Optional | ||
| Dark web monitoring | – | Optional | ||
| Security awareness training (SAT) | – | Optional | ||
| Anti-phishing | – | Optional | ||
| Conditional access policies (CAP) | – | Optional | ||
| DMARC monitoring | – | Optional | ||
| Strategic Alignment Suite (MSAE · vCIO) | ||||
| Project strategy & best practice | – | – | Optional | |
| Road-mapping & budgeting | – | – | Optional | |
| Advanced reporting | – | – | Optional | |
| Strategic business reviews (SBRs) | – | – | Optional | |
| Compliance & GRC auditing & alignment | – | – | Optional | |
| Security auditing & alignment | – | – | Optional | |
| Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) & BCP | – | – | Optional | |
| Network auditing & alignment | – | – | Optional | |
| Hybrid Triage Service (MSAH) | ||||
| L1 / L2 / L3 service-desk triage | – | – | – | |
| Professional services (on demand) | – | – | – | |
| Tailored service offering | – | – | – | |
| All add-ons available | – | – | – | |
Hybrid MSA is a co-managed engagement: your internal team owns the day-to-day. Need any of the services above? Layer them on à la carte, or buy them through any of our specialist add-ons. Pay only for what you use.
Per-user technology, deployed and managed by synfo. Each add-on is colour-coded for the tier we recommend you be in before layering it on.
Centralised, branded signatures with on-brand compliance across the team.
Secure credentials, runbooks and IT documentation for your team and ours.
Inbound spam, malware and business-email-compromise protection at the gateway.
Third-party software patching across your fleet, with change control, maintenance windows and rollback plans.
Internet links, SD-WAN, site-to-site VPN and ISP procurement. Carrier-neutral design and management.
Microsoft Teams calling, IVR, call flows and telephony migration. One platform for voice, video, chat and meetings.
Voice capture, transcription and retention for compliance and coaching.
Device location, geofencing, lock and remote wipe for lost or stolen kit.
Productivity insights and activity monitoring for distributed teams.
Information Security Management System. Aligned to ISO 27001, Essential 8 and SOC 2.
Identity-aware browser access to internal apps without the VPN sprawl.
Real-time log ingestion, alerting and 24/7 analytics across your estate.
Straight answers on tiers, switching, onboarding and pricing. Anything you don't see here, just ask the team.
Start with seat count. Standard is sized for 5–25, Premium for 25–50, Enterprise for 50+. Then think about your security and compliance posture. If your business handles regulated data (healthcare, finance, professional services), the Enhanced Security Suite in Premium is usually the right baseline. If you're being audited or need a roadmap to defend a security investment, Enterprise's vCIO is built for that conversation.
On a discovery call we'll walk through your environment and propose the right tier. There's no commitment.
Yes. We'll review your plan together every quarter as part of the standard service reviews, and we can step up (or down) to match how your business is actually running. There's no "gotcha" lock-in. You only pay for what you're using each month.
For a 25-person business with reasonably tidy IT, a full onboarding usually runs 2–4 weeks. Week 1 we run a discovery and document your environment in our live documentation system. Week 2 we deploy monitoring, anti-virus and backup tooling and connect your tenancy. Week 3 we cut over support to our service desk and run a pilot. Week 4 we review and confirm baseline. Larger or more complex environments take longer. We'll give you a realistic plan up front.
Yes. The three tiers cover 90% of clients, but if you have an existing internal IT team, very specific compliance requirements, or a hybrid co-managed engagement in mind, we'll design a tailored plan. Talk to a synfo IT expert and we'll scope it together.
All recurring services in your tier (service desk, monitoring, anti-virus, backups, vendor management, security suite if applicable, vCIO advisory if applicable) for a fixed per-seat monthly price. Project work outside business-as-usual (migrations, new builds, major refits) is scoped and quoted separately at our fixed professional services rate.
Seat counts true-up monthly. Add a staffer mid-term and your next invoice reflects it; lose one and the same. There's no penalty for growth or contraction. The agreement is about the service level, not a minimum headcount commitment.
21 services covering the Standard Operating Environment, virtualisation, lifecycle management, patch management, anti-virus, monitoring, network management, IT documentation, asset management, conditional access, application whitelisting, license compliance, system auditing, user policy enforcement, device management, fixed-rate professional services and active documentation. The full list is in the panel above the FAQ.
Tickets go to our local Australian service desk via email, phone or our portal. Unlimited remote support is included in every tier, so you don't get billed per ticket. Site visits are scoped per engagement. Monthly reports show ticket volume, response times and resolution metrics so you can see what we're doing without having to ask.
30-minute discovery call. No deck, no pitch. We'll look at how you run IT today and tell you, honestly, which tier fits and why.