When Houston buyers ask AI for the best MSP, who shows up?
We asked ChatGPT and Gemini the 4 questions Houston businesses actually use to pick a managed IT provider. Here's who gets recommended, who gets cited, and who's invisible.
When a prospect asks ChatGPT "best managed IT provider in Houston," the same handful of names come back every time. If you're not one of them, you're not in the conversation.
AI visibility = how many of the 8 AI answers name you (lime dots), and whether AI cites your site as a source. Google = your best local-pack and organic position.
| Rank | MSP | AI visibility | Citation | Local | Organic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uprite Services uprite.com |
8/8 | Cited 6× | #26 | #13 |
| 2 | Centre Technologies centretechnologies.com |
6/8 | Cited 1× | #22 | #7 |
| 3 | IronEdge Group ironedgegroup.com |
8/8 | Not cited | #40 | — |
| 4 | Preactive IT Solutions preactiveit.com |
3/8 | Cited 1× | #21 | #20 |
| 5 | Aldridge aldridge.com |
3/8 | Not cited | #27 | #15 |
| 6 | CITOC citoc.com |
3/8 | Not cited | #13 | #18 |
| 7 | PennComp LLC penncomp.com |
3/8 | Not cited | #19 | #16 |
| 8 | ERGOS Technology Partners, Inc. ergos.com |
4/8 | Not cited | #40 | — |
| 9 | TRUEWATER truewater.com |
2/8 | Not cited | #7 | — |
| 10 | Xvand Technology xvand.com |
2/8 | Not cited | #39 | #4 |
| 11 | Itmattersinc itmattersinc.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #4 | #10 |
| 12 | 324networks 324networks.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #3 | — |
| 13 | Contigo Technology contigotechnology.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #1 | — |
| 14 | Itcloudglobal itcloudglobal.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #2 | — |
| 15 | Swif Tech swif-tech.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #1 | — |
| 16 | Itgoat itgoat.com |
2/8 | Cited 2× | — | — |
| 17 | neoRhino IT Solutions neorhino.com |
3/8 | Not cited | #58 | — |
| 18 | Gravity Systems - Austin Managed IT Company gravityusa.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #8 | #17 |
| 19 | Houstontech houstontech.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #15 | #4 |
| 20 | Kryptocybersecurity kryptocybersecurity.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #9 | #13 |
| 21 | TRG Datacenters trgdatacenters.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #12 | #9 |
| 22 | Velo IT Group velomethod.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #10 | #17 |
| 23 | ECS (Expert Computer Solutions) ecsoffice.com |
1/8 | Cited 1× | #59 | #11 |
| 24 | COBAIT cobait.com |
2/8 | Not cited | #98 | — |
| 25 | Stargel Office Solutions stargel.com |
2/8 | Not cited | #84 | — |
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Book your AI-search teardown →Method: NUOPTIMA tested ChatGPT and Gemini (web search on) across 4 commercial queries Houston buyers use to choose an MSP, and pulled Google local-pack + organic positions via DataForSEO. Data current as of August 2026. 280 Houston MSPs tracked.