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 |
7/8 | Cited 7× | #27 | #12 |
| 2 | Aldridge aldridge.com |
3/8 | Not cited | #24 | #10 |
| 3 | PennComp LLC penncomp.com |
2/8 | Cited 1× | #13 | #4 |
| 4 | CITOC - Houston IT Service Experts citoc.com |
2/8 | Cited 2× | #10 | #22 |
| 5 | ERGOS Technology Partners, Inc. ergos.com |
2/8 | Cited 1× | #34 | #17 |
| 6 | Centre Technologies centretechnologies.com |
1/8 | Cited 1× | #23 | #6 |
| 7 | Cortavo cortavo.com |
2/8 | Cited 2× | — | #11 |
| 8 | Trgdatacenters trgdatacenters.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #9 | #8 |
| 9 | Netdepot netdepot.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #2 | #21 |
| 10 | Amsysis amsysis.com |
1/8 | Cited 1× | #34 | #12 |
| 11 | Contigotechnology contigotechnology.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #1 | — |
| 12 | Gatuntechnologies gatuntechnologies.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #3 | — |
| 13 | Precisionmanagedit precisionmanagedit.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #3 | — |
| 14 | Propelex propelex.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #1 | — |
| 15 | Provendata provendata.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #2 | — |
| 16 | Meriplex meriplex.com |
1/8 | Not cited | #38 | #16 |
| 17 | ElevateTechnology elevatetechnology.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #100 | #6 |
| 18 | Gravityusa gravityusa.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #6 | #12 |
| 19 | Houstontech houstontech.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #21 | #4 |
| 20 | Itmattersinc itmattersinc.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #11 | #8 |
| 21 | Ngnsys ngnsys.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #23 | #8 |
| 22 | The20msp the20msp.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #17 | #7 |
| 23 | Ultimatetechsupport ultimatetechsupport.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #41 | #5 |
| 24 | Xvand xvand.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #16 | #4 |
| 25 | 324networks 324networks.com |
0/8 | Not cited | #5 | — |
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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 June 2026. 285 Houston MSPs tracked.