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Cost estimator

What will managed IT cost your business?

Enter how many people need support and see the monthly cost of help desk and monitoring, the market average for the same scope, and what one in-house hire costs. Every number shows its source.

In-house vs. managed IT

Estimate your managed IT cost

Kildaris help desk and monitoring costs $75 per user per month, so a 20-person team pays $1,500 a month. Move the slider or type your headcount. Add-ons and AI projects are quoted after a free call, so the estimator lists them with market figures and never invents a price for them.

Managed IT cost estimator Only published price: $75 per user per month
Kildaris help desk and monitoring $1,500per month, $18,000 a year
Co-managed IT at the survey average $1,700per month, at $85 per user
One in-house IT support hire $7,367per month with benefits, one person, business hours
Add-ons you want us to own

Add-ons are quoted to your environment after a free call, so they are listed here without a price.

AI projects you are considering

Tick a project to see its typical market cost. Your fixed quote comes in under it.

Kildaris figure: people times $75, help desk and monitoring only, 24x7x365. Market figure: co-managed IT average of $85 per user per month (Arphost, Aug 2026, survey of 412 providers and buyers). In-house figure: the national median wage for computer user support specialists, $61,860 (BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, May 2025), grossed up for benefits at the 70 percent wage share of private industry pay (BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, June 2026).

Managed IT cost by team size

The table shows the same math for common team sizes. It covers help desk and monitoring only, at $75 per user per month against the $85 co-managed survey average.

Team sizeKildaris help desk and monitoringCo-managed survey averageKildaris per year
5 people$375 a month$425 a month$4,500 a year
10 people$750 a month$850 a month$9,000 a year
25 people$1,875 a month$2,125 a month$22,500 a year
50 people$3,750 a month$4,250 a month$45,000 a year
100 people$7,500 a month$8,500 a month$90,000 a year

What the estimate includes

The $75 per user covers the base every agreement starts with. The rest is a la carte, so you pay only for the parts of IT you want us to own.

  • Included in $75.Help desk by phone, email or portal at any hour, monitoring of devices, accounts and backups, alerts worked by a person, and a monthly report.
  • Quoted add-ons.Patching, endpoint protection, backup with restore tests, identity and account lifecycle, cybersecurity and AI administration.
  • Not in any per-user price.Hardware, software licenses and one-time projects such as an office move, each quoted in writing before work starts.
Fully managed plans cost more for a reason. The same survey put fully managed plans at an average of $145 per user per month, most between $110 and $185. Those plans bundle more than help desk and monitoring, so compare them with $75 plus the add-ons you need.

What AI projects typically cost

AI work at Kildaris is a fixed quote after a free 30-minute call, set to come in under the typical market cost for the same scope. These are the market figures we quote under, with sources on the comparison page.

ProjectTypical market costKildaris
AI readiness assessmentabout $3,500Fixed quote under it
AI workflow automation pilotabout $5,000Fixed quote under it
Multi-process AI implementationabout $16,500Fixed quote under it
Copilot and AI adoptionabout $8,950Fixed quote under it
AI governance auditabout $4,950Fixed quote under it

Managed IT or an in-house hire?

One in-house IT support specialist costs about $88,400 a year with benefits, at the national median wage, and covers one person's working hours. At $75 per user, a team of about 98 people would cost the same for help desk and monitoring that runs 24x7x365. Read the full in-house vs. managed IT comparison.

Questions

Common questions

How much does managed IT cost per user per month?

Kildaris help desk and monitoring costs $75 per user per month and runs 24x7x365. One 2026 survey of 412 providers and buyers put co-managed IT at an average of $85 and fully managed plans at $145. Add-ons are quoted to your environment.

How much does managed IT cost for 10 employees?

Help desk and monitoring for 10 people costs $750 a month, or $9,000 a year, at $75 per user. Add-ons such as backup and cybersecurity are quoted after a free call.

Why are add-ons not priced in the estimator?

Their cost depends on your devices, servers, licenses and risk, so a flat number would be a guess. We quote them in writing after a free 30-minute call, before anything starts.

What does an AI automation project cost?

A single workflow pilot typically costs about $5,000 in the market and a multi-process build about $16,500. Kildaris quotes a fixed price under the market figure for the same scope.

Is the estimate a quote?

No. It is the published per-user price times your headcount. Your quote is fixed and written after a free call, and it does not change once work starts.

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AI consulting & assessmentFind the work worth automating first. Quoted under market. AI workflow automationOne workflow, built and live, in any industry. Quoted under market. Copilot & AI adoptionGet the seats you pay for into weekly use. Quoted under market. AI governance & data securityFix what AI can reach before it reads it. Quoted under market. Managed ITHelp desk and monitoring 24x7x365 from $75 per user, add-ons a la carte. CybersecurityDetection, response and evidence an insurer accepts. Cloud & infrastructureServers, networks and cloud that stay up.

Next step

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