MSP-US-MD-ALTERNATIVE-SYSTEM
Alternative Systems
Managed service provider · Bowie, Maryland
1–10 staffFounded 2007
Website alternativesys.comLinkedIn
Last checked 8 Nov 2026 · 20 sourced facts
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“Need experienced IT support in Maryland? Check out Alternative Systems! With over 30 years of experience, we specialize in managed IT services and cyber security services.”reported by the company · alternativesys.com · 8 Nov 2026
- Staff / size
- 1–10
- Founded
- 200719 yrs
- Offices
- 1
- Services
- 9of 13
- Industries
- 2
- Stack tools
- 1
- Certifications
- 0
- Support
- –
1Stack: the tools we found
- PSA / ticketingnot found
- RMMnot found
- Remote accessScreenConnectDNS
- Documentationnot found
- Securitynot found
- Backupnot found
- MailMicrosoft 365DNS
Marks: DNS detected in public DNS, Site named or badged on their site, Job ad named in their job ad. “Not found” means not seen on public pages, not “not used”. See how we check.
Every tool with its source
| Tool | How we know |
|---|---|
| ScreenConnect | detected (public DNS) · remote.alternativesys.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| Microsoft 365 (own mail) | detected (public DNS) · alternativesys.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
2Services coverage
- Help desk / IT support (offered)
- Co-managed IT (offered)
- NOC / monitoring (offered)
- SOC / MDR (not found)
- Cybersecurity (offered)
- Cloud / Microsoft 365 / Azure (offered)
- Backup / disaster recovery (offered)
- Compliance (offered)
- VoIP / UCaaS (not found)
- Networking (offered)
- IT procurement (not found)
- vCIO / consulting (offered)
- AI services (not found)
From alternativesys.com/co-managed-it-services/, alternativesys.com, alternativesys.com/managed-it-services-maryland/. Empty squares: not found on their pages.
Compliance frameworks named: HIPAANIST
3Industries served
| Client size targeted | not published |
|---|
From the MSP’s industry pages and case studies. Sources: /dentalit/, /legal-it/.
4Support model
hours not published
| Support hours | not published |
|---|---|
| Published hours | not published |
| 24/7 monitoring | yesreported by the company · alternativesys.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| After-hours / emergency line | not published |
| Help desk location | not published |
| Response time / SLA | not published |
5Location and company
Outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundaries. HQ position from its public map listing, to about 1 km.
| Headquarters | 4201 Northview Dr Ste 103, Bowie, MD 20716Google Maps listing · google.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| Other offices | not published |
| Service area (as published) | not published |
| Trading name | Alternative SystemsGoogle Maps listing · google.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| Legal name | not published |
| Phone (switchboard) | +1 301-799-3000Google Maps listing · google.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| Business mailbox | info@alternativesys.comreported by the company · alternativesys.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| Ownership | not published |
| Google rating | 5 / 5 from 3 reviewsGoogle Maps listing · google.com · 7 Nov 2026 |
6Size, certifications and peers
| Staff (their site) | not published |
|---|---|
| Size band | 1–10 staffreported by the company · linkedin.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| LinkedIn company size | 2-10 employeesreported by the company · linkedin.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| Clients (as published) | not published |
| Microsoft partner | not published |
| Vendor partner tiers | not published |
| Own certifications | not published |
- In the smallest size band, like many of the 40 MSPs in Maryland with a known size.
- 1 stack tool found vs a median of 1 across 5,074 fully researched US MSPs.
- 9 of 13 services vs a median of 9.
From the public profiles on MSP Scope (sample sizes shown). Facts not found count as not found, so small or quiet websites score lower.
7Timeline
- 2007Foundedreported by the company · alternativesys.com · 8 Nov 2026
Only dated, sourced items. Acquisitions and rebrands appear here when the MSP or a public register states them.
8Pricing (as published)
no prices published on the pages we read
Only prices the MSP publishes for its own managed service (per user or per device). See published MSP pricing.
9Nearby and similar MSPs in Maryland
- NetQuestBaltimore · 1–10 staff
PEAKE Technology Partners, an Omega Systems companyBowie
EDG.TechGaithersburg · 1–10 staff
CyberLynxBethesda · 1–10 staff- Reasonable Tech Solutions, Inc.Towson · 1–10 staff
- Strix Technology GroupWestminster · 1–10 staff
Same town first, then similar size, stack and services. More: all MSPs in Maryland · other MSPs offering help desk / it support.
10Revision history and sources
Researched 8 Nov 2026 (full pass), last checked 8 Nov 2026. 13 public pages read.
Logo: from alternativesys.com, the MSP’s own site, seen 8 Nov 2026; trimmed and resized only. Remove or replace it.
Pages we read
- www.alternativesys.com/?utm_campaign=gmb
- www.alternativesys.com/about-us/
- www.alternativesys.com/why-choose-us/
- www.alternativesys.com/co-managed-it-services/
- www.alternativesys.com/managed-it-services-maryland/
- www.alternativesys.com/cyber-security-washington-dc/
- www.alternativesys.com/contact-us/
- www.alternativesys.com/dentalit/
- www.alternativesys.com/legal-it/
- www.alternativesys.com/careers/
- www.alternativesys.com/support-center/
- www.alternativesys.com/compliance-risk-management/
- www.alternativesys.com/our-clients/
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