MSP-US-CA-ALTERNATIVE-TECHNO
Alternative Technologies
Managed service provider · Berkeley, California
11–50 staffFounded 2000
Website alternativetechs.comLinkedIn
Last checked 8 Nov 2026 · 20 sourced facts
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“Empowering progressive organizations with the technology and support they need to change the world. Serving Bay Area Nonprofits Since 1989.”reported by the company · alternativetechs.com · 8 Nov 2026
- Staff / size
- 11–50
- Founded
- 200026 yrs
- Offices
- 3
- Services
- 8of 13
- Industries
- 0
- Stack tools
- 1
- Certifications
- 0
- Support
- –
1Stack: the tools we found
- PSA / ticketingnot found
- RMMnot found
- Remote accessScreenConnectSite
- 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 (link on their site) · alternativetechs.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| Microsoft 365 (own mail) | detected (public DNS) · alternativetechs.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
2Services coverage
- Help desk / IT support (offered)
- Co-managed IT (not found)
- NOC / monitoring (not found)
- SOC / MDR (not found)
- Cybersecurity (offered)
- Cloud / Microsoft 365 / Azure (offered)
- Backup / disaster recovery (offered)
- Compliance (offered)
- VoIP / UCaaS (offered)
- Networking (offered)
- IT procurement (offered)
- vCIO / consulting (not found)
- AI services (not found)
From alternativetechs.com/it-services/, alternativetechs.com/about/faq/. Empty squares: not found on their pages.
3Industries served
no industry pages found
| Client size targeted | “6-20 people”reported by the company · alternativetechs.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
|---|
4Support model
hours not published
| Support hours | not published |
|---|---|
| Published hours | not published |
| 24/7 monitoring | not published |
| After-hours / emergency line | yesreported by the company · alternativetechs.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| 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 | 1050 Heinz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710Google Maps listing · google.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| Other offices | Novato, CA · San Francisco, CAreported by the company · alternativetechs.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| Service area (as published) | Alternative Technologies has been serving Bay Area nonprofits since 1989.reported by the company · alternativetechs.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| Trading name | Alternative TechnologiesGoogle Maps listing · google.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| Legal name | not published |
| Phone (switchboard) | +1 510-848-4411Google Maps listing · google.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| Business mailbox | not published |
| Ownership | not published |
| Google rating | 5 / 5 from 7 reviewsGoogle Maps listing · google.com · 7 Nov 2026 |
6Size, certifications and peers
| Staff (their site) | not published |
|---|---|
| Size band | 11–50 staffreported by the company · linkedin.com · 8 Nov 2026 |
| LinkedIn company size | 11-50 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 |
- Larger than 30% of the 348 MSPs in California with a known size.
- 1 stack tool found vs a median of 1 across 5,074 fully researched US MSPs.
- 8 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
- 2000Foundedreported by the company · alternativetechs.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 California
Genesis Computer Systems, Inc.Anaheim · 11–50 staff
Methodology ITLos Angeles · 11–50 staff
Sage Network & Communications, IncCamarillo · 11–50 staff
Computer Engineering GroupNapa · 11–50 staff
TechnijianIrvine · 11–50 staff- Be Structured Technology Group, Inc.Los Angeles · 11–50 staff
Same town first, then similar size, stack and services. More: all MSPs in California · other MSPs offering help desk / it support.
10Revision history and sources
Researched 8 Nov 2026 (full pass), last checked 8 Nov 2026. 9 public pages read.
Logo: from alternativetechs.com, the MSP’s own site, seen 8 Nov 2026; trimmed and resized only. Remove or replace it.
Pages we read
- www.alternativetechs.com/
- www.alternativetechs.com/about/
- www.alternativetechs.com/about/faq/
- www.alternativetechs.com/it-services/
- www.alternativetechs.com/terms-of-service/
- www.alternativetechs.com/contact/
- www.alternativetechs.com/about/alternative-technologies-is-now-a-worker-owned-co-op/
- www.alternativetechs.com/about/careers/
- www.alternativetechs.com/support/
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