SOURCES AND METHOD

Methodology

Use MSP Shortlist to understand a provider's published offer and prepare a consistent set of questions. Confirm the current proposal, service agreement and critical workflows before committing.
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Sources

The research starts with official service pages, documentation and public contract terms. Profiles link to these sources. Published interviews and customer accounts retain their publisher, date where available and service context.

What a provider statement tells you

A service page establishes what the provider advertises. It does not by itself demonstrate staffing quality, a working integration or delivery against an SLA. A named product is a reason to ask about your workflow; an office address does not establish where every shift or data-processing activity occurs.

Missing and conflicting information

"Not published" means the information was not found on the source pages linked to that field. It does not mean the provider lacks the capability. When sources disagree, ask which terms apply to your proposed service.

Sources and review dates stay with the relevant information. Prices, coverage and terms may change, so obtain a current written quote and agreement.

Comparisons

Comparisons use the same fields for both providers. Your workload, hours, tool stack and retained responsibilities determine fit. Alphabetical ordering and inclusion do not imply endorsement or a service-quality ranking.

Customer experience

An attributed interview can help you identify questions about a particular service. Consider its date, workload and scope. Anonymous accounts and provider-selected testimonials do not carry the same weight as a detailed customer reference. Other people's experience remains attributed to its source.

An industry publication may interview a supplier's founder or executive. That is a provider perspective, even when another organization hosts the conversation. A supplier's case study about a named customer is a different source again. Profiles label these contexts so you can decide which follow-up questions to ask.

For a concrete example, read the 2020 Clutch customer interviews alongside Infrassist's supplier interview. A more recent example is the Matrix-NDI account reported by CRN in March 2026, with its broader partnership scope described beside it.

The published-conditions study uses a common question list and downloadable source-linked answers. It measures what the checked pages disclose, rather than customer satisfaction or service performance.

Corrections

If you find outdated or incorrect information, send the page, statement and current source. Corrections are assessed against the relevant service and document. An unresolved conflict remains a question to confirm with the provider.

Commercial independence

Providers cannot purchase inclusion, ordering or conclusions. See the disclosure and editorial policy.

Reading provider profiles

Provider profiles summarize attributed public statements and published terms, with a source and checked date beside each condition. They describe what the supplier offers, not measured service quality. A team location, package price or connector name keeps its original scope: it does not automatically apply to every service, client or shift.

Details listed for the proposal were not stated on the pages checked for that profile. Ask for those answers in the applicable order and service schedule. A contract option, a notice period and an early-exit obligation are separate conditions. Security claims require documents covering the relevant entity and service.

Use the provider directory to compare the same requirements, the RFP to obtain matching proposals, and the quote worksheet to compare complete amounts.