NetSys vs. Flexible IT
Flexible IT and NetSys both sell managed IT without a lock in, which knocks out the argument most comparison pages are built on. What is left is scope, so this page walks a Jericho buyer through what each firm publishes about the work rather than the paperwork.
The short answer
Neither firm will hold you to a term, so choose on the work instead. Flexible IT suits a Long Island business that wants a large local staff, a service page for Jericho itself, and a provider carrying its own SOC 2 Type II attestation. NetSys suits a business that wants privileged access management, privileged identity management and a working AI practice in the same agreement as the help desk, with a free external penetration test up front.
What Flexible IT is
One published office on Motor Parkway in Hauppauge covers Nassau and Suffolk through service area pages, including a dedicated Jericho page. Flexible IT's about page gives a 1984 founding date, a staff figure of 123 and a 98 percent client retention rate, and both the home page and about page state that the firm holds a SOC 2 Type II attestation. Their compliance page names eleven frameworks and regulations and their industries page names nineteen verticals, from fire districts to nutraceutical companies.
Published headquarters: Hauppauge, NY. flexibleit.com
The contract question is already settled
Their home page states that they operate without contracts or commitments, and their managed IT page rules out per ticket charges, setup fees and multi year lock in. NetSys agreements are month to month with no early exit penalty. When two providers land on the same terms, the term stops being a tiebreaker and the useful questions move: what does the monthly fee cover, who does the work at 2 AM, and what happens the week a server dies. Get the inclusion list written into both proposals and compare those instead.
An attestation on the provider
Flexible IT publishes a SOC 2 Type II attestation on itself, which is a real credential and a fair thing to weigh, because an auditor examined their own controls across a period of time. It answers a different question from getting your business through an audit. NetSys publishes a page for each of the nine frameworks we work to, from HIPAA and PCI DSS to NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500 and CMMC 2.0, because most of our compliance hours are spent on the client side of that line. If you are the one being audited, ask each firm which side of it it works on.
Backups tested, credentials governed
Their backup and disaster recovery page lists automated monitored backups, offsite replication, test recoveries and continuity planning aligned to compliance frameworks. Test recoveries are the part that decides whether the rest of it worked, and they publish it. We do the same thing from the other end, with a written plan, restores performed and timed, and more than 30 ransomware incidents handled in three years, every one fully recovered. On privileged access management and privileged identity management we could not find anything published on their site; both are inside the NetSys base agreement.
What each of us publishes
Their column is quoted from pages on flexibleit.com and links to each one. Ours states what we commit to elsewhere on this site. Nothing below is our opinion of their work.
| The NetSys Group | Flexible IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Agreement | Month to month. Leave any time, no early-exit penalty. | Their home page states that they operate without contracts or commitments, and their managed IT services page states there are no per-ticket charges, setup fees, or multi-year lock-in. (flexibleit.com) |
| What the monthly fee covers | One agreement: AI services, cybersecurity, managed IT with help desk, PAM, PIM and disaster recovery planning. | Their managed IT services page lists the components covered by the monthly fee. (flexibleit.com) |
| Privileged access and credentials | PAM and PIM in the base agreement, each with a published service page describing the work. | We could not find privileged access, privileged identity management or managed credentials named on their site. |
| AI and automation | In-house practice led by Jamie Baum: readiness assessments, Copilot rollouts, custom agents and workflow automation. | Their IT advisory page lists AI and emerging technology among the topics their Technology Advisors cover. (flexibleit.com) |
| Disaster recovery | A written plan plus restores that are performed and timed. More than 30 ransomware incidents handled in three years, every one recovered. | Their data backup and disaster recovery page describes automated monitored backups, offsite replication, test recoveries, business continuity planning, and alignment of recovery plans with compliance frameworks. (flexibleit.com) |
| Who answers | A NetSys engineer, plus a named account manager who gives you a real cell number. | Their IT support page describes after-hours coverage for critical issues, 24/7 system monitoring, and a team that includes help desk, security specialists, network engineers and a vCIO. (flexibleit.com) |
| Response commitments | Written into the agreement rather than implied on the website. | We could not find published response-time commitments. |
| Proof before you commit | A free Tier 1 external penetration test. The findings are yours whether or not you hire us. | Their Jericho service-area page publishes a three-step onboarding process that begins with a consultation reviewing the prospect's current systems and day-to-day operations. (flexibleit.com) |
| Where they are | One office, in Brooklyn. On-site coverage across the New York metro, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Florida, and remote delivery anywhere in the US. | Their contact page publishes one office address, and they publish a dedicated Jericho, NY service-area page under a Nassau County section. (flexibleit.com) |
Flexible IT appears here because it came up in the search results for IT services in Jericho, NY when we checked in September 2026. Everything in their column is drawn from pages published on https://www.flexibleit.com/ and links to the source. Where we could not find something published we say so, which means we did not find it, not that it does not exist. We make no claim about the quality of their service. All trademarks belong to their owners and no affiliation or endorsement is implied.
Four more things worth knowing about Flexible IT
Size and history
- Their about page publishes a 1984 founding date, a staff figure of 123, and a 98% client retention rate. (flexibleit.com)
NetSys: Independent since 1998. One office, in Brooklyn, and no private equity owner behind the name.
Industries they name
- Their industries page names nineteen verticals: Accounting & CPA Firms, Agriculture, Architecture Firms, Commercial Real Estate, Construction, Distributors, Engineering Firms, Financial Services, Fire Districts, Food Manufacturers, Hospitals, Law Firms, Local Municipalities, Manufacturing, Medical & Dental Offices, Non-Profit Organizations, Nutraceutical Companies, Property Management, and Service Businesses. (flexibleit.com)
NetSys: Twenty six industries with a page each, from healthcare and legal to hedge funds, auto dealers and government contractors.
Compliance work published
- Their compliance page names eleven frameworks and regulations: HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, SOC 2, CIS Critical Security Controls 8.1, NIST CSF, FTC Safeguards Rule, ISO 27001, NYDFS NYCRR 500, US Data Privacy Framework, and NIST 800-171. (flexibleit.com)
- Their home page and about page state that the firm holds a SOC 2 Type II attestation. (flexibleit.com)
NetSys: Nine frameworks with a service page each: HIPAA, CMMC 2.0, SOC 2, NIST CSF 2.0, NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500, NY SHIELD, FTC Safeguards, PCI DSS and GLBA.
Rates on the website
- Their Effortless IT page describes a flat monthly fee model in words, without dollar figures. (flexibleit.com)
NetSys: We do not publish rates. We quote per business rather than per seat, after a call, because a thirty person firm with two servers and a thirty person firm with a regulator are not the same job.
What we looked for on their site and could not find
privileged access, privileged identity management or managed credentials; response-time commitments.
That means we did not find it published, not that it does not exist. Ask them directly, and ask us the same questions. If Flexible IT publishes any of this and we missed it, write to info@netsysgroup.com and we will add it.
The honest fit: is NetSys the right Flexible IT alternative?
When Flexible IT is the better choice
Choose Flexible IT if you want a Long Island firm with a published Jericho page, a staff of 123 by their own count, an attestation on the provider itself and eleven named compliance frameworks. Their IT support page describes 24/7 monitoring, after hours coverage for critical issues and a team that runs from help desk through security specialists to a vCIO, which is the shape a growing Nassau County business usually needs first.
When NetSys is the better choice
Pick NetSys when privileged access and privileged identity management need to be written into the agreement, when an AI rollout needs an engineer's name attached to it, and when you want a free Tier 1 external penetration test before committing to anything. Independent since 1998, one Brooklyn office, on site across Long Island, and quoted per business rather than per seat, because a small firm with a regulator is not the same job as a small firm without one.
NetSys and Flexible IT: FAQs
What does Flexible IT include in a managed IT plan?
The monthly fee covers what their managed IT services page lists, with no per ticket charges, setup fees or multi year lock in. Their IT support page describes 24/7 system monitoring, after hours coverage for critical issues and a team including help desk staff, security specialists, network engineers and a vCIO, and their backup page adds test recoveries and offsite replication. We could not find response time commitments or privileged access management published, so ask for both in writing.
What is a Flexible IT alternative on Long Island?
NetSys is the closest alternative in shape: month to month, security first, covering Nassau County and the rest of Long Island on site from Brooklyn. One agreement carries AI adoption and automation, cybersecurity, managed IT with a help desk, privileged access management, privileged identity management and disaster recovery planning, and we run a free Tier 1 external penetration test before you sign anything. If your board is asking specifically about a provider's own SOC 2 Type II attestation, Flexible IT publishes one and that is worth weighing.
Does a provider's SOC 2 Type II attestation make our business compliant?
No. An attestation covers the provider's own controls over a period, which genuinely helps when your auditor asks about vendor management, and Flexible IT publishes one. Your own obligations, whether that is HIPAA, PCI DSS, the FTC Safeguards Rule or NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500, are a separate program of work with evidence you have to produce and keep. NetSys publishes a service page for each of the nine frameworks we work to, and that client side work is where most of our compliance time goes.
How would switching from Flexible IT to NetSys work?
As a scheduled handover, with no term to unwind on either side: their home page states they operate without contracts or commitments, and our agreements are month to month with no early exit penalty. We collect documentation and credentials, verify backups before anything is cut over, keep monitoring running on both sides through the transition, and start the security review in parallel. The order matters more than the speed, and nothing gets cut over until a restore has been verified.
Get both answers in writing.
Fifteen minutes with a NetSys engineer, not a salesperson, and you will have our side of every question on this page in writing. Take it into any comparison you like.