What’s the Difference Between Business Shield and Enterprise One Managed IT Services?
Compare Business Shield vs Enterprise One Managed IT plans from The Bitworks — side-by-side features, security levels, compliance readiness, and pricing guidance to help professional services firms choose the right plan.
Business Shield and Enterprise One Managed IT are designed for different levels of business complexity and compliance responsibility. At The Bitworks, Business Shield typically starts around $80 per computing endpoint, with a minimum engagement, and is ideal for professional services firms that want reliable IT support with flexible, à-la-carte security options.
Enterprise One Managed IT generally starts around $150-$160 per user, with a higher minimum, and is built for firms that need full IT ownership, CIS-aligned security, compliance documentation, and strategic leadership through vCIO and TAM services.
The right choice depends on your regulatory exposure, security expectations, and how much IT responsibility you want to offload.
Pricing shown as general guidance. Final costs are determined after a discovery review.
Business Shield Managed IT
Enterprise One Managed IT
Best Fit for
- Professional services firms with 10–25 employees
- Organizations needing reliable IT support
- Firms wanting flexibility over bundled services
- Lower to moderate compliance pressure
- Professional services firms in regulated environments
- Organizations with CIS, PCI-DSS, FTC Safeguards requirements
- Firms wanting to fully offload IT responsibility
- Businesses planning growth, audits, or insurer reviews
Support & IT Responsibility
- Managed endpoint support
- Monitoring and patching
- Shared responsibility model
- Reactive + preventative support
- IT decisions often remain client-driven
- Fully managed IT ownership
- Proactive management and oversight
- Centralized accountability
- IT Strategic decision-making led by The Bitworks
- Long-term planning baked in
Security & Compliance Alignment
- Baseline security controls
- Optional add-on security services
- Suitable for firms beginning security improvements
- Compliance awareness, not full program ownership
- CIS-aligned security framework
- Designed for audit and regulatory readiness
- Ongoing compliance development
- Security implemented without disrupting business operations
Compliance Documentation & Governance
- Limited documentation support
- Templates available as needed
- Client maintains most compliance ownership
- Compliance documentation provided and maintained
- Policies, procedures, and templates included
- Support for PCI-DSS, FTC Safeguards, and related frameworks
- Governance built into ongoing IT operations
Strategic Leadership (TAM & vCIO)
- Tactical IT support
- No dedicated TAM or vCIO
- Strategy handled on an as-needed basis
- Dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM)
- Virtual CIO (vCIO) involvement
- IT roadmaps and budget planning
- Compliance and security projects led strategically
Which Managed IT Plan is Right for You?
If your firm needs dependable IT support with flexibility, Business Shield is often the right starting point. If your business operates under regulatory requirements, needs compliance documentation, or wants full IT ownership with strategic guidance, Enterprise One Managed IT is typically the better fit.