Ranked #1 in Hempstead
Based in New York City, 19 mi away
65/100IFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and service focus: 4.9★ from 146 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
Best IT Consultants in Hempstead, NY (2026)
889 IT consultants ranked by IFR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
- 1
Best overall in Hempstead: Geek-Aid IT Company - Business IT Support Services NYC, IFR Score 65/100; 4.9★ from 146 Google reviews; open 7 days a week.
- 19
Most-reviewed: Computuners - Computer Services, 808 Google reviews at 5.0★, the most of 889 ranked; ranked #19.
Rankings can't be bought. IT providers can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
889 Hempstead IT consultants are ranked here by IFR Score, from nine published factors. 361 open Saturdays and 259 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 889 rated IT firms.
Top 10 IT consultants in Hempstead at a glance
Ranked by IFR Score from public data. Sponsored placements are labelled and never change the order.
| Rank | Business | IFR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geek-Aid IT Company - Business IT Support Services NYC | 65 | 4.9★ (146) | New York City, 19 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | Overall |
| 2 | 2M Enterprise LLC | 65 | 5.0★ (126) | Hauppauge, 20 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 3 | Imagis | 63 | 5.0★ (60) | New York City, 20 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 4 | RDE Technologies | 63 | 4.9★ (92) | Oceanside, 6 mi away | Evenings | — |
| 5 | smartIT LLC | 62 | 4.8★ (50) | Bay Shore, 19 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 6 | BlackHawk Data | 62 | 4.9★ (46) | New York City, 20 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 7 | ESoftware Associates, Inc - Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Copilot & Power Platform Experts | 62 | 5.0★ (38) | New York City, 20 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 8 | WheelHouse IT | 62 | 5.0★ (106) | Wantagh, 6 mi away | — | — |
| 9 | Kamcrest LLC | 61 | 4.9★ (93) | New York City, 19 mi away | Sat | — |
| 10 | axe creatives | 60 | 5.0★ (116) | Hauppauge, 20 mi away | — | — |
The 889 best IT consultants in Hempstead, ranked
Ordered by IFR Score, a 0–100 score from nine published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked by IFR Score from public data. Sponsored placements are labelled and never change the order.
Scores below: based on 8 of 9 factors; recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Based in Hauppauge, 20 mi away
65/100IFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and service focus: 5.0★ from 126 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
#3 Imagis
Based in New York City, 20 mi away
63/100IFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and service focus: 5.0★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
Based in Oceanside, 6 mi away
63/100IFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and service focus: 4.9★ from 92 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
#5 smartIT LLC
Based in Bay Shore, 19 mi away
62/100IFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and service focus: 4.8★ from 50 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
Based in New York City, 20 mi away
62/100IFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and service focus: 4.9★ from 46 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
Based in New York City, 20 mi away
62/100IFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and service focus: 5.0★ from 38 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
Based in Wantagh, 6 mi away
62/100IFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and service focus: 5.0★ from 106 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
#9 Kamcrest LLC
Based in New York City, 19 mi away
61/100IFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and service focus: 4.9★ from 93 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
#10 axe creatives
Based in Hauppauge, 20 mi away
60/100IFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and service focus: 5.0★ from 116 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
Based in Long Island City, 16 mi away
60/100IFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and service focus: 5.0★ from 93 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
Based in Queens, 5 mi away
60/100IFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 262 Google reviews.
#13 CMIT Solutions
Based in New York City, 19 mi away
60/100IFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and service focus: 4.9★ from 95 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
Based in New York City, 19 mi away
60/100IFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and service focus: 5.0★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
#15 Systech MSP
Based in Brooklyn, 19 mi away
60/100IFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 346 Google reviews.
Based in Jamaica, 10 mi away
60/100IFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 579 Google reviews.
Based in Ozone Park, 12 mi away
59/100IFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 233 Google reviews.
Based in Parsippany, 39 mi away
59/100IFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 168 Google reviews.
Based in Nanuet, 34 mi away
59/100IFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 808 Google reviews, the most in Hempstead.
#20 Sorbis
Based in New York City, 20 mi away
59/100IFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and service focus: 5.0★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
Based in New York City, 19 mi away
59/100IFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 635 Google reviews.
Based in Cliffside Park, 14 mi away
58/100IFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and service focus: 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
Based in Brooklyn, 19 mi away
58/100IFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and service focus: 5.0★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
#24 TAG Boro Park
Based in Brooklyn, 20 mi away
58/100IFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and service focus: 4.2★ from 118 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
Based in Tarrytown, 27 mi away
58/100IFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and service focus: 5.0★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Computer consultant”.
IT consultants ranked #26 to #50
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in IFR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 889 ranked IT consultants here; the rest are on their profiles.
Also serving Hempstead
20 more IT consultants within 50 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a service we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Amicus Systems Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Dark Arts Consulting, Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| ETech 7 - Queens Managed IT Services Company | 5.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| GCS Technologies, Inc. | In Hempstead | |
| Global Dynamics | 4.9★ (9) | In Hempstead |
| Hempstead Computer Repair | 1.0★ (1) | In Hempstead |
| HM Nijjar Corporation | 5.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
| IFI Consulting Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| Infinite Media Corp | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Konica Minolta Business Solutions | 3.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| kpsearch | 4.0★ (2) | 1 mi |
| LanLabs | 1.0★ (2) | 4 mi |
| Lexa Technology Solutions | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Magna5 | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Marcoson Computer | 3.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Neighbor Tech Inc. | 4.5★ (2) | 8 mi |
| SiscoTek | 3.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Suaz Consulting | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Unique Computer Services | 3.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
| Zuno LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
How we ranked Hempstead IT consultants
We scored 889 Hempstead IT consultants on nine factors, weighted as shown. An IT firm is ranked when its service is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. An IT firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed November 9, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Sponsored businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Hempstead data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Review volume | 15% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed IT firm on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday and 24/7 support | Measured |
| Service focus | 15% | How clearly the firm does this service (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The firm has claimed its IT Firms Ranked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The firm links to IT Firms Ranked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| Client reviews | 10% | Verified client reviews collected by IT Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |
How to choose an IT consultant
- Ask whether the consultant earns commissions or referral fees on products they recommend.
- Check experience with projects like yours, and ask for a sample deliverable.
- Agree the deliverables, timeline and price for each phase before work starts.
- Ask for two or three references from clients of your size and industry, and call them.
- Get the scope, response times and price in writing before you sign, including how you leave and get your data back.
Questions to ask an IT consultant
- Do you receive commissions from any vendor you might recommend?
- What will we receive at the end of the project?
- Who will do the work, and what similar projects have they completed?
- Do you bill hourly, per project or on retainer?
- Will you work alongside our current IT provider?
Terms explained
- MSP (managed service provider)
- A firm that runs a business’s IT for a recurring fee: monitoring, patching, help desk, backups and security tools.
- Co-managed IT
- An arrangement where an outside firm supports an in-house IT person or team, sharing tools and tasks.
- Break-fix
- IT support paid per incident or per hour, with no monthly agreement.
- SLA (service-level agreement)
- The contract terms for response and resolution times, uptime and support hours.
- Help desk
- The support line staff call or email for IT problems.
- RMM
- Remote monitoring and management software that lets an IT firm watch, patch and fix computers remotely.
- vCIO
- A virtual chief information officer: part-time IT strategy and budgeting from an outside firm.
- MSSP
- A managed security service provider: a firm that monitors and manages security tools around the clock.
- EDR / MDR
- Endpoint detection and response software, and the managed service of people watching its alerts (managed detection and response).
- MFA
- Multi-factor authentication: a second proof of identity, such as an app prompt, on top of a password.
- Penetration test
- An authorised, simulated attack on your systems to find weaknesses before criminals do.
- SOC 2
- An independent auditor’s report (AICPA standard) on a service provider’s security controls.
IT consultants in Hempstead: frequently asked questions
Who is the best IT consultant in Hempstead?
By IFR Score, the highest-ranked IT consultant in Hempstead, NY is Geek-Aid IT Company - Business IT Support Services NYC with an IFR Score of 65/100. It has 4.9★ from 146 Google reviews. It is open 7 days a week. 2M Enterprise LLC (#2) and Imagis (#3) follow. We ranked 889 IT consultants on nine factors, last updated November 9, 2026.
How many IT consultants are there in Hempstead?
ITFirmsRanked ranks 889 IT consultants serving Hempstead, NY. Another 20 within 50 mi are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of November 2026.
Which IT consultants in Hempstead work on weekends?
361 of 889 ranked IT consultants post Saturday hours and 259 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Geek-Aid IT Company - Business IT Support Services NYC (#1), 2M Enterprise LLC (#2) and Imagis (#3). Posted hours are office hours; many firms also run an after-hours support line for contract clients.
What Google rating do Hempstead IT consultants have?
The median Google rating among 889 rated IT consultants in Hempstead is 5.0★, with a median of 13 reviews. Computuners - Computer Services has the most, 808 reviews, and ranks #19. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.
How does ITFirmsRanked rank IT consultants?
Each IT consultant gets a 0–100 IFR Score from nine published factors, led by reputation (25%), review volume (15%), service focus (15%) and recency (10%). An IT firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency; other factors we cannot measure are left out. Only IT firms with a confirmed service and 3 or more reviews, or a claimed profile, are ranked.
Do IT consultants outside Hempstead count in this ranking?
Yes, if they are within 50 mi of the Hempstead city center, our service radius for IT consultants. Each listing shows where the IT firm is based and how far away it is. Proximity is 5% of the IFR Score, so a nearby IT firm gets a small edge.
Can IT consultants pay to rank higher on ITFirmsRanked?
No. The IFR Score never reads payment status, and this ranking has 0 paid placements. Up to 3 Featured IT firms may appear above the list, labelled Sponsored and showing their honest rank.
What does an IT consultant do?
IT consultants advise on technology plans and projects: system selection, cloud migrations, budgets, security and compliance programmes, often as a part-time or virtual CIO.
How are it consultants in Hempstead ranked?
By IFR Score: Google rating and review volume, recent reviews, opening hours, how clearly the firm does IT consulting, distance, a claimed profile, our badge and verified client reviews. Sponsored placements never change the order.
When does a business need an IT consultant rather than an IT provider?
For decisions and projects rather than day-to-day support: choosing a new system, planning a cloud move, setting an IT budget, preparing for an audit or reviewing an existing IT provider.
How do IT consultants charge?
By the hour, by the project or on a monthly retainer for ongoing virtual CIO work. Ask for a fixed price or a capped estimate on defined projects.
Update log for Hempstead
- November 2026: IFR Scores recalculated for 889 IT consultants serving Hempstead.
- November 2026: 5 duplicate listings merged.
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