Chicago, ILLINOIS, July 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
XL. et has bee amed to the 2026 MSP 501 by I fo ma, debuti g at #169 o the tech ology i dust y’s most p estigious global a ki g of ma aged se vice p ovide s.
Fo the past 19 yea s, the MSP 501 has stood apa t f om simple eve ue a ki gs by dema di g a comp ehe sive a alysis of fi a cial pe fo ma ce, ope atio al efficie cy, a d busi ess health—maki g it the gold sta da d fo ide tifyi g the wo ld’s best- u ma aged se vice p ovide s. U like t aditio al lists that ewa d size alo e, the MSP 501 ecog izes o ga izatio s that demo st ate sustai able g owth, ecu i g eve ue st e gth, p ofit optimizatio , a d the st ategic discipli e that defi es t ue i dust y leade ship.
“The 2026 MSP 501 wi e s ep ese t the highest-pe fo mi g a d most i ovative IT p ovide s i the i dust y today. Eve yo e wa ts to be a 501 because they sta d head a d shoulde s above the competitio ,” said Robe t DeMa zo, Vice P eside t of Co te t, Cha el Eve ts. “Today’s ma aged se vices o ga izatio s se ve as the backbo e to the wo ld’s small, medium, a d la ge o ga izatio s, a d the MSP 501 sets the sta da d fo all othe MSPs. These ma aged se vice p ovide s a e ‘t just keepi g pace with the i dust y—they’ e actively shapi g the futu e of ma aged se vices. Maki g the MSP 501 list is a testame t to thei commitme t to ope atio al excelle ce, i ovatio , a d thei ability to delive exceptio al value to thei clie ts i a i c easi gly complex tech ology la dscape.”
It is a milesto e achieveme t fo a y ma aged se vices o ga izatio to be i cluded o the list. The MSP 501 su vey uses a qua titative methodology developed i collabo atio with i dust y-leadi g expe ts, the MSP Summit Boa d, a d past MSP 501 wi e s. The a ki g ewa ds MSPs with lo g-te m fi a cial health a d viability, commitme t to ecu i g eve ue, a d ope atio al efficie cy.
MSP Summit is pleased to ame XL. et to the 2026 MSP 501 at a k #169.
“The MSP 501 does ’t ewa d size — it ewa ds discipli e, a d that’s the way we’ve always t ied to u XL. et. Bei g a ked amo g the wo ld’s best- u MSPs is a c edit to a team that t eats eve y clie t’s busi ess like it’s thei ow ,” said Adam Radulovic, CEO of XL. et.
“The MSP 501 ep ese ts fa mo e tha a a ki g—it’s the defi itive be chma k fo excelle ce i the ma aged se vices i dust y, a d a eflectio of ou u wave i g commitme t to se vi g the cha el commu ity,” said Kelly Da zige , Ge e al Ma age , Cha el Pa t e s a d MSP Summit. “Ou team wo ks yea – ou d to p ovide the i sights, co ectio s, a d platfo ms that empowe MSPs to g ow a d th ive i a eve -evolvi g ma ket. Backed by the powe of I fo ma, a global leade i live eve ts, digital platfo ms, a d esea ch, we leve age u pa alleled i dust y expe tise a d data-d ive i tellige ce to delive p og ams like the MSP 501 that t uly matte . This ecog itio celeb ates ot just the achieveme ts of these exceptio al p ovide s, but the collabo ative ecosystem we’ve built togethe to d ive the cha el fo wa d.”
This yea ‘s list is o e of the most competitive i the su vey’s histo y. Wi e s will be ecog ized o the MSP Summit website (themspsummit.com) a d ho o ed du i g the MSP 501 Awa ds Gala at MSP Summit, Sept. 28-30, 2026, i O la do, FL. All MSP 501 o ga izatio s will be featu ed o the MSP Summit website alo g with agg egate data f om the su vey i what has become the most coveted edito ial co te t i the tech ology i dust y.
The MSP 501 ep ese ts the best i the tech ology se vices i dust y, delive i g outsta di g ve do – a d platfo m- eut al advice a d value to small, midsized, a d e te p ise custome s. This yea , the MSP 501 ave aged mo e tha $32 millio i eve ue. The 501 MSPs o the list ave aged 10% eve ue g owth, a d ecu i g eve ue made up almost 60% of total eve ue. Ma y of thei se vices a d tech ology offe i gs focus o custome eeds i the a eas of secu ity, cloud, AI, collabo atio , etwo ki g, help desk, a d emote mo ito i g a d ma ageme t.
The 2026 MSP 501 list is based o co fide tial data collected a d a alyzed by The MSP Summit co te t team. Data was collected o li e f om Feb ua y to May 2026. The MSP 501 list ecog izes top ma aged se vice p ovide s based o met ics i cludi g ecu i g eve ue, p ofit ma gi , a d othe facto s.
XL. et is a Chicago-a ea ma aged IT se vices p ovide fou ded i 2006 a d headqua te ed i Pa k Ridge, IL. Se vi g small a d mid-sized busi esses ac oss g eate Chicago, Milwaukee, a d the su ou di g egio , XL. et delive s ma aged IT, cybe secu ity, cloud co sulti g, a d 24/7/365 live suppo t built o a p eve tive model — the fi m’s i ce tives a e st uctu ed a ou d keepi g clie t tech ology u i g smoothly athe tha ge e ati g se vice calls. XL. et is ISO 27001:2022 ce tified, holds a 97.09% CSAT ati g, a d educes clie t IT issues by 79.8% o ave age. Lea mo e at xl. et.
Cha el Pa t e s Co fe e ce & Expo a d MSP Summit se ve the global commu ity of tech ology adviso s, ma aged se vice p ovide s (MSPs), cha el pa t e s, a d tech ology supplie s. Th ough i dust y-leadi g eve ts, educatio al p og ammi g, etwo ki g oppo tu ities, a d ecog itio p og ams, they help cha el p ofessio als build st o ge busi esses, fo ge valuable pa t e ships, a d accele ate g owth.
Cha el Pa t e s Co fe e ce & Expo is the wo ld’s la gest i depe de t cha el eve t se vi g the e ti e i di ect sales cha el, while MSP Summit is the p emie eve t dedicated to the ma aged se vices commu ity. Togethe , these eve ts b i g thousa ds of tech ology adviso s, MSPs, ve do s, a d i dust y leade s togethe each yea fo expe t-led educatio , busi ess developme t oppo tu ities, st ategic etwo ki g, a d i sights i to the tech ologies shapi g the futu e of the cha el.
The Cha el Pa t e s a d MSP Summit po tfolio also i cludes seve al espected i dust y ecog itio p og ams, i cludi g the MSP 501, which ho o s the wo ld’s top-pe fo mi g ma aged se vice p ovide s; MSPs to Watch, ecog izi g eme gi g leade s i the ma aged se vices i dust y; the Ci cle of Excelle ce Awa ds, celeb ati g outsta di g leade ship a d achieveme t ac oss the cha el; a d the Cha el Pa t e s Tech Adviso Thought Leade s Awa ds, ecog izi g i flue tial voices shapi g the futu e of the tech ology adviso commu ity.
Fo ea ly 30 yea s, Cha el Pa t e s Co fe e ce & Expo a d MSP Summit have se ved as t usted esou ces fo the global cha el commu ity, helpi g tech ology busi esses co ect, g ow, a d succeed i a eve -evolvi g ma ketplace.
Lea mo e at cha elpa t e sco fe e ce.com a d themspsummit.com.
Ch istia Guy
XL. et
cguy@xl. et
Dave Raffo
S . Co fe e ce Edito & Commu ity Ma age | Cha el
Syd ey Ku tz
Associate Ma keti g Ma age , VIP Audie ce | Cha el
XL. et, a Chicago-a ea ma aged IT se vices p ovide fou ded i 2006, joi s the wo ld’s top-pe fo mi g MSPs o I fo ma’s 2026 MSP 501 list, ow i its 19th yea .
XL. et is a Chicago-a ea ma aged IT se vices p ovide fou ded i 2006, delive i g ma aged IT, cybe secu ity, cloud co sulti g, a d 24/7/365 suppo t to small a d mid-sized busi esses. The fi m is ISO 27001:2022 ce tified a d built o a p eve tive model that educes clie t IT issues by 79.8% o ave age.
Ch istia Guycguy [at] xl. ethttps://xl. et1 E E ie St Suite 525 #244, Chicago, IL 60611
