NEWBURGH / NEW WINDSOR, NY — June 30, 2026 — Fisch Solutions, the Hudson Valley’s largest and most awarded independent managed IT and cybersecurity firm, has been named to the Channel Futures 2026 MSP 501 — the technology industry’s most comprehensive ranking of managed service providers worldwide — coming in at #245 globally, dead center in the middle of the elite 501.
The MSP 501 recognition marks the third major national industry award for Fisch Solutions in 2026 alone, following the company’s earlier recognition on the CRN 2026 Managed Service Provider 500 list — Pioneer 250 category — for the second consecutive year, and formal notification received this week that Fisch Solutions will place on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies, publishing in mid-August. The 2026 Inc. 5000 placement will be the company’s third time on that list, following back-to-back placements in 2021 and 2022.
What the MSP 501 Actually Measures
The Channel Futures MSP 501 is not a popularity ranking. It is the most rigorous quantitative benchmark in the managed services industry, evaluating applicants on audited operational and financial performance from the prior fiscal year — recurring revenue, growth rate, service diversification, cybersecurity depth, EBITDA, technology stack maturity, and client retention. Rankings are computed from verified data, not marketing submissions.
Being ranked #245 out of 501 companies from every corner of the global managed services market — including publicly traded international carriers, private equity-backed roll-ups, and thousands of applicants — places Fisch Solutions in the top half of the entire global MSP industry. For a locally owned, independently operated Hudson Valley firm that has never been acquired, that ranking is the outcome of 20 years of measured, disciplined growth.
Zayo Group holds the #1 spot on the 2026 list, followed by TPx, Abacus, Expedient, and New Era rounding out the top five. Fisch Solutions is one of a small number of Hudson Valley and Newburgh-area MSPs to earn placement.
Three National Awards in One Year — What It Says About the Newburgh MSP Market
For Newburgh NY businesses evaluating managed IT service providers, for Middletown NY businesses looking for cybersecurity partners, and for any Orange County NY or Hudson Valley MSP customer trying to distinguish between the dozens of small IT shops and the one or two operators actually competing at a national level, the pattern is important.
Three separate national industry rankings — Channel Futures MSP 501, CRN MSP 500 Pioneer 250, and Inc. 5000 — each use different methodologies. CRN’s Pioneer 250 evaluates MSP business model and small-and-midsize-market focus. Channel Futures’ MSP 501 evaluates verified financial and operational performance. Inc. 5000 evaluates pure revenue growth over a three-year window. A firm earning placement on all three in the same 12-month period is not on those lists by accident.
“When you build a company for two decades in one region, the temptation to sell to a national roll-up is constant,” said Jason Fisch, Founder and President of Fisch Solutions. “Every year we get calls. Every year the answer is no. Being ranked #245 on the MSP 501 while staying independent and locally owned — that is exactly the outcome we have been building toward. Newburgh and the Hudson Valley deserve a top-tier managed services partner that answers to its clients, not to a private equity fund three states away.”
What the Award Means for Fisch Solutions Clients in Orange County and the Hudson Valley
For existing Fisch Solutions clients across Newburgh, Middletown, New Windsor, Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Warwick, Monroe, Goshen, Chester, Beacon, and the broader Orange County and Hudson Valley footprint, the three-award year translates into three practical outcomes:
1. Continued investment in the local operations center. Award-list placement requires audited service delivery quality. That means the Newburgh-based Fisch team continues to grow — more engineers, more security analysts, more account managers — all local, all in-house, no offshore call centers.
2. Deeper cybersecurity capabilities than 90 percent of regional competitors. The MSP 501 evaluates cybersecurity depth specifically. Fisch’s 24/7 SOC-monitored cybersecurity stack, EDR, dark web monitoring, DMARC email authentication, and Microsoft 365 hardening capabilities are all now nationally benchmarked as top-half in the global MSP industry.
3. Continued eligibility for cyber insurance, HIPAA, CMMC, and NY SHIELD Act compliance work. Insurance underwriters and compliance auditors increasingly want to see that the MSP their client uses is nationally recognized. Placement on the MSP 501, MSP 500 Pioneer 250, and Inc. 5000 lists satisfies that requirement without additional documentation.
The Broader Newburgh NY MSP and Hudson Valley MSP Landscape
The Newburgh and greater Orange County managed IT services market has consolidated significantly over the last five years. Several regional MSPs have been acquired by national platforms. Others have exited the market or shifted focus. In that environment, the number of independently owned, locally operated, nationally ranked MSPs serving Newburgh NY, Middletown NY, and Orange County NY has narrowed to a small handful.
Fisch Solutions is the largest of them. It is also the only Hudson Valley MSP to hold placement on all three of the industry’s most-cited award lists in 2026 — the Channel Futures MSP 501, the CRN MSP 500 Pioneer 250, and the Inc. 5000.
For a Newburgh business, a Middletown business, a Poughkeepsie business, or any Hudson Valley organization evaluating a managed IT services partner, the practical implication is straightforward: the question is no longer “who is the biggest IT shop in the Hudson Valley,” it is “who is the only Hudson Valley MSP that has earned national industry validation three separate times this year.” The answer is a short list of one.
About the Channel Futures MSP 501
The MSP 501 is produced by Channel Futures and MSP Summit and is the industry’s most trusted competitive benchmark for managed service providers. The full 2026 list was announced during Channel Futures’ annual reveal week in late June 2026. Winners will be honored at the MSP 501 Awards Gala at MSP Summit, September 28-30, 2026, in Orlando, Florida.
The 2026 MSP 501 methodology evaluated applicants on multiple weighted criteria including recurring revenue, revenue growth rate, EBITDA, service breadth, cybersecurity depth, cloud services penetration, client base composition, and technology investment. Placement is calculated from audited data, not narrative submissions.
About the CRN 2026 MSP 500 — Pioneer 250 Category
Fisch Solutions was named to the CRN 2026 Managed Service Provider 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category in February 2026 — the second consecutive year of placement. CRN’s Pioneer 250 recognizes MSPs whose business model is built around serving the small and midsize business market. Read the full CRN announcement here: Fisch Solutions Named CRN MSP 500 Pioneer 250 — 2nd Year in a Row.
About the 2026 Inc. 5000
The Inc. 5000 is Inc. Magazine’s annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America, ranked by three-year revenue growth percentage from 2022 through 2025. The 2026 list publishes in mid-August 2026 with honoree notifications going out in late June — the notification Fisch Solutions received this week. Fisch Solutions previously earned Inc. 5000 recognition in 2021 and 2022 on back-to-back years, making the 2026 placement the company’s third appearance on the list.
About Fisch Solutions
Founded in 2006 by Jason Fisch at age 15 — when he built the city of Beacon, NY’s first municipal website — Fisch Solutions has grown into the Hudson Valley’s largest and most awarded independent managed IT and cybersecurity firm. Headquartered in New Windsor, NY, and serving Newburgh, Middletown, Poughkeepsie, Kingston, and the broader Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Rockland, Putnam, and Westchester county footprint — plus Bergen, Passaic, and Fairfield counties across NJ and CT — the company delivers a fully integrated suite of managed IT, 24/7 SOC-monitored cybersecurity, AI integration, VoIP business phone systems, Microsoft 365 and Azure cloud solutions, low voltage and structured cabling, and compliance support for HIPAA, CMMC, NY SHIELD Act, and cyber insurance underwriting requirements — all delivered by a 100 percent local, in-house Hudson Valley team.
Fisch Solutions maintains a 99.2 percent client satisfaction (CSAT) score across 131 reviews over the last six months, compared to the 75.4 percent industry benchmark published by the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
Ready to Work with a Nationally Ranked Newburgh NY MSP?
If your Newburgh, Middletown, Orange County, or Hudson Valley business is evaluating a managed IT services partner — or if your current provider does not carry national industry recognition and you want to know what that difference means for your cybersecurity posture, your cyber insurance renewal, and your Microsoft 365 environment — book a free assessment with the Fisch Solutions team or call our New Windsor NY office at 845.896.1800.
