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Topping Technologies vs Centre Technologies

A DFW-native MSP/MSSP next to a credentialed, Houston-based statewide provider.

Topping Technologies and Centre Technologies are both Texas MSP/MSSPs serving mid-market businesses, and both deliver IT and security from a single team. They differ on geography and emphasis: Centre is Houston-headquartered with a deep certification stack and statewide reach, while Topping is DFW-native and leads with local presence, a published SLA, and transparent pricing. This page weighs those differences honestly.

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Topping vs Centre Technologies, side by side

An even-handed comparison
 Topping TechnologiesCentre Technologies
HeadquartersPlano, TX (8375 Dominion Pkwy, Suite 407)Houston, TX (statewide reach)
Published SLAP1 15-min response, engineer within 1 hour; P2 30 min; P3 4 business hours; miss → service creditNot publicly published
Certifications / partner stackVendor-neutral; certifications and compliance support (e.g. SOC 2, CMMC) sized to needDeep stack: SOC 2 Type II, Microsoft Solutions Partner, Dell, Cisco, Veeam, Arctic Wolf, Texas DIR
DFW local presenceHeadquartered in Plano; on-site across North TexasHouston-based; serves DFW from a statewide footprint
Account-team continuityNamed local team that does not churnLarger-org structure; team varies by account
Best-fit company sizeSMB to mid-market (roughly 10–500 seats)Mid-market, roughly 50–500 employees

The verdict

Centre Technologies is a strong, credentialed provider. If you are based in the Houston area, or your RFP is scored heavily on certification and partner-tier count today, Centre makes a genuinely good call: its deep documented stack (SOC 2 Type II, Microsoft Solutions Partner, Dell, Cisco, Veeam, Arctic Wolf, Texas DIR) and statewide scale are real strengths.

Choose Topping when you are a North Texas business that wants a partner headquartered here, with same-day on-site, a named team that does not rotate, a published SLA with service credits, and transparent starting-at pricing. Both firms deliver IT and security from one team; the decision usually comes down to whether you weight DFW-native responsiveness and written guarantees, or certification breadth and statewide scale, more heavily.

Frequently asked questions

How are Topping and Centre Technologies different?
Both are Texas MSP/MSSPs serving mid-market businesses, each delivering IT and security from one team. Centre is Houston-headquartered with a deep certification stack and statewide reach; Topping is DFW-native, headquartered in Plano, and leads with local presence, a published SLA, transparent pricing, and a named team that stays put.
Which one is more local to DFW?
Topping. It is headquartered in Plano and serves North Texas on-site and remotely. Centre is headquartered in Houston with statewide reach. For DFW buyers who want a partner on the ground here, that is the clearest difference.
Does Centre have more certifications than Topping?
Centre maintains a deep, documented partner and certification stack, including SOC 2 Type II, Microsoft Solutions Partner, Dell, Cisco, Veeam, Arctic Wolf, and Texas DIR. Topping is vendor-neutral and sizes certifications and compliance support to client need, leaning on local responsiveness and a written SLA more than on partner-tier breadth. If your scoring is driven strictly by certification count, weigh that honestly.
Which publishes an SLA?
Topping publishes a tiered SLA: P1 gets a 15-minute response with an engineer within one hour, P2 30 minutes, P3 four business hours, with a service credit if a committed response is missed. We did not find a publicly published SLA from Centre, so confirm their terms directly.
Do both serve the same size company?
They overlap. Centre focuses on the 50–500-employee mid-market; Topping serves roughly 10 to 500 seats, including smaller North Texas businesses that larger statewide firms sometimes pass on.

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