Free Might Save You Money. But What’s It Costing You?
Every MSP has asked the question: “Why should I pay for Microsoft 365 alerting, monitoring, and reporting when I could just use something like CIPP for free?”
Let’s break it down:
| Concern / Consideration | MSP Easy Tools | Free Tool (e.g. CIPP) |
|---|---|---|
| Setup & Hosting | Fully hosted, ready-to-use | Manual setup in your Azure |
| Reliability | Built for uptime and consistency | Depends on contributors' time & goodwill |
| Trust & Security | Locked down like an enterprise — encrypted, compliant, and transparent | Unknown code authors, limited transparency |
| Platform Access | Web-responsive for alerts, secured offline setup | Entirely web-based |
| Support | Real people. Real support. Teams, email, live. | Community forums (if you're lucky) |
| Feature Gaps (Fixing, Alerting, Reports) | Full-stack: scanning, alerting, reporting, fixing | Often fragmented |
| Risk of Abandonment | Ongoing development & roadmap | If the dev moves on... so does the project |
You Wouldn't Trust a Free Antivirus. So Why Free M365 Security?
Just like you wouldn’t recommend free antivirus to a business client, free M365 monitoring tools come with:
- Unpredictability — one day they’re maintained, the next they’re not
- Unknowns — do you really know what the code is doing?
- Unsupported features — if it breaks, you’re on your own
You're building a business. Not a tech experiment.
Imagine Having to Explain This to a Client...
Something goes wrong in their Microsoft 365 environment. You get the dreaded call. They’re not happy. You start investigating — and realise the tool you trusted was a free, open-source platform you installed yourself. You're not entirely sure what went wrong, and there’s no support line to call.
| Of course, if you're a whizz and can fix everything, and know exactly what you're inputting and changing — then no worries, go for it. But is that really the case? Can you honestly say it gives you peace of mind? |
This is why we exist — to make sure you don’t have to roll the dice with your client relationships.
Trust Is Earned. We Build It In.
MSP Easy Tools was engineered around one core principle: security-first, always.
- We lock down our systems the same way large enterprises do — strict access controls, only essential services enabled, and constant patching
- Fully GDPR compliant — your clients’ data stays protected and private
- Everything is encrypted — at rest and in transit
- We never see your customers’ data — your client details remain your own, and always protected
- Not web-based for a reason: Web interfaces are convenient — and a common attack surface. Just ask the vendors who’ve been breached through them
- Core setup and configuration remain offline and hardened, while alerts and dashboards remain accessible securely on the move
| "It’s comforting knowing our M365 environment is monitored in real-time, but the keys to the kingdom aren’t exposed online." |
We don’t believe in doing what’s trendy. We believe in doing what’s right — and keeping your client data out of harm’s way.
MSP Easy Tools: The Business-Ready Alternative
Designed for MSPs, by people who get the grind.
- Monitor and alert on risky Microsoft 365 config changes
- Send beautiful, branded reports to clients
- Automate common fixes and flag critical misconfigs
- Scale effortlessly across tenants
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No scripts. No self-hosting. No fuss. Just value.
Choose peace of mind over piece-it-together. MSP Easy Tools: built for growth, not guesswork.
