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Practical IT tools, free to use.
Quick, practical utilities to help you check your IT. Most need no sign-up, none have a catch, and they all run right in your browser.
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We'll add more over time. If there's a tool you'd find useful, tell us. We're always happy to build something worthwhile.
Microsoft 365 Licence Review
Sign in with Microsoft for a read-only scan of your tenant that finds unassigned seats, leavers still licensed, inactive users and doubled-up plans, with an estimated £ saving.
Open tool Security Microsoft 365 Security Audit
Sign in with Microsoft for a read-only security audit of your tenant: Secure Score benchmarked against similar organisations, MFA coverage, legacy authentication, conditional access and admin sprawl.
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Azure Cost Review
Sign in with your work Microsoft account for a read-only scan of your Azure subscriptions that finds idle machines, unattached disks, orphaned IPs and reservation savings, with an estimated annual saving.
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Azure Local Cost Calculator
Size your VMs, Kubernetes and DR once, then price them three ways: Azure Local on validated nodes, a three-tier SAN build, or native Azure. Every price editable.
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Meraki to UniFi Savings Calculator
See how much you'd save switching from licence-hungry Cisco Meraki to licence-free Ubiquiti UniFi. Model your total cost of ownership over five years, edit every price, and let us handle the rollout.
Open tool Cost UniFi vs Paxton Door Access Calculator
Price door access control both ways: Ubiquiti UniFi Access versus a traditional Paxton build. Doors, readers, credentials and maintenance over one to ten years, every price editable.
Open tool NetworkWhat Is My IP?
Your public IPv4 and IPv6 at a glance, with location, provider, ASN and reverse DNS explained. Look up any other IP address too, straight from your browser.
Open tool NetworkConnectivity & Speed Test
Run an internet speed test, check latency and jitter to AWS, Azure, Microsoft 365 and Teams across UK/EU/US, and rate your readiness for Teams calls. Runs in your browser.
Open tool SecurityEmail Security Checker
Could someone send email pretending to be your company? Test your domain's SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MX, DNSSEC and MTA-STS records live, with plain-English verdicts and fixes.
Open tool NetworkDNS & WHOIS Lookup
Look up any domain: registrar, expiry date, transfer locks and DNSSEC straight from the registry, plus its full DNS records, all explained in plain English.
Open tool SecurityOutbound Security Test
Check whether your firewall is locked down on the way out, testing outbound access on standard and non-standard HTTPS ports. A quick read on your egress posture.
Open tool Network Meraki EOL Checker
Enter a Cisco Meraki model and see whether it's end of life, when support stops, the recommended Meraki upgrade and the UniFi alternative.
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FortiGate EOL Checker
Enter a FortiGate or FortiWiFi model and see whether it's end of life, when support stops, and your upgrade options across Fortinet, Palo Alto, UniFi and zero-trust SASE.
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Palo Alto EOL Checker
Enter a PA-series model and see whether it's end of life, when support stops, and your upgrade options across Palo Alto, FortiGate, UniFi and zero-trust SASE.
Open toolNeed a proper look under the bonnet?
Our tools give you a quick indication. For a full assessment of your network, cloud or security, our engineers are a phone call away.