Internet Failover for MSP Clients, Managed From One Dashboard
Selling internet failover to clients normally means shipping an appliance to every site and owning it forever. Speedify gives managed service providers the same result in software: provision users and devices, push settings and track usage across every client through Speedify Teams, with nothing to rack. Failover needs at least two internet connections at each site; on a single connection Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and cannot stop that connection from dropping. For clients on satellite internet, see how MSPs can use Starlink with Speedify.
With Speedify, your internet stays on when one connection fails.
This article covers how Speedify fits into an MSP service stack, what tools are available for MSP management, and how to get started.
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How Speedify combines internet connections on any hardware
Get started with Speedify for your business
Speedify offers three commercial paths. They work together, and most enterprise customers use two or more.
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Speedify Teams
Speedify on every supported OS for every team member
Centralized dashboard for billing, user provisioning, and usage analytics
CSV import/export and a RESTful management API
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Speedify for Routers
License for supported OpenWrt routers
Powered by Speedify hardware lineup ready to deploy out of the box
Miri, GL.iNet and other partner models
Covers every device on the network, with no per-device install
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Embed Speedify into your product
A · DIY
Build it yourself with the Speedify SDK.
Integrate Speedify into your iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux or QNX product. Full developer documentation, sample code and supported integration paths. Your team owns the build, and the Speedify SDK handles combining the internet connections.
B · CUSTOM ENGINEERING
Have the Speedify team build it for you.
The Internet Reliability Problem MSP Clients Face
Professional services firms, retail locations, healthcare clinics, construction sites, remote offices and branch operations all share a common set of internet connectivity problems that MSPs are asked to solve:
- A single ISP connection at a client location creates a single point of failure. When the wired broadband line goes down, the entire office loses internet access and every cloud application, VoIP system, and remote desktop session stops working until the ISP restores service.
- Standard router-level failover (available in Meraki, Ubiquiti, and Peplink hardware) switches to a second connection when the primary drops but resets every active session in the process. VoIP calls drop, video conferences disconnect, and cloud application sessions time out.
- Remote and hybrid workers connecting from home broadband or 4G/5G cellular need their connections to be reliable enough for VoIP, video conferencing, and VPN access, which a single home broadband line often can’t guarantee.
- Clients in locations with no fiber optic or wired broadband access need a viable internet solution beyond a single 4G/5G cellular connection.
Speedify addresses all of these scenarios with software that combines internet connections on hardware the client already owns, managed centrally by the MSP through the Speedify Teams platform.
How Speedify Works for MSP Deployments
Speedify’s technology for combining internet connections uses multiple internet connections (wired Ethernet broadband, Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, and Starlink and other satellite) simultaneously on a client’s device or network.
Speedify monitors all active connections in real time and distributes internet traffic across them based on latency, packet loss, and available bandwidth. If any connection fails, Speedify shifts traffic to the remaining connections at the packet level without resetting active sessions.
For MSPs, the key capabilities are:
- Speedify Teams Dashboard. A web-based console where the MSP manages client users and billing and views usage statistics, while settings are pushed to devices through the Speedify Teams API.
- REST API for automated provisioning. The Speedify Teams API is a REST API that allows MSPs to create and remove users, query usage data, and push configuration to devices programmatically. MSPs managing multiple clients can use the API to automate onboarding, user provisioning, and reporting without manual console work.
- No minimum user requirement. Speedify Teams has no minimum seat count. An MSP can create a single-user account for a small client and scale to a large deployment on the same platform.
- Service level agreement on Dedicated Servers. Speedify Dedicated Servers carry a service level agreement: for each hour a dedicated server is down, the client receives one day of free service. MSPs can pass that commitment to clients as part of their managed connectivity offering.
Speedify and Dedicated Hardware for Combining Connections, Compared for Managed Service Providers
| Feature | Dedicated hardware vendors | Speedify |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | A hardware device plus the vendor’s cloud | Cloud-native software, deployable on-premise or self-hosted |
| Servers | Vendor-operated and dedicated | Shared, Dedicated or Self-Hosted |
| Licensing model | Per-device licensing, tied to the vendor’s own hardware | Subscription and per-device licensing, plus SDK licensing |
| SDK for embedding in your own product | No | Yes |
| Platform support | Proprietary hardware only | Embedded Linux and OpenWrt; desktop Windows, macOS and Linux; mobile iOS and Android |
| Maximum combined connections | Model-dependent, commonly up to 12 | No built-in limit; set by the device’s hardware |
| Failover method | Automatic failover | Packet-level automatic failover |
| Central management | The vendor’s own dashboard | The Speedify Teams dashboard, per-device analytics and REST API provisioning |
| Hardware partner programme | No | Yes, through Powered by Speedify |
Speedify Deployment Options for MSP Client Environments
- Speedify for Routers: client network-wide coverage. Deploy Speedify on a Miri X510 bonding router or a compatible OpenWrt router at the client location. Connect the client’s primary wired broadband and a 4G/5G cellular connection to the router as the second internet connection. Every device on the client’s network benefits from the combined connection and automatic failover. No per-device software installation required. The router deployment covers all devices at the location, including devices that cannot run software clients, such as IP phones, printers, and IoT equipment.
- Speedify Teams: per-device for remote and hybrid workers. Install Speedify on remote and hybrid worker devices. Each device combines available connections (home broadband Wi-Fi plus 4G/5G cellular) independently. Manage all devices from the Speedify Teams Dashboard. This is the right deployment model for clients with distributed workforces where the MSP needs to ensure connectivity quality for each individual worker rather than just each office location.
- Dedicated Speed Servers for clients requiring static IPs. For clients with applications that require IP whitelisting (finance systems, healthcare portals, secure remote access gateways), add a Speedify Dedicated Speed Server to the client’s Teams account. The Dedicated Server provides a static IPv4 address and port forwarding, with up to 1 Gbps throughput and 3 TB of monthly bandwidth. Speedify manages server maintenance and updates.
- Self-Hosted Servers for clients with data residency requirements. For clients in regulated industries (healthcare, finance, legal) with requirements to keep data on specific infrastructure, a Speedify Self-Hosted Server allows the MSP or client to run Speedify traffic through privately controlled infrastructure on any cloud provider or physical hardware. The Enterprise license supports up to 1,000 simultaneous sessions.
How MSPs Get Started with Speedify
- Create a Speedify Teams account. Speedify Teams has no minimum user requirement, so you can start with a single client and scale at any time.
- Add client users from the Teams Dashboard or via the Speedify Teams REST API. Users receive an invitation email with instructions to install and sign in to the Speedify app on their device.
- For router deployments, install Speedify on a compatible OpenWrt router or Miri X510 at the client location and activate a Router License. Connect the client’s available internet connections as WAN inputs. Speedify begins combining them automatically.
- Set connection priorities for each client deployment: wired broadband to Primary and 4G/5G cellular to Backup. Priorities are set per connection in the Speedify app, or pushed to devices through the Speedify Teams API. Speedify manages failover automatically from that point forward. The same priorities suit client digital signage networks.
- For clients requiring static IP access, add a Dedicated Speed Server from the Speedify Account Management portal (Manage Subscription).
- Track usage statistics for every client user from the centralized Teams Dashboard, and use the REST API to generate automated reports and manage user accounts across multiple client accounts.
MSP Client Types That Benefit From Speedify
- Professional services firms. Law firms, accounting practices, and consultancies where staff are on VoIP calls and video conferences throughout the day need internet failover that doesn’t reset active sessions. Speedify’s packet-level failover keeps calls connected through ISP outages, and the public IP address does not change, so logged-in sessions stay up.
- Healthcare clinics and medical practices. Clinics running telehealth sessions, accessing electronic health records, and processing payments over internet connections need reliability and, in many cases, control over where their data travels. Speedify Self-Hosted Servers keep that traffic on infrastructure the clinic or MSP controls; compliance itself (for example HIPAA) stays the clinic’s responsibility.
- Retail and point-of-sale operations. Retail locations running cloud-based POS systems need internet connectivity that stays up through ISP outages. A dropped internet connection during a transaction has a direct revenue impact. Speedify’s router deployment covers all POS devices at the location.
- Construction sites and field operations. Project sites with no wired broadband depend on 4G/5G cellular and Starlink for connectivity. Speedify combines multiple connections at the site router for all devices on the project network.
- Branch offices and remote locations. Clients with branch offices in areas with limited ISP options benefit from Speedify combining whatever connections are available (DSL, 4G/5G cellular, Starlink) for a more reliable combined connection than any single link provides.
Speedify Plans for Managed Service Providers
Speedify Teams is the platform MSPs use to manage Speedify deployments across clients. Speedify Teams includes the Teams Dashboard for users, billing and usage statistics, and the REST API for automated provisioning and pushing settings. Speedify Teams scales to any number of users with no minimum seat count.
For clients requiring dedicated bandwidth and static IP addresses, Speedify Dedicated Servers are available as a Teams add-on, backed by a service level agreement of one day of free service for each hour of downtime. For clients with private infrastructure requirements, Speedify Self-Hosted Servers support up to 1,000 simultaneous sessions on the Enterprise license.
To discuss MSP pricing, volume licensing, and multi-client management options, contact the Speedify team through the Speedify enterprise contact page.
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Speedify Embedded Solutions and Integrations
Add Speedify to your own app or hardware with the Speedify SDK. Your product then combines internet connections, fails over automatically when one drops, and encrypts the traffic, using the same technology as the Speedify app.