Shlomi Lavi /
Apr 15, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - HippoFM or SMS Assist?
SMS Assist is more expensive to implement (TCO) than HippoFM, and SMS Assist is rated higher (90/100) than HippoFM (89/100). HippoFM offers users more features (23) than SMS Assist (0).
Looking for the right Facilities Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
Hippo Facilities Management Vs. SMS Assist, L.L.C.
Hippo Facilities Management: HippoFM has been providing affordable, user friendly innovative CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Software) solutions since 2002. We were one of the first CMMS providers to develop a completely customizable user interface which can be tailored to meet any maintenance operation’s needs.
Our growing client-base consists of over 500 sites ...
SMS Assist, L.L.C.: SMS Assist provides a fully managed business solution to more than 110,000 client locations with a network of over 20,000 affiliate subcontractors. Using its unique business model and proprietary cloud-based technology platform, SMS Assist continuously reduces client costs to maintain their properties, while improving service quality and speed of d...
Who is more expensive? HippoFM or SMS Assist?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Facilities Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for HippoFM and SMS Assist.
HippoFM price starts at $35 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 HippoFM is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Facilities Management software. SMS Assist accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 HippoFM is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Facilities Management software.
Bottom line: SMS Assist is more expensive than HippoFM.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared HippoFM Vs. SMS Assist based on some of the most important and required Facilities Management features.
HippoFM: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Automatic Data Backup, Automatic Property Mapping, Easy Data Migration, Email Owner Statements, Excel Export, File Storage, Maintenance Overview, Online Rental Applications.
SMS Assist: We are still working to collect the list of features for SMS Assist.
Target customer size
HippoFM is a good business solution for businesses of all sizes. and SMS Assist's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.