Compare Maximo and The Asset Guardian - Dec 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Dec 18, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Maximo or The Asset Guardian?

The Asset Guardian is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Maximo, and The Asset Guardian is rated higher (82/100) than Maximo (80/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Maintenance 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:

IBM Vs. VeroSoft Design

IBM: International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American corporation. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

VeroSoft Design: Take advantage of a complete set of reports and historical data for better decision-making and to improve overall perforamance. Intuitive maintenance Dashboard with Power BI and predefined system-generated reports.

Who is more expensive? Maximo or The Asset Guardian (TAG)?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Maintenance 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 Maximo and The Asset Guardian (TAG).

Maximo price starts at $164 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 IBM Maximo is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Maintenance software. The Asset Guardian (TAG) accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 IBM Maximo is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Maintenance software.

Bottom line: The Asset Guardian (TAG) is more expensive than Maximo.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Maximo Vs. The Asset Guardian based on some of the most important and required Maintenance features.

Maximo: Inventory Management, Maintenance Management, Work Order Management, CMMS, Maintenance.

The Asset Guardian (TAG): Forecasting & Budgeting, Barcoding, Inventory Management, Inventory Optimization, Warehouse Management.

Target customer size

Maximo's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and The Asset Guardian (TAG)'s target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

Maximo

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $164 per license

IBM Maximo is an Asset Management solution that integrates maintenance management and asset management that is deployable on-premise or as cloud-based.

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Billing & Invoicing, Inventory Management, Maintenance.

The Asset Guardian

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

The Asset Guardian (TAG) is a growing cloud-based Maintenance software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. The Asset Guardian (TAG) received a rating of 5 from ITQlick team. The so...

Categories: Inventory Management, Asset Tracking, Aviation Maintenance, EAM, Scheduling.

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Maximo: 5 Features

Inventory Management
Maintenance Management
Work Order Management
CMMS
Maintenance

The Asset Guardian (TAG): 5 Features

Forecasting & Budgeting
Barcoding
Inventory Management
Inventory Optimization
Warehouse Management
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
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Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Maximo
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
7/10
License pricing
$164 per license
Functionality
15
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The Asse...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
21
FTMainte...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$40 per month
Functionality
32
UpKeep
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$45 per user/month
Functionality
19
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Fiix
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$45 per user/month
Functionality
30
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.