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UMaintainX vs Tractian
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose MaintainX if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: maintenance managers, manufacturing plant teams
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Choose Tractian if…
- you're in its core audience: maintenance and reliability teams, plant managers
Side by side
Feature MaintainX Tractian
Pricing modelFreemiumContact for pricing
Starting price$20/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retentionKept as long as reasonably necessary, then deleted, destroyed, or deidentifiedPersonal Data kept only as long as necessary; internal retention schedule applies
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type IISOC 2, ISO 27001
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
CategoryMaintenance & CMMSMaintenance & CMMS
CompanyMaintainX, Inc.Tractian Technologies Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded——
Part ofAutodesk—
Key features
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- Work order creation, assignment and tracking across sites
- Preventive, meter-based and condition-based maintenance scheduling
- AI troubleshooting from manuals and work history
- Natural language reporting and chart generation
- Parts inventory alerts and automated re-orders
- Checklists and inspections with signature capture
- QR and barcode scanning for assets
- Offline mode for low-connectivity areas
T Tractian
- Real-time condition monitoring with vibration and ultrasound sensors
- AI failure detection and diagnostics
- Electrical monitoring of current, voltage and power
- Sensors connect over 4G/LTE without plant Wi-Fi
- CMMS with work orders, parts inventory and preventive maintenance
- Integrations with SAP, Maximo, Oracle NetSuite and Power BI
- Custom dashboards, reporting and KPIs
- SSO, MFA and role-based access controls
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
MaintainX
Basic$0
Essential$20/user/mo billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
Premium$65/user/mo billed annually ($75 billed monthly)
EnterpriseCustom
Tractian
Custom quoteCustom
Strengths and limitations
MaintainX
- Free Basic plan with unlimited work orders and procedures
- Requester accounts are free on all plans
- SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and GDPR compliance listed
- Open REST API on Premium and above
- Free plan limits repeating work orders to 2 per month
- API access requires the $65/user Premium plan
- SSO and IoT integrations only on custom-priced Enterprise
Tractian
- No Wi-Fi or IT infrastructure needed because sensors use 4G/LTE
- Most customers are fully operational within 14 days
- SOC 2, ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 compliant
- A dedicated Technical Account Manager and chat support that answers within 10 minutes
- No public pricing; you need a custom quote
- Requires physical sensor hardware installed on your machines
- No self-serve free trial listed
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