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TMaintainX vs UpKeep
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 want the lower entry price ($20/mo vs $24/mo)
- you're in its core audience: maintenance managers, manufacturing plant teams
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Choose UpKeep if…
- you're in its core audience: maintenance technicians and managers, facility managers
Side by side
Feature MaintainX UpKeep
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price$20/mo$24/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retentionKept as long as reasonably necessary, then deleted, destroyed, or deidentifiedKept as long as necessary for collection purposes, legal, accounting, reporting needs
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
CategoryMaintenance & CMMSMaintenance & CMMS
CompanyMaintainX, Inc.UpKeep 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
U UpKeep
- Work order management with photos and checklists
- Preventive maintenance schedules based on usage
- Parts and inventory tracking with costing
- Nova AI that builds work orders, apps and checklists
- Voice fill and photo-to-parts creation
- Sensors that open work orders automatically
- QR-code incident reporting without logins
- Mobile offline mode with automatic sync
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
UpKeep
Essential$24/user/mo
Premium$55/user/mo
ProfessionalCustom
EnterpriseCustom
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
UpKeep
- Essential and Premium plans have a free trial with no credit card required
- Unlimited work orders and locations on the entry plan
- Unlimited view-only users and requesters on all plans
- 24/7 live chat support
- Per-user pricing, starting at $24/user/mo
- Mobile offline mode starts on the quote-only Professional plan
- API access and SSO are Enterprise only
- Implementation and training are paid add-ons ($500–$5,000)
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