MaintainX
Cloud-based CMMS and enterprise asset management platform for maintenance operations: work order management, preventive maintenance scheduling, asset health monitoring, inspection checklists, parts inventory, and compliance documentation. Mobile-first. Autodesk acquisition announced May 2026 for $3.6B (pending regulatory close as of July 2026).
4.2 /5 composite score
Best-in-class CMMS for building operations: free tier, transparent per-user pricing ($20-$65/user/month), public REST API with OpenAPI spec, mobile-first design, and SAP/Oracle/Zapier integrations. Autodesk acquisition announced May 2026 for $3.6B but not yet closed as of July 2026.
Worth it
Rubric Scorecard
| Criterion | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Value for the price | 5/5 | Freemium, from $240, free tier Source → |
| Agent Friendliness | 4/5 | API: REST API v1 with OpenAPI spec (api.getmaintainx.com/v1/openapi.json); covers work orders, assets, preventive maintenance, inspections, and parts inventory; available on Premium tier and above |
| Ease of adoption | 5/5 | -- |
| Portability & lock-in | 3/5 | -- |
| Interoperability | 4/5 | 7 integrations |
How we verified this: we checked MaintainX against its live site and an independent source — aecmag.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-14.
Evidence
Integrations
SAP S/4HANA Oracle NetSuite Microsoft Dynamics 365 Microsoft Power BI Zapier Slack Samsara
Sources
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