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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Accruent EMS

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AEMS Software is an enterprise space management, event, class and resource scheduling application acquired and now supported by Accruent in June 2018.N/A

    IBM Maximo Application Suite

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AIBM Maximo Application Suite is an enterprise asset management (EAM) platform.N/A
    Pricing
    Accruent EMSIBM Maximo Application Suite
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Accruent EMSIBM Maximo Application Suite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details—The IBM® Maximo® Application Suite (MAS) comes in two packages: client managed software or software as a service (SaaS). MAS is purchased using a simplified licensing and usage model leveraging a credit-based system called AppPoints. This provides the flexibility to easily add functionality and users, scale your business, and pay only for what you use with a single entitlement.
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    Community Pulse
    Accruent EMSIBM Maximo Application Suite
    Considered Both Products
    Accruent
    Chose Accruent EMS
    They both work for us to do our daily work efficiently.
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    75 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    75 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    50 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    57 Answers
    User Ratings
    Accruent EMSIBM Maximo Application Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.8
    (176 ratings)
    6.7
    (86 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (31 ratings)
    7.6
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    6.8
    (18 ratings)
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    3.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.5
    (16 ratings)
    7.2
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.1
    (14 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (166 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (160 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    6.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Accruent EMSIBM Maximo Application Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Accruent
    Accruent EMS is well-suited when it comes to room utilization and transparency but with regards to onboarding other departments such as A/V and Catering, it becomes a challenge because there are other software that meets the needs of these departments that EMS does not have. The use of multiple systems for other departments is a nuisance especially with inventory mangement.
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    The software is very well-suited to asset lifecycle management and system condition monitoring. User-friendliness of the product and effectiveness in managing work orders. The software's pricing is much more affordable than that of other EAM systems. Many improvements are needed in the customer support services department. Delays in response are costly.
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    Pros
    Accruent
    • It's user friendly. By doing a little self-exploration one can find out the many features that EMS offers.
    • It is simple to add or remove conference rooms and provide details of the conference rooms.
    • I appreciate that there are different ways of reserving conference rooms. This allows each user to feel comfortable in their use of EMS by finding what works best for them.
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    IBM
    • Delivers Out-of-Box solutions for various industries without the need for customization and configuration
    • Modules and Applications are well developed and linked in an orderly way, with proper documentation and help guides that allow end users to start using the system with ease
    • Powerful Work Management, Contracts, Inventory, and Purchasing applications and features that are a better match to other ERP applications today
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    Cons
    Accruent
    • Incredible complexity on the back end. While its highly configurable nature lends to flexibility, it also makes it a challenge to manage.
    • Support has not been as quick as we'd like when we've needed to reach out.
    • Most likely due to the company recently changing hands, we had real trouble with their billing department attempting to double charge us for our services, and sorting it out took 6 months of back and forth.
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    IBM
    • Usually, we have problems with the mobile apps. For about seven out of ten customers, we need to use third-party mobile applications. It’s been a rollercoaster — Anywhere was terrible, then Maximo Mobile for 8 was pretty good, and now with Maximo 9, it’s problematic again. So it’s been ups and downs. But the good thing is that the architecture is open, so we can use third-party applications or even develop our own add-ons. Still, IBM could do this better.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Accruent
    Accruent EMS has always been a one-stop-shop for our organization when it comes to scheduling conference rooms, offices, apartments, services, etc. It has a wide array of reporting, and what isn't set up as a standard report, can usually be created as a query to report on the information you are looking for. Accruent EMS has pushed out new releases with updates to bugs and other add-ins and stays current and up-to-date with market trends.
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    IBM
    IBM Maximo Application Suite has provided a solution to our desire to consolidate the multiple applications serving the layers of the Procurement process we has been accustomed to using. By consolidating applications, licensing and software costs are reduced, and the overall headcount to support the various applications was able to be minimized.
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    Usability
    Accruent
    Most new users would greatly benefit from (or possibly require) at least some training on how to use EMS, but the training doesn't need to be extensive for the users to get comfortable with it. Most functions are easy and straightforward, so users tend to not have many issues with it.
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    IBM
    The IBM Maximo Application Suite is well known for inventory management solutions. This solution is in use by many corporations but mostly I have seen its use in Ports, defense and aerospace industries. Some of the benefits are 1. asset tracking is amazing 2. Maintenance cost is less 3. Reduced inspection costs 4. Less downtime 5. It allows customization 6 Simplify data management 7. Highly adaptable
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    Reliability and Availability
    Accruent
    Currently I can only access EMS from my work computer, from in my office, on campus. While I'm sure this isn't an Accruent issue, and mostly our IT issue, Accruent hasn't exactly stepped up and tried to help when these issues have been addressed.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Accruent
    The only other software we use in conjunction with EMS is Epaper Signs by Visix. Once we worked out the initial bugs, the integration has been seamless. It does not slow down our software or cause any errors. Our signs are updated every 15 minutes with any problems.
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    IBM
    Depends on DB tuning, Query builds etc
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    Support Rating
    Accruent
    Since the merger, our team has found that there are a select few of the tech team that can actually support our questions. More often than not, we have already tried the suggestions that they give us and they are either unable to answer our questions and submit them as update suggestions or they have to be sent to supervisor for an answer. Once or twice in the last year we have received bad advice that resulted in system issues. Prior to last year, the customer support system was at the top of the list of tech support departments that I have ever had to deal with, especially during our upgrade to 4.0.
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    IBM
    I have regularly contacted IBM Support to report issues and raise requests for issues we face during project implementations. The response from them has overall been good and to the point, and they get back to us within a day or 2 and guide us through the process of fixing it or providing an interim fix of the product
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    In-Person Training
    Accruent
    we had brought out several consultants over the course of the past couple years and they have been fantastic from Brandy Cahill to Matt Luther
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    IBM
    As expected, good content and instructions
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    Online Training
    Accruent
    It was great but could have been a little better. I feel like there are different ways to use some of the software and some of that was not explained. I think at the time the training was great but now that we are more experienced with the product I can see we missed training based on what part of EMS the instructor thought we were going to use.
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    IBM
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    Implementation Rating
    Accruent
    I think one of the biggest things is to step back and see how you want your organization to function and use the product prior to quickly diving in and configuring. I think some (based on some EMS Live conference sessions I attended) built their systems on how they used their old systems or old processes, but thinking about how you want your organization to function moving forward will help you configure it the best way and make the necessary changes from the start rather than having to go back and adjust.
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    IBM
    Implementation of IBM MAS as a service provider has been easy. The functionality in the OEM space has been the best of its class with all related modules and application subject to maintenance
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    Alternatives Considered
    Accruent
    [Accruent] EMS is very robust, and a great all in one solution for hospitality and Event management needs. I have dealt with a few other software solutions in the past that try to handle event planning and management, but have run into the need to have multiple solutions to handle all those needs.
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    IBM
    As a computerized maintenance management system i do not have experience of any other system. The only experience I have is for Maximo and it works excellent for me. I am using many modules available in Maximo and all of these modules are almost fulfilling all of my business needs.
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    Scalability
    Accruent
    We purchased the client, web version, and Outlook plug-in. I'll be honest, we haven't pushed the email part, but I did test it and liked it. After the old program we placed, I have simply been gun-shy about implementing another email plug-in. However, the client for the super users to get department alerts, etc. and the web version for all users to create reservations has been fabulous and easy to use and understand.
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    IBM
    i dont use it
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    Return on Investment
    Accruent
    • The most noticeable improvements in our usage of EMS is our ability to process requests more efficiently using a standardized form that has a professional presentation. Before we began using EMS, we processed our parking requests by simply typing an email with a few details. Pricing was jumbled in with the wording and clients often did not read the fine print. EMS has definitely made an impact with projecting a professional image to our clients when they receive confirmations and invoices.
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    IBM
    • Being the core business of my organization, IBM Maximo had a complete ROI for our objectives. We are able to successfully maintain and offer multiple solutions based on our interaction with Maximo.
    • Based on our contracts, we are able to provide a great partnership with IBM thru Maximo and it's tools.
    • We are able to maintain our business with steady market growth based mainly on our offer of the IBM Maximo in various layers.
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