Bentley ProjectWise vs. IBM Maximo Application Suite

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ProjectWise
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Bentley Systems offers ProjectWise, a construction management software for keeping construction project personnel and engineers up-to-date with most recent progress information, with daily logs and punchlists, risk item lifecycle management through identification, creation, tracking and resolution, RFI management, and document storage with automated sharing.N/A
IBM Maximo Application Suite
Score 7.9 out of 10
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IBM Maximo Application Suite is an enterprise asset management (EAM) platform.N/A
Pricing
Bentley ProjectWiseIBM Maximo Application Suite
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ProjectWiseIBM Maximo Application Suite
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Bentley ProjectWiseIBM Maximo Application Suite
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Small Businesses
Revit
Revit
Score 9.1 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Revit
Revit
Score 9.1 out of 10
IFS Applications
IFS Applications
Score 7.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Revit
Revit
Score 9.1 out of 10
IFS Applications
IFS Applications
Score 7.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Bentley ProjectWiseIBM Maximo Application Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
7.2
(2 ratings)
7.9
(66 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(7 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Bentley ProjectWiseIBM Maximo Application Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
Bentley Systems
ProjectWise is good for really large projects with many team members. I would not recommend it for small projects or those with a small team of people working on them. It is best for technical people and those who plan to use it daily. There are better FTP options out there if you just want to use them for file sharing.
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IBM
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
Bentley Systems
  • It works for collaboration
  • The backend is customisable to do work that other document management systems just cannot do.
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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
Bentley Systems
  • many users cannot be in the same file at the same time
  • files are not automatically freed upon closure
  • copying files to another ProjectWise folder is complicated. There is an option to copy, another to copy to, etc.
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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
Bentley Systems
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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
Bentley Systems
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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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Performance
Bentley Systems
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IBM
Depends on DB tuning, Query builds etc
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Support Rating
Bentley Systems
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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
Bentley Systems
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IBM
As expected, good content and instructions
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Implementation Rating
Bentley Systems
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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
Bentley Systems
Bentley ProjectWise from a user perspective just does not stack up to even something as simple as Dropbox. ProjectWise is powerful, it is capable, it has a ton of features. The best implementation I have seen from Projectwise is where the admins unlocked everything and let the users do as they please defeating everything it stood for and using it as a big Dropbox account, though even then the user interface couldn't be improved still causing significant workflow delays. I would reluctantly leave a good company if they implement ProjectWise, I respect that it's powerful for system admins but it sucks for users. This means 2-10% of what it is used for is well designed while the other 98-90% of its functions are just bogged down by a lack of development in its user interface and I say this as someone who has periodically used it over the last 10 years and seen no effective improvement in usability. Bentley ProjectWise was one of the first I believe to do this type of system, but as is common with being the first is you don't keep up with the times and bring a lot of baggage with you.
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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
Bentley Systems
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IBM
i dont use it
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Return on Investment
Bentley Systems
  • It has saved us time in archiving and versioning documents
  • It has saved us effort in backing up files and restoring them when mistakes are made
  • It has had an overall positive impact on our bottom line by helping with file sharing and collaboration
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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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