IBM Maximo Application Suite vs. IFS Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Maximo Application Suite
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
IBM Maximo Application Suite is an enterprise asset management (EAM) platform.N/A
IFS Cloud
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
IFS is a low-code / no-code approach to IFS solution suite, supporting various industries including aerospace & defense, construction, energy & utilities, and manufacturing with ERP, EAM and field service management functionality. IFS Cloud can be run as a service from IFS, or in a location of choice including on-premise as a containerized application.N/A
Pricing
IBM Maximo Application SuiteIFS Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Maximo Application SuiteIFS Cloud
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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IBM Maximo Application SuiteIFS Cloud
Features
IBM Maximo Application SuiteIFS Cloud
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
6.2
4 Ratings
17% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings5.54 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
-
Ratings
IFS Cloud
7.5
4 Ratings
1% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.3
4 Ratings
1% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
7.2
4 Ratings
2% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.9
4 Ratings
15% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.8
4 Ratings
10% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
7.9
4 Ratings
1% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings5.54 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.3
4 Ratings
10% above category average
Billing Management00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.8
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Project Costing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Cost Capture00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Capital Project Management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.9
4 Ratings
23% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.6
3 Ratings
16% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.9
4 Ratings
24% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.0
3 Ratings
19% above category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
7.8
4 Ratings
13% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.8
4 Ratings
17% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
7.6
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Maximo Application Suite
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Ratings
IFS Cloud
8.5
3 Ratings
16% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM Maximo Application SuiteIFS Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(66 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.9
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(6 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(4 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
1.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Maximo Application SuiteIFS Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
It’s really good for organizing all your assets and managing your field technician teams. The new features, like the assistant and remote assistant, are also really good. On the other side, for the second part of the question, what’s less appropriate, for example, for network scanning, there used to be a part of the product that handled natural discovery. Now IBM has discontinued that, so we have to use two different products now to scan the IT environment, which is not so efficient, I would say.
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IFS
The IFS Cloud has well suited to keeping track from beginning to end and engages from the internal team to the external team very well. It takes everything with them and helps them to grow at a wide pace. It creates a systematic workflow process which helps in achieving the goal more fast and friendly environment
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Pros
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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IFS
  • Integration with other third-party application is easy and reliable
  • Product documentation is easy to follow for the new users
  • Web-based product
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Cons
IBM
  • The interface is not friendly, and it took a lot of time for our team to get comfortable with it.
  • Sometimes updates can led to unexpected lag and downtime.
  • It has many useful modules and features, but it is not well known, and I only recently found it after I was actively searching for it.
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IFS
  • Data is stored in projections, so finding the required details is time consuming.
  • Sometimes the mapping between mapping of UI fields and actual backend is broken / does not work.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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IFS
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Usability
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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IFS
Overall, IFS Cloud offers a complete solution across different business units. The inbuilt dashboards and reporting capabilities responds well to day to day basic reporting needs. Cloud solution is accessible from all platforms and provides good control from role & access perspective.
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Performance
IBM
Depends on DB tuning, Query builds etc
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IFS
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Support Rating
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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IFS
The overall support is perfect and efficient.
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In-Person Training
IBM
As expected, good content and instructions
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IFS
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Implementation Rating
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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IFS
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Alternatives Considered
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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IFS
User documentation of IFS Cloud is very well organized, and easy to follow. So, the time taken for the key business users to be trained is comparatively less. The integration with other well-suited third-party applications for HR and Payroll has been standardized and easy to setup, because of the REST APIs.
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Scalability
IBM
i dont use it
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IFS
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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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IFS
  • I am not aware about ROI by using this tool, as the details are only available to higher reps in our orgnization.
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