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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Maximo Application Suite

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AIBM Maximo Application Suite is an enterprise asset management (EAM) platform.N/A

    IFS Field Service Management

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIFS Field Service Management (formerly Metrix) is the field service management application from Industrial and Financial Systems (IFS). It is built around features such as a contact center, dynamic scheduling, and service contract management.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteIFS Field Service Management
    Editions & Modules
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    IBM Maximo Application SuiteIFS Field Service Management
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe 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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    IBM Maximo Application SuiteIFS Field Service Management
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    75 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    75 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteIFS Field Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.7
    (86 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.7
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    7.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Maximo Application SuiteIFS Field Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    IFS
    IFS Field Service Management is well suited for ad-hoc reporting and querying of your dataset(s). It also is great for inventory management, processing orders, and handling EDI transaction sets to third party partners and suppliers.
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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
    • Order Placement - IFS makes placing orders quite easy. From the simple interface down to selecting inventory, the experience is simple and clean
    • Reporting - Querying database records is straightforward and easy to do. Queries can then be drilled down to individual records or exported to excel for further manipulation and analysis.
    • Customer Creation - Creating new customers and managing and maintaining existing records is a simple and easily repeatable exercise
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    Cons
    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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    IFS
    • Field Customization - Adding fields or inputs to particular entities is not very easy. In a world of point and click development, IFS is behind the curve
    • Order Automation - for bulk order placement it would be nice to have an easy mechanism to upload orders via an Excel or csv template. We've written some custom programs to perform this, but a more user friendly, "out of box" solution would be welcomed.
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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
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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
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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
    I was not part of the software selection process and cannot provide insight into any of the alternatives in this arena at this time.
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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
    • Positive - streamlined order processing has allowed our business to scale without requiring additional bodies for that specific need.
    • Positive - Reporting has allowed valuable insight into historic business trends which has allowed us to be proactive instead of reactive in many areas.
    • Negative - Customizations have proved costly and cumbersome when upgrading to the next version of the software.
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