The short answer
Which one fits your team?
Choose AssetLab if you need
- Organizations that need CMMS and capital planning in a single product
- Teams that want transparent pricing without multi-product subscriptions
- Facilities teams that manage day-to-day maintenance and long-term planning
- Canadian organizations that want a Canadian-owned vendor with CAD pricing
- Organizations that want to start a trial without an enterprise sales cycle
Consider Brightly Origin if you need
- Organizations already using Brightly Asset Essentials for CMMS
- Large enterprises that need AI-powered capital forecasting
- Institutions with separate teams for operations and capital planning
- Organizations already invested in the Siemens/Brightly ecosystem
- Teams with dedicated budgets for multi-product asset management suites
Feature by feature
Where they overlap, and where they part
2
In both
3
Only in AssetLab
8
With caveats in Brightly Origin
1
Only in Brightly Origin
Both platforms cover
- Multi-site Management
- Reporting & Analytics
Where they differ
| Feature | AssetLab | Brightly Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Contract Management | Included | Not available |
| Project Management | Enterprise plan or add-on | Not available |
| Single Platform (CMMS + Planning) | Included | Not available |
| Work Order Management | Included | Requires Asset Essentials |
| Preventive Maintenance | Included | Requires Asset Essentials |
| Asset Management | Included | Strategic level |
| Parts & Inventory | Included | Requires Asset Essentials |
| Mobile App | iOS & Android | Requires Asset Essentials |
| QR Code Scanning | Included | Requires Asset Essentials |
| Vendor Management | Included | Requires Asset Essentials |
| PIPEDA Aligned | Included | Not specified |
| AI-Powered Capital Forecasting | Not available | Included |
| Strategic Capital Planning | 360 & Enterprise plans | Included |
| FCI Tracking & Forecasting | 360 & Enterprise plans | Included |
| Risk Assessment (LoF × CoF) | 360 & Enterprise plans | Limited |
| 20+ Year Replacement Forecasting | 360 & Enterprise plans | Included |
| Custom Report Builder | 360 & Enterprise plans | Included |
| REST API & MCP | Enterprise plan or add-on | Custom integration |
| Asset Lifecycle Management | 360 & Enterprise plans | Strategic only |
Pricing
What each one costs
AssetLab
- AssetLab CMMS
- From $45 CAD/user/month
- AssetLab 360
- $65 CAD/user/month
- Free Trial
- Yes - no credit card
All prices in CAD. Free trial available.
Brightly Origin
- Brightly Origin
- Custom enterprise pricing
- Asset Essentials (for CMMS)
- Separate subscription
- Implementation
- Consultant-led (additional cost)
Brightly Origin uses custom enterprise pricing. Requires a separate Brightly Asset Essentials subscription for CMMS capabilities (work orders, PM, inventory). Total cost of ownership includes multiple products.
Why teams choose AssetLab
Where AssetLab goes further than Brightly Origin
Single Platform, No Product Stacking
AssetLab delivers CMMS and capital planning in one product. Brightly Origin requires a separate Asset Essentials subscription for work orders and preventive maintenance.
Transparent, Predictable Pricing
Published CAD pricing per user across three plans. One product instead of a multi-product subscription, and no consultant-led implementation.
Faster Time to Value
Start a free trial and be operational immediately. No enterprise sales process or consultant-led setup required.
Contract & Project Management
Track contracts, vendors, and capital projects in the same platform as your CMMS and planning tools. Brightly Origin does not offer these.
Canadian-Owned, PIPEDA-Aligned
AssetLab is Canadian-owned and headquartered in Vancouver, follows PIPEDA-aligned privacy practices, prices in CAD and contracts under Canadian law. The Trust Center names where data is hosted and every service that processes it outside Canada.
Risk-Based Prioritization
Likelihood of Failure × Consequence of Failure risk assessment alongside FCI tracking for comprehensive, defensible asset prioritization.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Brightly now Siemens Asset Management Software?
Yes. Siemens acquired Brightly Software in 2022, and in July 2026 Brightly completed its move into the Siemens brand as Asset Management Software. Its website moved from brightlysoftware.com to assetmanagement.siemens.com. Products such as Asset Essentials keep their names, so existing Brightly Origin customers are now Siemens customers.
Does Brightly Origin include work orders and preventive maintenance?
No. Brightly Origin handles strategic asset management and capital planning. Work orders, preventive maintenance, and inventory require a separate Asset Essentials subscription. AssetLab includes CMMS and capital planning in one product.
Where does each one store data?
AssetLab hosts Customer Data in Canada (AWS ca-central-1), and some supporting services, such as sign-in and email, process data in the United States; the AssetLab Trust Center names each one. Check the current hosting position for Brightly, now part of Siemens Asset Management Software, directly with the vendor.
Next step
See it with your own assets
Start a free trial and load a few of your own assets. You will know within an afternoon whether AssetLab fits better than Brightly Origin.
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