The short answer
Which one fits your team?
Choose AssetLab if you need
- Organizations that need CMMS and capital planning in one platform
- Teams that want transparent, per-user pricing without enterprise sales cycles
- Facilities teams managing day-to-day maintenance alongside long-term planning
- Canadian organizations that want a Canadian-owned vendor with CAD pricing
- Organizations that want to set up without consultant-led implementations
Consider Gordian VFA if you need
- Organizations focused exclusively on facility condition assessment
- Teams that need RSMeans cost data integrated into capital forecasts
- Large portfolios requiring professional FCA services
- Institutions with dedicated capital planning teams (no CMMS needs)
- Organizations already using other Gordian/Fortive products
Feature by feature
Where they overlap, and where they part
2
In both
7
Only in AssetLab
3
With caveats in Gordian VFA
1
Only in Gordian VFA
Both platforms cover
- Multi-site Management
- Reporting & Analytics
Where they differ
| Feature | AssetLab | Gordian VFA |
|---|---|---|
| Work Order Management | Included | Not available |
| Preventive Maintenance | Included | Not available |
| Parts & Inventory | Included | Not available |
| QR Code Scanning | Included | Not available |
| Vendor Management | Included | Not available |
| Contract Management | Included | Not available |
| Project Management | Enterprise plan or add-on | Not available |
| Asset Management | Included | Facility-level only |
| Mobile App | iOS & Android | Limited field tools |
| PIPEDA Aligned | Included | Not specified |
| RSMeans Cost Data Integration | 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 |
| Facility Condition Assessment | Condition assessments (360 & Enterprise) | Included |
| Custom Report Builder | 360 & Enterprise plans | Included |
| REST API & MCP | Enterprise plan or add-on | Custom integration |
| Asset Lifecycle Management | 360 & Enterprise plans | Capital assets 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.
Gordian VFA
- VFA Facility
- Custom enterprise pricing
- Implementation
- Consultant-led (additional cost)
- FCA Services
- Professional services add-on
Gordian VFA uses custom enterprise pricing with consultant-led implementation. No public pricing available. Typically requires professional services for facility condition assessments.
Why teams choose AssetLab
Where AssetLab goes further than Gordian VFA
All-in-One CMMS + Capital Planning
AssetLab combines work orders, preventive maintenance, and capital planning in a single platform. Gordian VFA focuses on FCA and capital forecasting but has no CMMS functionality.
Transparent, Predictable Pricing
Published CAD pricing per user across three plans, no consultant-led implementation, and any onboarding work quoted up front.
Day-to-Day Maintenance Operations
Manage work orders, preventive maintenance schedules, parts inventory, and vendor relationships, none of which Gordian VFA offers.
Setup Without Consultants
Request a free trial with no sales call; our team sets it up, normally within one business day. No need for consultant-led assessments or lengthy enterprise sales processes.
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 asset prioritization.
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 Gordian VFA.
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