The short answer
Which one fits your team?
Choose AssetLab if you need
- CMMS + Lifecycle + Capital Planning + Project Management in one platform
- FCI tracking and 20-year capital replacement forecasting
- Canadian organizations that want PIPEDA-aligned practices and CAD pricing
- Teams that need advanced reporting without external BI tools
- Organizations managing contracts and vendors alongside maintenance
Consider MaintainX if you need
- Teams that need in-app messaging alongside work order management
- Organizations transitioning from paper-based maintenance processes
- Small to mid-size teams that want the best mobile experience
- Companies that value built-in team communication features
- Teams that want a free tier to start with basic maintenance
Feature by feature
Where they overlap, and where they part
7
In both
8
Only in AssetLab
2
With caveats in MaintainX
2
Only in MaintainX
Both platforms cover
- Work Order Management
- Preventive Maintenance
- Asset Management
- Mobile App
- QR Code Scanning
- Vendor Management
- Reporting & Analytics
Where they differ
| Feature | AssetLab | MaintainX |
|---|---|---|
| Contract Management | Included | Not available |
| Project Management | Enterprise plan or add-on | Not available |
| Strategic Capital Planning | 360 & Enterprise plans | Not available |
| FCI Tracking & Forecasting | 360 & Enterprise plans | Not available |
| Risk Assessment (LoF × CoF) | 360 & Enterprise plans | Not available |
| 20+ Year Replacement Forecasting | 360 & Enterprise plans | Not available |
| MCP server for AI agents | First-party (Enterprise or add-on) | Third-party only (Zapier) |
| PIPEDA Aligned | Included | Not available |
| Parts & Inventory | Included | Premium plan |
| Multi-site Management | Included | Enterprise plan |
| In-App Messaging | Not available | Included |
| Free Tier | Not available | Included |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | Enterprise plan or add-on | Enterprise plan |
| Custom reporting dashboards | 360 & Enterprise plans | Premium plan |
| Report builder | 360 & Enterprise plans | Enterprise plan |
| REST API | Enterprise plan or add-on | Premium plan |
| Asset Lifecycle Management | 360 & Enterprise plans | Limited |
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.
MaintainX
- Basic
- Free (limited)
- Essential
- $20/user/month
- Premium
- $65/user/month
- Enterprise
- Custom
Prices billed annually; monthly billing is $25 and $75. Currency not stated on the pricing page. Parts inventory and API access require Premium; multi-site management and SSO require Enterprise.
MaintainX pricing verified October 12, 2026 against their published pricing page. getmaintainx.com
Why teams choose AssetLab
Where AssetLab goes further than MaintainX
Full Asset Lifecycle
Manage assets from acquisition to disposal with depreciation tracking, TCO analysis, and lifecycle stage visualization.
FCI & Strategic Planning
Track Facility Condition Index across portfolios, forecast replacement costs over 20 years, and build defensible capital plans.
Advanced Reporting Built In
Custom report builder across 30 data sources, live dashboards, and CSV and Excel exports on AssetLab 360, with no need for external BI tools.
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.
Contract & Vendor Management
Manage vendor contracts, track expiration dates, and link purchase orders to assets.
Risk Assessment Framework
Score assets using Likelihood of Failure × Consequence of Failure matrix with multi-dimensional impact assessment.
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 MaintainX.
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AssetLab wrote this comparison, so read it knowing who it comes from. Competitor details are taken from each vendor's public website and documentation and can change without notice. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
