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IBM Maximo Application Suite vs IFS Cloud Platform comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Maximo Application Suite
Ranking in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
Billing Software (4th)
IFS Cloud Platform
Ranking in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
CRM (28th), Customer Experience Management (12th), Field Service Management (2nd), Help Desk Software (19th), ERP (20th), Activity Based Costing Software (10th), Local Government CRM (12th), IT Asset Management (13th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (15th), License Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) category, the mindshare of IBM Maximo Application Suite is 12.3%, down from 22.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IFS Cloud Platform is 6.6%, down from 8.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM Maximo Application Suite12.3%
IFS Cloud Platform6.6%
Other81.1%
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
 

Featured Reviews

Antony Mishra - PeerSpot reviewer
Java Software Engineer at GPA
Asset management has become streamlined and decision-making is now driven by lifecycle data
The best features IBM Maximo offers are that it is very simple to deploy on OpenShift using Ansible playbooks. It also has excellent support for integration, is simple to configure, and the asset register is very straightforward. Work management and managing inventory are seamless. In terms of integration support, I have used preventive maintenance, work generation, accurate work execution planning, tracking actuals, and I can easily integrate with other tools and systems. IBM Maximo Suite gives me a single place where service cycles are standardized and tied to compliance. IBM Maximo has positively impacted my organization as it has been a very useful tool. It reduced human error by moving away from pen and paper-based scheduling. It saved cost by minimizing unexpected downtime of assets, with approximately 50% of time being saved. We have also reduced overwork among staff by removing redundant information and smoothing task flows. It helps us scale our team without micromanaging small issues.
reviewer2268153 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Operations Engineer
Integrated planning has improved production scheduling and now reduces downtime and costs
The biggest friction point I have run into with IFS Cloud Platform is user adoption, which has been the biggest challenge, as different users in the organization need to get accustomed to the new processes after years of using spreadsheets and legacy systems, requiring training and a mindset shift, along with challenging data migration and process standardization. My advice to someone considering IFS Cloud Platform with a similar workflow is to spend sufficient time understanding and standardizing their business processes before implementing it, as the technology is very powerful, but the real value comes when processes, data, and teams are all aligned. I would rate my overall experience with IFS Cloud Platform as a 9 out of 10.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Flexibility is one of the key components, along with ease of use."
"This is the Cadillac of asset management applications."
"The Preventive Maintenance feature, especially in its inspection routines and KPI abilities, is valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to correct maintenance."
"When it comes to their reporting and analytics capabilities, I find them to be superb."
"The most powerful features are the database and integration with CMDB."
"For what it represents and what it gives you, it is a very powerful tool."
"​Maximo is very stable. We really do not have problem with stability.​"
"There are fewer fields on the user screen compared to other products. This makes the UI a little bit easier to understand."
"Apart from the pressures of meeting 14 go-live dates, this has been a very positive experience and has led to a streamlined and effective business."
"A high level of ERP can be handled in IFS."
"Field Service Management is definitely a wonderful product that IFS has developed because it caters to field services."
"The solution overall is very versatile and flexible, especially compared to other products."
"Having a young talented programmer, during the six years of use, we were able to save around 75 000 EUR preparing simple modifications using customization rather than ordering them in IFS / Partner."
"IFS Applications is very user-friendly and easy to deploy, and it's suitable for small and medium enterprises."
"Some of the strengths are Enterprise Management Solutions and the series of Management solutions which is number one in Gartner's report and has been for the last five years."
 

Cons

"IBM Maximo is similar to an ARP. Because it's so massive, you can easily get lost using the application."
"The mobile solution has a lot of room for improvement, especially in geopositioning capabilities, tracking capabilities, and configuration capabilities, in order to let the tech operate online and offline.​"
"The latest version is slow due to the power it requires."
"Because of their competitiveness and their enterprise nature, the small companies are unable to do it."
"The pricing model of the solution has room for improvement as well as the after-sales support."
"Areas for improvement would be the user interface and support for Arabic. They could also be more customer-oriented."
"You can get lost using the application"
"It's quite reliable, but new versions often are not too stable. They bring in enhancements but they break other stuff."
"We have upgraded to the latest version right now. We have issues with the quality. We tried to enroll in their Evergreen program which was meant to help us adopt any service update or anything that the tool’s providers come up with."
"Some kind of bot assistance, some kind of artificial intelligence to help people solve the problems, would be interesting."
"Sometimes from the sales perspective, clients don't always fully understand how large a task or a project they're getting involved in when they decide, "We're going to switch across to IFS." They could probably do a little bit more, maybe around preparing people for these projects."
"We would like to see AI-driven CSI functions built into the tool that would allow us to quickly tie our improvement goals to metrics and activities, so Assyst will suggest the next steps to help us get closer to our goals."
"When it comes to AI, I feel that is the area where we expect something more from IFS Cloud Platform."
"Technical support could be improved."
"IFS Applications is not robust enough to handle high-volume transactions, so it's not suitable for larger enterprises."
"The integration is a bit complex, and post-implementation support services need to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You pay for what you get. There are lots of options depending on how you would like to implement Maximo."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is low and ten is high, I rate the pricing a nine. The price is very high."
"IBM Maximo offers a licensing application, and you have to comply with the license."
"I do not know about the price of the solution. However, this has been an expensive project overall."
"The concurrent user license is much more effective in management and cost-wise, as it is more suitable for maintenance management."
"Explore the possibility of using DB2. You will avoid the cost of SQL Server or Oracle licenses."
"The price of IBM Maximo could reduce, it is expensive."
"IBM has changed the licensing policy. As I understand now, they are going from a complex way of licensing to a more simple way of licensing."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"The pricing of the solution may appear to be expensive for smaller companies with only tens of users; however, for larger and mid-size industrial companies, IFS is able to win deals and the pricing is competitive in the market."
"There are varying license levels that you can purchase."
"There's an additional yearly cost for support."
"Ask for all-inclusive pricing, as they are pretty flexible if you ask for custom models."
"We pay for a license to use the solution, which is not very expensive."
"IFS Applications is expensive software, but it's on par with SAP and Oracle. It's for large enterprises and government entities and not for small and medium-sized enterprises. They have one licensing model, but if you want to have a module-specific license, they provide component-based licenses. Unlike SAP and Oracle, it doesn't have different levels of licensing. It's one level of licensing."
"Pricing is an area that could be improved. They could be more competitive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise22
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise10
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with IBM Maximo?
There are a couple of places, but I cannot name one at this moment because I still need to go through more of the things because there is a lot which I need to learn. Something related to the custo...
What is your primary use case for IBM Maximo?
I generally develop IBM Maximo reports and then some automation scripts, and the major thing which I have customized is an application called Archival solution that we created from scratch. For the...
What advice do you have for others considering IBM Maximo?
AI Watson, I have not used it so far. I was trying to use it, but there are some challenges for me to use it. I will definitely try to give a review once I use it. I have not used it so far. I will...
What needs improvement with IFS Applications?
There are features that came up during implementation that we are not actually using today, such as field service management (FSM), because we do not have any field technicians visiting customer si...
What is your primary use case for IFS Applications?
My main use case for IFS Cloud Platform is for production planning, where I typically use it for production scheduling and for inventory management. When I open IFS Cloud Platform, the first thing ...
What advice do you have for others considering IFS Applications?
The biggest friction point I have run into with IFS Cloud Platform is user adoption, which has been the biggest challenge, as different users in the organization need to get accustomed to the new p...
 

Also Known As

Maximo
IFS Applications, Assyst, IFS Cloud
 

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Sample Customers

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., DTE Energy, Swedish Match, Projetech, Fingrid, East Coast
China Airlines, Electrolux Group, Babcock, Cimcorp, Sky, Multiplex, Veolia. 
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