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IBM Maximo vs nlyte comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Maximo
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) (1st), Billing Software (5th)
nlyte
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Center Infrastructure Management (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

IBM Maximo and nlyte aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM Maximo is designed for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and holds a mindshare of 15.4%, down 27.8% compared to last year.
nlyte, on the other hand, focuses on Data Center Infrastructure Management, holds 6.0% mindshare, up 3.7% since last year.
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
IBM Maximo15.4%
Oracle Enterprise Asset Management8.5%
IFS Cloud Platform7.0%
Other69.1%
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
Data Center Infrastructure Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
nlyte6.0%
Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT10.5%
Sunbird DCIM8.1%
Other75.4%
Data Center Infrastructure Management
 

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.
MA
Global Datacenter Infrastructure and HPC Director at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
A Software Solution synchronizing information and activities to other systems that depend on accurate physical infrastructure information
Nylte is quite intricate to use. Training someone to navigate the platform would likely require a substantial investment, ranging from one to two months for basic proficiency, followed by an additional two to three months of consistent use to gain full proficiency. Despite its complexity, I believe there is room for simplification, making it more user-friendly. While there have been improvements, there is potential for further enhancements in this area.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We were doing all kinds of paperwork for every type of order and to maintain our assets but with the use of the IBM Maximo application, we can automate a lot of the processes."
"We are very thankful to have IBM integrated with our own Legacy cloud-based system"
"Provides great flexibility."
"Has a powerful audit combination that helps achieve high accuracy."
"The most valuable features of IBM Maximo are the overall power and interface, and there are a lot of different modules that we use that are helpful. Additionally, it's an integrated solution and it has a lot of capabilities."
"They have a real strength of tracking the asset itself along with the condition of the asset, the maintenance of the asset and who has access to the asset, etc."
"I have found Work Order management the most valuable feature. Additionally, it is a very robust and powerful solution."
"We were able to scale perfectly.​"
"The power management aspect of nlyte provides a comprehensive overview of power consumption and forecasting capabilities. It allows for strategic planning, such as assessing the impact of adding new racks with specific power requirements. This feature facilitates considerations not only for power consumption but also for thermal aspects, including airflow dynamics between hot and cold aisles. In essence, the most advantageous feature of nlyte sfor us lies in its power management capabilities."
 

Cons

"Coding can be complex when customization is required."
"There are always ways to improve and make things better."
"IBM Maximo can improve the financial support and financial application, to make it more similar to an ERP as opposed to an EAM. Overall they can improve the financial processes."
"I feel that the interface is a little too complicated with a large number of fields to enter."
"The solution is not stable. We can have one day when it is stable and another day it is not. Sometimes it crashes or becomes very slow, and there are times we are not even able to download all the databases. Without the database, we cannot work on that application. These are the small glitches, and stability issues we are facing."
"Initial setup is a longer process because Maximo is bigger and has more processes."
"It was very slow due to the lagging issues. So that was kind of frustrating, considering how slow it was while functioning."
"IBM is a big company and they have a lot of products. Level One, the first level of tech support, is the one that is used to stop the tsunami. For everyone, it's always work to get past that."
"Nylte is quite intricate to use. Training someone to navigate the platform would likely require a substantial investment, ranging from one to two months for basic proficiency, followed by an additional two to three months of consistent use to gain full proficiency. Despite its complexity, I believe there is room for simplification, making it more user-friendly. While there have been improvements, there is potential for further enhancements in this area."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"IBM Maximo offers a licensing application, and you have to comply with the license."
"The concurrent user license is much more effective in management and cost-wise, as it is more suitable for maintenance management."
"$USD700 per agent user."
"You pay for what you get. There are lots of options depending on how you would like to implement Maximo."
"The price of IBM Maximo could reduce, it is expensive."
"​Explore internal processes in order to evaluate the correct number of users in each Maximo module, then evaluate the different offers of pricing and licensing.​"
"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."
"I do not know about the price of the solution. However, this has been an expensive project overall."
"We currently hold a perpetual license, and our expenditure is limited to support costs. While I recall that the new license model follows a subscription-based SaaS approach, I don't have the precise cost details as we are not actively using it at the moment."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise21
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with IBM Maximo?
IBM Maximo could learn from its competitors by going aggressive to market, probably looking at price discounting, and emphasizing orientation and training and services to the end customer directly ...
What is your primary use case for IBM Maximo?
We are reselling IBM Maximo as well. I find the automation products to be the most valuable features.
What advice do you have for others considering IBM Maximo?
IBM Maximo's asset tracking feature is difficult to sell in India because of price. It is not popular in India because of price and IBM not pushing, so it is not very easy to sell. We tried pushing...
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Sample Customers

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., DTE Energy, Swedish Match, Projetech, Fingrid, East Coast
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