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IBM Maximo vs TOPdesk comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Maximo
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) (1st), Billing Software (2nd)
TOPdesk
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (14th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

IBM Maximo and TOPdesk aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM Maximo is designed for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and holds a mindshare of 26.9%, up 25.8% compared to last year.
TOPdesk, on the other hand, focuses on Help Desk Software, holds 1.6% mindshare, up 1.5% since last year.
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
Help Desk Software
 

Featured Reviews

Jose Pedro Muñoz - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 25, 2023
A very strong and powerful tool in the market preferred by a variety of industries
The solution is used for a variety of industries like manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and transportation Work management, optimization, and maintenance indicators are some of the valuable features of the solution. Pricing, purchasing, invoicing areas, and mobility are some areas in the solution…
Bruno Clemente - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 1, 2023
A highly scalable solution that has good reporting features
TOPdesk has features that allow only the financial managers to approve or deny the company's dealings With TOPdesk, we can concentrate all the requests from the company to only one system, and then we can manage the team's productivity. The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is the reports. We…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is configurable, where you can add extra fields to screens and to the database."
"I have found Work Order management the most valuable feature. Additionally, it is a very robust and powerful solution."
"We are very thankful to have IBM integrated with our own Legacy cloud-based system"
"The large range of configurability of the product is great, since everyone has a different way of doing things."
"It can be particularly useful for power line operations, enabling linemen in the field to gather information and send it across the country as well as different parts of the world."
"IBM Maximo is a very strong and powerful tool in the market…Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"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."
"Work order management and scalability enables the businesses' needs to be met."
"Its ITSM approach is quite useful."
"When it comes to implementing new features, they listen to what their customers want via a suggestion forum that they have."
"The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is the reports."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ticketing feature."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the incident management module."
"It is an easy-to-use solution."
"Change management is the most critical feature."
"This solution has provided me with a well-defined process and interaction, compared to my previous tool, GLPI."
 

Cons

"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.​"
"​Maximo is a big system, so the initial setup is complex."
"There are always ways to improve and make things better."
"Although you can create notifications with Maximo, the configuration and options could be improved."
"Vendor management needs enhancement."
"This solution could improve by integrating or embedding finances, charts of accounts, and invoicing."
"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."
"The initial setup was complex, because it is a complex product."
"The solution's change management could be better."
"Change management implementation, facility management, and making reservations on assets can be improved."
"An operator is also a user but requires creating two different records."
"The solution should be made more user-friendly."
"All companies have processes that need to be adjusted. When you have a change, you need to name it, and many companies have a set of changes you can use. It would be helpful if there were more space in TOPdesk to name the change or use metadata to record the kinds of changes."
"It is time-consuming to add new users."
"This solution is modular so you only buy what you need, but I prefer what some companies are doing where they include everything in the package."
"One of the disadvantages of TOPdesk is the reporting tool. It is very poor and not in real-time. You do not always receive the correct information."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You pay for what you get. There are lots of options depending on how you would like to implement Maximo."
"The concurrent user license is much more effective in management and cost-wise, as it is more suitable for maintenance management."
"IBM Maximo offers a licensing application, and you have to comply with the license."
"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."
"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."
"$USD700 per agent user."
"Where available, concurrent licenses can be more cost efficient and provide more flexibility."
"I do not know about the price of the solution. However, this has been an expensive project overall."
"The cost of the solution on a yearly basis is $20,000. Technical support is not extra. It's included in the yearly cost. Updates are also included. The solution is good at keeping its product up to date."
"The solution's pricing is reasonable and not expensive."
"TOPdesk's pricing is cheaper than Jira's."
"Compared to other products in this segment, I think that they are priced well and not too expensive."
"There are three fee options to choose from for a company and these options compared to market prices are very high. For example, if I use one of the first options for 10 assets, then it costs 20,000 Euros. If you went to competitors, then you pay less."
"The solution is inexpensive compared to competitors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
36%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Educational Organization
60%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
3%
Financial Services Firm
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Maximo?
It can be particularly useful for power line operations, enabling linemen in the field to gather information and send it across the country as well as different parts of the world.
What needs improvement with IBM Maximo?
Though I liked it a lot, I think it was lagging a lot. It was very slow due to the lagging issues. So that was kind of frustrating, considering how slow it was while functioning. The aforementioned...
What is your primary use case for IBM Maximo?
It can be particularly useful for power line operations, enabling linemen in the field to gather information and send it across the country as well as different parts of the world. With IBM Maximo,...
What do you like most about TOPdesk?
The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is the reports.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TOPdesk?
The solution's pricing is reasonable and not expensive.
What needs improvement with TOPdesk?
The solution should be made more user-friendly.
 

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Sample Customers

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., DTE Energy, Swedish Match, Projetech, Fingrid, East Coast
City of Amsterdam, University of Edinbroughm, IKEA, KLM Catering Services, FloraHolland, BOVAG, PostNL, Total, Hilton, Oce, Canon, Agip, Compass Group, Serco, Danone, BMW, Eneco, And many more.
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