# Accruent Maintenance Connection vs Brightly Asset Essentials Comparison | | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 73 | 240 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (47.9% of reviews) | Mid-Market (55.5% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | Contact Us 1 Professional Subscription / User / Month | Contact Us | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Accruent Maintenance Connection Pros: - Ease of Use (3 reviews) - Work Order Management (2 reviews) Cons: - Poor Reporting (2 reviews) - Complex Customization (1 reviews) ### Brightly Asset Essentials Pros: - Ease of Use (5 reviews) - Data Tracking (3 reviews) Cons: - Complex Customization (3 reviews) - Complexity (2 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (61 reviews) | 8.7 (163 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.3 (61 reviews) | 8.4 (164 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.1 (49 reviews) | 7.9 (116 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.3 (38 reviews) | 8.2 (111 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (58 reviews) | 8.7 (154 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.2 (37 reviews) | 8.7 (110 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.1 (56 reviews) | 8.2 (156 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Accruent Maintenance Connection #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Professional Subscription Price: Contact Us 1 Professional Subscription / User / Month Description: *3 or more users *The minimum contract is 1 year Key Features: - Single site to multi-site scalability - User-friendly interface - Simplified integrations [Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/accruent-maintenance-connection/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### Brightly Asset Essentials #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Education Price: Contact Us Description: Pricing depends on the specific organization and its needs. 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Key Features: - Work Order & Workflow Management - Mobile Application - Equipment & Asset Management [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/brightly-asset-essentials/pricing) #### Free Trial No --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Asset Tracking | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Accruent Maintenance Connection** | N/A | N/A | | **Brightly Asset Essentials** | 8.3/10 | 36 | #### Asset Definition | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Asset Register - Asset Tracking** | Not enough data | 8.7 (35 reviews) | | **Relationships - Asset Tracking** | Not enough data | 8.2 (34 reviews) | | **Costs - Asset Tracking** | Not enough data | 7.9 (26 reviews) | #### Asset Tracking | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Location - Asset Tracking** | Not enough data | 8.2 (33 reviews) | | **Status - Asset Tracking** | Not enough data | 8.1 (34 reviews) | | **History - Asset Tracking** | Not enough data | 8.6 (35 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Asset Tracking | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Accruent Maintenance Connection** | 8.8/10 | 13 | | **Brightly Asset Essentials** | 8.3/10 | 14 | #### Asset Definition | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Asset Register** | 9.8 (8 reviews) | 7.9 (13 reviews) | | **Relationships** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (12 reviews) | | **Costs** | 9.6 (8 reviews) | 8.1 (12 reviews) | | **Types** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 8.8 (14 reviews) | #### Asset Tracking | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Location** | 7.1 (7 reviews) | 7.5 (14 reviews) | | **Status** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 8.2 (13 reviews) | | **History** | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 9.0 (13 reviews) | #### Inventory | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Locations** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 7.3 (13 reviews) | | **Spare Parts** | 10.0 (6 reviews) | 8.2 (12 reviews) | | **Valuation** | 9.7 (6 reviews) | 8.3 (11 reviews) | #### Depreciation | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Methods** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Feature Not Available | | **Asset Value** | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 7.9 (12 reviews) | | **Taxes** | 6.0 (5 reviews) | Feature Not Available | | **Decomissioning** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 9.1 (9 reviews) | #### Maintenance | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Inspections** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (12 reviews) | | **Planning** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 8.2 (13 reviews) | | **Predictive** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 8.3 (11 reviews) | | **Corrective** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 8.9 (12 reviews) | | **Unplanned** | 9.4 (9 reviews) | 7.6 (13 reviews) | | **Optimization** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | #### Field Service | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Planning** | 9.5 (7 reviews) | 8.5 (11 reviews) | | **Tracking** | 9.5 (7 reviews) | 8.6 (13 reviews) | | **Client Communications** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | 8.8 (12 reviews) | #### Monitoring | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Use** | 9.8 (7 reviews) | 8.9 (12 reviews) | | **Reliability** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Feature Not Available | | **Risk** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 7.7 (10 reviews) | #### Contract & Warranty | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Contracts** | 6.9 (6 reviews) | Feature Not Available | | **Warranties** | 6.7 (6 reviews) | Feature Not Available | | **SLAs** | 6.7 (5 reviews) | Feature Not Available | #### Analytics | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Dashboards** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 8.3 (14 reviews) | | **Performance** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 8.8 (13 reviews) | | **Forecasting** | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 7.6 (12 reviews) | #### Integration | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **ERP** | 7.5 (8 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | | **CAD & PLM** | Not enough data | 9.3 (10 reviews) | | **Accounting** | Not enough data | 8.8 (11 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Predictive Maintenance | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Accruent Maintenance Connection** | N/A | N/A | | **Brightly Asset Essentials** | 7.2/10 | 28 | #### Condition Monitoring | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Predictive Inspection** | Not enough data | 7.5 (24 reviews) | | **Monitoring** | Not enough data | 7.2 (23 reviews) | | **Condition-Based Maintenance** | Not enough data | 7.6 (24 reviews) | | **Asset Types** | Not enough data | 8.1 (27 reviews) | | **IoT Monitoring** | Not enough data | 6.2 (17 reviews) | #### Detection & Identification | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Failure Detection** | Not enough data | 6.6 (17 reviews) | | **Source Identification** | Not enough data | 7.0 (18 reviews) | | **Proactive Alerts** | Not enough data | 7.1 (19 reviews) | #### Analysis & Insights | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Root Cause** | Not enough data | 7.3 (20 reviews) | | **Recommendations** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Systemic Risks** | Not enough data | 7.1 (21 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Predictive Maintenance | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Infrastructure Asset Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Accruent Maintenance Connection** | N/A | N/A | | **Brightly Asset Essentials** | 8.5/10 | 11 | #### Asset Definition | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Asset Register** | Not enough data | 8.5 (11 reviews) | | **Asset Types** | Not enough data | 8.6 (11 reviews) | | **Technical Specifications** | Not enough data | 8.5 (11 reviews) | | **Geolocation** | Not enough data | 8.5 (11 reviews) | #### Maintenance | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Work Orders** | Not enough data | 9.2 (11 reviews) | | **Preventive** | Not enough data | 8.5 (11 reviews) | | **Inspections** | Not enough data | 8.0 (10 reviews) | | **Asset Portfolio** | Not enough data | 8.2 (11 reviews) | | **Change Management** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Optimization | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Compliance** | Not enough data | 8.6 (11 reviews) | | **Modelling** | Not enough data | 8.8 (11 reviews) | #### Analytics | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Infrastructure KPIs** | Not enough data | 8.2 (11 reviews) | | **Cost Analysis** | Not enough data | 8.3 (11 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Infrastructure Asset Management | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Facility Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Accruent Maintenance Connection** | N/A | N/A | | **Brightly Asset Essentials** | 7.9/10 | 37 | #### Agentic AI - Facility Management | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Facility Management Platform Features | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Maintenance Planning** | Not enough data | 8.8 (34 reviews) | | **Facility Inventory Management** | Not enough data | 8.1 (33 reviews) | | **Space Planning** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Move Management** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Vendor Management** | Not enough data | 7.0 (28 reviews) | | **Service Request Portal** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Green Building Operations** | Not enough data | 7.5 (18 reviews) | | **Reporting & Dashboards** | Not enough data | 8.1 (35 reviews) | | **Facility Document Storage** | Not enough data | 7.9 (30 reviews) | | **Mobile Field Access** | Not enough data | 8.0 (33 reviews) | ### CMMS | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Accruent Maintenance Connection** | 8.7/10 | 49 | | **Brightly Asset Essentials** | 7.9/10 | 75 | #### CMMS Platform Features | Feature | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Work Order Management** | 9.2 (46 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (73 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Preventative Maintenance (PM)** | 9.1 (37 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (69 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Predictive Maintenance (PdM)** | 8.7 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.5 (38 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Materials Management** | 8.3 (25 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.4 (39 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Equipment Breakdown Reports** | 8.7 (27 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.6 (34 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Approval Management** | 8.9 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (41 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Task Templates** | 8.6 (28 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.7 (43 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Compliance Auditing** | 8.7 (15 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.6 (29 reviews) | | **Reporting & Dashboards** | 8.1 (35 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (60 reviews) ✓ Verified | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (4):** [CMMS Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cmms), [Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-asset-management-eam), [Facility Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/facility-management), [Predictive Maintenance Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/predictive-maintenance) **Unique to Brightly Asset Essentials (2):** [Asset Tracking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/asset-tracking), [Infrastructure Asset Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/infrastructure-asset-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Accruent Maintenance Connection | Brightly Asset Essentials | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 13.7% | 23.9% | | **Mid-Market** | 47.9% | 55.5% | | **Enterprise** | 38.4% | 20.6% | ### By Industry #### Accruent Maintenance Connection - **Hospital & Health Care:** 10.3% - **Manufacturing:** 5.9% - **Automotive:** 5.9% - **Broadcast Media:** 5.9% - **Facilities Services:** 5.9% - **Government Administration:** 5.9% - **Mining & Metals:** 5.9% - **Food Production:** 4.4% - **Utilities:** 2.9% - **Aviation & Aerospace:** 2.9% - **Other:** 44.1% #### Brightly Asset Essentials - **Education Management:** 29.4% - **Facilities Services:** 11.3% - **Higher Education:** 8.0% - **Government Administration:** 6.3% - **Primary/Secondary Education:** 4.2% - **Information Technology and Services:** 3.8% - **Food Production:** 2.9% - **Manufacturing:** 2.9% - **Computer Software:** 2.1% - **Machinery:** 2.1% - **Other:** 26.9% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Accruent Maintenance Connection - [eMaint](https://www.g2.com/products/emaint/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (283 reviews) - [UpKeep](https://www.g2.com/products/upkeep/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1091 reviews) - [MaintainX](https://www.g2.com/products/maintainx/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (1530 reviews) - [Limble](https://www.g2.com/products/limble/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (682 reviews) - [Fiix CMMS](https://www.g2.com/products/fiix-cmms/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (476 reviews) - [IBM Maximo Application Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-maximo-application-suite/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (629 reviews) - [ServiceChannel](https://www.g2.com/products/servicechannel/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (139 reviews) - [Fracttal One](https://www.g2.com/products/fracttal-one/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (601 reviews) - [Cryotos](https://www.g2.com/products/cryotos/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (813 reviews) - [SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-cloud-erp-sap-s-4hana-cloud/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1056 reviews) ### Alternatives to Brightly Asset Essentials - [Limble](https://www.g2.com/products/limble/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (682 reviews) - [MaintainX](https://www.g2.com/products/maintainx/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (1530 reviews) - [UpKeep](https://www.g2.com/products/upkeep/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1091 reviews) - [eMaint](https://www.g2.com/products/emaint/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (283 reviews) - [Fiix CMMS](https://www.g2.com/products/fiix-cmms/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (476 reviews) - [Fracttal One](https://www.g2.com/products/fracttal-one/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (601 reviews) - [IBM Maximo Application Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-maximo-application-suite/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (629 reviews) - [EZO](https://www.g2.com/products/ezo/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (392 reviews) - [Cryotos](https://www.g2.com/products/cryotos/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (813 reviews) - [Samsara](https://www.g2.com/products/samsara/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4368 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Accruent Maintenance Connection - Title: [Does Maintenance Connection offer on premise and cloud based options](https://www.g2.com/discussions/does-maintenance-connection-offer-on-premise-and-cloud-based-options) — 3 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Every company and project is unique and we use this six section implementation strategy as a guideline to create a tailored approach for every new customer." - Title: [Does Maintenance Connection offer on premise and cloud based options](https://www.g2.com/discussions/does-maintenance-connection-offer-on-premise-and-cloud-based-options-87c46c4e-c34b-4a96-9ce7-a0249a5b3a3c) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Every company and project is unique and we use this six section implementation strategy as a guideline to create a tailored approach for every new customer." ### Brightly Asset Essentials No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/accruent-maintenance-connection-vs-brightly-asset-essentials)