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Supported Operating System(s):
Mac OS, Web browser (OS agnostic), Windows 10About Asset Essentials
Dude Solutions provides a suite of cloud-based maintenance management applications that provides businesses with centralized requests, automated maintenance workflows and reporting.
Asset Essentials is suitable for manufacturers, warehouses and distribution centers. Users can create work order requests and take advantage of tracking and reporting. Asset Essentials allows the user to create maintenance schedules, automate work orders and assign and manage recurring tasks.
The Asset Essentials mobile app allows maintenance teams to access spare parts inventory via QR code scanning, track labor hours and take pictures right at the equipment they’re working on.
Since Asset Essentials is a cloud-based system, it can be accessed from anywhere....
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Supported Operating System(s):
Mac OS, Web browser (OS agnostic), Windows 10Average User Ratings
Overall
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.5
Functionality
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
Not likely
Very likely
December 2020
Darryl E. from Abrasive Form
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Aviation & Aerospace
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
December 2020
The Dude IS on your side !!
Uptime !! Real time maintenance requests. Mobile apps and the ability to track labor and costs. Not to mention spare parts and inventory. Our production folks can't believe the response team from maintenance! Let me know what maintenance people are doing without having to ask. I love being able to assign them work no matter where the are.. I do recommend buying tablets for them... I use $120 tablets. One or two hours of uptime pays for those quickly !
Pros
This software is truly the answer to maintenance and PM programs. Every machining and manufacturing plant in America should use this. If you have 5 or 5000 pieces of equipment, facility, or anything needing maintenance this should be your software. I have had to use ERP maintenance add ons that never allowed real TPM quality support. This software is designed SPECIFICALLY for maintenance. It is easy to use and learn. It pays for itself in the first 3 months. I have implemented this software 3 times. I am not paid by them, but I would recommend them to any company. I have been in Manufacturing for just over 30 years, and this is the best software for this I have seen! IT works !
Cons
I would like an add on that lets operators enter simple daily PM's and simple checks that can be tailored for each asset.
December 2020
Bill from Van's Aircraft Inc
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Airlines/Aviation
Time Used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
December 2020
Van's Aircraft Asset Essentials startup review 12/22/20
Overall, the transition team was prepared and extremely helpful. Good job! However as mentioned above someone on the team and on the sales end of your operation needs to be better informed/aware of the immensity of the task of taking an old in use CMMS and making your Asset Essentials mate seamlessly.
Pros
The support team and training is top notch. The availability of phone or email support is phenomenal
Cons
At present, the promise bringing over the 12 years of history from our old CMMS has not been delivered. I was told that it could be done as part of the purchase price, then when the scope of the work was completely understood I was asked to pay $1,500 to bring that history into Asset Essentials. After a couple of weeks I was then told that it would take another $2,500 in addition to complete work. This is a classic saled case of "bait and switch", I am now considering not using Asset Essentials at all.
Reasons for Choosing Asset Essentials
Pricing and support. Also, [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] was direct, honest and competent. He also followed through with all that he said he would do. He is still working to get the history of our old CMMS properly entered into Asset Essentials. If that process completes satisfactorily in the next couple of weeks, our project will have been a success. Nonetheless, if it doesn't then I will not be using Asset Essentials I will be sticking to Manager Plus.
Reasons for Switching to Asset Essentials
Pricing and support
April 2015
Holly from Gresham Barlow School District
Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
Time Used: Less than 12 months
Ease-of-use
2.0
Customer support
4.5
Functionality
3.5
April 2015
SchoolDude User Friendliness
Pros
My overall thoughts of schooldude would be that it serves it purpose for scheduling event but it really is not user friendly. The amount of time that it takes for a new user to complete a proposal to schedule an event is pretty tedious.
Cons
I am not a new user so it is easy for me to access and set of events but even explaining to new users is hard because of the lay out. I think it needs to be more simplistic. For example like when you turn on a new Iphone it asks for a piece of information then you hit next and it asks for another. Then it populates all your information for you to review at the end. One other flaw that I noticed in it for billing purposes is that it does not send an email notification when something new is put on to the calendar. Which would be really helpful when something is added last minute if the invoices are already completed for that day. I am not a veteran and do not know all the ins and outs of schooldude, but I do think these fixes could improve the users experience on it.
December 2020
Franciso from S&E Gourmet Cuts Inc dba Country Archer Jerky Co
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Food Production
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
December 2020
Annual review
I am very pleased with the software and it's capabilities. It would be nice to maybe have some videos on how to customize the screens. Specially some of the more basic features of the software.
Pros
This software is very easy to use in comparison to others on the market. I like the fact that their is a lot of possibilities to customize the data.
Cons
I would like the report section to be more user friendly. Some of the reports are a bit difficult to create. It might just be me that needs more training on it.
Reasons for Choosing Asset Essentials
I have used both and have found that Asset Essentials was more user friendly for my organization.
December 2020
Trent from CMC Materials
Company Size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Consumer Goods
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
December 2020
Amazing tech support
The software is easy to use. Keeps the maintenance department organized. Most of all the tech support that A/E provides is second to none. What ever issue we have if the tech on the line with you can't fix it they will follow the trouble ticket till it is resolved.
Pros
This software keeps are company maintenance organized.
Cons
What I didn't like about this software is that I didn't find and implement it sooner.
Reasons for Switching to Asset Essentials
Oracle is not user friendly and not organized.