The limited options for the tech accounts provide me with extra work editing their times.

This software is very user friendly and fairly easy to navigate. It is a great improvement from our previous work order and inventory system.

Mobile apps and the ability to track labor and costs. Not to mention spare parts and inventory.

The connector tools seems to be broken. I have had several issue with this.

With unlimited users I am able to expand to more than just my maintenance responsibilities. The ease of use and price make this the best CMMS on the market in my opinion.

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.

There are areas I do not use due to other software packages that are in our organization. Customer support has been very good.

Ability to put in meter readings is terribly painful. You cant add parts while in a workorder.

The ease of user integration for work order managment.

Which doesn't sound like much but every thing you click will have load times. The app is terrible and unusable.

I am very pleased with their current level of customer service.

Training was excellent and the instructor was able to answer all our questions quickly.

Overall Asset Essentials has been an incredible tool to show accountability for work orders on multiple levels from the techs, to requesters, to locations and even assets that are problematic.

Couple this program with InventoryEdge, a separate module, but well integrated functional step up into a more sophisticated asset maintenance program.

Asset Essentials has a very easy to use platform and mobile app. It allows my technicians to stay on the move across our 5 facilities.

Overall, the transition team was prepared and extremely helpful.

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.

CAFM Explorer is a powerful, sophisticated and highly recommended software for the Facilities Management industry.

Excelent , intuitive, fresh, modern interface. Powerful data analysis and reporting tools.

Reporting function is great with some really useful standard reports available. The widgets on the CAFM today page are useful and are now displayed in our office on a large screen for all to see.

The product has got better each time and the technical back up and help desk service is excellent.

I would recommend this software to any company that provides a help desk service.

Excellent - and with the Work Planner in the 2012 upgrade we can start to plan work more effectively.

CAFM Explorer is a feature rich software that has many capabilities suited for the operations of professional facilities management company.

From what we have seen integration with other products is straightforward and the supprt is excellent.

CAFM Explorer is very easy to install and operate. It offers a full suite of tools to help one manage facilities, people, space, assets, invoices, budgets, etc.

Once all your data is unputted it is so easy to use and the amount of reports that can be created is great.

It has been so hard to make changes in the system once you have allocated buildings.

Can be costly to make any basic changes ie adding/removing columns off the valuation/compelteion report. Nedds more financial attributes.

We are delighted to hear that the property element continues to evolve. We are very happy with our choice and are currently committed to aligning CAFM with the development of our procedures.

Customer service and support is superb and the new addition of the account manager will make our communication with CAFM even better.

CAFM explorer is feauture rich, intuitive, and very easy to learn. The web interface allows customers to drive information and requests for their individual needs.

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Asset Essentials by Brightly Software (formerly Dude Solutions) is a next-generation work and asset management platform designed for smarter, more efficient maintenance and operations. Brightly, now a Siemens company, is the global leader in intelligent asset management solutions. Over 12,000 operations leaders utilize this system to manage more than 49 million assets and 386 million work orders. This user-friendly platform empowers organizations to cut maintenance costs, improve productivity and make smarter operations decisions. 

With Asset Essentials, users initiate, assign, and track the progress of existing maintenance work orders, as well as create advanced workflows with preventative maintenance (PM) scheduling to improve long-term asset health. 
Users set and monitor asset thresholds with predictive maintenance (PdM) utilizing IoT sensors to reduce asset downtime. 
The free mobile application allows technicians to capture parts transactions or quickly issue work orders during a failed task – even in poor connectivity areas – enabling them to accomplish more out in the field or off-site. The solution also allows users to easily track and manage inventory of frequently used parts, streamlining just-in-time maintenance to ensure they have what they need – when they need it. The solution is packed with analytical and reporting and capabilities, with 100+ predefined reports, dashboards, and KPIs, empowering users with real-time data and analysis at their fingers to make and justify critical operational and budget decisions.

Asset Essentials integrates with your software ecosystem through our open APIs – as well as other Brightly products – ensuring a continued 360-view of your operations. 

At Brightly, we’re proud that our clients call our support “legendary.” We partner with you to bring deep, industry-focused expertise, integrated technology and committed client service teams to help you accomplish more than you think is possible. Whether it is before, during or after implementation, our support team is always just a call, chat or email away. And, if you want to connect with peers or conduct your own due diligence, the Brightly Community is just a few clicks away for instant product help and peer connections. 

Asset Essentials is a highly configurable platform designed for manufacturing, education (public K-12, higher education, and private and independent schools), government (local, county and state level) and membership organizations (YMCAs and country clubs).

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Employee Management

Work Order Creation

Barcoding/RFID

Status Tracking

Service Request Management

Equipment Management

Interoperability

Contract/License Management

Project Management

Customer Database

Scheduled/Automated Reports

Job Management

Calendar Management

Scheduling

Audit Trail

Technician Management

Mobile Access

Fixed Asset Management

Inventory Tracking

Depreciation Management

Compliance Management

Geocoding

Internet Mapping

Routing

Historical Reporting

Vendor Management

Maintenance Management

Labeling

Preventive Maintenance

Service History

Map Sharing

Workflow Management

For Schools

Residential Properties

Asset Tracking

Inspection Management

Alerts/Notifications

Equipment Maintenance

Automated Scheduling

Color Codes/Icons

Work Order Management

Billing & Invoicing

Real Time Reporting

Asset Lifecycle Management

Facility Scheduling

Inventory Control

Reporting/Analytics

Commercial Properties

Room Scheduling

Prioritization

Equipment Tracking

Incident Management

Predictive Maintenance

Third-Party Integrations

Maintenance Scheduling

Document Management

Inventory Management

Census Data Integration

Communication Management

Location Tracking

Facility Asset Management

Spatial Analysis

Data Visualization

Map Creation

For Mechanical Equipment

Mac OS

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Windows 10

Contact Brightly Software for pricing information or a quote.

Email/Help Desk

FAQs/Forum

Knowledge Base

Phone Support

Chat

2-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1000

1000+

Asset Essentials

In Person

Live Online

Webinars

Documentation

Videos

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CAFM Explorer by McLaren Software is a leading, end-to-end facilities management product that combines a help desk, space planning, preventive maintenance, asset management and more into a single solution. 


CAFM Explorer allows users to scale their businesses but without a large-scale additional investment. All features are included in the main license, so users can use all or just a portion of the software at will and scale as needed without any additional costs.


CAFM Explorer utilizes the familiar look and feel of Microsoft Outlook to encourage a lower learning curve. There's also an import facility to port over existing data into a single, centralized database that's the core of the software.


Built around this core is a reactive, responsive help desk application. From this application, users can take advantage of the additional features for asset tracking, resource booking, planned maintenance, move management, lease administration, as well as a selection of customizable reports. 


We recommend CAFM Explorer to buyers in a variety of industries. It's a great fit for any organization looking to lower their costs and risk through an effective, powerful facilities management solution. 



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