MaintainX vs Tulip (2026): Pricing, Features & Verdict
Tulip is our pick, scoring 7.3/10 against 6.8/10 for MaintainX on our Industrial & Infrastructure Software criteria. Its biggest advantage: higher Customization score (9/10 vs 5/10). For 10 users, MaintainX is free, against $1,000/mo for Tulip; only MaintainX has a free plan.
Last updated: November 2026
MaintainX
6.8/10
Mobile-first maintenance management software (CMMS) that frontline maintenance and operations teams use to run work orders, preventive maintenance, inspections, assets and spare parts.
Tulip
7.3/10
Tulip is a no-code, app-based manufacturing execution and connected worker platform that lets manufacturers build shop-floor apps for work instructions, quality checks, and machine monitoring.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 6.8/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Integration | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Security | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Support | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Cost | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Analytics | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Ease of Use | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Customization | 5/10 | 9/10 |
| Scalability | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $25/user/mo Essential | $100/user/mo Essentials |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Basic | $1,000/mo Essentials |
| Features | ||
| Condition Monitoring | ||
| Inspection Checklists | ||
| SCADA and IoT Integration | ||
| Asset Registry | Not listed | |
| Inspection Automation | Not listed | |
| Offline Field App | Not listed | |
| Preventive Maintenance | Not listed | |
| Spare Parts Inventory | Not listed | |
| Work Orders | Not listed | |
MaintainX vs Tulip cost by team size
MaintainX costs less from 10 users.
| Team size | MaintainX | Tulip |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeBasic | Contact for pricing |
| 5 users | FreeBasic | Contact for pricing |
| 10 users | FreeBasic | $1,000/moEssentials |
| 25 users | FreeBasic | $2,500/moEssentials |
| 50 users | FreeBasic | $5,000/moEssentials |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Who MaintainX and Tulip suit
MaintainX fits small business better than Tulip.
| Audience | MaintainX | Tulip |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business | 7/10A free Basic plan and quick setup help small teams, but core features such as parts inventory need the 65-dollar Premium tier. | 4/10The 10-interface minimum puts entry spend at about $12,000 a year. |
| Manufacturing | 9/10Integrations with MachineMetrics, Ignition and ERPs such as SAP suit plant-floor maintenance, and named customers include manufacturers such as Carrier and Interroll. | 10/10Tulip is built as an MES and connected worker platform for shop floors. |
| Enterprise | 7/10The Enterprise plan adds SSO, multi-site management, ERP integrations and a 99.9% uptime SLA, and the product now belongs to Autodesk. | 7/10The Enterprise and Regulated Industries plans add workspaces, approval workflows, GxP features, and GovCloud options. |
| Operations Teams | 8/10Inspections, procedures and audit trails support operational compliance checks across sites. | 8/10Operations engineers build and run frontline process apps without writing code. |
| Field Teams | 8/10The mobile app works offline, scans barcodes and supports in-app messaging for technicians working away from a desk. | Not rated |
| Logistics | 6/10The Samsara and Motive integrations turn fleet fault codes and inspection reports into maintenance work. | Not rated |
| Maintenance Teams | 10/10The product is a CMMS built for maintenance technicians and managers, centred on work orders, preventive maintenance and asset history. | Not rated |
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose MaintainX
- Has a free plan (Tulip does not)
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs $1,000/mo
- Higher Support score (8/10 vs 7/10)
- Higher Ease of Use score (9/10 vs 8/10)
- Better fit for small business (7/10 vs 4/10)
Why choose Tulip
- Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 5/10)
- Higher Integration score (8/10 vs 7/10)
Pros & Cons
MaintainX
Pros
- Reviewers say the mobile app is easy to learn, and technicians can create and close work orders with little or no training.
- A free Basic plan with unlimited work orders, plus free requester accounts on every plan, lets staff outside maintenance submit requests at no cost.
- The inspection builder supports pass or fail steps, conditional logic, photos and e-signatures, and a failed step can create a corrective work order automatically.
- Ready-made ERP connectors for SAP, NetSuite, Dynamics 365 and Infor, plus machine-data links through MachineMetrics, Ignition and Samsara.
- Holds ISO 27001:2022 certification and has completed a SOC 2 audit.
- High ratings of about 4.8 out of 5 on both G2 and Capterra, from well over 1,000 reviews on each.
Cons
- Basic features such as parts inventory, meter-based PM and API access need Premium, which costs 65 to 75 dollars per user per month.
- Reviewers often say reporting and custom analytics are limited, especially on the lower tiers.
- Work order PDF layouts and workflows are hard to customize, according to reviewers.
- SSO, multi-site management and ERP integrations are Enterprise-only, and Enterprise is quoted rather than listed.
- Per-user pricing adds up quickly for large technician teams.
Tulip
Pros
- The no-code drag-and-drop editor lets process engineers build shop-floor apps without developers.
- Billing per interface rather than per user can be cheaper for shop floors with many workers sharing stations.
- Connectors cover OPC UA, MQTT, HTTP, SQL, and USB devices such as scales and barcode scanners.
- The Regulated Industries plan includes 21 CFR Part 11 e-signatures and a validation pack for GxP manufacturers.
- Reviewers report better traceability and real-time visibility after replacing paper processes.
Cons
- The 10-interface minimum and paid add-ons for machine monitoring, vision, and premium support raise first-year cost.
- Reviewers find analytics and table joins limited compared with specialist tools.
- It is cloud SaaS, with no classic full on-premises deployment.
- Custom widgets support only a limited set of JavaScript libraries.
- Enterprise and regulated plan prices are not published.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tulip scores higher on our Industrial & Infrastructure Software criteria: 7.3/10 against 6.8/10 for MaintainX. The largest gap is in Customization: 5/10 for MaintainX and 9/10 for Tulip.
MaintainX costs less for 10 users: free on its Basic plan, against about $1,000/mo on its Essentials plan for Tulip, billed monthly.
MaintainX has a free plan; Tulip does not list one.
MaintainX is the better fit for small business: we rate it 7/10 for them, against 4/10 for Tulip.
