Planon

Planon is an integrated workplace management system from a company founded in 1982. The company says it has more than 1,100 staff in 17 countries and around 3,750 clients. Its suite brings together real estate and lease management, space and workplace services, asset and maintenance management, and energy and sustainability. Planon also sells versions for higher education campuses, data centers, commercial real estate, and field service providers, plus a Planon for SAP edition. On the maintenance side, the asset lifecycle module keeps an asset register tied to buildings and spaces. It handles preventive and corrective work orders and SLA tracking, scores asset condition from mobile observations, and supports risk-based asset strategies and compliance targets. A mobile app for field technicians handles planned and reactive jobs, meter readings, inspections and surveys, and materials and stock, and it works offline. The Open Application Platform adds AppBuilder, IoT Services, and data and analytics services. It also has a REST API and connectors for SAP, Oracle, CAD and BIM tools, building management systems, and Microsoft Places. Pricing is not published and every deal goes through enterprise sales. Partner-led implementation is billed on top of the licence, and third-party reviews say it often takes 9 to 18 months. Planon suits enterprises, universities, and service providers running large building portfolios. Its main limitation for this category is focus: it is built for buildings and workplaces, not plants, networks, or heavy industrial assets. Reviewers also report a steep configuration learning curve and a high total cost.