2 categories · RankedIBM Maximo
IBM Maximo is an asset lifecycle management product from IBM for operations, maintenance and facility teams that need to manage physical assets and keep them running · ibm.com ↗
Why models recommend it
“Best For: Large enterprises in utilities, manufacturing, or government with high-volume assets”Grok 4.20 · Comparative question · alternative
“If you're a large enterprise with heavy industrial assets → Choose IBM Maximo”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
“Choose IBM Maximo for large industrial or infrastructure environments.”Perplexity Sonar · Comparative question · alternative
“Best for: Large organizations with complex asset management needs”MiniMax M2.5 · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Avoid overbuying them for a small business. They can introduce unnecessary complexity”Perplexity Sonar · Negative question · warning
“tools like IBM Maximo or SAP PM are designed for engineers, not accountants... notoriously expensive and difficult for non-technical finance staff to learn.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Steep learning curve, delays in alert notifications... can feel overwhelming for non-experts”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as IBM Maximo, over the 41 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 12 | View → | |
| 24 | 0 | View → | |
| 16 | 0 | View → | |
| 15 | 0 | View → | |
| 15 | 0 | View → | |
| 11 | 2 | View → | |
| 9 | 0 | View → | |
| 8 | 1 | View → | |
| 8 | 0 | View → | |
| 6 | 3 | View → |
What the models named instead of IBM Maximo →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on IBM Maximo's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- operations, maintenance and facility teams
- Price stated
- The IBM® Maximo® Application Suite (MAS) comes in two packages: client managed software or software as a service (SaaS). MAS is purchased using a simplified licensing and usage model leveraging a credit-based system called AppPoints.
- Starting price
- Starting under US$ 40K per year
- Free plan or trial
- Try IBM Maximo for free
- Hosting
- US, Canada, Germany, UK, UAE, Australia, India, Singapore
- Customers named
- Spendrups Bryggeri, VPI, Downer, Sund & Bælt Holding A/S, Transport for London, The Royal Melbourne hospital
- Also from IBM
- IBM Apptio Cloudability, IBM Blueworks Live, IBM Cognos, IBM Cognos Analytics, IBM Cognos Controller, IBM Envizi and 4 more
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 38 of the 41 answers that named IBM Maximo and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
145 of the 145 domain citations in answers naming IBM Maximo came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |