BuyerZone users' maintenance management software requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their maintenance management software purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of maintenance management software other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: maintenance management software purchasing requirements

"Will also be used as an asset register, not necessarily to keep track of depreciation for accounting purpose."
-- CFO, Transportation/Logistics, Weston, FL

"The software is intended for maintenance tracking of the building management system for a semiconductor fab.The only reason we request customization is the desire to keep the screens minimal and user frendly for the technicians.Pm schedules with printed work instructions desirable. Unscheduled repair data entry desirable. Reports of historical activity by equipment or equipment group is a must."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Sherman, TX

"Preventative maitenance program that will keep track of facility equipment and apartment appliances. a web based way to generate work order requests."
-- Facilities/Operations, Real Estate, Buffalo, NY

"To many fields to fill in just for a simple task,such as change work light on a mill."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Kenosha, WI

"The ability to insert pictures of the assets.Ease of use, simple, and basic maintenance management and tracking tool."
-- Facilities/Operations, Other Business Services, Santee, CA

"Ability to input all data for equipment. ability to create and print all reports."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Mishawaka, IN

"Work orders; scheduling; work history; vehicle maint & repair; track warranties, types, models, serial numbers, purchase date, etc of appliances; track specifics of flooring and wall coverings per room, etcWe operate apartment buildings, office building w/ about 70 offices, fleet of 12 vans, one single family house, & a very small playground."
-- Office Manager, Government, Columbia, MO

"We are a small, but growing, facility maintenance company. We are interested in a database system to keep track of maintenance calls by client, with the ability of the client to call up their project and see a complete maintenance history."
-- Consultant, Other Business Services, Matthews, NC

"We are looking for something that will help us track inventory and maintenance at our compressor stations."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Elk City, OK

"Need a tracking program for maintenance, gas usage, depreciation, insurance costs, mpg, monthly operating costs."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Williamsport, PA

"Is there a system for other departments such as public works, parks, and sewer department that are the software? One software for all."
-- Buyer, Government, San Carlos, CA

"We are a nationwide railroad construction company with a large number of off road equipment, and also a sizeable truck fleet. Looking for software that can manage and track both."
-- Facilities/Operations, Construction/General Contracting, Woodbury, CT

"We are a multi national windmill company so the pages would need to be in english and spanish. also if photos of the item can put into the system that would be a plus. We would also like the system to give e-mail output when pms are due. As well as a solid tracking of all in work items in house or sent out for repair. Price is a factor because we are on a start up budget fo US operation."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Fairless Hills, PA

"I need to have a way to manage my customers for a/c maintenance."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Naples, FL

"We are looking for a system that can be customized to the dental field. Similiar to Hospital equipment. We need to find something as soon as possible."
-- Facilities/Operations, Health Care, Alton, IL

"Just looking at competitors, We are very happy with what we have."
-- MIS/IT, Education, College Park, MD

"The maintenance software must be intuitive/easy to use by non-tech maintenance staff."
-- Consultant, Real Estate, Seattle, WA

"I need PM scheduling, entry of manual W/O through local server with status checking capabilities.Inventory used on PM's?e-mail capabilitiesSecurity levelsease of database management."
-- General Manager, Manufacturing, La Vergne, TN

"We will be performing maintanence on custom owned equipment, not our own. I need to be able to input equipment information as well as equipment owner information. Alot of the systems that I have found allow you to input equipment info. but they figure all the equipment is owned by one company."
-- Buyer, Equipment Sales & Service, Houston, TX

"We are a medical device based service company(s). we need a system to track, schedual, emergency service, in multiple customer facilities in the US. We use in-house Corp and outside contract labor.We have a Regulitory FDA tracking of system failures and reporting. Other needs are standard for a good CMMS package. Afordable and upgradeable.."
-- Partner/Principal, Health Care, Clearwater, FL

"Looking for software to manage client data center maintenace business. Must allow us to manage many client with mutiple sites."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Franklin Lakes, NJ

"I need the pm's to be printed by frequencies. Example, 30 days, 90 days, etc.Must be user friendly."
-- Facilities/Operations, Education, Holmen, WI

"Ability to enter PM actions from an intrinsically safe 'Palm' type unit. This application is PM focused vs enterprise focused."
-- General Manager, Government, Tulsa, OK

"Looking for an online system I can resell with my own software system for golf course superintendents. Must have inventory, POs, equipment maintenance and scheduling and other features."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Computers - Software, Rochester, NY

"We are currently looking for pricing for a combined PM and Tenant Request software.Thank you,."
-- Buyer, Real Estate, Leesburg, VA

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