CMMS COMPARISON

UpKeep vs Limble

Limble and UpKeep are both mobile-first CMMS platforms for small and mid-size maintenance teams. Limble is highly rated and puts PM on its entry plan.

you want PM and inventory at a lower price per user ($55 vs about $69)
managers and leadership need dashboards and reports without paid seats
you want an AI assistant that drafts work orders and answers questions on every plan, not just Enterprise

4.5★ G2 rating

4,000+ Teams worldwide

652% ROI (Forrester TEI)

Across 10 categories

Tie 3

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Trusted by 4,000+ businesses

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Limble vs UpKeep at a glance

Measure		Limble
Best for	Teams that want a CMMS plus AI, safety, fleet and training in one platform at a lower per-user price	Single-site maintenance teams that want a highly rated, easy CMMS with PM on the entry plan
Starting price	$24/user/month (Essential)	About $28/user/month billed annually (Standard)
Free plan / trial	No free plan. Free trial with no credit card, and every tier can be bought self-serve	Free trial; free plan scope unclear
G2 rating	4.5 (1,099 reviews)	4.8 (about 690 reviews)
Standout strengths	AI native platform: Nova works across every location, asset, work order, incident, certification and sensor, on every plan. Maintenance, safety, fleet, training and sensors on one data model. Customers have built 5,700 apps by describing them in plain language	Very high user ratings; PM, custom dashboards and AI PM Builder on the entry plan; purchase orders and REST API on Premium+
Main limitations	No free plan; PM starts on Premium; offline mode starts on Professional	Inventory, offline mobile and API need Premium+ (~$69); multi-location, custom roles and approvals need Enterprise; fleet via Samsara and sensors via third parties
Mobile apps	iOS and Android; offline work orders on Professional and up	iOS and Android, highly rated; offline mode on Premium+
Gated to higher plans	PM and inventory: Premium Offline, asset lifecycle, request portal: Professional POs, API, SSO, multi-site, workflow automation: Enterprise	Spare parts, vendors and POs, meter PMs, offline mobile, REST API: Premium+ Multi-location, custom roles, approval workflows, SSO, ERP and IoT integrations: Enterprise

The honest version

Which one is for you?

Both tools are in this market for a reason. The right answer depends on what you run.

Choose UpKeep if…

you want PM and inventory at a lower price per user ($55 vs about $69)
managers and leadership need dashboards and reports without paid seats
you want an AI assistant that drafts work orders and answers questions on every plan, not just Enterprise
you need safety (OSHA recordkeeping), fleet or training in the same platform, without Samsara or extra tools
you want first-party wireless sensors that trigger work orders

Choose Limble if…

you're a single-site team that wants PM and custom dashboards on the entry plan
peer reviews matter most: Limble rates 4.8 on G2 and Capterra
you need purchase orders and a REST API before an Enterprise contract

Find your fit

Single site, core maintenance only → Limble is a fair fit. Lower cost at Premium, free manager seats, safety, fleet or sensors → UpKeep.

The detail

Feature by feature

Ten categories, scored against published plans and documentation. Where Limble is ahead, it says so.

4 UpKeep leads

3 Tie

3 Limble leads

AI features

UpKeep leads

Every plan includes Nova with monthly credits (250 on Essential up to 1,000 on Enterprise). Nova answers questions about your data, drafts closeout notes, cleans up data and builds checklists. The Nova App Builder creates custom apps from a description, starting on Premium.

Limble

Limble's AI includes the AI PM Builder, AI scheduling, Asset Snap, forecasting and anomaly detection. The newest features, such as duplicate request prevention, scheduling suggestions and an MCP integration, are on Enterprise.

UpKeep gives every plan Nova; Limble keeps its newest AI for Enterprise.

Work order management

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Every plan includes unlimited work orders and locations, data importing and unlimited requesters. Technicians create work orders by voice with Voice Fill, and Nova drafts closeout notes and activity summaries. Checklists and time and cost tracking start on Premium, and custom statuses and workflow automation on Enterprise.

Limble

Limble's Standard plan includes unlimited work orders, assets and PMs, unlimited free work requesters, QR codes and the mobile app. Reviewers praise how quickly technicians pick it up. Some note that a single work order can't cover multiple assets.

Both are easy for technicians; UpKeep adds AI drafting and free view-only seats.

Preventive maintenance

Limble leads

PM scheduling starts on Premium at $55/user/month. It covers time-based and meter-based schedules and custom checklists, with the Smart Checklist Builder writing checklists from a short description. Edge sensors can open a work order automatically when a reading leaves its range.

Limble

PM is included on Standard at about $28/user/month, with Limble's AI PM Builder to draft schedules. Meter and threshold-based PMs need Premium+, and IoT-triggered PMs need Enterprise integrations.

Limble puts PM on its entry plan; UpKeep adds sensor triggers with its own Edge hardware.

Asset management

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UpKeep supports a four-level asset hierarchy, barcode scanning and meter readings from Premium, and asset lifecycle tracking on Professional. Enterprise adds depreciation, warranty and downtime tracking, custom asset statuses and check-in/check-out for shared equipment.

Limble

Limble supports unlimited assets with parent-child hierarchies, QR codes, and asset cost and downtime tracking. Asset Snap uses AI to capture asset details from a photo.

Both handle asset hierarchies well; UpKeep adds lifecycle tracking on Professional.

Parts and inventory

UpKeep leads

Parts and inventory management with costing starts on Premium at $55/user/month, with multiple inventory lines per part. Photo-to-Parts creates part records from a photo. Purchase orders sit on Enterprise.

Limble

Spare parts and inventory, vendors and purchase orders are on Premium+ at about $69/user/month. Cycle counts, multi-location transfers and bulk reordering are on Enterprise.

UpKeep gets you inventory for less ($55 vs ~$69); Limble includes POs at that tier.

Reporting and analytics

Limble leads

Drill-down reporting starts on Premium (30 days of history), with full history from Professional. Enterprise adds custom dashboards, asset downtime and equipment reliability reports, and multi-site modules. Nova can answer questions about your data in plain language on every plan.

Limble

Custom dashboards start on Standard, and Premium+ adds unlimited advanced analytics. Some reviewers say basic reports, such as lists of open work orders, are harder to build than expected.

Limble shows dashboards on a lower tier; UpKeep lets managers see reports on free seats.

Mobile app and offline use

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UpKeep started as a mobile app, and its iOS and Android apps cover work orders, scanning, photos, signatures and voice entry. Offline work orders start on Professional, with bookmarked and auto-cached work orders and offline drafts.

Limble

Limble's iOS and Android apps are highly rated for work orders, QR scanning and photos. Offline mode is on Premium+ and covers assigned tasks, data entry and time logging. A few reviewers mention occasional glitches.

Both are mobile-first; offline needs Premium+ on Limble and Professional on UpKeep.

Integrations

Limble leads

API access, business integrations and custom integrations are on Enterprise. UpKeep's own Edge sensors connect natively without an integration project.

Limble

Premium+ includes a REST API. ERP and IoT integrations, SSO as an included feature, and custom roles are on Enterprise. Limble integrates with Samsara for fleet data.

Limble opens its API on a lower tier; both put ERP integrations on Enterprise.

Safety, fleet and training

UpKeep leads

UpKeep sells Safety (incident capture with OSHA 300, 300A and 301 recordkeeping), Fleet (DVIRs, VIN lookup, telematics) and Learn (courses and certifications) as modules on the same platform and login as maintenance.

Limble

Limble has no EHS or OSHA recordkeeping module; 21 CFR Part 11 compliance is on Enterprise. Fleet data comes through a Samsara integration, and there is no learning or certification module.

One vendor for maintenance, EHS, fleet and training means fewer tools and invoices.

Sensors and condition monitoring

UpKeep leads

UpKeep Edge is UpKeep's own wireless sensor line for vibration, temperature and other readings. A reading outside the range you set opens a work order on that asset automatically, and dashboards show sensor trends next to maintenance history.

Limble

Limble doesn't make its own sensors. It connects to third-party IoT sensors through integrations on Enterprise.

UpKeep's Edge sensors work out of the box; Limble needs third-party hardware and Enterprise.

3. Platform breadth

One login, where Limble needs several

Maintenance is just the start. Run safety, learning, fleet and IoT monitoring in the same platform. Same login, same data model, same mobile app.

Maintenance

AI-powered CMMS with mobile work orders, asset tracking and preventive maintenance.

Safety

EHS management, incident reporting, OSHA logs and Voice-to-CAPA analysis.

UpKeep only (Limble: compliance features at Enterprise)

Nova

AI assistant for work orders, insights and answers across the platform.

UpKeep only · every plan

Supernova

Autonomous AI agents that handle routine decisions and multi-step workflows.

UpKeep only

Nova Apps

No-code app builder, plus dozens of prebuilt apps you can install in a click.

UpKeep only

Edge

First-party wireless sensors for temperature, vibration, pressure and humidity.

UpKeep only (Limble via third-party API)

Fleet

DVIRs, VIN lookup, mileage-based PMs and telematics integration.

UpKeep only (Limble via Samsara)

Learn

Training programs, certifications and compliance tracking built for technicians.

UpKeep only

Providers

Marketplace for vetted service partners and third-party work tracking.

UpKeep only

4. Customer success

24/7 support on every plan

When your line is down at 3 a.m., sales-tier gating isn't helpful. UpKeep includes 24/7 live chat and a dedicated customer success team on every paid plan, not as an upsell.

24/7 live chat

Real humans, actually around the clock. Average response under 3 minutes.

Dedicated CS team

Your team gets a named customer success manager. Onboarding, QBRs, expansion support. Not a ticketing queue.

White-glove migration

Switching from Limble? We help import your assets, PMs and work order history, and validate everything with you before go-live.

Migration

Switching from Limble is straightforward

Most teams are fully migrated from Limble in under 30 days.

Export your data

Assets, PMs, work order history, parts, vendors. Our CS team walks you through the export or handles it for you.

We set up your workspace

Data mapped, users configured, integrations connected. You review before anything goes live.

Train and roll out

On-site or virtual training for your team. Phased rollout so you're never betting the whole operation on day one.

Talk through what migrating your data would actually involve.

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“UpKeep is made by maintenance people, for maintenance people. It's just so user-friendly.”

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FAQ

Questions teams ask before switching

Can I import my Limble data into UpKeep?

Yes. Assets, preventive maintenance schedules, work order history, parts inventory and vendor records can all be imported. Our customer success team handles the data mapping and validates everything with you before it goes live.

How does UpKeep pricing compare to Limble?

Limble starts at $28/user/month with no free tier and a minimum seat count. UpKeep is priced comparably and often lower once you add in Nova AI, Nova Apps, Learn, Fleet and 24/7 support, all included. Limble gates equivalent capability to Premium+ and Enterprise.

Does UpKeep have the AI features Limble is releasing?

Yes, and then some. Nova is already live on every UpKeep plan, work order drafting, data audits, scheduled AI tasks and failure pattern detection. Limble's top AI features (duplicate WO prevention, scheduling suggestions) are Enterprise-only.

I use Samsara for my fleet. Do I still need to run it alongside UpKeep?

No. UpKeep Fleet is a native module with DVIRs, VIN lookup, mileage-based PMs and telematics integration built in. Many teams consolidate off Samsara once they migrate.

Can I try UpKeep before committing?

Yes. Book a walkthrough and we'll set up a sandbox with your actual data. You can run both systems in parallel during evaluation.

What happens to my Limble contract?

Most teams time the switch to the end of their Limble term. If you're mid-contract and want to move sooner, we can structure onboarding to keep your total spend flat during the overlap.

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