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UpKeep vs Brightly (Siemens)

Two CMMS options for the people who maintain buildings and equipment after handover. UpKeep publishes per-user prices and builds its AI around Nova, an assistant whose output waits for approval; Brightly, now part of Siemens, sells a wider asset management portfolio led by Asset Essentials and a Maintenance Copilot, with no public prices. Vendor pages read Oct 23, 2026; desk research, not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 23, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: UpKeep (AI-native CMMS & asset operations; vendor publishes prices) vs Brightly (Siemens) (Asset management & CMMS; no public prices (quote / sales)). Facts last checked Oct 23, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

UpKeep vs Brightly (Siemens): vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowUpKeepBrightly (Siemens)
CategoryAI-native CMMS & asset operationsAsset management & CMMS
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI features added to established product
What it doesAI-native CMMS and asset operations platform with work orders, preventive maintenance, inventory, EHS, training, IoT sensors and Nova AI. It covers work orders, preventive maintenance, parts and inventory, mobile technician tools, plus Safety (EHS), Learn (LMS built from SOPs and completed work orders), Edge IoT sensors (temperature, vibration, runtime that can open work orders), and Nova AI. Nova is described as building custom apps, generating work orders from voice/data, catching bad data, answering field questions by voice, and smart scheduling. Vendor says 4,000+ companies use it (vendor claim). Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: homepage still cites 4,000+ companies and describes Nova building custom apps, generating work orders, catching bad data and answering field questions by voice. The pricing page now lists a Fleet tab alongside Maintenance, Safety, Learn and Edge. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: homepage unchanged in substance (4,000+ companies, a vendor claim; Nova builds custom apps, turns voice notes into work orders, catches bad data and answers field questions by voice). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: the AI Maintenance page describes Nova as one assistant across UpKeep that answers plain-language questions from live records, runs scheduled reviews, drafts work orders, checks new requests against open work on the same asset, captures meeting action items and builds custom apps, with every AI output waiting in a review queue for a person to approve. The plan table now lists Nova features such as App Builder, Smart Scheduler, Voice Fill and Smart Checklist Builder.Siemens-owned asset management suite for CMMS, enterprise asset management, capital planning, energy and predictive monitoring. Products include Asset Essentials, TheWorxHub, Maintenance Manager, Energy Manager, Predictor, Assetic, Confirm, and others, for CMMS, enterprise asset management, capital/asset investment planning, energy and sustainability, and IoT predictive monitoring, with AI for maintenance. Brightly says it was acquired by Siemens in 2022 and "is now Siemens." Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the Siemens asset management site now lists Origin, which gives AI-powered asset health updates from any CMMS's data to support repair-or-replace and budget decisions, and Event Manager among its products, and describes Maintenance Copilot surfacing instructions, summaries and safety information for technicians; it still says Brightly is now Siemens and adds a food and beverage use case. Predictor is described as AI-based capital planning and lifecycle modeling. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: the Siemens asset management site is unchanged in substance (Asset Essentials, Assetic, Confirm, Energy Manager, Event Manager, Maintenance Manager, Origin, Predictor and TheWorxHub in the product menu; Maintenance Copilot surfacing instructions, summaries and safety info; still says Brightly was acquired by Siemens in 2022 and is now Siemens). Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: unchanged in substance (AI-powered insights across the asset lifecycle, Maintenance Copilot, IoT remote monitoring and predictive maintenance, capital planning; Asset Essentials, TheWorxHub, Maintenance Manager, Origin, Confirm and Predictor featured; still says Brightly was acquired by Siemens in 2022 and is now Siemens). The homepage's 4.6M users, 250M residents and $321B asset value figures are vendor claims not used here. Re-read Oct 23, 2026 for a compare: the Siemens asset management pages still list Asset Essentials, TheWorxHub, Maintenance Manager, Origin, Confirm and Predictor; the AI for maintenance page describes duplicate work-order detection, AI-prioritised work orders with suggested causes, diagnostic steps and safety notes, auto task summaries and a Technician/Maintenance Copilot chat in Asset Essentials.
Who it's forMaintenance and reliability teams in manufacturing, multi-site facilities, food service, fleet, healthcare and related industries.Facilities and infrastructure owners in education, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and senior living.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Essential $24/user/month (unlimited work orders and locations, Nova AI with 250 Nova credits/mo). Premium $55/user/month (adds Studio, PM scheduling, checklists, parts costing, time/labor, 30-day analytics). Professional and Enterprise: request a quote (offline mobile, request portal, full analytics, multi-site, API/SSO on Enterprise). Free trial / Pledge onboarding; no credit card required to start. (Checked Oct 15, 2026.) Re-checked Oct 17, 2026: unchanged. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: prices unchanged (Essential $24 and Premium $55 per user per month; Professional and Enterprise by quote). The page now lists monthly Nova credits per plan: 250 ($25 value) on Essential, 500 ($50) on Premium, 750 ($75) on Professional and 1,000 ($100) on Enterprise, plus paid onboarding add-ons: Training Only $500, Quickstart implementation and training $1,500 (within 45 days), Expanded Training $5,000, and Enterprise Implementation by quote. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: unchanged (Essential $24 and Premium $55 per user per month; Professional and Enterprise custom pricing; Nova credits 250 / 500 / 750 / 1,000 per month by plan; onboarding add-ons $500, $1,500 and $5,000, Enterprise Implementation by contact). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: unchanged; Essential $24 and Premium $55 per user per month, Professional and Enterprise by quote, with 250 to 1,000 Nova credits a month by plan; implementation add-ons still listed at $500 (training only), $1,500 (Quickstart) and $5,000 (expanded training).No public prices found (checked Oct 16, 2026): Brightly's site now presents as Siemens asset management software ("Brightly is now Siemens"); there is no pricing or plans link, /pricing redirects to the homepage and /plans returns a not-found page. The site's calls to action include "Book a demo". Confirm current pricing with the vendor. Re-checked Oct 17, 2026: unchanged. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: unchanged. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: unchanged (/pricing still lands on the homepage content; Book a demo and Request a Demo; no figures). Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: unchanged (/pricing still lands on the homepage content; Book a demo; the site says it offers a custom solution that fits your needs and budget; no figures). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged; no prices on the Siemens-hosted Brightly pages, and /pricing still lands on the homepage. Re-read Oct 23, 2026: still demo-led with no public prices; no change.
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Facts last checked: Oct 23, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Product shape: UpKeep's menu lists CMMS, Safety, Learn, Nova, Edge Sensors, Fleet, Providers and manufacturing modules. Brightly's portfolio spans Asset Essentials (CMMS/EAM), TheWorxHub (healthcare and senior living), Maintenance Manager (a simpler starting point), Origin (asset health from any CMMS's data), Confirm (government infrastructure with GIS) and Predictor (capital planning).
  • AI in work orders: both describe catching duplicate requests on the same issue and drafting or summarising work. UpKeep's Nova answers plain-language questions from live records, runs scheduled reviews, captures meeting action items and builds custom apps; it says nothing posts until a person approves it. Brightly's Copilot in Asset Essentials gives instructions, parts lists and safety info in chat, auto-summarises notes, and suggests causes and diagnostic steps.
  • Sensors and planning: UpKeep's Edge sensors raise a work order when a reading crosses a threshold. Brightly lists IoT remote monitoring for predictive maintenance, Origin for repair-or-replace decisions, and Predictor for AI lifecycle modelling and funding scenarios.
  • AI tags: UpKeep: AI assistant (Nova) on top of a CMMS. Brightly: AI features (Copilot, de-duplication, predictive models) inside an asset management suite.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 23, 2026): UpKeep lists Essential at $24 and Premium at $55 per user per month, with Professional and Enterprise by quote and 250 to 1,000 Nova credits a month by plan; implementation add-ons run $500 to $5,000. Brightly lists no prices; it is demo-led.
  • Not used here: customer counts, testimonials and case-study results (vendor material). Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

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