UpKeep Pricing 2026:
Plans, Costs and a Free Alternative
$0 vs $24–$55 per user per month. UpKeep's plans, what each one includes, and honest pros/cons for your maintenance team.
UpKeep CMMS Pricing 2026: What You Actually Pay
UpKeep has no free plan — only a 7-day free trial, no credit card required — and prices every plan per user per month. View-only, requester and third-party users are free.
- Essential — $24/user/month: unlimited work orders and locations, AI assistant, 250 credits. No preventive maintenance.
- Premium — $55/user/month: PM scheduling, checklists, parts with costing, time tracking, 30-day analytics.
- Professional — custom pricing: offline mode, external request portal, full analytics history.
- Enterprise — custom pricing: API and custom integrations (API access is Enterprise-only).
Implementation services are extra: $500, $1,500 or $5,000 packages, or a quote for enterprise. Prices as listed on UpKeep's pricing page on October 10, 2026. The page does not state the billing period.
Annual cost of UpKeep Premium — the first UpKeep plan with preventive maintenance — by team size, next to FreeMaint, which is $0 forever for unlimited users:
| Team size | UpKeep Premium ($55/user/mo) | FreeMaint |
|---|---|---|
| Team of 5 technicians | $275/month ($3,300/year) | $0/month |
| Team of 10 technicians | $550/month ($6,600/year) | $0/month |
| Team of 20 technicians | $1,100/month ($13,200/year) | $0/month |
On Essential ($24/user/month, without preventive maintenance), the same teams would pay $1,440, $2,880 and $5,760 a year.
FreeMaint Core includes unlimited users, work orders, time-based preventive maintenance, assets, inventory and the mobile app at $0. Paid tiers are flat per company ($29 / $99 / $299 per month), never per user. Start free →
FreeMaint vs UpKeep: Overview
FreeMaint
Launched to democratize maintenance management, FreeMaint has a Core tier that is free forever with no limit on users, assets or work orders. Available in 18 languages, with in-app support on every plan.
- Core tier free forever
- Unlimited users
- 18 languages
UpKeep
A per-user CMMS with no free plan: a 7-day free trial (no credit card required), then Essential at $24/user/month and Premium at $55/user/month, with Professional and Enterprise on custom pricing. Preventive maintenance starts on Premium.
- 7-day free trial, no credit card
- Per-user plans from $24/user/month
- Free view-only and requester users
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | FreeMaint | UpKeep |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Core, free forever | None — 7-day free trial |
| Pricing model | Flat per company | Per user / month |
| Work orders | Unlimited on Core | Unlimited from Essential ($24/user/mo) |
| Preventive maintenance | Time-based: Core ($0) · meter-based: Starter | From Premium ($55/user/mo) |
| Parts & inventory | Core ($0) | Parts with costing: Premium ($55/user/mo) |
| Mobile offline mode | Core ($0) | Professional (custom pricing) |
| Work request portal | Core ($0) | External request portal: Professional (custom pricing) |
| AI assistant | FreeMee AI on every plan | AI assistant with 250 credits on Essential |
| API access | Business ($99/mo flat) | Enterprise only (custom pricing) |
| Users at no cost | Unlimited, every plan | View-only, requester and third-party users |
Prices as listed on UpKeep's pricing page on October 10, 2026.
Pricing Comparison: Real Numbers
Team of 5 technicians
Team of 10 technicians
Team of 20 technicians
Bottom line: For a team of 10 technicians, UpKeep Premium — the first UpKeep plan with preventive maintenance — lists at $6,600 per year (10 × $55 × 12). FreeMaint Core, which includes time-based preventive maintenance, is $0, and paid FreeMaint plans are flat per company ($29, $99 or $299 per month).
Detailed Pros and Cons
FreeMaint
Strengths
- Core tier free forever (paid tiers add advanced features)
- Unlimited users and assets
- Time-based preventive maintenance
- Full inventory management
- Dashboard and standard reports (advanced analytics on Business)
- In-app support on every plan
- GraphQL API (Business plan)
- iOS and Android apps with offline mode
- Available in 18 languages
- No credit card required
Limitations
- Smaller user community than UpKeep
- Fewer enterprise integrations
UpKeep
Strengths
- Unlimited work orders and locations from the entry plan (Essential)
- AI assistant with 250 credits on Essential
- View-only, requester and third-party users are free
- 7-day free trial, no credit card required
- Offline mode and an external request portal on Professional
- API and custom integrations on Enterprise
Limitations
- No free plan — only a 7-day free trial
- No preventive maintenance on Essential ($24/user/month)
- PM, checklists, parts with costing and time tracking start on Premium ($55/user/month)
- Offline mode and the external request portal require Professional (custom pricing)
- API access is Enterprise-only (custom pricing)
- Implementation services are extra ($500, $1,500 or $5,000 packages)
- Priced per user, so the cost grows with every paid user
Which One Should You Choose?
Choose FreeMaint if:
- You need unlimited users at no cost
- Budget is a primary concern
- You want the core CMMS features without user limits
- Your team speaks multiple languages
- You need full inventory and preventive maintenance from day one
Choose UpKeep if:
- Most of your people only need view-only or requester access, which UpKeep does not charge for
- You want an AI assistant with credits included on the entry plan
- You have a small team and can budget $24–$55 per user per month
- You need UpKeep's Professional or Enterprise capabilities and are ready to request a quote
Frequently Asked Questions
Is FreeMaint really free while UpKeep charges per user?
Yes. FreeMaint Core is free forever with unlimited users, and paid tiers are flat per company from $29/month, never per user. UpKeep has no free plan, only a 7-day free trial with no credit card required. As of October 2026, UpKeep lists Essential at $24/user/month without preventive maintenance, and Premium, which includes PM scheduling, at $55/user/month. View-only, requester and third-party users are free on UpKeep.
Can I move from UpKeep to FreeMaint?
Yes, FreeMaint supports data import from Excel/CSV, so the work orders and assets you export to a spreadsheet can be imported into FreeMaint. The import is self-serve and free on every plan; for hands-on help, FreeMaint offers an optional paid Setup & Migration service, from $500.
Does UpKeep have better features than FreeMaint?
It depends on the plan you compare. As of October 2026, UpKeep puts preventive maintenance, checklists, parts with costing and time tracking on Premium ($55/user/month), offline mode and an external request portal on Professional (custom pricing), and API access on Enterprise only (custom pricing). FreeMaint Core includes work orders, work requests, time-based preventive maintenance, assets, parts and inventory, and the mobile app with offline sync at $0; the GraphQL API is on Business at $99/month flat per company.
Why is FreeMaint's Core tier free?
FreeMaint's mission is to democratize maintenance management. Our business model focuses on helping organizations reduce costs, not maximizing software licensing fees. The Core tier is free forever with unlimited users; the optional paid tiers (Starter $29, Business $99 and Enterprise $299 per month, flat per company) are what fund the platform.
Is UpKeep more reliable than FreeMaint?
Both are cloud-based. FreeMaint is hosted by OVH in France (EU), with in-app support on every plan and priority in-app support on Business and Enterprise. Reliability isn't determined by price.
Final Verdict
FreeMaint is the clear winner for most organizations. UpKeep has no free plan, prices every plan per user, and keeps preventive maintenance off its entry plan. For teams seeking comprehensive maintenance management without breaking the budget, FreeMaint is unbeatable.
The key difference: on UpKeep, preventive maintenance, checklists and parts with costing start on Premium at $55/user/month (as listed in October 2026). FreeMaint includes time-based preventive maintenance and inventory on Core from day one, at zero cost, with unlimited users.
Our recommendation: Start with FreeMaint today. You can always migrate to UpKeep later if needed, but most teams find FreeMaint more than sufficient and appreciate the cost savings.
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