The MaintainX alternative without the per-user tax.

MaintainX charges $20/user/month on Essential and $65/user/month on Premium, billed annually. FreeMaint is $0 forever on Core and flat $29/month on Starter — unlimited users, no credit card.

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FreeMaint vs MaintainX : feature-by-feature

Sourced from MaintainX's own website and FreeMaint's pricing page, checked October 2026.

Feature	FreeMaint	MaintainX
Free plan users	Unlimited	Unlimited requesters; full-user limit not published
Free plan work orders	Unlimited with photos	Unlimited; 5 / month with images
Free plan PM schedules	Unlimited	2 repeating work orders
Paid pricing model	Flat per company	Per user / month
Starting paid tier	$29/mo flat	$20/user/mo billed annually ($240/user/year)
Team of 20 users cost	$29/month	$400/month (Essential)
Team of 50 users cost	$99/month (Business)	$3,250/month (Premium)
API access (free)
API access (paid tier)	Business $99/mo flat (5k/day)	Premium ($65/user/mo) and Enterprise
Mobile offline mode
SSO	Enterprise $299/mo flat (Google/Microsoft 365, SAML + SCIM)	Enterprise (custom pricing)
Credit card required
Prices checked	freemaint.com/pricing	getmaintainx.com/pricing, October 10, 2026 (annual billing; team costs below use Essential at $20/user/mo)

What does MaintainX cost at scale?

FreeMaint is flat per company — MaintainX charges per user. The bigger the team, the more you save.

Team size	MaintainX / month	FreeMaint / month	Yearly savings
5 users	$100	$29	$852
10 users	$200	$29	$2,052
20 users	$400	$29	$4,452
50 users	$1,000	$99	$10,812
100 users	$2,000	$99	$22,812

MaintainX: per-user price as published by MaintainX, checked October 2026, multiplied by team size. FreeMaint: listed monthly price, flat per company.

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Why teams switch from MaintainX

Per-user pricing grows with headcount

MaintainX paid plans cost $20 (Essential) or $65 (Premium) per user per month, billed annually, so the bill grows with every user who logs in. FreeMaint stays flat: $29/month on Starter whether you have 5 or 500 technicians.

Free plan caps on usage

MaintainX Basic is free forever with unlimited work orders, but it allows 2 repeating (preventive) work orders, 2 work orders with procedures and 5 work orders with images per month. FreeMaint Core includes unlimited preventive maintenance and unlimited work orders with photos, forever.

AI included on every plan

FreeMaint ships FreeMee AI on every plan — chatbot, photo diagnosis, voice transcription, failure analysis, predictive maintenance, auto-assign — included free on Core (100 credits/month), with larger allowances on paid tiers (fair use applies, see /legal/freemee-pro-fair-use).

Frequently asked questions

Is FreeMaint really a MaintainX alternative?

Yes. FreeMaint covers the core of what teams buy MaintainX paid plans for (work orders, preventive maintenance, assets, parts and inventory, mobile offline, API on Business) — plus 18 languages, an AI chatbot, and flat per-company pricing. For reference, as of October 2026 MaintainX Premium is $65 per user per month billed annually, so a 20-user team pays $15,600 per year.

How much cheaper is FreeMaint vs MaintainX for a 20-person team?

As of October 2026, with annual billing: MaintainX Essential is $20 × 20 = $400/month ($4,800/year) and MaintainX Premium is $65 × 20 = $1,300/month ($15,600/year). FreeMaint Starter is $29/month flat ($348/year) for the whole company, and FreeMaint Core is $0.

Does FreeMaint have preventive maintenance on the free tier?

Yes — unlimited PM schedules on Core, no credit card. As of October 2026, MaintainX Basic (its free plan) allows 2 repeating work orders; unlimited repeating work orders start on Essential at $20 per user per month, billed annually.

Does FreeMaint have a mobile app like MaintainX?

Yes — iOS and Android with full offline mode, photo capture, QR and barcode scanning, voice notes.

How does FreeMaint make money if Core is free?

Paid tiers (Starter $29, Business $99, Enterprise $299 — all flat per company) for teams that need higher FreeMee AI allowances, SSO, advanced integrations, compliance, or white-label. No feature-lock on Core, ever.

Will FreeMaint introduce per-user pricing later?

No. Flat-per-company pricing is the core differentiator and is explicitly protected in our pricing policy. Core stays free forever for every company, and early adopters who signed up before the public pricing launch keep Starter tier free for life.

Can I import my MaintainX data into FreeMaint?

Yes — FreeMaint accepts CSV imports for work orders, assets, parts, locations, and users, and CSV import is free on every plan. If you want hands-on migration, our optional Setup & Migration service starts from $500.

Does FreeMaint support SSO and SAML like MaintainX Enterprise?

Yes, on Enterprise ($299/month flat): Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 SSO, plus SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning (Okta, Azure AD). As of October 2026, MaintainX includes SSO on its Enterprise plan, which has custom pricing.

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