The self-hosted UpKeep alternative
Fixora — Self-Hosted CMMS: Usage-Based PM, Parts Inventory, Work Orders — Self-hosted CMMS with usage meters, parts inventory, and a maintenance calendar — an open alternative to MaintainX, bought once for $129. Own it once, run it on your own server, and stop paying UpKeep every month.
Stop renting UpKeep
2 months of UpKeep equals this one-time price.
Assumption: Per-user - calculator assumes 3 users x $24 = $72/mo on Essential.
How UpKeep pricing grows with you
UpKeep's Essential plan is billed per user per month, so cost rises directly with headcount.
“$ 24 /user/mo Small teams or single-site operations getting off spreadsheets/paper for the first time.” — their own page, read 2026-08-11
What UpKeep does that we don't
UpKeep provides round-the-clock phone, SMS, and chat support to its customers.
“We know how critical a work-order can be. We're here when you need it, 24 hours, 7 days a week.” — their own page
Who should stay with UpKeep
If you need offline mobile access for work orders in the field, stay with UpKeep — Fixora's QR tags need a phone camera plus network access to your install, with no native offline mobile app. Full honest limitations are on the product page.
Why owning beats renting UpKeep
- One payment. No monthly, per-seat, or per-location fees — the license is perpetual.
- Your data stays on your server. It never lives in UpKeep's cloud.
- No plan ceilings. Records and users are limited by your hosting, not a pricing tier.
- It keeps working if the vendor doesn't. Self-hosted software can't be sunset or price-hiked out from under you.
Fair trade-offs: you host it, back it up, and apply updates yourself — see the product page for honest limitations, and the full Fixora — Self-Hosted CMMS: Usage-Based PM, Parts Inventory, Work Orders vs UpKeep comparison.
Sources
- UpKeep — price checked 2026-07-05 —
source “$24/user/mo”
Competitor prices change — always confirm on the linked page. We only print figures we could verify on the date shown. This vendor is tracked in the Price Observatory — every figure verbatim, dated, re-checked quarterly.