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CivicPlus Asset Management vs Hippo CMMS

CivicPlus Asset Management logo

CivicPlus Asset Management

Government

Local government asset and work order software, the former Beehive Industries platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Hippo CMMS logo

Hippo CMMS

Manufacturing

Straightforward maintenance management, now part of Eptura

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CivicPlus Asset Management the product changed owner and name in January 2025, so references, documentation and community knowledge are split between Beehive Industries and CivicPlus Asset Management.; Hippo CMMS no longer sold as a standalone product, so a new evaluation is really an Eptura evaluation with a different scope and price
  • They diverge on capability: CivicPlus Asset Management covers Asset register, Hippo CMMS covers Interactive site maps.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CivicPlus Asset Management and Hippo CMMS actually diverge.

Attributes where CivicPlus Asset Management and Hippo CMMS differ
AttributeCivicPlus Asset ManagementHippo CMMS
CategoryGovernmentManufacturing

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in CivicPlus Asset Management

  • Asset register
  • Esri ArcGIS integration
  • SeeClickFix integration
  • Inventory and stores
  • Service request tracking
  • Utility billing link

Only in Hippo CMMS

  • Interactive site maps
  • Equipment records
  • Vendor management
  • Mobile access

Both cover

  • Work order management
  • Preventive maintenance

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

CivicPlus Asset Management

  • A town of fifteen thousand that already runs its website and 311 line on CivicPlus and wants work orders in the same vendor relationshipnot Hippo CMMS
  • A rural utility district needing asset records and utility billing from one supplier with one support contactnot Hippo CMMS
  • A public works department converting citizen-reported potholes directly into scheduled work without an integration projectnot Hippo CMMS
  • A county replacing spreadsheets and paper work orders with a system its staff can learn in days rather than weeksnot Hippo CMMS

Hippo CMMS

  • Facilities teams wanting a CMMS that a non-specialist can operatenot CivicPlus Asset Management
  • Sites where locating an asset on a floor plan is the natural way to find itnot CivicPlus Asset Management
  • Existing Hippo customers evaluating whether to stay within Epturanot CivicPlus Asset Management
  • Organisations wanting maintenance inside a broader workplace management suitenot CivicPlus Asset Management

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CivicPlus Asset Management

  • The product changed owner and name in January 2025, so references, documentation and community knowledge are split between Beehive Industries and CivicPlus Asset Management.
  • Existing Beehive customers face a migration to CivicPlus Asset Management 2.0 that involves data mapping and retraining, not a routine upgrade, and the timing is set by the vendor rather than the customer.
  • It is designed for small and mid-sized municipalities, and larger utilities with complex linear assets or regulatory reporting will find the asset model too shallow.
  • CivicPlus is a private-equity-backed consolidator with many acquired products, so investment in any single acquired line depends on portfolio decisions the customer has no visibility into.
  • No pricing is published and it is frequently sold as part of a wider CivicPlus bundle, which makes a like-for-like comparison against a standalone CMMS difficult.

Hippo CMMS

  • No longer sold as a standalone product, so a new evaluation is really an Eptura evaluation with a different scope and price
  • Pricing is not published, which makes it hard to compare against MaintainX or Limble without a sales process
  • The simplicity that was its selling point becomes a ceiling for organisations with complex asset hierarchies
  • Reporting is basic against competitors that have invested heavily in analytics
  • Product direction now follows Eptura workplace strategy rather than maintenance-specific needs

Pricing, plan by plan

CivicPlus Asset Management

On request
  • CivicPlus Asset Management$undefined/year
    • Annual subscription sized by population served and module selection
    • Bundled pricing available alongside other CivicPlus municipal products
    • Implementation, data migration and training quoted separately

Hippo CMMS

On request
  • Eptura Asset$undefined/month
    • Work order management
    • Preventive maintenance
    • Asset records

Which should you pick?

Choose CivicPlus Asset Management if

  • You need asset register.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want esri arcgis integration.
CivicPlus Asset Management review

Choose Hippo CMMS if

  • You need interactive site maps.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want equipment records.
Hippo CMMS review

Questions people ask

Is CivicPlus Asset Management or Hippo CMMS better?
Neither clearly leads. CivicPlus Asset Management starts at On request and Hippo CMMS at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CivicPlus Asset Management or Hippo CMMS?
CivicPlus Asset Management starts at On request and Hippo CMMS at On request.
Does CivicPlus Asset Management or Hippo CMMS run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is CivicPlus Asset Management best used for?
CivicPlus Asset Management is most often used for a town of fifteen thousand that already runs its website and 311 line on civicplus and wants work orders in the same vendor relationship, a rural utility district needing asset records and utility billing from one supplier with one support contact, a public works department converting citizen-reported potholes directly into scheduled work without an integration project, a county replacing spreadsheets and paper work orders with a system its staff can learn in days rather than weeks. Of those, a town of fifteen thousand that already runs its website and 311 line on civicplus and wants work orders in the same vendor relationship and a rural utility district needing asset records and utility billing from one supplier with one support contact are not what Hippo CMMS is typically brought in for.
What can CivicPlus Asset Management do that Hippo CMMS cannot?
CivicPlus Asset Management covers Asset register, Esri ArcGIS integration, SeeClickFix integration, Inventory and stores. Hippo CMMS covers Interactive site maps, Equipment records, Vendor management, Mobile access. Both handle Work order management, Preventive maintenance.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

CivicPlus Asset Management: Is Beehive Industries software still sold under that name?

No. CivicPlus acquired the asset management and utility billing products in January 2025 and sells them under the CivicPlus name.

Hippo CMMS: Is Hippo CMMS still available?

Not as a standalone purchase. It was acquired by Eptura and its capabilities are part of Eptura Asset. Existing customers are still served.

CivicPlus Asset Management: Do I have to migrate from the legacy Beehive platform?

Yes. CivicPlus is transitioning customers to CivicPlus Asset Management 2.0, which requires data migration and retraining.

Hippo CMMS: What was distinctive about it?

Interactive facility maps. Placing assets on a floor plan and raising work orders from the drawing is a genuinely different way to navigate a site, and it is why it retained users against slicker competitors.

CivicPlus Asset Management: Does it need Esri ArcGIS?

No, it integrates with ArcGIS but does not depend on it the way a GIS-centric product does.

Hippo CMMS: What does it cost?

Not published. Eptura quotes, which is a change from Hippo, whose pricing was easier to establish.

CivicPlus Asset Management: Is utility billing included?

No, that is a separate product from the same acquisition and is licensed separately.

Hippo CMMS: Should a new buyer consider it?

Evaluate Eptura Asset on its own terms, against MaintainX and Limble. Choosing it because of Hippo reviews written before the acquisition is a mistake.

Hippo CMMS: What happens to existing customers?

They continue to be supported within Eptura. The practical question is whether the broader workplace suite fits, since that is where the product roadmap now points.

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