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GE Digital GridOS vs IBM Maximo Application Suite

GE Digital GridOS logo

GE Digital GridOS

Energy

Advanced distribution management for the modern grid

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
IBM Maximo Application Suite logo

IBM Maximo Application Suite

Manufacturing

Enterprise asset management suite licensed by a shared pool of AppPoints rather than by named user

From
$3150/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: GE Digital GridOS no pricing plans, tiers, or costs are published on the website; IBM Maximo Application Suite appPoints are consumed by users, applications and environments at once, so a routine decision like adding a test environment or enabling Health quietly eats pool capacity and can trigger a true-up nobody budgeted for.
  • They diverge on capability: GE Digital GridOS covers ADMS, IBM Maximo Application Suite covers AppPoint pooling.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which GE Digital GridOS and IBM Maximo Application Suite actually diverge.

Attributes where GE Digital GridOS and IBM Maximo Application Suite differ
AttributeGE Digital GridOSIBM Maximo Application Suite
Starting priceOn request$3150/month
Pricing modelquotePer year by AppPoint pool
PlatformsWeb, On-premise, ApiWeb, Cloud, On-premise, iOS, Android, Linux
CategoryEnergyManufacturing
Founded1892Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 GE Digital GridOS

  • ADMS
  • DERMS
  • Outage management
  • SCADA
  • Volt/VAR optimization
  • FLISR
  • Network modeling
  • Grid analytics

Only in IBM Maximo Application Suite

  • AppPoint pooling
  • Maximo Manage
  • Maximo Health and Predict
  • Maximo Visual Inspection
  • Industry solutions
  • OpenShift deployment

What people use each for

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

GE Digital GridOS

  • Grid modernizationnot IBM Maximo Application Suite
  • DER integrationnot IBM Maximo Application Suite
  • Outage restorationnot IBM Maximo Application Suite
  • Grid optimizationnot IBM Maximo Application Suite
  • Renewable integrationnot IBM Maximo Application Suite

IBM Maximo Application Suite

  • A transmission utility managing hundreds of thousands of linear and point assets with regulatory reporting that a mid-market CMMS cannot producenot GE Digital GridOS
  • An airline or rail operator needing configuration control and maintenance history depth that survives a regulator audit going back yearsnot GE Digital GridOS
  • A manufacturer wanting condition-based maintenance and work order execution in the same system rather than integrating a predictive tool to a separate CMMSnot GE Digital GridOS
  • A defence or nuclear estate where the industry solution and long-term vendor viability matter more than the licence costnot GE Digital GridOS

Where each one falls short

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

GE Digital GridOS

  • No pricing plans, tiers, or costs are published on the website
  • Requires direct contact with utility software experts for pricing inquiries

IBM Maximo Application Suite

  • AppPoints are consumed by users, applications and environments at once, so a routine decision like adding a test environment or enabling Health quietly eats pool capacity and can trigger a true-up nobody budgeted for.
  • Pools are commonly sized from headcount rather than concurrency and application mix, and licence reviews frequently find them over-provisioned by a large margin, meaning organisations pay for entitlement they never consume.
  • Implementation, data migration, customisation and integrator fees routinely cost two to three times the first-year licence, so a business case built on the subscription figure will be materially wrong.
  • MAS requires Red Hat OpenShift, which for a customer-hosted deployment adds a container platform, its licensing and the specialist administration skills to run it, none of which the previous standalone Maximo needed.
  • Maximo is deep and slow to change; configuration is a specialist skill, upgrades are projects rather than updates, and organisations without a dedicated Maximo team end up permanently dependent on an implementation partner.

Pricing, plan by plan

GE Digital GridOS

On request
  • ADMS$undefined/custom
    • Distribution management
    • Outage management
    • SCADA integration
  • DERMS$undefined/custom
    • DER management
    • Virtual power plant
    • Grid flexibility
  • Enterprise Suite$undefined/custom
    • Full ADMS + DERMS
    • Analytics platform
    • Digital twin

IBM Maximo Application Suite

$3150/month
  • Essentials (SaaS)$3150/month
    • Entry SaaS tier for a small user population
    • One production environment
    • Core Manage functionality
  • Standard (SaaS)$undefined/month
    • Larger AppPoint pool
    • Additional applications and environments
    • Priced on application
  • Premium (SaaS)$undefined/month
    • Full application set including Predict and Visual Inspection
    • Multiple environments
    • Priced on application
  • Customer hosted$undefined/year
    • AppPoint entitlement bought outright and run on your own OpenShift cluster
    • Infrastructure, OpenShift and administration costs are yours
    • Annual support and subscription contract required

Which should you pick?

Choose GE Digital GridOS if

  • You need adms.
  • You work on Web, On-premise, Api.
  • You also want derms.
GE Digital GridOS review

Choose IBM Maximo Application Suite if

  • You need apppoint pooling.
  • You work on Web, Cloud, On-premise, iOS, Android, Linux.
  • You also want maximo manage.
IBM Maximo Application Suite review

Questions people ask

Is GE Digital GridOS or IBM Maximo Application Suite better?
Neither clearly leads. GE Digital GridOS starts at On request and IBM Maximo Application Suite at $3150/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, GE Digital GridOS or IBM Maximo Application Suite?
GE Digital GridOS starts at On request and IBM Maximo Application Suite at $3150/month.
Does GE Digital GridOS or IBM Maximo Application Suite run on more platforms?
GE Digital GridOS runs on Web, On-premise, Api. IBM Maximo Application Suite runs on Web, Cloud, On-premise, iOS, Android, Linux.
What is GE Digital GridOS best used for?
GE Digital GridOS is most often used for grid modernization, der integration, outage restoration, grid optimization. Of those, grid modernization and der integration are not what IBM Maximo Application Suite is typically brought in for.
What can GE Digital GridOS do that IBM Maximo Application Suite cannot?
GE Digital GridOS covers ADMS, DERMS, Outage management, SCADA. IBM Maximo Application Suite covers AppPoint pooling, Maximo Manage, Maximo Health and Predict, Maximo Visual Inspection.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

GE Digital GridOS: How does GridOS publish pricing information?

GridOS does not disclose pricing on its website. Interested parties are directed to 'Connect with a utility software expert' through a contact form for pricing discussions.

Source
IBM Maximo Application Suite: Is Maximo still sold per user?

No. The Maximo Application Suite licenses a shared AppPoint pool consumed by users, applications and environments. Per-seat Maximo is the old model.

GE Digital GridOS: What is GridOS' licensing model?

GridOS' licensing model and pricing details are not published on publicly available pages. Custom quotes are required based on utility software implementation needs.

Source
IBM Maximo Application Suite: What does the entry SaaS tier cost?

The Essentials package starts around $3,150 per month for a small user population and one production environment. Larger tiers are quoted.

IBM Maximo Application Suite: Do non-production environments cost AppPoints?

Yes. Development, test and training environments draw from the same pool, which is the most common sizing surprise.

IBM Maximo Application Suite: Can I run MAS without OpenShift?

No. OpenShift is the deployment platform whether you host it yourself or consume MAS as a service from IBM.

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