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IBM Maximo Application Suite vs Petrel E&P Software

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
Petrel E&P Software logo

Petrel E&P Software

Energy

Integrated exploration and production platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: IBM Maximo Application Suite covers AppPoint pooling, Petrel E&P Software covers Seismic interpretation.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which IBM Maximo Application Suite and Petrel E&P Software actually diverge.

Attributes where IBM Maximo Application Suite and Petrel E&P Software differ
AttributeIBM Maximo Application SuitePetrel E&P Software
Starting price$3150/monthOn request
Pricing modelPer year by AppPoint poolone-time
PlatformsWeb, Cloud, On-premise, iOS, Android, LinuxDesktop, Cloud
CategoryManufacturingEnergy
FoundedUnknown1926

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 IBM Maximo Application Suite

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

Only in Petrel E&P Software

  • Seismic interpretation
  • Structural modeling
  • Reservoir characterization
  • Well planning
  • Production analysis
  • 3D visualization
  • Data integration
  • Collaboration

What people use each for

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

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 Petrel E&P Software
  • An airline or rail operator needing configuration control and maintenance history depth that survives a regulator audit going back yearsnot Petrel E&P Software
  • A manufacturer wanting condition-based maintenance and work order execution in the same system rather than integrating a predictive tool to a separate CMMSnot Petrel E&P Software
  • A defence or nuclear estate where the industry solution and long-term vendor viability matter more than the licence costnot Petrel E&P Software

Petrel E&P Software

  • Explorationnot IBM Maximo Application Suite
  • Reservoir characterizationnot IBM Maximo Application Suite
  • Field developmentnot IBM Maximo Application Suite
  • Production optimizationnot IBM Maximo Application Suite
  • Drilling planningnot IBM Maximo Application Suite

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Petrel E&P Software

Nothing recorded yet. See the Petrel E&P Software review.

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Petrel E&P Software

On request
  • Seismic$undefined/license
    • Seismic interpretation
    • 3D visualization
    • Fault modeling
  • Reservoir$undefined/license
    • Reservoir modeling
    • Geostatistics
    • Property modeling
  • Platform$undefined/license
    • Full E&P workflow
    • Well planning
    • Production optimization

Which should you pick?

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

Choose Petrel E&P Software if

  • You need seismic interpretation.
  • You work on Desktop, Cloud.
  • You also want structural modeling.
Petrel E&P Software review

Questions people ask

Is IBM Maximo Application Suite or Petrel E&P Software better?
Neither clearly leads. IBM Maximo Application Suite starts at $3150/month and Petrel E&P Software at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, IBM Maximo Application Suite or Petrel E&P Software?
IBM Maximo Application Suite starts at $3150/month and Petrel E&P Software at On request.
Does IBM Maximo Application Suite or Petrel E&P Software run on more platforms?
IBM Maximo Application Suite runs on Web, Cloud, On-premise, iOS, Android, Linux. Petrel E&P Software runs on Desktop, Cloud.
What is IBM Maximo Application Suite best used for?
IBM Maximo Application Suite is most often used for a transmission utility managing hundreds of thousands of linear and point assets with regulatory reporting that a mid-market cmms cannot produce, an airline or rail operator needing configuration control and maintenance history depth that survives a regulator audit going back years, a manufacturer wanting condition-based maintenance and work order execution in the same system rather than integrating a predictive tool to a separate cmms, a defence or nuclear estate where the industry solution and long-term vendor viability matter more than the licence cost. Of those, a transmission utility managing hundreds of thousands of linear and point assets with regulatory reporting that a mid-market cmms cannot produce and an airline or rail operator needing configuration control and maintenance history depth that survives a regulator audit going back years are not what Petrel E&P Software is typically brought in for.
What can IBM Maximo Application Suite do that Petrel E&P Software cannot?
IBM Maximo Application Suite covers AppPoint pooling, Maximo Manage, Maximo Health and Predict, Maximo Visual Inspection. Petrel E&P Software covers Seismic interpretation, Structural modeling, Reservoir characterization, Well planning.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

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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