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Limble CMMS vs Trimble Unity Maintain

Limble CMMS logo

Limble CMMS

Inventory

Easy-to-use maintenance management

From
On request
Rated
-
Trimble Unity Maintain logo

Trimble Unity Maintain

Government

GIS-centric public asset and work management, the product formerly sold as Cityworks

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Limble CMMS prices are not published on any tier; the pricing page offers a calculator instead; Trimble Unity Maintain esri ArcGIS is a hard prerequisite, so an organisation without it faces a second substantial licence and a GIS programme before the maintenance system can be used at all.
  • They diverge on capability: Limble CMMS covers Preventive maintenance, Trimble Unity Maintain covers Built on ArcGIS.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Limble CMMS and Trimble Unity Maintain actually diverge.

Attributes where Limble CMMS and Trimble Unity Maintain differ
AttributeLimble CMMSTrimble Unity Maintain
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Mobile app, Cloud-basedWeb, iOS, Android, Windows
CategoryInventoryGovernment
Founded2015Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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 Limble CMMS

  • Preventive maintenance
  • Parts tracking
  • Asset management
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • Slack
  • Email
  • Zapier

Only in Trimble Unity Maintain

  • Built on ArcGIS
  • Service requests
  • Permits and licensing
  • Mobile field access
  • Storeroom and inventory
  • Operational Insights
  • AgileAssets convergence

Both cover

  • Work order management

What people use each for

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

Limble CMMS

  • Preventive maintenance scheduling for facilities and plantnot Trimble Unity Maintain
  • Work order management for maintenance techniciansnot Trimble Unity Maintain
  • Spare parts inventory and purchase ordersnot Trimble Unity Maintain
  • Asset history and downtime trackingnot Trimble Unity Maintain
  • Regulated environments needing 21 CFR compliance on the Enterprise tiernot Trimble Unity Maintain

Trimble Unity Maintain

  • A water utility wanting valve exercising and hydrant flushing recorded against the same GIS features the engineering team maintainsnot Limble CMMS
  • A city consolidating a citizen service request line, work orders and inspections into one location-based systemnot Limble CMMS
  • A state transportation department managing pavement and bridge assets with linear referencing rather than point assetsnot Limble CMMS
  • A public works department that has already licensed ArcGIS Enterprise and wants to avoid rekeying its asset inventorynot Limble CMMS

Where each one falls short

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

Limble CMMS

  • Prices are not published on any tier; the pricing page offers a calculator instead
  • Mobile offline mode is withheld from the Standard tier, which matters for technicians working in plant with no signal
  • Spare parts, vendor and purchase order management all require Premium+
  • REST API access is not available on Standard
  • SSO is an add-on on Premium+ and only included with Enterprise
  • Multi-location tools, custom roles and 21 CFR compliance are Enterprise only

Trimble Unity Maintain

  • Esri ArcGIS is a hard prerequisite, so an organisation without it faces a second substantial licence and a GIS programme before the maintenance system can be used at all.
  • The product is mid-rename from Cityworks to Trimble Unity Maintain with transition timelines Trimble has not committed to publicly, leaving contracts, documentation and integrator experience split between two names.
  • CVE-2025-0994, a deserialisation flaw in Cityworks, was exploited in the wild and listed by CISA in February 2025, which makes on-premise deployments a patching obligation rather than a set-and-forget install.
  • Because assets live in the GIS, changing the asset model is a GIS division change, so maintenance teams cannot restructure their own hierarchy without another department in the loop.
  • It is built for North American public sector practice, and the permitting, funding source and reporting models do not map cleanly onto other countries or onto private industrial estates.

Pricing, plan by plan

Limble CMMS

On request
  • Basic$40/month
    • Work orders
    • PM scheduling
    • Mobile app
  • Standard$55/month
    • Parts inventory
    • Reporting
    • Integrations
  • Premium$85/month
    • Full features
    • API access
    • Priority support

Trimble Unity Maintain

On request
  • Trimble Unity Maintain$undefined/year
    • Annual subscription sized by population served, asset volume and user count
    • Esri ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Online licensing required separately
    • Hosted and on-premise deployment priced differently

Which should you pick?

Choose Limble CMMS if

  • You need preventive maintenance.
  • You work on Web, Mobile app, Cloud-based.
  • You also want parts tracking.

Choose Trimble Unity Maintain if

  • You need built on arcgis.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
  • You also want service requests.

Questions people ask

Is Limble CMMS or Trimble Unity Maintain better?
Neither clearly leads. Limble CMMS starts at On request and Trimble Unity Maintain at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Limble CMMS or Trimble Unity Maintain?
Limble CMMS starts at On request and Trimble Unity Maintain at On request.
Does Limble CMMS or Trimble Unity Maintain run on more platforms?
Limble CMMS runs on Web, Mobile app, Cloud-based. Trimble Unity Maintain runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
What is Limble CMMS best used for?
Limble CMMS is most often used for preventive maintenance scheduling for facilities and plant, work order management for maintenance technicians, spare parts inventory and purchase orders, asset history and downtime tracking. Of those, preventive maintenance scheduling for facilities and plant and work order management for maintenance technicians are not what Trimble Unity Maintain is typically brought in for.
What can Limble CMMS do that Trimble Unity Maintain cannot?
Limble CMMS covers Preventive maintenance, Parts tracking, Asset management, QuickBooks. Trimble Unity Maintain covers Built on ArcGIS, Service requests, Permits and licensing, Mobile field access. Both handle Work order management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Limble CMMS: How much does Limble CMMS cost?

Limble CMMS offers three tiers (Standard, Premium+, and Enterprise) but does not publish prices on the website. Use the price calculator at limble.com/limble-price-calculator to get a personalized quote.

Source
Trimble Unity Maintain: Is Cityworks discontinued?

Not discontinued, renamed. It is becoming Trimble Unity Maintain, converging with AgileAssets, and Trimble has not published a final transition date.

Limble CMMS: What features does the Premium+ plan include?

Premium+ tier includes everything in Standard plus offline mode, parts inventory, vendor management, and API access.

Source
Trimble Unity Maintain: Do I need Esri ArcGIS?

Yes. The product is built on ArcGIS and cannot be deployed without an Esri licence.

Trimble Unity Maintain: Was there a security incident?

Yes. CVE-2025-0994 in Cityworks was exploited in the wild and added to the CISA known exploited vulnerabilities catalogue in February 2025.

Trimble Unity Maintain: Can it handle roads and pavement as well as pipes?

Yes, through the AgileAssets lineage now inside the Unity Maintain family, which adds linear referencing for transportation assets.

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