Cybersecurity · head to head
Recorded Future vs Trimble Unity Maintain
Recorded Future
Cybersecurity
Intelligence-driven cybersecurity
- From
- $25000/year
- Free plan
- No
Trimble Unity Maintain
Government
GIS-centric public asset and work management, the product formerly sold as Cityworks
- From
- On request
- Free plan
- No
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Recorded Future no pricing published; all three tiers (Core, Professional, Elite) require sales contact for quotes; 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: Recorded Future covers Real-time threat intelligence, 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 Recorded Future and Trimble Unity Maintain actually diverge.
| Attribute | Recorded Future | Trimble Unity Maintain |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $25000/year | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Platforms | Web, Api, Cloud | Web, iOS, Android, Windows |
| Category | Cybersecurity | Government |
| Founded | 2009 | Unknown |
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 Recorded Future
- Real-time threat intelligence
- Vulnerability intelligence
- Internet-wide data analysis
- Insikt group intelligence
- Brand intelligence
- API-first platform
- Alert and notification system
- Custom reporting
Only in Trimble Unity Maintain
- Built on ArcGIS
- Service requests
- Work order management
- Permits and licensing
- Mobile field access
- Storeroom and inventory
- Operational Insights
- AgileAssets convergence
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Recorded Future
- Threat intelligence and monitoringnot Trimble Unity Maintain
- Dark web monitoring and brand protectionnot Trimble Unity Maintain
- Third-party risk managementnot Trimble Unity Maintain
- Security operations and incident responsenot 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 Recorded Future
- A city consolidating a citizen service request line, work orders and inspections into one location-based systemnot Recorded Future
- A state transportation department managing pavement and bridge assets with linear referencing rather than point assetsnot Recorded Future
- A public works department that has already licensed ArcGIS Enterprise and wants to avoid rekeying its asset inventorynot Recorded Future
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Recorded Future
- No pricing published; all three tiers (Core, Professional, Elite) require sales contact for quotes
- Pricing depends on organization size, usage levels, and services in addition to tier selection
- API usage limits vary by package but limits not specified on pricing page
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
Recorded Future
$25000/year- Threat Intelligence$25000/year
- Threat feeds
- IP reputation
- Domain analysis
- Vulnerability Intelligence$35000/year
- CVE monitoring
- Patch intelligence
- Vulnerability trending
- Complete Intelligence$50000/year
- All features
- Analyst access
- Dedicated feed
Trimble Unity Maintain
On request- Trimble Unity Maintain$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 Recorded Future if
- You need real-time threat intelligence.
- You work on Web, Api, Cloud.
- You also want vulnerability intelligence.
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 Recorded Future or Trimble Unity Maintain better?
- Neither clearly leads. Recorded Future starts at $25000/year 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, Recorded Future or Trimble Unity Maintain?
- Recorded Future starts at $25000/year and Trimble Unity Maintain at On request.
- Does Recorded Future or Trimble Unity Maintain run on more platforms?
- Recorded Future runs on Web, Api, Cloud. Trimble Unity Maintain runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
- What is Recorded Future best used for?
- Recorded Future is most often used for threat intelligence and monitoring, dark web monitoring and brand protection, third-party risk management, security operations and incident response. Of those, threat intelligence and monitoring and dark web monitoring and brand protection are not what Trimble Unity Maintain is typically brought in for.
- What can Recorded Future do that Trimble Unity Maintain cannot?
- Recorded Future covers Real-time threat intelligence, Vulnerability intelligence, Internet-wide data analysis, Insikt group intelligence. Trimble Unity Maintain covers Built on ArcGIS, Service requests, Work order management, Permits and licensing.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Recorded Future: What are the main pricing tiers offered by Recorded Future?
Recorded Future offers three tiers: Core (foundational intelligence), Professional (marked most-popular with automation and autonomous threat hunts), and Elite (comprehensive coverage including third-party risk assessment). Specific pricing requires contacting sales.
SourceTrimble 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.
Recorded Future: What is included in Recorded Future's Core pricing tier?
Core tier includes cyber operations monitoring with threat and malware insights, digital risk protection covering dark web monitoring and credential detection, and the new digital risk hub. Exact cost depends on organization size and usage.
SourceTrimble Unity Maintain: Do I need Esri ArcGIS?
Yes. The product is built on ArcGIS and cannot be deployed without an Esri licence.
Recorded Future: What features does Recorded Future Professional tier add?
Professional tier adds autonomous threat hunts, continuous threat monitoring, automated threat preventions, external intelligence ingestion, and external asset discovery. Pricing is custom-quoted based on organization size and services.
SourceTrimble 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.
Recorded Future: How does Recorded Future handle user limits and API access?
Recorded Future does not limit the number of platform users or integrations across any tier. API usage limits vary by package tier but exact limits are not specified on the public pricing page.
SourceTrimble 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.
Related pages
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