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Skedulo vs Tractian

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Skedulo

Field Service

Mobile workforce scheduling for deskless teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Tractian

Field Service

CMMS with published per-user pricing plus vibration sensors sold as a separate per-asset subscription

From
$60/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Skedulo not a trades suite: no estimating, invoicing or customer-facing quoting pipeline; Tractian sensors are excluded from both published CMMS tiers and are quoted per monitored asset, so the transparent rate card covers only the part of the deployment that costs least.
  • They diverge on capability: Skedulo covers Scheduling optimisation, Tractian covers Published per-user pricing.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Skedulo and Tractian actually diverge.

Attributes where Skedulo and Tractian differ
AttributeSkeduloTractian
Starting priceOn request$60/month
Pricing modelquotePer user per month
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, CloudWeb, iOS, Android

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Field Service).

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 Skedulo

  • Scheduling optimisation
  • Mobile app
  • Salesforce integration
  • Compliance and credentials

Only in Tractian

  • Published per-user pricing
  • Unlimited requesters
  • Smart Trac sensors
  • Automatic work order creation
  • Mobile execution
  • Preventive maintenance planning
  • Power BI connector
  • ERP integration

What people use each for

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

Skedulo

  • Healthcare and community services scheduling visits against credentialsnot Tractian
  • Organisations on Salesforce needing deskless scheduling inside itnot Tractian
  • Workforces where travel time materially affects how many jobs fit in a daynot Tractian

Tractian

  • A mid-market plant replacing spreadsheet maintenance planning where hundreds of operators must report faults but only a dozen plan worknot Skedulo
  • Instrumenting critical motors and pumps and having detected faults become work orders without an integration projectnot Skedulo
  • A maintenance manager who needs a defensible budget figure before an approval meeting rather than a quote in three weeksnot Skedulo
  • A multi-site manufacturer wanting the same CMMS and sensor platform across Brazilian, Mexican and United States plantsnot Skedulo

Where each one falls short

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

Skedulo

  • Not a trades suite: no estimating, invoicing or customer-facing quoting pipeline
  • Quote-only pricing with no published rates
  • Heavily oriented to Salesforce, and less compelling without it
  • Optimisation quality depends on accurate skill and availability data, which is a data-hygiene commitment

Tractian

  • Sensors are excluded from both published CMMS tiers and are quoted per monitored asset, so the transparent rate card covers only the part of the deployment that costs least.
  • Smart Trac hardware reports into the Tractian platform, so a plant that later changes analytics vendor writes off the installed sensor base.
  • The five-user minimum on Standard and ten-user minimum on Enterprise put a floor under the cost that small maintenance teams cannot get below.
  • ERP integration, single sign-on and the Power BI connector are Enterprise-only, so an organisation needing SAP integration pays the higher rate for every licensed user including technicians who need none of it.
  • The company is young and venture-funded with rapid product expansion, so enterprise features are newer than the core CMMS and reference sites at large industrial scale are fewer than for established EAM vendors.

Pricing, plan by plan

Skedulo

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Skedulo review.

Tractian

$60/month
  • Standard$60/month
    • From 60 USD per user per month, billed annually
    • Minimum five users
    • Unlimited assets and unlimited requester accounts
  • Enterprise$100/month
    • From 100 USD per user per month, billed annually
    • Minimum ten users
    • Single sign-on and custom entities
  • Bundle$undefined/year
    • CMMS combined with condition monitoring sensors
    • Priced per monitored asset, quoted rather than published
    • Includes failure detection, root cause analysis and reliability support

Which should you pick?

Choose Skedulo if

  • You need scheduling optimisation.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud.
  • You also want mobile app.
Skedulo review

Choose Tractian if

  • You need published per-user pricing.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want unlimited requesters.
Tractian review

Questions people ask

Is Skedulo or Tractian better?
Neither clearly leads. Skedulo starts at On request and Tractian at $60/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Skedulo or Tractian?
Skedulo starts at On request and Tractian at $60/month.
Does Skedulo or Tractian run on more platforms?
Skedulo runs on Web, iOS, Android, Cloud. Tractian runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Skedulo best used for?
Skedulo is most often used for healthcare and community services scheduling visits against credentials, organisations on salesforce needing deskless scheduling inside it, workforces where travel time materially affects how many jobs fit in a day. Of those, healthcare and community services scheduling visits against credentials and organisations on salesforce needing deskless scheduling inside it are not what Tractian is typically brought in for.
What can Skedulo do that Tractian cannot?
Skedulo covers Scheduling optimisation, Mobile app, Salesforce integration, Compliance and credentials. Tractian covers Published per-user pricing, Unlimited requesters, Smart Trac sensors, Automatic work order creation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Skedulo: What does Skedulo cost?

Quoted per organisation and not published.

Tractian: What does the CMMS actually cost?

Standard is from 60 USD per user per month with five users minimum, Enterprise from 100 USD with ten minimum, both billed annually.

Skedulo: Is it a field service suite?

No. It solves scheduling and dispatch for deskless workers. Contractors wanting estimating and invoicing should look at ServiceTitan or Jobber.

Tractian: Are the sensors included?

No. Both CMMS tiers explicitly exclude sensors, which are priced per monitored asset under a separate bundle that is not published.

Skedulo: Do I need Salesforce?

No, but its Salesforce integration is a large part of the appeal and it is less compelling without it.

Tractian: Do fault reporters need licences?

No. Requester accounts are unlimited on both tiers, which is the main reason the per-user price is workable for large plants.

Tractian: Can I use the sensors with another platform?

No. Smart Trac hardware reports to the Tractian platform.

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