Asset Essentials vs Archibus OnSite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Asset Essentials
Manage maintenance tasks and assets from anywhere with this mobile solution. Access work orders, track time, scan QR codes, and capture images on the go. Improve team efficiency by eliminating office trips for task updates.
- Offline access to work orders and assets
- Work timer and editing functionality
- Search and filter capabilities
- QR code scanning for assets and parts
- Camera integration for image capture
- Geolocation for asset and work order tagging
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Download the mobile app version of Asset Essentials by Brightly Software, a Siemens company. Your maintenance management solution should be as mobile as you are. The mobile app gives you access to all the powerful core capabilities of the Asset Essentials solution, like maintenance requests and work orders, plus: - Access to work orders and assets anywhere, online and offline - Work timers associated with tasks and editing functionality - Search and filter capabilities - QR codes for scanning and accessing parts or assets quickly - Camera integration to capture and associate images to related records - Geolocation for tagging assets and work orders, plus visual navigation By downloading the app, technicians are able to increase productivity on-the-go. You can eliminate trips to the office for the next task to improve your team’s efficiency! The Asset Essentials mobile app can be accessed through any Apple smartphone or tablet device, such as iPhones or iPads, that meet our hardware and operating system requirements.
Archibus OnSite
This mobile solution helps technicians manage reactive and preventative maintenance tasks. It offers features for work planning, in-app communication, barcode scanning, and geolocation. Streamlined processes allow technicians to focus on their core responsibilities.
- Work planning
- In-app communication
- Barcode scanning
- Geolocation integration
- Reactive maintenance
- Preventative maintenance
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Archibus OnSite is a mobile app for field technicians and field-based teams managing maintenance work, asset condition, and inspections. OnSite puts work orders, asset records, inspections, and checklists directly in the hands of field teams. Users can complete preventive and corrective maintenance, perform condition assessments, capture asset data, communicate in app, scan barcodes, and use location-based features to work more efficiently in the field. Powered by the Archibus platform, OnSite delivers intuitive, role-based workflows supported by enterprise-grade web capabilities. Teams can work online or offline while maintaining accurate, audit-ready asset and maintenance records and keeping critical work on track.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Archibus OnSite at free against Asset Essentials's freemium. Archibus OnSite also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.8). Asset Essentials's advantage is ratings volume (236 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Archibus OnSite holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Asset Essentials has 236 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Asset Essentials ships an update monthly, Archibus OnSite every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Asset Essentials | Archibus OnSite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (236 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 236 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brightly Software, Inc. | Eptura, Inc. |
Customer experience
Asset Essentials
Archibus OnSite
Bugs and requests
Asset Essentials
Reported bugs
19 issues- Keyboard won't appear for Custom Fields entry
- Login save dialog disappears too quickly
- Photo upload fails under iOS Limited Photos permission
- App crashes when issuing parts
- Work order status dropdown shows blank with no options
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- Location access not functioning properly
- App crashes when opening work orders with data loss
- Slow work order loading (up to 2 minutes)
- Cannot attach files and photos to work orders
- Parts search returns no results despite correct keywords
- App randomly saves incorrect work order titles
- Session expires while actively using the app
- Black screen after splash screen on launch
- App requires reinstall after updates
- Picture upload shows only previously uploaded images
- Scroll position resets to top after selecting work order
- App crashes on startup before login screen
- Bad gateway error messages
- Photos clipped when taken within app
Requested features
11 requests- Persistent login option for personal devices
- Auto-fill for commonly used fields
- Prioritize frequently used options at top of dropdown lists
- Push notifications for new work order assignments
- Improved filtering system for work orders
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- Visible comment and association sections in mobile app
- Better search with keyword exclusion options
- Maintain scroll position when returning to work order list
- Simplified interface for non-technical users
- Custom Fields keyboard support
- Work order status dropdown functionality
Archibus OnSite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Asset Essentials
No in-app purchases
Archibus OnSite
No in-app purchases
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