Shepherd CMMS vs ESC by FieldEdge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shepherd CMMS
Manage field service operations, maintenance schedules, and health and safety protocols directly within NetSuite. This business application streamlines workflows for efficient asset management and compliance.
- Field service management
- Maintenance scheduling
- Health and safety compliance
- Native NetSuite integration
- Asset management
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Field Service, Maintenance Management, and Healthy & Safety native to the NetSuite platform. Contact our system administrator for authentication
ESC by FieldEdge
Empower field service technicians with essential tools to boost productivity and service quality. Access critical work order and customer data on your tablet or smartphone, anytime, anywhere.
- Improve technician productivity
- Enhance service delivery
- Access work order information
- Access customer data
- Mobile access on tablet/smartphone
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ESC Mobile: Field Service in Your Pocket Give your service technicians the tools to work smarter, faster, and more confidently in every job. ESC Mobile connects seamlessly with your ESC software (by Xplor Technologies – FieldEdge), putting critical work order information and customer data in your hands — on any tablet or smartphone, anytime, anywhere. No more calling the office for details or waiting until you're back at your desk to update a job. With ESC Mobile, technicians can: • Access work orders and job details instantly, wherever the job takes them • Pull up complete customer history and account information in seconds • Update job status and information in real time, right from the field • Stay connected to the office without stepping away from the work Built for the pace of field service, ESC Mobile helps your team spend less time chasing information and more time getting the job done right. Download ESC Mobile and put your ESC software to work — wherever your service technicians go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shepherd CMMS at 5.0 against ESC by FieldEdge's 1.2. Shepherd CMMS also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 3%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). ESC by FieldEdge's advantage is ratings volume (102 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Shepherd CMMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ESC by FieldEdge has 102 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Shepherd CMMS's written reviews are positive against 3% of ESC by FieldEdge's.
Shepherd CMMS ships an update every 10 days, ESC by FieldEdge every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shepherd CMMS | ESC by FieldEdge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.2 (102 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 2.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 102 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shepherd OÜ | dESCO, LLC |
Customer experience
Shepherd CMMS
ESC by FieldEdge
In-app purchases
Shepherd CMMS
No in-app purchases
ESC by FieldEdge
No in-app purchases
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