MEX alternatives
MEX alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
MEX: $1,080 to $1,380 per named user per year, with currency and tax treatment to confirm
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The options
What people compare MEX with
MEX lists starting prices of $1,080 for Advanced, $1,200 for Professional and $1,380 for Enterprise per named user per year, but its pricing page does not state the currency or tax treatment. Owners look for alternatives when named-user charges and plan levels do not fit how their team works, or when they want their maintenance records in a database they own.
Yours to own
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The open-source plant and asset maintenance system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your MEX data brought across.
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How to choose a MEX alternative
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What drives the bill
MEX's published starting prices are per named user, so compare the people on your quote with those who actually plan and record maintenance. Check which plan level covers the work you need, and confirm the currency and tax treatment in the quote because the pricing page does not state either.
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Who owns your records
Ask whether you can keep and export the complete maintenance record if your service changes. With the owned option, your records sit in a database you own, and you can export the complete record. The free version is open source under an MIT licence.
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Fit with your rules
List the fields, checks and work steps your team uses, including site grouping, service intervals and inspection evidence. Compare those needs with what each option covers. Enterprise DNA scopes your own version around how your business runs, including the field experience you agree.
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What switching involves
MEX documents exports, but different records need separate mapping. An asset-register export can be previewed and mapped when column labels differ. Work history, service plans, readings, stores and attachments need separate mapping, so agree what will transfer and check the results before switching.
The option that fits
A version built around your business
Enterprise DNA can build your version around the way your business handles assets, work orders, preventive schedules, stores and inspection evidence. It brings your MEX data across, agrees the migration and field experience with you, then runs the system for one setup fee followed by a monthly retainer. There are no per-seat plans. If you want to manage it yourself, the free version gives you a starting point in a database you own, with plain-language use.
- check Your records stay in a database you own
- check Built around your fields, sites and maintenance rules
- check One setup fee, then a monthly retainer
Make it yours
Design your own MEX replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from MEX. Try it here, and we build the real one.
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Questions
MEX alternatives, answered
What should I check on a MEX quote? expand_more
MEX lists Advanced from $1,080, Professional from $1,200 and Enterprise from $1,380 per named user per year. Its pricing page does not state the currency or tax treatment. Check both in your quote, and compare the named users with the people who actually plan and record maintenance.
Can we move our equipment and service history? expand_more
An asset-register export can be previewed and mapped when column labels differ. Work history, service plans, readings, stores and attachments need separate mapping. Enterprise DNA reviews the exports and reconciles the records before you switch. Keep the original exports and compare the result with MEX.
Can we avoid an ongoing per-user licence? expand_more
The free version has no software licence fee and runs on a database you own. Hosting and usage costs are separate. For a managed version, Enterprise DNA charges one setup fee followed by a monthly retainer, rather than a per-seat plan.
Can the system match our maintenance process? expand_more
Enterprise DNA scopes your version around how your business runs, including the agreed fields and field experience. The free version is available for an owner to run themselves. Confirm the workflows and any mobile, photo or offline needs before switching.
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