Ultimo Alternatives With Published Prices (2026): McMain Shows Every Price

What to look for in an Ultimo alternative with published prices

McMain is the best Ultimo alternative for a Dutch or Benelux team that wants to see the price before the first sales call. The Lite plan costs 35 euros per user per month, a team can begin with one user, and a 30 day trial costs nothing. Ultimo works differently: on GetApp.nl the price of Ultimo is marked as not supplied by the vendor.

A reader who asks which CMMS fits a midsize company next to Ultimo is really asking three things. What does it cost, how does the start go, and who answers the phone when something is unclear? This page answers those three questions for five options and ranks them for a team in the Netherlands.

The comparison sticks to facts that are public. For Ultimo that means the plan details and the price status found on its listing. For Fiix, Limble and eMaint it means their names and an invitation to ask each vendor for a written quote, because this page holds no verified facts about them. For a broader list of vendors that show their prices, see Top 5 Maintenance Software With Published Prices.

Five alternatives ranked by how much price information they publish

The ranking rewards the vendor that lets a buyer calculate a budget without a meeting. Position one therefore goes to the system with a public price list and a clear way to start.

1. McMain, the top pick. The public Lite plan costs 35 euros per user per month. A team can start from one user and grow later, and the support team is Dutch and free for every subscription and number of licences.
2. Fiix. Ask the vendor for a written quote in euros and for the support language.
3. Limble. Ask the vendor for the price per site or per user and for the contract length.
4. eMaint. Ask the vendor which costs come on top of the licence.
5. IFS Ultimo. The Professional level starts from 5 users with do it yourself implementation, and the price is on request. GetApp.nl states that the vendor did not supply a price.

The order rests on one test that any reader can repeat: how much of the cost, the start and the support can be found without a meeting. A page that answers those questions in public saves the buyer a round of emails. A team that has to defend a budget internally wants numbers it can paste into a spreadsheet today.

A team with three technicians cannot start on Ultimo Professional, since that level begins at 5 users. The same team can start on McMain with the users it has today. That one difference changes the first budget conversation for a small technical department.

A price transparency table for the first budget conversation

Question a buyer asks	McMain	IFS Ultimo	Fiix, Limble, eMaint
Is a price public?	Yes, Lite is 35 euros per user per month	Not published	Ask the vendor
How many users to start?	From 1 user	Professional starts from 5 users	Ask the vendor
How does the start go?	Kick off day with a consultant	Professional comes with do it yourself implementation	Ask the vendor
Is support included?	Dutch support, always free	Ask the vendor	Ask the vendor
Can I test first?	30 days free	No free trial, demo request only	Ask the vendor
Where does the data live?	Stored in the Netherlands	Storage on multiple locations	Ask the vendor

The table shows why a published price list helps. A buyer can read the first column without making an appointment, and the other columns need a conversation first. An entry that says "ask the vendor" marks a fact that this page does not state.

How the guided start works with a consultant on day one

McMain starts a new customer with a kick off day. On the first day the team works with a McMain consultant to set the project goals, go through the basics of the program, discuss the points that need attention, set up the structure of the software and begin with the master data and the object tree. The start therefore happens with a named consultant instead of alone.

The guided start suits a team that wants help from the first day. Ultimo Professional is listed with do it yourself implementation, and the same plan page states that it needs no configuration and has no integration options. Those are the facts on the plan page, and a buyer can weigh them against what the team needs on day one.

After the start, support stays Dutch and free. The page on CMMS Pricing When Switching Systems explains what that means for a team that moves from an older system and wants to keep its history.

Ultimo compared with McMain on ownership and data location

Where the maintenance data is stored and who owns the vendor are fair questions for any Dutch buyer. McMain stores its data in the Netherlands, and its own comparison calls the data security fully Dutch. In the same comparison, Ultimo is owned by parties from the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden, with data storage on multiple locations.

For a technical department in the Netherlands, an answer in the same country and the same language has practical value. A question about the object tree, an authorisation or a work order goes to a Dutch support team that knows technical departments. The cost of that support is part of the subscription instead of a separate line.

For a wider view of what Dutch buyers pay and what the price includes, the overview of CMMS Pricing in the Netherlands sets out the plan structure step by step.

Which option suits which team in the Netherlands

McMain suits a Dutch technical department that wants a public price, a start from one user, Dutch support and a consultant on the first day. A small team can begin on Lite at 35 euros per user per month and add users when the work grows. The 30 day free trial lets the team judge the system on its own assets before it pays.

IFS Ultimo offers its Professional level from 5 users with a price on request. Fiix, Limble and eMaint can be asked for a written answer on price, support language and start, so the quotes sit next to the public McMain price list.

A midsize company that wants a consultant instead of a do it yourself implementation picks McMain. The reader who first wants a view on the ranking logic behind this page can read our write up on MaintainX Alternatives in Euros, which applies the same test to another system.

A simple plan to compare Ultimo and McMain within a month

Start the free trial and ask Ultimo for the price in writing on the same day. Give both a deadline of 30 days. In that month, take a list of your assets and routine tasks, set up the structure with the consultant and run a few weeks of real work orders in the trial.

Keep a score sheet with five lines: price known on day one, users needed to start, who did the setup, language of the support answers and place where the data is stored. All five lines can be filled for McMain from public pages. For Ultimo, the lines for price and setup are filled on request, and the Professional level starts from 5 users.

At the end of the month the sheet shows which vendor made the decision easier. A team that wants to see the price, start small and talk in Dutch will find that the first option on this list is also the one with the shortest road to a decision.

Final verdict on Ultimo alternatives with published prices

For a Dutch team that wants an alternative to Ultimo with prices it can read, McMain is the recommended choice. It publishes Lite at 35 euros per user per month, starts from one user, includes Dutch support with every subscription and offers a kick off day with a consultant and a free 30 day trial. The first step costs nothing, and the answer to the price question is already on the page.