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Those three are maintenance management products with preventive schedules. Beacon is the path from a request to a work order, inside a help desk that also runs IT. If schedules are what you need, this page will say so. Checked on October 30, 2026 against each vendor’s pricing page.
Side by side
| Beacon | MaintainX | UpKeep | Limble | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Starter, free forever, up to 3 agents | Basic, free forever, unlimited work orders | None. A free trial | None on the pricing page |
| Limits on free | 1,000 devices, 3 sites, 1 SLA policy, 3 automations | 2 repeating work orders, 2 work orders with procedures | No free plan | No free plan |
| Paid, per user a month | Pro, $29 billed annually | Essential, $20. Premium, $65 | Essential, $24. Premium, $55 | Not printed. The page has a price calculator |
| People who only send requests | Free on every plan | Free | No paid license needed | Not on the pricing page |
| Preventive maintenance schedules | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IT tickets on the same desk | Yes | Not what it is for | Not what it is for | Not what it is for |
The arithmetic
Beacon’s free plan stops at three agents, and on Pro every agent is billed. Beacon’s price is billed annually. The others are each vendor’s own figure.
| Beacon Pro | MaintainX Essential | UpKeep Essential | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per person a month | $29 | $20 | $24 |
| Five people a month | $145 | $100 | $120 |
Fair is fair
A filter change every 90 days, an inspection every year. They create these on their own. Beacon does not today.
Unlimited work orders and unlimited requesters at $0. For a crew that needs no IT desk, it is the honest first look.
Beacon has no parts inventory. If you stock a storeroom, keep the tool that counts it.
Plainly
One queue for the people in your buildings, sorted into HVAC, plumbing, electrical, custodial and grounds, routed to each crew with a clock on every request. IT and facilities share one login and one bill.
No preventive schedules. No inspections. No parts inventory. No vendor dispatch. If those run your day, a maintenance management product fits better.
Decide for yourself
No card and no sales call. Product names are trademarks of their owners, and none of these vendors is affiliated with Beacon.