# Page 7 | Asset Essentials Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 7 - Is Asset Essentials the right Work Order solution for you? Explore 284 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/113574/AssetEssentials/reviews --- Asset Essentials 4.4 (284) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/113574/AssetEssentials/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 27th, 2026 # Page 7 - Reviews of Asset Essentials ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 151-175 of 284 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use GH Guy H. Logistics coordinator Consumer Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "On point" February 21, 2023 4.0 It is definitely keeping us on track with all our assets and costs associated with such Pros Using this product has been very easy to use and keep up with and I highly recommend Cons I feel that it has some redundancy but we might not need it all Review Source RK Rachel K. Project Assistant Government Relations Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "New User friendly" April 2, 2024 4.0 Pros I am new to this program, and I found it very user friendly and easy to understand. Cons Some more links in the help section would be nice. Review Source JG John G. IT Coordintaor Mining & Metals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Moved from BIgfoot to AE " November 22, 2019 4.0 Good Pros Very easy to setup and implement. Easy to work with and great people Cons The connector tools seems to be broken. I have had several issue with this . Seems there needs to be some fixes and development completed Review Source Response from Brightly November 25, 2019 Hi John, thank you for leaving a review! We appreciate your kind words and happy to hear Asset Essentials has been easy to work with. Please reach out to our support team if you ever have questions or need help with something! OR Oscar R. Engineering Tech Food & Beverages Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Really good" July 18, 2023 5.0 really good, good way to keep all job organize and in one pace (no paper) Pros Easy to see all work orders in one place and let organize my day/week. Cons I do not use the software at full capacity but the part I do use I really like (work orders) Review Source RM Robert M. Network manager Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Asset Essentials is user friendly" October 25, 2021 5.0 Pros It is an easy to use solution. We use it with our facilities department and it has really made an improvement in getting problems reported and fixed. Before Asset Essentials facilities issues were reported by phone, in person, or by email. Things slipped through the cracks as more urgent issues arose. Now, everything is reported in one place, assigned, and users notified about the progress of their request. It’s great. Cons Initially there were some issues with location selection when reporting an issue. This was corrected with a bit of user training and now it is a breeze to use. Review Source PS Paul S. Maintenance Manager Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "First CMMS at Atlas" June 23, 2017 4.0 Pros MaintenanceEdge start up has been amazingly simple. Once our equipment list was finalized and given to Dude Solutions, their team completed all the data entry allowing free time for our end users to familiarize themselves with the software. The navigation is easy and training went smoothly and quickly. The support staff has been lightening quick about any questions that have come up. On going weekly scheduled meeting with our dedicated representative from Dude have reinforced training and expanded regularly on our knowledge of the program. Cons There are a few functions that have been lacking that tech support has been made aware of. Not all of the reports are able to be automatically generated on a schedule, ie. Downtime. I would like to see the ability to toggle some of the fields on or off depending on the end users preferences. Review Source RT Rick T. Maintenance Tech II Hospitality Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My review" January 22, 2022 5.0 Pros It makes it easy to track time spent on projects, and cost effectiveness . Cons It's a little slow, but overall a good program. Review Source GR Gabriel R. Facilities Manager Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Nice tool for work order management" July 18, 2023 5.0 Pros Very user friendly once established. And it's a great tool for work order management Cons An option to add and manage site maps would be great. Review Source MW Mark W. Maintenance lead Plastics Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "easy to use" March 1, 2023 5.0 Pros Work order tracking, the transition from our old system took a little time but now that it is all in place, its working well and is easy to use Cons I feel the mobile app should be more like the web browser version, searching is easier on the web browser Review Source CK Chris K. Lab Manager Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "end user opinion" January 13, 2022 3.0 lukewarm Pros lots of different functions maybe too many Cons kind of hard to use - no feedback capability Review Source Response from Brightly January 19, 2022 We really value your feedback and would love the opportunity to discuss it more deeply with you. Would you please reach out to support@dudesolutions.com and connect with us? MF Mark F. maitenance Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Maintenance Managment" February 21, 2023 5.0 Very useful Pros Well organized, easy to keep up with, have had good productive expeiriences so far. Cons No complaints yet , it has worked out weel so far, after working out a few bugs. Review Source WT Wayne T. Mtce. Mgr., EHS Food Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Superior Value" December 10, 2020 5.0 We use it for reactive WOs, PMs, EHS training prompters, regulatory scheduling. Pros Cloud based; no IT help needed. Superior customer assistance. Cons The inability to delete a work order is a minor nuisance; I work around it by "re-writing" the WO. Reason for choosing Asset Essentials Total package / value. Review Source JM Jim M. CVO Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Y Likes AE" July 20, 2023 5.0 Pros It has a Logical layout, short learning curve Cons It is not cheap, but it is valuable to us. Review Source DR Daniel R. Maintenance Food Production Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Thanks" January 20, 2022 5.0 Not bad, I like it. Pros What I like about this system is the ease of use. Cons What I don't like about this system is the mobile setup. Review Source jP jessie P. mamager Building Materials Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A real indepth tool" October 18, 2021 5.0 keeping up with the life of parts and the stocking of parts Pros all it allows you to do with the program Cons takes a while to learn your way around but once you learn it is pretty easy Alternatives considered [KeepStock](https://www.capterra.com/p/121752/KeepStock/) Reason for choosing Asset Essentials better info and the training that came with DUDE Review Source JH Joshua H. IPM technician Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Works well for keeping track of work orders" January 18, 2022 4.0 I use it daily and it is pretty easy to work with Pros It had a small learning curve but for the most part it's pretty easy to use software Cons The software is not really optimized on the layout, every time I go into it I have to manually expand the area with work orders because it doesn't fill the page Review Source GV Glen V. Admin Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good Product For Maintenance Management" January 21, 2022 5.0 Keeping our records on repairs and equipment Pros Work orders and organizing the equipment on campus Cons Conversion of the Assets into the system Reason for choosing Asset Essentials Recommended by a colleague Review Source CH Caleb H. Maintenance Manager Machinery Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Asset Essentials" March 9, 2020 5.0 Overall the company has been very good to work with. They are very responsive to questions and issues, and have been there every step of the implementation. Pros Asset Essentials has a very easy to use platform and mobile app. It allows my technicians to stay on the move across our 5 facilities. They are no longer tied to a desk top for work order info and completion. Cons The only con i have seen is the system does not change the equipment status to unavailable when there is an in progress work order. Alternatives considered [MPulse](https://www.capterra.com/p/117159/MPulse-Maintenance-Management/)[UpKeep](https://www.capterra.com/p/145635/UpKeep/)[Fluke Connect](https://www.capterra.com/p/213243/Fluke-Connect/) Reason for choosing Asset Essentials The ease of use from the manager level to the operators. The functionality and reporting options as well as the integration of advanced technologies. Review Source HS Holly S. Receptionist Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "SchoolDude User Friendliness" April 29, 2015 3.5 Pros My overall thoughts of schooldude would be that it serves it purpose for scheduling event but it really is not user friendly. The amount of time that it takes for a new user to complete a proposal to schedule an event is pretty tedious. Cons I am not a new user so it is easy for me to access and set of events but even explaining to new users is hard because of the lay out. I think it needs to be more simplistic. For example like when you turn on a new Iphone it asks for a piece of information then you hit next and it asks for another. Then it populates all your information for you to review at the end. One other flaw that I noticed in it for billing purposes is that it does not send an email notification when something new is put on to the calendar. Which would be really helpful when something is added last minute if the invoices are already completed for that day. I am not a veteran and do not know all the ins and outs of schooldude, but I do think these fixes could improve the users experience on it. Review Source AT Angela T. STOREKEEPER II Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "THE EASE OF IT ALL" April 29, 2015 5.0 Pros Learning to use MD was so easy. I can enter purchased items, or stock items and then actually track the cost of a job, including the labor. It lets you know what status it is in, New Request, work in progress etc. and each person assigned to that job can actually go in leave notes for the others who are involved. If items have been ordered, you can also notify the others that once they arrive the job can be completed. Working in a school system, you deal with so many locations, and this helps to keep everyone informed and up to date on the latest. Cons I wish we had the options of ink colors, so if something is vital, that part could be done in red so that it is very visible. Review Source BB Bob B. Assistant Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Product" April 23, 2015 5.0 Pros I use two packages from SchoolDude. Maintenance Direct and Facility Direct. We also use Trip Direct in our District. All work great together and are seamless. I can go to one and then it will connect me to the others without having to re-enter passwords. All keep records of past events and searches are simple. Maintenance Direct is very powerful and more than meets our needs. Everything is thought out and setup for a School District, but I can see it used for other Business's as well. Cons The only complaint that I would have is that the charts on the Home Page of Facility Direct doesn't export to Excel and when printing it out, it can look strange on the paper. Review Source DB Darrell B. Teacher Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Summer review" July 13, 2023 5.0 Pros Easy to create a work order and check the status Cons I am not sure. Perhaps there needs to be a few misc, catch all catagories? Review Source JF Justin F. Community Services Operations Manager Government Administration Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Operational review" October 12, 2021 4.0 As we have not yet fully implemented we are still learning Pros The software is easily customizable and is similar to an existing work order system we were using Cons It has been challenging getting to full ready Review Source TM Thomas M. Operations Manager Food Production Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Yost Foods Review" December 10, 2020 4.0 I am a manager and need information that tells me how we are doing. The reporting does not always do that and I have had to utilize customer service to get the information in a usable format. I now have that data but if I wanted different information, I am not sure how to get it out of the software/data. Pros I like that the data is stored in one location. Cons I do not like how difficult it is to navigate and manually filter items. It is not intuitive and that makes it difficult to understand how to generate reports and how to get actionable information reported out to those who need it. Reason for choosing Asset Essentials Cost and value at the time we were looking. Review Source JG Juan G. Maintenance Technician Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Asset Essentials is a great app." December 18, 2023 5.0 The overall experience is great!!!!!!!!! Pros It is easy to create work orders. It took me about 1 hour to learn all the basic stuff. Cons Learning everything in a couple of weeks. Switched from [MonitorPro](https://www.capterra.com/p/104088/MP-5/) Mp2 was outdated. We had to go to a new app. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.