What happened to facilities maintenance software?

It used to be that your company paid for a subscription, and you knew exactly how much that software service was costing you. You were in control.

Not only that. Your software company partnered with you to find ways to help you save money.

Now, the majority of facilities maintenance software companies have been gobbled up by a handful of private equity firms, and they are all operating with the same playbook.

We call it the double-dip revenue model.

First, they charge you (their customers) a monthly or annual fee -- while the software remains unchanged. Second, they force your contractors to pay a percentage of every invoice they send you.

When they first started doing this, they promised these contractor fees were to keep their subscription prices low. They said contractors would just “absorb the additional costs.” But this is a lie. Cost increases always end up becoming price increases.

And now, the industry is fed up.

Facilities managers are sick of being held hostage to ever increasing software costs without seeing any additional value or benefit.

Contractors are fed up with jumping through hoops, only to be a pawn in the private equity money game.

SaaS used to mean “Software as a Service” and our industry is ready for a return to the way it used to be.

With FM Dashboard, you get:

• All the features you expect from an enterprise-grade CMMS.

• Insanely helpful software support and training.

• New features released every 6 weeks, 8 times a year.

• Free API access for customers AND contractors.

• No fees charged to contractors

There’s a way out of this mess. You don’t have to put up with being treated like a revenue source.

Chat with us today and learn what it’s like to work with a company that doesn’t get in your way.

Scott Reyes

FM Dashboard CEO