CARL Source

CARL Source is the CMMS and EAM product of CARL Software, which describes itself as a company of the Berger-Levrault group. It is sold in four packaged editions named after planets. Mars covers asset and equipment management, resource planning, the work process and reports.

Neptune adds inventory and budget management and an applicant portal with workflow customisation and REST APIs. Saturn adds purchasing and multi-site, multi-currency use, and Jupiter adds business intelligence, GIS mapping and LDAP or OIDC single sign-on. Sector versions exist for industry, facility management, healthcare, transport and local authorities, with mobile apps CARL Touch for technicians and CARL Flash for service requests.

The legal notice names CARL International, a simplified joint stock company with capital of EUR 514,276, at 361 allée des Noisetiers, 69760 Limonest, registered at Lyon under RCS B 384 841 250, with the website hosted by Infomaniak in Geneva.

For the product itself the vendor lists SaaS or on-premise deployment and says the SaaS offer carries ISO 27001 certification. The hosting provider and country of the SaaS are not named on the pages read, and the pages do not say who owns the Berger-Levrault group.

All four editions are priced on request. The comparison table shows what each includes, and the vendor lists extras as options, among them CARL Optim for resource scheduling, an audit trail described as 21 CFR Part 11 compliant, BIM and CIM drawings, and CARL Remote Assist for augmented remote assistance.

Two user club seats are free. CARL Source suits plants and estates that want a documented feature ladder from a French vendor and a choice between SaaS and their own servers. Buyers who need a published price must ask for a quote.

What CARL Source does well

• CARL International SAS is identified with a Lyon register number and a Limonest address
• The vendor offers SaaS or on-premise deployment and states ISO 27001 certification for the SaaS offer
• A feature comparison table shows what Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter each include
• An audit trail described as 21 CFR Part 11 compliant is available as an option
• Dedicated mobile apps exist for technicians (CARL Touch) and for service requests (CARL Flash)

Where CARL Source falls short

• No price is published for any of the four editions
• No free trial is published; access starts with a demonstration
• The SaaS hosting provider and country are not named on the pages read
• The ownership of the Berger-Levrault group behind CARL Software is not explained on the pages read

Standout feature. CARL Source lays out four packaged editions in one comparison table and pairs SaaS or on-premise deployment with a stated ISO 27001 certification.