IFS Ultimo

IFS Ultimo is enterprise asset management software from the Netherlands that the vendor also presents as a cloud CMMS. Work orders, preventive maintenance schedules, asset records and spare part control sit in one system that teams reach from desktop and mobile devices.

The vendor says it is tailored with a Configuration Tool rather than custom code, with go-live possible in as little as three months, and that the same system extends into reliability, operations and health and safety. Ultimo reports more than 150,000 professionals managing over 23 million assets in 28 countries, which is a different scale from most single-plant tools earlier on this page.

The privacy policy names IFS Ultimo B.V., Waterweg 3, 8071 RR Nunspeet, the Netherlands, as controller, and the site uses the IFS Ultimo name throughout; the pages read do not explain the group structure further.

Ultimo states that it runs on Microsoft Azure data centres, updates every environment at least weekly and targets 99.98% uptime in its default service level agreement. It also says it holds an ISAE 3402 Type 2 assurance statement. ISO 27001 is attributed to the Azure platform rather than to Ultimo itself, so ask for the vendor's own certificate and its scope before signing.

Ultimo sells three subscription editions and shows no price for any of them.

Professional starts at 5 users with 50 GB of storage and do-it-yourself implementation, Premium at 10 users with 100 GB and a custom implementation estimate, and Enterprise at 50 users with 300 GB and 24/7 platinum support.

No trial is published; the vendor offers a no-obligation demo. Ultimo fits organisations with a maintenance department of at least five people and a real implementation budget. A small workshop that wants to sign up and test the same afternoon will find remberg or ManWinWin quicker to start.

What IFS Ultimo does well

• IFS Ultimo B.V. is named with a Nunspeet address in the Ultimo privacy policy
• Ultimo states that it holds an ISAE 3402 Type 2 independent assurance statement
• Ultimo states weekly updates of every cloud environment and a 99.98% uptime target in its default service level agreement
• The vendor says go-live is possible in as little as three months using a Configuration Tool instead of custom code
• Editions scale from 5 users to more than 50, with storage from 50 GB to 300 GB stated for each

Where IFS Ultimo falls short

• Ultimo publishes no price for any of its three editions
• The Ultimo cloud runs on Microsoft Azure, a US provider, and the region is not named on the pages read
• The smallest edition starts at 5 users and no free trial is offered, only a demo
• The Ultimo pages do not state its group ownership or a certificate for its own ISO 27001 scope

Standout feature. IFS Ultimo is the one product here that states an ISAE 3402 Type 2 assurance statement, and it publishes minimum users and storage for each edition.