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Head-to-head · Engineering Document Management Software

Adept vs Bentley AssetWise

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Adept #1 in Engineering Document Management Software 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Adept
Bentley AssetWise #8 in Engineering Document Management Software 7.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit site

Adept leads on 0 checks, Bentley AssetWise on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAdept · 8.9/10
  • Most featuresAdept · 1 of 5

Adept scores higher on our rubric for engineering document management software: 8.9 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #8.

Adept is the better fit for engineering teams managing complex CAD files. Bentley AssetWise is the better fit for asset operators managing lifecycle and inspection data.

  • Adept fits best

    Engineering teams managing complex CAD files

  • Bentley AssetWise fits best

    Asset operators managing lifecycle and inspection data

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Side by side

Feature Adept 8.9/10 Visit ↗ Bentley AssetWise 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 7.9
Ranking #1 in Engineering Document Management Software #8 in Engineering Document Management Software
Best for Engineering teams managing complex CAD files Asset operators managing lifecycle and inspection data
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $12/user/mo Pricing on request
Free plan — Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile
Platforms Web, Windows, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android
Support Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7 Community, Docs, Live chat
Compliance SSO/SAML, 2FA SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations 6 integrations 9 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Adept 1/5 · Bentley AssetWise 0/5
Revision control ✓ (best) Not checked yet
CAD file viewing Not checked yet Not checked yet
Approval workflows Not checked yet Not checked yet
Audit trail Not checked yet Not checked yet
Access permissions Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Tracks CAD revisions, relationships, references, and where-used links
  • Views and marks up CAD files without a CAD license
  • Supports approvals, audit trails, SSO, and multi-factor authentication
  • Covers lifecycle information, reliability programs and condition monitoring
  • Connects IoT and operational sources including Azure IoT, OPC and SCADA
  • Supports mobile inspections, compliance reporting and linear network assets
Cons
  • No free plan; every tier is paid monthly
  • CAD integrations are listed in Desktop tiers, not Explorer or Reviewer
  • Professional and Enterprise cloud pricing requires contacting sales
  • Pricing is available through a contact-sales process
  • Portfolio approach is not a single self-service product
  • Focuses on asset reliability rather than engineering document control
Our verdict

Adept is product data management and engineering document management software for teams governing CAD models, drawings, and related records. It supports engineering, manufacturing, quality, operations, and maintenance groups that need…

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Bentley AssetWise is a portfolio of asset performance applications for owner-operators in utilities, process industries, transportation and related infrastructure sectors. It is aimed at asset, maintenance, information, operations and…

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  1. AdeptEngineering Document Management Software 8.9Paid
  2. Bentley AssetWiseEngineering Document Management Software 7.9Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Adept — where it wins

    • Tracks CAD revisions, relationships, references, and where-used links
    • Views and marks up CAD files without a CAD license
    • Supports approvals, audit trails, SSO, and multi-factor authentication

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; every tier is paid monthly
    • CAD integrations are listed in Desktop tiers, not Explorer or Reviewer
    • Professional and Enterprise cloud pricing requires contacting sales

  • Bentley AssetWise — where it wins

    • Covers lifecycle information, reliability programs and condition monitoring
    • Connects IoT and operational sources including Azure IoT, OPC and SCADA
    • Supports mobile inspections, compliance reporting and linear network assets

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is available through a contact-sales process
    • Portfolio approach is not a single self-service product
    • Focuses on asset reliability rather than engineering document control
  • Adept8.9/10 · Paid

    Engineering document control with CAD revisions, workflows, and six named integrations.

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  • Bentley AssetWise7.9/10 · Pricing on request

    Asset lifecycle, reliability, inspection and IoT management for infrastructure operators.

    Visit siteFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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