Johnson Controls OpenBlue Facility Management vs AssetWorks IWMS

Johnson Controls OpenBlue Facility Management8.8Visit AssetWorks IWMS8.7Visit

Higher score Johnson Controls OpenBlue Facility Management #2 in Integrated Workplace Management Systems 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit site

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AssetWorks IWMS #3 in Integrated Workplace Management Systems 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit AssetWorks

• Johnson Controls OpenBlue Facility Management fits best

  Enterprises connecting facilities and building systems

• AssetWorks IWMS fits best

  Education organizations planning real estate and capital

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Side by side

Feature	Johnson Controls OpenBlue Facility Management 8.8/10 Visit ↗	AssetWorks IWMS 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Integrated Workplace Management Systems	#3 in Integrated Workplace Management Systems
Best for	Enterprises connecting facilities and building systems	Education organizations planning real estate and capital
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	10 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Johnson Controls OpenBlue Facility Management 1/5 · AssetWorks IWMS 5/5
Space management	✓	✓
Maintenance management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Lease management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Occupancy analytics	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Capital project tracking	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Mobile apps	Not checked yet	Ios
Deployment	Not checked yet	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Covers work orders, maintenance, assets, vendors and space management AutoCAD and Revit integrations support floor-plan and asset visualization Connects with ERP, building systems, sensors and enterprise applications	Connects maintenance, space, leases, capital projects, and energy management Mobile workflows support work orders, asset updates, and inspections Integrates with AutoCAD, Revit, and Google Maps
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales No standard free plan or trial is offered Standard support is limited to normal business hours	Pricing requires a sales request rather than published plan prices No time-limited product trial is offered Positioned primarily for education facilities and asset teams
Our verdict	For facility and real-estate teams coordinating operations across multiple facilities, OpenBlue Facility Management brings work orders, maintenance, asset records, vendor management and space oversight into a web-based component of Johnson… Read the review →	AssetWorks IWMS brings campus facilities and asset functions together, with AiM at its center for enterprise operations and maintenance. It is designed for higher-education facilities teams and also positioned for K–12 institutions… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Johnson Controls OpenBlue Facility Management — where it wins

  • Covers work orders, maintenance, assets, vendors and space management
  • AutoCAD and Revit integrations support floor-plan and asset visualization
  • Connects with ERP, building systems, sensors and enterprise applications

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No standard free plan or trial is offered
  • Standard support is limited to normal business hours

• AssetWorks IWMS — where it wins

  • Connects maintenance, space, leases, capital projects, and energy management
  • Mobile workflows support work orders, asset updates, and inspections
  • Integrates with AutoCAD, Revit, and Google Maps

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales request rather than published plan prices
  • No time-limited product trial is offered
  • Positioned primarily for education facilities and asset teams

• Johnson Controls OpenBlue Facility Management8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad facilities toolkit for organizations coordinating work, assets and space across sites.

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• AssetWorks IWMS8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A campus-focused IWMS linking maintenance, space, leases, capital projects, and energy.

  Visit AssetWorksFull verdict →