Looking for a Maintenance Care alternative for vendor accountability?
Maintenance Care is a well-regarded free CMMS for internal maintenance teams. Evalystar covers what it doesn't: scoring the external vendors you hire but don't employ.
Maintenance Care is a CMMS built for internal maintenance teams, with an Always Free plan for basic digital work order management and paid tiers that add preventive maintenance scheduling, asset tracking, parts and inventory, and reporting dashboards. Paid plans include unlimited users. It is popular with schools, healthcare facilities, and multi-site operators managing their own maintenance staff.
Evalystar scores the performance of the external vendors you hire: cleaning companies, HVAC contractors, landscapers, security firms, and similar. It is not a work-order system for your internal staff. Every completed vendor job gets a scorecard, performance patterns surface across sites, and the evidence is ready when a contract comes up for renewal.
Internal maintenance vs external vendor accountability
Maintenance Care manages the work orders and assets your internal maintenance team is responsible for. Evalystar manages accountability for vendors who are not on your payroll. Teams that run an internal maintenance program and also outsource specialty trades, like elevator service or fire suppression, typically need both: Maintenance Care for the internal side, Evalystar for the vendor side.
How they compare
| Evalystar | Maintenance Care | |
|---|---|---|
| Internal work order management | No | Yes |
| External vendor performance scoring | Yes | No |
| Asset & preventive maintenance tracking | No | Yes |
| Contract renewal evidence | Yes | No |
| Free plan | Yes (forever, unlimited sites, users & vendors) | Yes (Always Free tier) |
| Vendor adoption required | No | N/A |
| Setup time | 20 minutes | Hours |
| Pricing model | Free plan, then per site/month for Pro | Free tier plus paid plans, unlimited users |
When Evalystar is enough on its own
If you outsource most facility services and do not run an internal maintenance program, Evalystar alone covers your accountability needs, no CMMS required.