Maintenance Care vs Evalystar: a CMMS and the vendor layer beside it
Maintenance Care is a CMMS for internal maintenance teams, with a free tier for basic work orders. Evalystar is not a CMMS. It is vendor management software for the outside contractors you pay: it checks whether a vendor is already under contract before a job is booked, has site staff rate each completed job, and checks invoices against the contract. Both have a permanent free plan; they cover different work.
Maintenance Care is a CMMS for internal maintenance teams, with an Always Free plan for basic digital work orders and paid tiers that add preventive maintenance, asset tracking, parts and inventory, and reporting. It is popular with schools, healthcare facilities and multi-site operators managing their own maintenance staff.
Evalystar manages the external vendors you hire: cleaning companies, HVAC contractors, landscapers, security firms. It flags work an existing contract already covers before booking, collects a rating on every completed job, and checks invoices against the contract and the work done. It is not a work-order system for your own staff.
Internal maintenance vs outside vendors
Maintenance Care manages the work orders and assets your own team is responsible for. Evalystar manages the vendors who are not on your payroll. Teams that run an internal program and also outsource specialty trades, like elevator service or fire suppression, can use both. There is no native integration between them today; a job-sync API is on the Evalystar roadmap.
How they compare
| Evalystar | Maintenance Care | |
|---|---|---|
| Internal work order management | No | Yes |
| Asset and preventive maintenance | No | Yes |
| Contract check before a vendor job is booked | Yes | No |
| Vendor invoice check against contract | Yes | No |
| Job ratings for external vendors | Yes | No |
| Free plan | Yes (permanent, unlimited sites, users and vendors) | Yes (Always Free tier) |
| Pricing model | Free plan, then per site for Pro | Free tier plus paid plans |
Competitor details come from each vendor's public website and third-party listings as of October 2026. "Not found" means we could not confirm the capability publicly, not that it does not exist. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
When Evalystar is enough on its own
If you outsource most facility work and do not run an internal maintenance program, Evalystar covers the vendor side, no CMMS required.
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