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Bentley Systems vs Horizon FMS (FIT)
Two United Arab Emirates software options, compared side by side for United Arab Emirates trades.
Which should you choose?
Bentley Systems is Tier S: our check found its prices published on its own website. Horizon FMS (FIT) is Tier A. Compare the typical pricing shown for each below. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and United Arab Emirates-specific notes below against your trade and region.
Bentley Systems
Tier S · Published pricesInfrastructure design, project delivery and 4D construction software
Bentley Systems makes infrastructure engineering software, including ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO 4D for construction planning, OpenRoads Designer for roads and MicroStation for CAD, and has an office in City Tower 2 on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai. It publishes USD prices for 12-month Virtuoso subscriptions on its website, with enterprise licensing by quote. Buyers of its ProjectWise bundle can choose the UAE as their data storage location.
Pros
- + Published online prices for single licences (USD, 12-month subscriptions)
- + ProjectWise bundle data can be stored in the UAE
- + 4D construction planning in SYNCHRO 4D
- + Dubai office on Sheikh Zayed Road
Cons
- − High per-seat prices for design tools (OpenRoads Designer from $7,226 a year)
- − Built for infrastructure and civil work more than building fit-out
- − Specialist engineering tools with a learning curve
- − Enterprise terms and bundles beyond the list are by quote
United Arab Emirates note
Most relevant for infrastructure and civil packages such as roads, utilities and large civil works rather than standard building fit-out. Buyers of the ProjectWise bundle can pick the UAE as their data storage location.
Horizon FMS (FIT)
Tier A · ListedDubai-built CAFM: assets, planned maintenance and work orders
Horizon FMS is a web-based computer-aided facility management (CAFM) system with mobile access from Frontline Information Technology LLC (FIT), a Dubai software company that says it has operated since 1992 and has an office in Al Karama. It covers assets, preventive maintenance, work orders and contracts for hard services such as HVAC, electrical and plumbing and soft services such as cleaning and security. FIT also sells the Horizon EBS ERP, Horizon HRMS and Horizon eProcure.
Pros
- + Dubai vendor with an office in Al Karama
- + Assets, preventive maintenance, work orders and contracts in one system
- + Covers hard and soft FM services, with mobile access
- + Same vendor sells Horizon EBS ERP, HRMS and eProcure
Cons
- − No public prices: quote only
- − FM-focused, not construction project management
- − VAT features are documented for Horizon EBS, not Horizon FMS
United Arab Emirates note
A locally built option for UAE facilities-management and MEP-maintenance firms that want CAFM from a Dubai vendor. FIT's VAT claims (FTA-format tax invoices in English and Arabic, VAT 201 returns) are made for its Horizon EBS ERP, and FIT is not on the Ministry of Finance list of accredited e-invoicing service providers (checked 30 September 2026).
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