Horizon FMS (FIT) vs Oracle Aconex

Dubai-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

Oracle's cloud document control and project collaboration platform

Oracle Aconex is a cloud platform where every party on a project shares documents, formal correspondence (Mail) and review workflows in one auditable record; Oracle announced its purchase of Aconex in December 2017. Oracle's Aconex status page lists a Middle East (MEA) instance and a separate Saudi Arabia (KSA1) instance. Construction Week reported in March 2017 that Aconex had signed a five-year deal with Dubai Airports.

Pros

• + Documents, Mail and approval workflows in one shared project record
• + Middle East (MEA) and Saudi (KSA1) instances listed by Oracle
• + Oracle Aconex Mobile app for site teams
• + Still developed: Oracle announced new Aconex capabilities in April 2026

Cons

• − No public prices: quote from Oracle
• − Built for multi-party projects, more than a small contractor needs
• − Not an accounting or VAT tool
• − Support Central help is not offered in Arabic