Horizon FMS (FIT) vs Oracle Primavera P6

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 critical-path scheduling and project portfolio software

Primavera P6 is Oracle's project scheduling line: P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM), which Oracle offers on-premises or in the cloud, and the desktop P6 Professional. Oracle's documentation describes P6 Professional as designed for large-scale, multifaceted projects, with unlimited resources and target plans. Both products are documented up to version 26.

Pros

• + Critical-path scheduling with unlimited resources and target plans (per Oracle)
• + Portfolio and multi-project planning in P6 EPPM
• + P6 EPPM runs on-premises or in Oracle's cloud
• + Current release (version 26) documented on docs.oracle.com

Cons

• − No public prices: quote from Oracle or a partner
• − Built for professional planners; a learning curve for occasional users
• − More than a small firm's job schedule needs
• − Scheduling only: no accounting or VAT