PM Run: the Manusis alternative for teams running SAP PM
Manusis is a maintenance management system with its own database. For teams that already have SAP PM as their system of record, PM Run takes execution to the field and scheduling to planning without creating a second registry of assets, orders, and materials.
The best Manusis alternative for teams already running SAP PM
Manusis is a Brazilian maintenance management software in the CMMS and EAM category, with its own registry of assets, orders, plans, and materials, built for operations that want one complete and independent system. For teams already running SAP PM, the alternative is PM Run: instead of a second system, it is the execution, mobility, and planning layer that runs on top of SAP PM, taking orders, notifications, and confirmations to the field and returning everything to SAP, which remains the maintenance system of record.
What PM Run delivers on top of SAP PM
Real capabilities from PM Run's Mobility and Planning modules, all tied to SAP PM.
Assets and orders that come from SAP PM
PM Run reads equipment, functional location, order, and notification straight from SAP PM. There is no second asset registry to keep up to date.
Field execution, online and offline
The technician creates and executes the order on their phone mirroring SAP's IW31 screen, with a checklist generated from the operation text, attached photo, and confirmation at the moment of execution.
Failure records with SAP catalogs
The notification starts in the field with machine downtime, which calculates breakdown time, and with the object part, damage, and cause catalogs that feed history inside SAP PM.
Native integration with SAP PM
Notification, order, confirmation, reservation, and measurement document go up to SAP via SOAMANAGER, PI, CPI, or RFC, with a dedicated package installed in the customer's environment.
Integration Log
Every notification, order, and document is flagged as success or failure, so the team confirms the data reached the ERP without opening a reconciliation spreadsheet.
Planning on top of SAP
Backlog, Gantt scheduling, crew capacity, and allocation suggested by Manu, the AI assistant that distributes orders by skill, capacity, and availability.
What changes when the registry lives outside SAP
Choosing between an independent CMMS and an integrated layer is not a contest of screens, it is an architecture decision. When the maintenance software keeps its own asset registry and its own order numbering, the plant starts maintaining two versions of the truth about the same equipment.
That charges three bills every month:
- Duplicated registry. Every new piece of equipment, every cost center change, and every asset retirement has to happen in both places, in the same week, without divergence.
- Re-entry. The hours confirmed in the field, the materials consumed, and the failure recorded come back to SAP through someone typing them again, and the operation lives with the delay and the typing error.
- Reconciliation. When the CMMS indicator does not match the SAP cost, the team spends the monthly close explaining the gap instead of treating the cause of the failure.
PM Run starts from the opposite side: SAP PM stays the system of record, and PM Run is the layer that takes the order to the technician and returns the confirmation to the ERP. There is no parallel database to reconcile, because the data starts and ends in SAP.
Manusis and PM Run side by side
| Criterion | Manusis | PM Run |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Independent maintenance management system (CMMS and EAM) | Execution, mobility, and planning layer on top of SAP PM |
| System of record | The software's own database | SAP PM itself (equipment, functional location, order, notification) |
| Asset registry | Its own registry, maintained inside the software | No parallel registry, the assets are the ones already in SAP PM |
| Field execution | The vendor's own mobile app | Online and offline app mirroring IW31, with checklist and confirmation at the moment |
| Native SAP PM integration | Check with the vendor | SOAMANAGER, PI, CPI, or RFC, with an Integration Log document by document |
| Preventive strategy | Plans and frequencies defined inside the software | Strategy and frequency stay in SAP PM, PM Run schedules and executes |
| Best fit | Operations that want one complete, independent system, including without SAP | Operations already running SAP PM that want native execution and planning |
When Manusis is the right choice
If your operation does not run SAP PM, an independent CMMS such as Manusis solves the problem head on: it brings the asset registry, the maintenance plan, the work order, the spare parts inventory, and the reports into a single system, with no ERP dependency. That is a legitimate use case, and in that scenario PM Run is not the right tool.
PM Run assumes SAP PM. It exists for the plant that already has equipment, orders, and notifications inside SAP and wants field execution and maintenance scheduling to happen there, with no second registry system in the middle.
Executed in the field, confirmed in SAP
With PM Run, maintenance started recording notifications with photos and confirming orders in the field, with quick sync and fast team adoption.
95% order confirmation at the evaluated plant
Citrosuco
With PM Run, the crew receives the order on a tablet and confirms it during the maintenance itself, with the entry made at the moment of execution, which brought more accuracy to MTBF and MTTR in SAP.
50% reduction in time spent on manual tasks
Rivelli Alimentos
Frequently asked questions
Does PM Run replace Manusis?
It depends on your scenario. If your operation uses Manusis as the central maintenance system and does not run SAP PM, they are different propositions and a direct comparison does not help. If you already have SAP PM as the system of record, PM Run covers field execution, mobility, and planning on top of SAP, with no second asset and order registry to maintain.
What is the difference between Manusis and PM Run?
Manusis is an independent maintenance management system with its own database of assets, orders, and materials. PM Run is the execution, mobility, and planning layer that runs on top of SAP PM: the assets, orders, and notifications come from SAP itself, and PM Run takes execution to the field and returns the data to the ERP.
When is Manusis the better choice?
When the operation does not run SAP PM and wants a complete, independent maintenance system, with its own asset registry, inventory control, and reports in one place. In that scenario PM Run is not the right tool, because it assumes SAP PM as the system of record.
I am evaluating Manusis 4. Does PM Run belong in the same comparison?
It does when the plant already runs SAP PM. In that situation the question stops being which maintenance software to adopt and becomes where the asset registry will live. An independent CMMS creates a second database to keep up to date; PM Run works on the database that already exists in SAP PM. If the operation has no SAP, the comparison does not apply.
Does PM Run have an app for the field technician?
Yes. The technician creates and executes the order on their phone mirroring SAP's IW31 screen, with a checklist generated from the operation text, attached photo, measurement point reading by QR code, and confirmation at the moment of execution, online or offline.
How does PM Run integrate with SAP PM?
Through SOAMANAGER, PI, CPI, or direct RFC, with a dedicated package installed in the customer's environment. Every notification, order, confirmation, reservation, and measurement document is recorded in the Integration Log as success or failure, so you can confirm the data reached the ERP.
Does PM Run do predictive maintenance with sensors?
No. PM Run is the execution, mobility, and planning layer on top of SAP PM. The product's only artificial intelligence is Manu, which suggests order allocation by skill, capacity, and availability in planning, and answers the team's questions. Sensors, IoT, and predictive are not part of the scope.
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