PM Run: the Tractian alternative for teams running SAP PM
Tractian is born from IoT sensors and predictive maintenance. PM Run is maintenance execution inside SAP PM: it takes order, notification, and confirmation to the field and returns them to SAP, for teams that have SAP as the central record.
The best Tractian alternative for teams already running SAP PM
Tractian combines a CMMS with IoT sensors and predictive maintenance, monitoring assets through vibration and ultrasound. For teams already running SAP PM that want execution and mobility without changing the system of record, the alternative is PM Run: the layer that takes orders, notifications, and confirmations from SAP PM to the field, online and offline, and returns everything to SAP. They are different categories, and each solves a distinct problem.
What PM Run delivers in SAP PM
Real features from PM Run's Mobility and Planning modules.
Order mirroring IW31
The technician creates and executes the order on their phone with the fields from SAP's IW31 screen, including operations and reservations.
Measuring point and measurement document
Reading by QR Code, hierarchy, or list, with a limit that forces a notification to be opened when the reading falls outside the range.
Material reservation
Reservation pulling the equipment's bill of materials, with approval status and warehouse issue.
Field failure recording
Notification with a machine-down flag, which calculates breakdown time, plus object part, symptom, and cause catalogs that feed the history in SAP.
Planning with Manu
Backlog, Gantt scheduling, and allocation suggested by Manu, the AI assistant that distributes orders by skill, capacity, and availability.
Native integration with SAP PM
Notification, order, confirmation, reservation, and measurement document flow into SAP with an Integration Log that validates each submission.
Tractian and PM Run side by side
| Criterion | Tractian | PM Run |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | CMMS with IoT sensors and predictive maintenance | Execution and mobility layer on top of SAP PM |
| Condition monitoring | Vibration and ultrasound sensors, early failure detection | Does not do IoT or predictive; focuses on execution in SAP PM |
| System of record | Its own CMMS, connecting to SAP, TOTVS, and others | SAP PM itself as the central record |
| SAP integration | Connects to SAP among other ERPs | Native integration with SAP PM objects: notification, order, IW31, confirmation |
| Field execution | Mobile app | Online and offline app mirroring IW31, with checklist and confirmation |
| Ideal fit | Teams that want sensor monitoring and predictive | Teams already running SAP PM that want native execution and mobility |
Confirmation on the spot, better KPIs in SAP
Frequently asked questions
Does PM Run replace Tractian?
They are not always substitutes. Tractian delivers sensor monitoring and predictive maintenance. PM Run delivers execution and mobility on top of SAP PM. If your goal is to take orders, notifications, and confirmations from SAP to the field, PM Run covers that; if the goal is to monitor condition through sensors, that is not what PM Run does.
Does PM Run do predictive maintenance or use IoT sensors?
No. PM Run is the execution and mobility 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. Predictive and IoT are not part of the scope.
What is the difference between Tractian and PM Run?
Tractian is born from sensors and predictive, with its own CMMS that connects to several ERPs. PM Run specializes in execution inside SAP PM: the assets and orders come from SAP, and PM Run takes execution to the field and returns the data to the ERP.
Does PM Run integrate with SAP PM?
Yes, natively. It talks to SAP PM through the module's real objects: notification, order mirroring IW31, confirmation, reservation, and measurement document, via SOAMANAGER, PI, CPI, or RFC, with an Integration Log validating each submission.
Who is PM Run the best fit for?
For plants that already have SAP PM as their system of record and want native field execution and planning, without a second registry system. Teams looking for sensor monitoring and predictive find that in Tractian's proposition.
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