Tractian alternative for teams on SAP PM
Tractian is built around IoT sensors and predictive maintenance, with TracOS as the platform's CMMS. PM Run handles maintenance execution and planning inside SAP PM: it takes orders, notifications and confirmations to the field and returns everything to SAP.
The best Tractian alternative for teams already on SAP PM
Tractian combines TracOS, the platform's CMMS, with IoT sensors and predictive maintenance. For teams already running SAP PM that want to fix execution 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.
Free guides to assess your SAP PM routine
For teams comparing systems who want to see first where the SAP PM routine loses data and time.
Signs the bottleneck is order execution in SAP PM
Before switching systems, look at where the routine loses data. These signs point to execution and recording in SAP.
- The order is printed from SAP and comes back filled in by handConfirmations arrive days later, and the equipment history in SAP stays incomplete.
- The weekly schedule is built in a spreadsheet exported from SAPThe real capacity of each crew does not show, and planners only find the overload once the week has started.
- The system under evaluation asks for a second registry of assets already in SAPThe team now keeps two registries aligned, and SAP stops being the single source of cost and history.
- Nobody knows whether the field confirmation reached SAPThe order looks done to the crew and open to planners, and the gap only shows up at month-end closing.
With PM Run, execution happens on the SAP PM you already have
In the app, the technician executes the order that mirrors IW31, with checklist, photo and confirmation, even offline. Planners schedule the week on the Gantt by capacity, and every submission to SAP shows as success or failure in the Integration Log.
What PM Run delivers on top of SAP PM
Order mirroring IW31
The technician creates and executes the order on the phone with the fields of SAP's IW31 screen, including operations and reservations.
Measuring point and measurement document
The technician enters the reading by QR Code, hierarchy or list, and a reading outside the limit forces a notification to be opened.
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.
Integration with SAP PM objects
Notification, order, confirmation, reservation and measurement document flow into SAP, and the Integration Log validates each submission.
The measurement route in the technician's hands
This is how the app shows the measuring points of a piece of equipment during an inspection route.
- Points by equipmentEach piece of equipment, like the air compressor in the image, lists its measuring points.
- Asset identified by QR Code or NFCThe asset is identified by reading its code, and search finds the point or the equipment.
- Routes, points, entry and historyTabs separate routes, points, reading entry and history.
- Last value and statusEach point shows its last recorded value and an OK status.
Tractian and PM Run side by side
| Criterion | Tractian | PM Run |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | CMMS with IoT sensors and predictive maintenance | Execution and planning layer on top of SAP PM |
| Condition monitoring | Vibration and ultrasound sensors, early failure detection | Does not do IoT or predictive maintenance, records the measurement reading taken by the technician |
| System of record | Its own CMMS, connecting to SAP, TOTVS, and others | SAP PM itself as the central record |
| SAP integration | SAP-certified connector, plus TOTVS, Oracle and other ERPs | Native integration with SAP PM objects: notification, order (IW31), confirmation, reservation and measurement document |
| Field execution | Mobile app | Online and offline app mirroring IW31, with checklist and confirmation |
| Ideal fit | Teams that want sensor monitoring and predictive maintenance | Teams already running SAP PM that want native execution and planning |
Confirmation on the spot, complete history in SAP
At Rivelli, the team receives the order on the tablet and confirms it during the maintenance itself, which made MTBF and MTTR tracking more accurate.
50% reduction in time spent on manual tasks
Rivelli Alimentos
At Citrosuco, technicians started recording notes and photos directly on the work order from their phones, with automatic sync to SAP PM.
Order confirmation rate above 95%
Citrosuco
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 planning on top of SAP PM. If the 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.
What is TracOS?
TracOS is the name of the CMMS in the Tractian platform, the system where maintenance keeps its own registry of assets, orders and history. For teams already running SAP PM, the question that comes first is whether the central record stays in SAP or the operation starts keeping two registries. PM Run keeps SAP PM as the central record.
Does PM Run offer sensors and predictive maintenance like Tractian?
No. PM Run does not sell sensors or do predictive maintenance. It is the execution and planning layer on top of SAP PM. In planning, Manu, PM Run's AI assistant, suggests order allocation by skill, capacity and availability.
What is the difference between Tractian and PM Run?
Tractian is built around sensors and predictive maintenance, with its own CMMS that connects to several ERPs. PM Run specializes in execution inside SAP PM: 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 the Integration Log validating each submission.
Is there a free guide to the SAP PM execution routine?
Yes. The article on what SAP PM cannot solve alone shows where execution stops in the field, and the real capacity guide explains why headcount is not enough to schedule work orders. The CMMS guide compares CMMS, EAM and SAP PM in one table.
When does a layer on top of SAP PM make more sense than a second system?
When SAP PM is already the system of record for assets, costs and history, and the problem is getting the order executed and confirmed in the field. A second system would mean keeping two registries in sync.
Who is PM Run the best fit for?
For plants that already have SAP PM as their system of record and want field execution and planning without a second registry. Teams looking for sensor monitoring and predictive maintenance find that in Tractian's proposition.
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Book a demo of PM Run on top of your SAP PM
In the demo you follow the work order reaching the technician's phone, the confirmation going back into SAP PM and planning seeing what was executed in the field.