Ours records maintenance done on an asset from chat and tells you what is due next. UpKeep is a team CMMS (work orders, parts, staff); Snipe-IT is an IT asset manager that can record maintenance but is really an inventory of hardware and licences. Ours is a single-operator log with no collaboration layer. The facts below are read from each project's own pricing or README.
| Fact | Ours | UpKeep | Snipe-IT |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it tracks | Maintenance records per asset with a due date; asset history and a maintenance export | Work orders, schedules, technicians, parts and inventory (CMMS) | Hardware/software assets, check-in/check-out, licences, and components; maintenance history as an add-on |
| Due-date handling | maintenance_due lists pending maintenance from chat | Schedules work orders and re-occurs them | Schedules are for audit/licence renewals more than maintenance work |
| Where it runs | Local MCP server; no network call, no account | Cloud SaaS | Self-hosted (needs a PHP/MySQL stack, backups and updates) or their paid cloud |
| Install path | One-click maintenance-log.mcpb bundle or hosted URL from /mcp/connect | Sign up to their app | Install their stack yourself, or use their Hosted pricing |
| Price | Free tier 3 assets, logging never metered, CSV export free, Markdown + maintenance_due on Pro; Pro $19 once | Quote-based, no public price list | Self-Hosted free (AGPL-3.0); Basic Hosting $39.99/mo, Small Business $99.99/mo, Dedicated $249.99/mo |
| Licence | MIT | Proprietary | AGPL-3.0 (self-hosted source available) |
Pick UpKeep when you have a maintenance team: multiple technicians, scheduled work orders, parts and inventory, and a shared cloud record. Its pricing is quote-based on your headcount and scope. Pick Snipe-IT when your real need is an IT asset register with check-in/check-out, licence tracking and user assignments, with maintenance as part of the record; self-hosting is free but you own the PHP/MySQL stack, backups and updates, and their hosted tiers start at $39.99/mo.
Pick ours for a single operator or small team that just needs to log maintenance on a few assets and be reminded what is due, straight from chat. It is free under the hood to use at the free tier (logging is never metered), runs locally with no account and no network, and covers the case a full CMMS overshoots. Assets can be a machine, a vehicle or a leased item; the log and a CSV export carry the record, and Pro is a $19 once unlock for Markdown output and due-date listings across more assets.
Ours, one click: download maintenance-log.mcpb from
the latest release and open it in Claude Desktop. No JSON, no terminal.
Or by URL, with nothing installed. /mcp/connect mints a free token and prints the ready line:
claude mcp add --transport http maintenance-log https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/maintenance-log/t/<token>The npm package is not published yet, so the line below returns a 404 today. It is here because it is what the config becomes the day that changes:
claude mcp add maintenance-log -- npx -y @theluckystrike/mcp-maintenance-logExact config file paths per client are on the setup pages.
No public free tier is stated; UpKeep prices on quote for teams, parts and work orders. Snipe-IT self-hosted is free under AGPL-3.0, but you run the PHP/MySQL stack, backups and updates; their hosted tiers start at $39.99/mo.
Ours exposes maintenance_due to list pending work from chat, and keeps an asset_history. UpKeep schedules repeat work orders for you. Snipe-IT's scheduling is aimed at audit and licence renewal rather than maintenance due dates.
UpKeep is cloud-only and built for a team. Snipe-IT is self-host software. Ours runs locally with no account and no network call, so it works offline and for one operator.
Snipe-IT pricing and AGPL-3.0 licence are at snipeitapp.com/pricing. UpKeep is described as a quote-based CMMS on its site. Read on 2026-09-17.
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