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Cleopatra Enterprise vs MaintWiz: Which Fits Your Turnaround?
Choose Cleopatra Enterprise when turnaround cost estimating, tendering, contract management and benchmarking are the main job, especially for owners and contractors who run stops across several sites. Choose MaintWiz when permits, spares, readiness gates and field execution should sit in the same system as your maintenance work orders. Cleopatra is stand-alone software that links to P6, Microsoft Project and SAP; MaintWiz is a module of a CMMS.
How MaintWiz helps: MaintWiz plans the stop in the same system that holds your work orders, spares and ePTW permits, so the plan the field works is the plan you see.
By Jai Balachandran · Technical review: Murali Nerur Pasupathy · Published · Last reviewed
What MaintWiz adds:Critical path and floatReadiness gatesPermits and isolationsSpares status with SAP
Which fits
When is Cleopatra Enterprise the better fit, and when is MaintWiz?
The honest split: Cleopatra Enterprise is deeper on estimating and contracting; MaintWiz is stronger where the stop must connect to day-to-day maintenance.
Compared on public information read on 30 October 2026
Choose Cleopatra Enterprise when
- Cost estimating is the main job: conceptual and detailed estimates, tendering, contract management and benchmarking.
- A contractor, EPC or owner team runs turnarounds across many sites or customers.
- The plant has no single CMMS and wants stand-alone software beside P6, Microsoft Project or SAP.
- Weld management, QA/QC, safeguarding and flange and blind management are needed as named modules.
Either can work when
- You need scope and work-pack management with a link to P6 or Microsoft Project.
- SAP supplies materials, labour rates or procurement data.
- You want a historical record of past stops to drive scope at stage gates.
Choose MaintWiz when
- Work orders, spares and permits already live in the MaintWiz CMMS and the stop should share them.
- Technicians should execute from checklists with readings and photos that update progress and cost.
- You want one critical path built in rather than a link to a separate scheduler.
- You want AI agents that review scope, estimates and schedule, with a named approver.
Comparison
How do Cleopatra Enterprise and MaintWiz compare area by area?
Public information on Cleopatra Enterprise comes from the vendor's own pages and a 2026 third-party guide; rows where Cleopatra is stronger are marked.
| Area | Cleopatra Enterprise (public information) | MaintWiz |
|---|---|---|
| Estimating and cost | Conceptual estimates from historical data and detailed estimates from take-offs, contractor rates and labour hours; tendering, contract management, cost control and a turnaround cost database1,3,4 Stronger for estimating, tendering and benchmarking. | Estimate agent compares each job with similar past jobs and flags high or low estimates; cost tracking on the live plan with earned value indices |
| Scope and work packs | Scoping and work-pack management, workflow and approvals, field change management1,2 | Scope baselines and change tracking; an AI scope agent groups requests and proposes the scope for the planner |
| Scheduling | Scheduling module with links to Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project2 | Native Gantt with critical path, float, baselines, critical chain and what-if scenarios; Monte Carlo confidence of finish |
| Permits and safeguarding | Safeguarding, and flange and blind management are named solution areas; a third-party guide says monitoring covers permits and isolations; permit-to-work detail is not described in the public material1,3 | ePTW permits and isolations on each work order, blocking close while open |
| Quality and welds | Materials management, QA/QC, and weld management1 Stronger for piping- and vessel-heavy stops. | Checklists with readings and photos on each task; weld records are not part of the module description |
| Integrations | Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, SAP (materials, labour rates, procurement), other ERP and CMMS links, Excel import and export2 | SAP in PM or MM mode; shares work orders and spares with the MaintWiz CMMS; Microsoft Project XML and Excel import |
| Deployment | Described as cloud-based by the vendor; a third-party guide mentions on-premise as an alternative2,3 | Cloud platform with offline transaction screens for field work |
| References | Names Huntsman, Nouryon, LyondellBasell, Covanta Energy, Bruce Power and BP2 Stronger for refining and chemical references. | Case studies from tyre and paint manufacturing |
| Pricing | Not published; the vendor directs to a demo request5 | A written quote for your users, sites and modules, requested at a demo |
The rival
What is Cleopatra Enterprise?
Cleopatra Enterprise is turnaround, shutdown and outage management software from Cleopatra Enterprise, a company in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands.
The vendor says it has built the software for over 25 years and serves more than 500 organisations in 75 countries, for owner-operators and contractors1. It covers scoping, work packs, estimating, tendering, scheduling, materials, QA/QC, weld and safeguarding management and cost control1,2.
- Industries named by the vendor: oil and gas, petrochemical, chemicals, power, marine, pharmaceutical, offshore, EPC, construction, infrastructure and shipbuilding1.
- Customers named by the vendor include Huntsman, Nouryon, LyondellBasell, Covanta Energy and Bruce Power2.
- The vendor reports savings of up to 35 percent in cost and 27 percent in time citing an external study; read the claim in context on the vendor page1.
- We found no acquisition, rename or end-of-life notice in the last three years on the vendor pages6.
MaintWiz
What does the MaintWiz shutdown module include?
The module covers the schedule, readiness, permits, spares, field work and cost in one plan, with AI agents that propose and people who approve.
The shutdown and turnaround module plans, prepares, executes, controls and closes the stop in one system with the MaintWiz CMMS.
- Gantt chart with critical path, float, baselines and a float flag
- Critical chain analysis and what-if scenarios on the live plan
- Monte Carlo confidence of finish and the drivers of the forecast finish
- Readiness gates configured to your requirements, with signed waivers
- Permits and isolations from ePTW on each work order
- Spares status with the SAP request or order behind each part
- Technician checklists with readings, photos and findings to the planner
- AI agents for scope, estimates, schedule review, daily summaries and lessons
See the shutdown and turnaround module · AI shutdown planning
Working alongside
How do you run MaintWiz next to Cleopatra Enterprise, or move a stop to it?
Keep Cleopatra Enterprise for estimating and tendering if you use it, and run the stop in MaintWiz.
Many teams split the work: estimating and contracting in one tool, execution and readiness in the system that holds the work orders. Pilot one stop in parallel.
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Import
Bring the task list from your current tool or from Excel.
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Compare
Check the critical path and float against your current plan.
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Run in parallel
Run a pilot stop in both and compare status daily.
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Switch
Move the stop to MaintWiz and train planners, supervisors and technicians.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Cleopatra Enterprise better than MaintWiz for turnaround estimating?
For estimating, tendering and benchmarking it is the more specialised tool: the vendor describes conceptual and detailed estimating, contract management and a turnaround cost database.1,3 MaintWiz is the better fit when the stop must connect to your CMMS.
Does Cleopatra Enterprise work with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project?
Yes. The vendor names both, plus SAP and Excel import and export.2
Does Cleopatra Enterprise handle permits to work?
It lists safeguarding, flange and blind management and approval workflows, and a third-party guide says monitoring covers permits and isolations. Permit-to-work depth is not described in public material.1,3
What does Cleopatra Enterprise cost?
The vendor does not publish prices and directs buyers to a demo request.5
Can I use both Cleopatra Enterprise and MaintWiz?
Yes. Some teams estimate and contract in one tool and plan, release and execute the stop in MaintWiz. Run a pilot stop in parallel to see where the split works for you.
Does MaintWiz estimate costs?
MaintWiz tracks cost on the live plan with earned value indices and its estimate agent flags jobs whose estimates look high or low against similar past jobs. It does not replace a dedicated estimating and tendering database.
Sources
Sources
Vendor pages and a third-party guide read on 30 October 2026. Check each vendor's current material before you decide; products change.
- Cleopatra Enterprise, Total turnaround management
- STO Control, Turnaround management software by Cleopatra Enterprise
- Reliable, Best shutdown, turnaround and outage (STO) software: guide to the main vendors (2026)
- Cleopatra Enterprise, Estimating for shutdowns, turnarounds and outages
- Cleopatra Enterprise, home page
- STO Control, Company
See your own shutdown plan in MaintWiz
Book a demo and bring last stop's task list. We will load it next to your current tool so you can compare the critical path, the gates and the daily view on your data.