Alternative · Optim’BTP
Optim’BTP alternative: which solution for maintaining your equipment?
Optim’BTP is an ERP system for construction companies: quotes, invoicing, purchasing, stock, site management, scheduling, with equipment fleet management included (vendor site). It answers the need for an overall management tool. Trackary, a CMMS dedicated to heavy equipment, focuses instead on maintaining an equipment fleet, statutory inspections and the work of mechanics in the field, even offline.
You searched “Optim’BTP alternative” because you mainly want to track your equipment better. Here is a factual comparison, based on what each vendor publishes, with a link to each source, to help you decide which one fits your need.
Optim’BTP in brief
According to its site, “Optim’BTP is an ERP solution dedicated to building and civil engineering companies”, published by the French company Optim-Factory (home page). An ERP (enterprise resource planning system) brings sales management, invoicing, purchasing and site tracking together in a single piece of software.
The offer comes as Optim’BTP Entreprise (on-premise, installed on your own servers), Optim’BTP Web (online) and the Optim’BTP Mobil app for field teams. The vendor states it serves companies ranging from around ten employees to companies “established across several sites with several hundred employees” (home page FAQ).
For equipment, its fleet page describes a detailed record per item, assignment to sites, management of periodic inspections (VGP) and servicing with automated scheduling, cost tracking and usage summaries (Equipment fleet page). An article on its site also mentions managing reservations and returns, and calculating a real hourly cost per item of equipment (vendor article).
Optim’BTP vs Trackary comparison table
Information gathered on 6 October 2026 from the vendor's site; each Optim’BTP cell links to its source. “Not publicly stated” means we did not find the information on the pages consulted, not that the feature does not exist: check with the vendor.
| Criterion | Optim’BTP (according to its site) | Trackary |
|---|---|---|
| Target audience | Construction companies, from around ten to several hundred employees, multi-site (source) | Companies maintaining a fleet of construction equipment, aerial work platforms or road-rail vehicles |
| Type of tool | Construction ERP: sales and invoicing (source), purchasing, stock and subcontracting (source), sites, scheduling | Maintenance (CMMS) software dedicated to heavy equipment, web + mobile app |
| Equipment fleet | Detailed record (specifications, usage history, servicing costs), assignment to sites (source); on the Optim’BTP Web page, the “Equipment Fleet Management / Equipment / Scheduling” option is marked “Coming soon” (source) | Record per machine: category, fleet number, hour meters, documents |
| VGP tracking / inspections | Management of periodic inspections (VGP) and servicing, automated scheduling (source) | Configurable inspections and deadlines: VGP, safety equipment, bonding/earthing test and RFN approval for road-rail (Trackary does not carry out VGP inspections) |
| Field anomalies with photo | For equipment: not publicly stated by the vendor as of 06/10/2026 (the app includes site risk reporting, source) | Yes: minor or major severity, affected component, notes, photos |
| Technician scheduling | Job scheduling as an option on Optim’BTP Web; drag-and-drop team scheduling (source) | Job scheduling per technician |
| Mobile app | Optim’BTP Mobil: hours, documents, work orders to complete and get signed; viewing equipment records and entering meter readings (Premium offer) (source) | Technician app (today's jobs, machine record, fault reporting, job report, signature) |
| Offline | Yes: “offline mode for data entry without a connection, with later synchronisation” (source) | Yes on the mobile app, syncs once back online; the web app requires a connection |
| History / reports | Usage summaries, assignments and servicing costs (source) | Maintenance logbook and history per machine, PDF job reports |
| Invoicing | Progress billing, deposits, invoicing (source); contract management on the Web version (source) | No |
| Stock | One or more stock locations, valuation, restocking alerts (source) | No |
| GPS / telematics | Telematics: not publicly stated by the vendor as of 06/10/2026; the app offers route guidance to the site via the phone's navigation apps (source) | No |
| Published pricing | Licence (Entreprise version) or per-user subscription (Web version), details in the vendor's FAQ (home page) | Quote-based, after a 30-minute demo |
When to choose Optim’BTP over Trackary
Optim’BTP better fits your need in the following situations:
- You are looking for a complete management tool for the whole company: quotes, progress billing, invoicing (source), purchasing, stock and subcontracting (source). Trackary does none of this.
- You want to link the cost of your equipment to your sites: Optim’BTP displays a calculated real hourly cost per item of equipment (source).
- Your office and field teams need to share a single piece of software, with time tracking and team scheduling (source).
- You prefer software installed on your own servers: Optim’BTP offers an on-premise version (source).
- You need to manage stock of materials or parts: Trackary does not do this.
When to choose Trackary
Trackary is not an ERP. It is a maintenance tool focused on equipment and mechanics. It answers a different need if:
- Your priority is the maintenance and compliance of your construction machines, aerial work platforms, excavators, forklifts or road-rail vehicles, not sales management.
- You already have a management or invoicing tool and don't want to replace it.
- Your technicians work in the workshop, on site or on the railway with little network coverage, and need to fill in a job report with checkpoints, observations and a signature from their phone.
- Drivers or site managers need to report an anomaly with a photo, affected component and severity (minor or major), so the workshop can handle it.
- You manage road-rail-specific inspections, such as the bonding/earthing test or RFN approval, alongside VGP inspections.
- You want to see the tool on your own equipment before deciding: Trackary starts with a 30-minute video demo, then a no-commitment quote.
How to try Trackary or migrate from another tool
You can compare both solutions without disrupting your current organisation.
- Export your equipment list (fleet number, category, hour meter, dates of last inspections) from your current tool or an Excel file. If starting from scratch, our free fleet management spreadsheet (/outils/tableau-parc-materiel.xlsx) gives a ready-to-fill-in structure.
- List your mandatory inspections and their intervals; the VGP deadline calculator (/periodicite-vgp#calculateur) helps check the dates.
- Request a demo to see the machine record, the scheduling and the mobile app on your own cases.
- Test the app on a few machines with one or two mechanics before rolling it out further. If you keep Optim’BTP for management, the two tools can coexist: Trackary does not do invoicing.
If your main need is maintaining and ensuring the compliance of your equipment rather than sales management, a 30-minute demo is enough to see if Trackary fits. Request a demo →