Alternative
CxPlanner plans the commissioning. Completions software proves it.
CxPlanner combines commissioning checklists, punch and issue management with planning and scheduling, and is positioned as an accessible platform for commissioning professionals. Where it stops being the right shape is when the contract requires certified subsystem handover backed by an evidence trail.
The short answer
CxPlanner alternative: the verdict
- Best for
- Industrial commissioning where progress must be derived from signed evidence
- Last reviewed
CxPlanner focuses on planning and coordinating commissioning activities — tasks, schedules and test plans across a project team. Deskely focuses on the evidence layer underneath: signed ITRs against tags, categorised punch, and certificates derived from what is actually complete. Teams that need a plan choose the former; teams whose contract turns on provable completion choose the latter.
Choose CxPlanner if
- The immediate gap is planning and coordinating test activities
- Progress reporting from task status is sufficient for your client
- The scope is building or facility commissioning
Choose Deskely if
- Reported progress must reconcile to signed records at audit
- Certificates are contractual milestones with defined evidence
- Offline tablet execution in the plant is a hard requirement
The problem
Planning tools and evidence systems answer different questions.
A plan answers what should happen and when. A completions system answers what has been proven, by whom, against which tag, and whether the certificate can be issued.
The unit of record differs
Building commissioning is organised around equipment and functional tests. Industrial completions is organised around tags rolled into subsystems, with certificates issued per subsystem.
Gating is contractual, not procedural
On an EPC scope, mechanical completion, ready-for-commissioning and ready-for-start-up are contractual milestones with defined evidence. The system has to refuse a certificate whose prerequisites are unmet.
Punch is categorised, not just tracked
A punch item that is category A blocks a certificate; category B does not. That distinction has to be enforced by the workflow, not by a label someone reads.
The deliverable is a dossier
The handover artefact is a structured, indexed evidence package per subsystem — not a report export. It has to be generated continuously, not assembled in the final months.
What you get
What Deskely is built to do.
A completions system for industrial and energy scopes, where the tag register is the spine and every certificate is derived from signed evidence beneath it.
Tag and subsystem master data
One register, imported from the EPC data, with every record hanging off a tag that belongs to a subsystem.
Learn moreTemplated ITRs executed offline
Inspection and test records completed on tablet in the plant with no signal, synced on reconnect.
Learn moreGated certificates
MCC, RFC and RFSU issued only when the underlying records are signed and blocking punch is closed.
Learn moreCategory-driven punch
A and B categorisation that actually gates the certificate rather than sitting in a status column.
Learn morePreservation on live equipment
Scheduled preservation routines against tags, with overdue exposure visible before it becomes a warranty argument.
Learn moreDrawing and data ingestion
P&IDs and vendor registers parsed into tags so the register is populated from source documents, not typed.
Learn moreHow it runs
Moving without losing history.
- 01
Export from the incumbent
Equipment or tag register, checklist status, issue list and document links.
- 02
Map to tags and subsystems
Records are attached to tags; tags are assigned to the subsystems the certificates will be issued against.
- 03
Attach completed evidence
Signed records from the previous system are carried across as evidence so the audit trail is continuous.
- 04
Cut over by subsystem
New execution moves subsystem by subsystem; the old platform becomes read-only history.
Side by side
Where each one fits.
CxPlanner is approachable and quick to start. Deskely is built for contractual completion evidence.
| Aspect | CxPlanner | Deskely |
|---|---|---|
| Emphasis | Test planning, checklists, scheduling. | Evidence, certification and handover. |
| Progress measurement | Checklist and test completion. | Weighted, derived from signed records per subsystem. |
| Certification | Reporting on completed tests. | Gated MCC / RFC / RFSU with enforced prerequisites. |
| Preservation | Not a primary module. | Scheduled routines with overdue exposure per tag. |
| Data ingestion | Manual and import-based setup. | P&ID and vendor register parsing into the tag model. |
| Offline field use | Mobile access. | Full offline execution and sync. |
| Starting cost | Entry tier available. | Free plan, then published tiers. |
What changes
Derived
progress instead of typed percentages
Gated
certificates with enforced prerequisites
Preservation
tracked against live equipment
Parsed
tag register from source drawings
Before you shortlist
Estimate what your current process costs
Enter your tag count and record handling time to see the admin hours and cost in play — then book a demo against your own numbers.
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