Why is Autodesk Acquiring MaintainX for US$3.6bn?

Autodesk announced it has agreed to acquire MaintainX for US$3.6bn in order to bring together design, make and operate workflows. 

The company says this acquisition is intended to strengthen its capability to connect operations workflows with the broader lifecycle. 

Chris Turlica, Founder and CEO of MaintainX, says: “Joining forces with Autodesk is an incredible opportunity to accelerate that mission.

"Together, we can connect the teams who design and build assets with the teams who operate and maintain them every day, and help customers work smarter across the entire lifecycle of their assets.”

MaintainX's growth so far

MaintainX was founded in June 2018 by Chris Turlica, Hugo Dozois-Caouette, Mathieu Marengère-Gosselin and Nick Haase with the mission to replace clipboards with a mobile-first operations system for frontline workers.

In 2019, it launched its mobile-first computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) on iOS and Android and its seed round was valued at US$3.8m.

Collecting all of this structured data has allowed MaintainX to create AI solutions for predictive maintenance, alongside tools like its AI Procedure Generator. 

Over the next seven years, its value grew nearly a thousand times to reach Autodesk's acquisition price of US$3.6bn.

Its enterprise asset management (EAM) suite was launched in 2022, turning its offerings into a more comprehensive, analytical platform. 

In 2025, MaintainX reported a 98% customer retention rate alongside its US$39m Series B round.

Autodesk Operations Solutions

The acquisition was announced alongside the launch of Autodesk Operations Solutions, a unified platform for its operations capabilities. 

“Operations is where organisations manage the systems, assets, facilities and workflows that keep their businesses running every day,” says Stephen Hooper, SVP of Autodesk Operations Solutions.

“Autodesk is enabling customers to move from managing operations to continuously improving them, deriving more value from their data and positioning them for the coming wave of AI-driven workflows.

"MaintainX brings deep expertise in maintenance and frontline operational workflows that complements this broader strategy.”

Andrew Anagnost, President and CEO of Autodesk, explains: "Autodesk is expanding beyond design and make to operations, ensuring data and insights flow seamlessly in a continuous lifecycle." 

MaintainX's customers

MaintainX says that its clients see strong results from its solutions, including an average of 250 hours saved per year and a 37% increase in mean time between failures.

Titan America decreased its unplanned maintenance by 30% using the platform, MaintainX says.  

Fortune 500 company Cintas partnered with MaintainX to integrate its platform across 200 sites in less than three months.

MaintainX says that its platform has improved job satisfaction and productivity, saved time and streamlined standardisation for the company.

Another client featured on its website is Duracell, for which MaintainX says it streamlined processes for both technicians and finance teams by integrating with ERP software.