Honest comparison
WiseHQ vs eSPACE vs UpKeep
Three good tools, built for different jobs. Here’s the straight side-by-side — we’ll even tell you where the others win.
| Capability | WiseHQ | eSPACE | UpKeep |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | |||
| AI answers questions from your own documents (leases, policies, manuals) | Limited | ||
| Every AI answer cites its source document | |||
| AI vendor finder with community ratings | |||
| Meetings with AI summaries | |||
| Operations | |||
| Work orders with department routing | |||
| Public QR reporting: anyone can report, no login | Login needed | Limited | |
| Duplicate reports merged, not multiplied | |||
| Preventive maintenance schedules | |||
| Meter-based & IoT sensor maintenance triggers | |||
| Event & room scheduling | |||
| Planning Center sync (read-only pull) | |||
| Google Calendar sync (read-only pull) | |||
| Building automation (HVAC, lights & doors from events) | |||
| Mobile app with push notifications | |||
| Workflows: tasks, checklists & playbooks | Limited | ||
| Time clock & staff scheduling | Limited | ||
| Assets & compliance | |||
| Assets with QR tags, photos & service history | Limited | ||
| Asset lifecycle & remaining-life tracking | |||
| Capital replacement plan with board-ready PDF | Limited | Limited | |
| Floor plan designer with room QRs + 3D/satellite site plan | |||
| Inventory with low-stock alerts & barcode scanning | |||
| Compliance & facility-use tracking | |||
| Document storage your AI can read | Storage only | Storage only | |
| Team & pricing | |||
| Unlimited users included | |||
| Pricing model | Flat monthly | Per product, yearly | Per user, per month |
| Team messaging built in | Limited | ||
| Purpose-built for churches, schools & community facilities | |||
eSPACE details checked against eSPACE’s own pricing page and help center on October 25, 2026; UpKeep details as of August 2026. Capabilities change, so please verify current details with each vendor.
Fair’s fair
Where each tool shines
No tool is best at everything. Here’s the honest breakdown.
WiseHQ
- AI that reads your documents and cites its sources — on every plan, not an enterprise tier
- One flat monthly price with unlimited users — every reporter is free
- Floor plans, room QRs, and board-ready capital planning in the same tool
- Modern phone-first app your volunteers and techs will actually open
eSPACE
- Deep building automation — schedule HVAC, lights, and doors from events
- Long track record in the church facilities space
- Mature event-to-building integrations
UpKeep
- IoT sensors and meter-based maintenance triggers
- Strong mobile experience for field technicians
- Built for large, multi-site industrial operations
Switching from eSPACE?
Export your data before you cancel
eSPACE’s terms don’t provide a post-termination grace period — so the export comes first, the cancellation second.
When you join the WiseHQ beta from eSPACE, we make the export step zero of onboarding — while your old account is still active. Every eSPACE tier can export to Excel through its Report Builder, and we walk through it with you before anything gets cancelled.
- We help you pull work orders, assets, schedules, and event history out of eSPACE first
- Then we import that history into WiseHQ with you, so day one isn't a blank slate
- Only once your data is safely in both places do you cancel the old subscription
Pick the right tool — even if it isn’t us
If WiseHQ fits, join the beta and get 20% off for the duration of the beta. One flat monthly price, unlimited users.