The short answer
AssetWatch sells condition monitoring as a service in the US and Canada: its own VERO wireless sensors and cellular hubs, software, and dedicated vibration analysts for one monthly price, focused on motors, pumps, fans, compressors and gearboxes. InduQT lets you use your own sensors and existing data (PLCs, OPC UA, MQTT, Excel), watches any signal, not just vibration, with AI agents, and adds InduQT engineers through its expert monitoring add-on, in any country. Choose AssetWatch for a fully managed vibration programme in North America; choose InduQT outside it, or when you want to own your sensors and data and monitor more than rotating equipment.
- AssetWatch covers “all locations in the US & Canada” (AssetWatch). InduQT is self-serve and remote, in any country.
- AssetWatch: “hardware, software and service for one low monthly price”, with dedicated CAT 3 or 4 vibration analysts per site; subscription prices not published; 30-day trial for $199 (AssetWatch).
- AssetWatch’s master service agreement: sensors remain AssetWatch equipment to be returned on termination; early-termination and on-site rescheduling fees apply (AssetWatch MSA v6).
- InduQT: you buy sensors once from any maker; published plans from free to US$399 a month per site; expert monitoring is an add-on priced on request.
| AssetWatch | InduQT | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | US and Canada | Any country; remote setup and expert monitoring |
| Hardware | Its own VERO sensors and cellular hubs, owned by AssetWatch and returned on termination | None sold; off-the-shelf sensors you own, your PLC/DCS data, certified instruments via their gateway |
| What is monitored | Continuous and route vibration, electrical (three-phase current, RPM, panel temperature) and oil analysis on rotating equipment | Any signal: vibration (incl. FFT band features), temperature, pressure, flow, current, cycles, process values |
| People | Dedicated CAT 3 or 4 vibration analysts for each site | AI agents every two minutes; InduQT engineers review each business day (expert monitoring add-on) |
| Existing data (PLC, historian, OPC UA, MQTT, Excel) | Not published | Yes: OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus via Node-RED, Azure IoT Hub, HTTPS ingest, Excel/CSV |
| Hazardous areas | Hazardous-location sensor (VERO-VTH-01) and C1D2 hub enclosure | Through certified third-party instruments and their gateways |
| Price | One monthly price, not published; 30-day trial $199 | Published plans; expert monitoring on request |
| Contract | MSA: early-termination fee, $1,500 reschedule or extra visit fees, sensor replacement fees | Monthly plans; free setup with a 12-month commitment |
| Your data | Customer owns raw data; AssetWatch owns its analyses | You own your data and your sensors |
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When AssetWatch is the better choice
- You are in the US or Canada and want one company to supply, fit and own the hardware and analyse the vibration for you.
- Your priority is rotating equipment and you want certified vibration analysts on every alert.
- You need its hazardous-location sensors and do not have certified instruments already.
When InduQT is the better choice
- You are outside North America: the Gulf, India, Greece, the UK or elsewhere.
- You want to own your sensors and data and avoid equipment you must return.
- You want to monitor more than vibration: furnace cooling water, hydraulics, compressors’ load, cycles, process values.
- You already have data in PLCs, a DCS, a historian or Excel.
- You want your own team to ask questions about every machine in Claude, with InduQT engineers behind them when needed.
Questions to ask any monitoring provider before you sign
- Who owns the sensors, and what happens to them if we cancel?
- What does it cost to leave in year 1, and after?
- Who owns the data and the analyses, and can we export them?
- Can we connect data we already have (PLC, DCS, historian, Excel)?
- Which signals are covered besides vibration?
- Which countries do you serve, and who answers when something is found?
Frequently asked questions
Does AssetWatch work in the Middle East, India or Europe?
Its site says it services all locations in the US and Canada; we found no other regions on its pages (read 31 October 2026).
Can InduQT match AssetWatch’s vibration analysts?
InduQT’s expert monitoring adds our own engineers to the AI agents, without claiming vibration-analyst certification levels. For deep spectral analysis on your most critical machines, we tell you when to bring in a certified analyst.