Inspecable vs AssetPool: asset inspections, and what happens after the checkpoint
AssetPool comes up when a service company or a plant already tracks asset condition with it and then asks what happens after a failed checkpoint, whether the safety side of the site fits, and who holds the contract and the data. AssetPool relaunched as AssetPool Nova in September 2026. This page compares the two from AssetPool’s own pages, read on 9 October 2026.
Where AssetPool may be the better fit
Flat pricing with unlimited users and a free plan
Nova is priced per operation, not per user: Freemium at USD 0, then USD 28, 125 and 290 a month, with unlimited users on every paid plan. A site with many people and few inspections pays one platform fee; Inspecable bills per user.
An iPhone app and an asset-health model
AssetPool runs on mobile and web, with iOS as well as Android, and scores condition, compliance and risk separately per asset with a “No Data” state for anything not yet inspected. Inspecable is Android and web only and blends open issues, overdue work and inspections into one health ring.
Familiar South African logos and a local distributor
The home page shows the logos of Old Mutual, Takealot, Fidelity Services Group and Balwin, South African contracts run through AssetPool (Pty) Ltd, and prices are shown in USD, ZAR, CAD and GBP. Buyers in services and facilities will know the name.
Where Inspecable is different
What happens after a failed checkpoint
A failed step raises a tracked issue with a severity-based due date on the spot, offline, and closure is refused without a method, evidence and a signature. AssetPool’s pages describe condition and compliance states per asset; they do not describe a tracked action with a due date.
The safety side of the site, not only the asset
Incidents, near misses, toolbox talks, permits to work, a legal register seeded with MHSA or OHS Act obligations and clause-level ISO 45001 conformance. AssetPool is asset-centred, and no regulator or standard is named on the pages read.
Exports and a verifiable history
A signed PDF per inspection, a ZIP export by date range with an index spreadsheet, and a hash-chained history on every inspection. On Nova, PDF and CSV report export was “not available yet” at the time of reading, and the pages describe an audit trail but not tamper evidence.
What each one does, as its own pages describe it
| Area | Inspecable | AssetPool |
|---|---|---|
| Working with no signal | Inspections, incidents, near misses and toolbox talks run on the Android app with no signal and sync when the app is opened back in range. One online warm-up first. Web dashboard for the office. | Offline mode is listed on every plan including Freemium, and the Play listing says inspections work in remote areas or underground without a connection. The pages read do not say whether issues or documents sync offline, or whether data must be pre-downloaded. |
| After a failed item | A failed step raises a tracked issue with a due date on the spot, offline. Closure is refused without a method, evidence and a signature, enforced in the database, and the closer cannot be the assignee. | Each asset carries a condition (Functional, Caution, Defective), a compliance state (Current, Overdue, per checkpoint) and a risk rating, measured separately. The pages read do not describe an issue with an owner and a due date raised from a failed checkpoint. |
| A record you can hand over | Every inspection carries a hash-chained history of sign-offs and amendments you can verify from the dashboard or the phone, plus a signed PDF per inspection and a ZIP export by date range. | A full audit trail and a lifecycle timeline per asset, with documents held against the asset and their own expiry dates. On Nova, “Report export (PDF and CSV) is not available yet” at the time of reading; the pricing page says it ships after the September 2026 launch. |
| South African compliance | A legal register seeded with MHSA obligations or an OHS Act pack, clause-level conformance for ISO 45001, SANS 3000-1 and the MHSA, and an AI standards report that checks a completed inspection against the MHSA corpus with a person confirming each finding. | An asset inspection and compliance product for insurance, marine, fire services, mining, equipment rental, logistics and manufacturing. No MHSA, OHS Act or South African regulator is named on the pages read. |
| Permits to work | Permits to work and lockout on the web dashboard: a permit cannot go active until every signatory has signed and every isolation is verified by a second person, and cannot close with a lock still on. | Not described on the pages read. |
| Checklists and templates | Your own checklists. Import an Excel, PDF or a photo of the paper form and AI turns it into a digital checklist you review before it goes live. No public template library. | AI-assisted asset type and checklist creation on the web, and QR code labels that identify an asset in the field. |
| Platform | Android app on Google Play and a web dashboard. No iPhone app. Integrations are custom work, quoted on request. | Mobile and web with real-time sync between them; the Android app is published by Asset Pool (Pty) Ltd and Capterra lists an iOS app as well. |
| Pricing | R150 per field user and R250 per admin per month, shown in your own currency on the pricing page and billed in rand; a 14-day trial with no card, every trial on the Safety & Compliance edition. The Operations edition is switched on by Inspecable. | Per operation, not per user: Freemium USD 0 (1 location, 20 assets, about 20 inspections a month, 10 users), Lite USD 28, Essential USD 125, Premium USD 290 a month, Enterprise custom. Unlimited users on paid plans; usage metered in checkpoints, and new checkpoints pause at 100% of the monthly allowance. Shown in USD, ZAR, CAD and GBP; the rand prices were not shown to us. |
| Where they are | Built and supported from Johannesburg for South African mines, process plants, manufacturing sites, utilities and heavy-equipment fleets. | AssetPool Inc., Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada. South African customers contract with AssetPool (Pty) Ltd, its licensed local distributor, and South African accounts are hosted in Ireland. |
AssetPool facts are as stated on the pages listed under Sources, read on 9 October 2026. Pricing is at the time of writing. If something has changed, tell us at info@inspecable.com and we will correct it.
Asked before choosing
Sources, read on 9 October 2026
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Every trial starts on the Safety & Compliance edition. Import a photo of your checklist and run it offline on Android within the hour.