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Maintenance planning handled by a forecasting model, with a human signing rather than writing. Aimed at hvac & plumbing dispatchers, at a tenth of what the enterprise suite charges.
In short: HVAC & plumbing Maintenance Planner on Forecasting is a forecasting model aimed at hvac & plumbing dispatchers, covering maintenance planning. It scores 71/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by demand (95) and held back by open field (31). Typical pricing is $4.1k–$88k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $29k–$88k.
HVAC & plumbing teams lose maintenance done on a calendar rather than on condition. Every hvac & plumbing team solves this the same way: someone stays late. The error rate is tolerated because measuring it would cost more than the errors.
Point a forecasting model at maintenance planning, and let people review output instead of producing it. Revenue is per-outcome, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $717M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 16% |
| Annual contract value | $4.1k – $88k |
| Pricing model | Per-outcome |
| Time to first revenue | 59 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $29k – $88k |
| Build effort | 6-12 months |
Forecasting that used to need a data team now runs on off-the-shelf models. HVAC & plumbing is growing at roughly 16% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
| The incumbent suite | Sells a platform; this job is one neglected module inside it |
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
The data you need lives on paper in a back office; digitisation is half the product.
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