Why 42HzCompare
42Hz vs Tractian
Tractian puts its own sensors on plant machinery. 42Hz is software for power equipment: inverters, batteries, switchgear and chillers. It reads what they already report.
Topic
Tractian
42Hz
To get started
Sensors on each machine.1Tractian installs its own hardware.
No new sensors.Reads the controllers and relays already there.
What it watches
Plant machinery.1Built for manufacturers, plus oil and gas, mining and data centers.
Power and HVAC equipment.Inverters, batteries, switchgear, transformers, UPS and chillers.
When something breaks
Work orders and parts.1With integrations to other maintenance software.
A case with the cause and the part.Dispatch your field service team from 42Hz, or send it to Maximo, SAP or ServiceNow.
Everything about Tractian comes from Tractian’s own website, checked 4 November 2026. Numbers link to the sources.
Why teams choose 42Hz.
Live without a site visit per asset.
There are no sensors to fit, so most fleets are live in about 90 days.
Some fixes don’t need a truck.
Approved operators can reset an inverter from the office. Every request is logged.
Our engineers work with yours.
You talk to the people who build 42Hz. If a controller isn’t supported yet, they write the connection.
Or use both.
Keep sensors on the motors and pumps. Use 42Hz on the switchgear and inverters that feed them.
Questions buyers ask.
For power and HVAC equipment, yes. For vibration monitoring of factory machinery, Tractian is built for that job.
No new sensors. It reads the relays, inverters, controllers and historians you already have. Sites with no network get a cellular router.
Yes. They watch different equipment, so a site can run sensors on its machines and 42Hz on its power equipment.
Sources (checked 4 November 2026)
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