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Samotics: cost, fit and limits
Samotics is a Dutch industrial analytics company that sells SAM4, a monitoring system that reads three-phase current and voltage in the motor control cabinet, applies electrical signature analysis and sends reviewed fault findings to maintenance teams that run pumps, fans, compressors and other motor-driven assets.
What to know first
Samotics works from a different angle than vibration vendors: nothing is bolted to the machine. SAM4 clamps split-core current transformers in the electrical cabinet and watches the motor as a sensor of its own load. The page sells one package with hardware, analytics, monitoring and integrations, scoped per fleet, so there is no tier list. Read the asset-type limits and the review process before the call.
Samotics at a glance
| Maker | Samotics, Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Free plan | No |
| Entry price | Quote only |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI Predictive Maintenance Software in 2026, rank 1 of 11 |
| Website | samotics.com |
Who Samotics is best for
Water and wastewater operators
Samotics cites more than 4,000 pumps monitored at Yorkshire Water, which shows the system working on large fleets of similar pumps where mounting sensors on each would be slow.
Plants with hard-to-reach machines
Because measurement happens at the cabinet, assets that are hot, submerged, remote or unsafe to approach can be watched without anyone climbing on the equipment.
Teams worried about network exposure
SAM4 connects over a cellular path separate from IT and OT networks by default, which removes the firewall conversation that wired condition monitoring often starts.
Samotics plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Intake scoping | Quote only | Samotics says terms are scoped per fleet in an intake conversation, and most customers begin with 10 to 25 critical assets before expanding. |
| SAM4 package | Not shown on the pages read | One package covers cabinet measurement hardware, the analytics platform, managed monitoring with reliability-engineer review and workflow integrations, with no separate analytics licence. |
| Documentation pack | Available on request | An IT, security and procurement pack covers security reviews, including NIS2-aligned assessments, according to the SAM4 page. |
Checked November 2026.
What Samotics does
- Electrical signature analysis
- SAM4 analyzes three-phase current and voltage with spectral evidence, harmonic sequencing and drivetrain context to separate electrical, drivetrain and process or hydraulic load faults, for example bearing damage or a probable intake blockage.
- Reviewed findings
- Reliability engineers read ambiguous events before the customer does. The page reports 2,087 reviewed events over twelve months, 95.5 percent recall on confirmed faults and a 2.1 percent false-alert rate after review.
- Fast installation
- The page puts installation at under 60 minutes per asset. Voltage connections need a short de-energisation, so the job needs a planned outage window for each motor.
- Work order delivery
- Validated findings can be pushed as structured work orders to SAP PM, IBM Maximo or Infor, or sent by email, SMS or dashboard, and a REST API and MQTT are listed.
- Coexistence with other systems
- SAM4 is described as complementary to vibration monitoring and SCADA, which means a plant can add it to critical motors without removing an existing program.
How Samotics handles your data
Samotics states ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification, independently audited by DNV, and says data is encrypted in transit and at rest. The default connection is cellular, outside the IT and OT networks, with Ethernet as the alternative. Samotics Holding B.V. in Leiden is the controller for the website, and the privacy notice mentions hosting and cloud providers as processors with standard contractual clauses for transfers outside the EEA and UK. Hosting region and whether customer data trains models: the vendor's policy was not checked for this on the pages read.
Where Samotics falls short in practice
- Motor types are restricted. The page excludes single-phase, DC and servo motors, so fans or pumps that run on those cannot be monitored, and fit is confirmed fleet by fleet.
- Only motor-driven faults show. A fault must change the electrical signature. Assets without a motor, such as static vessels or passive structures, are not covered by this method. Mechanical faults with no electrical effect may go unseen, so a vibration program still matters beside it.
- No printed price. The pages read show no tariff, minimum term or sensor ownership terms, so cost comparison needs a quote. Hardware ownership and minimum term are also unstated, so a quote must settle them before a pilot starts.
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Samotics: common questions
Does Samotics need sensors on the motor?
No. SAM4 measures at the motor control cabinet using split-core current transformers on the phases, plus voltage connections. Nothing mounts on the machine, though the voltage connections need a short de-energisation of the circuit during installation. A reviewer should confirm that the cabinet has room for the current transformers and that an outage window exists.
Which motors can Samotics not monitor?
The SAM4 page names single-phase, DC and servo motors as out of scope. It also says fit is confirmed per fleet, so ask for an assessment of your motor list, including drive types, before signing anything. A written fit check on your motor list prevents buying coverage that cannot read half of your drives.
How many assets should a first Samotics project cover?
The page says most customers start with 10 to 25 critical assets and then expand. That is a sensible pilot size because each asset is quick to install, and results from the reviewed events show how many findings turn out real.
Is Samotics sold as software or as a service?
Neither alone. The page sells SAM4 as one package: cabinet hardware, the analytics platform, managed monitoring with reliability-engineer review and workflow integrations, with no separate analytics licence or monitoring contract, so the general terms define the commercial relationship. Ask the intake team which of those pieces a pilot would include.
Can Samotics findings reach our CMMS?
Yes, according to the SAM4 page. Validated findings can push as structured work orders into SAP PM, IBM Maximo or Infor, and a REST API and MQTT are available. Ask for a live test with one alert during the pilot.