ECI owns FMAudit, PrintFleet and EKM Insight and is consolidating all three onto Printanista Hub. If you're being migrated (or quoted $400+/mo for fleet monitoring), here's the honest side-by-side.
| Printora | Printanista Hub (FMAudit) | PrintFleet | EKM Insight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | From $0 — $49/mo for 100 devices | Quote-only, ~$200–400+/mo | Quote-only | Quote-only, enterprise sales cycle |
| Self-serve signup & trial | Yes — live demo in one click | Demo request | Demo request | Sales-led onboarding (3–7 days) |
| Collection hardware required | None — software agent (Linux/Windows) | DCA on customer hardware or relay box | Windows-only DCA | DCA required |
| Offline spooling / outage survival | On-disk spool with replay | Relay box dependent | Data gaps on outage | DCA dependent |
| Cost-per-page contract billing | Meter → contract → invoice, automated | Monitoring only — pair with e-automate | Monitoring only | Monitoring only |
| Tax-compliant invoicing | Built in — India GST (CGST/SGST/IGST + e-invoice IRN); VAT-ready PDFs worldwide | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Collections / dunning automation | Daily escalating reminders, white-label sender | — | — | — |
| WhatsApp alerts | Built in via Waora | Email only | Email only | Email only |
| Online payments on your invoices | Stripe hosted pages, funds settle to your account | — | — | — |
| White-label (your brand + domain) | $499/mo tier | Enterprise negotiation | Enterprise negotiation | Enterprise negotiation |
| Data migration help | Free CSV import kit + migration guide | Automated only within ECI products | Same | Paid onboarding |
| Scenario | With the ECI stack | With Printora |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly invoice run for 50 contracts | Export meters → e-automate → spreadsheets → tax desk | One click: billing periods → invoice → payment link → dunning |
| Customer site goes offline | Meter gap; revisit for manual reading | Agent spools locally, replays when back — no gap |
| Toner runout | Email alert if you configured it | Alert + reorder suggestion with burn-rate quantity, email + WhatsApp |
| Five-site dealer onboarding | Sales call → quote → 3–7 day onboarding | Sign up, install agent, first meters in ~15 minutes |
Switching off FMAudit or PrintFleet? Import your meters CSV free. First invoice generated for you. Keep your contracts, drop the hardware.
Try the live demo →Migrating? Use the free Escape-Kit CSV import →
Comparisons reflect publicly available information as of September 2026 and vendor pricing pages. ECI product names (FMAudit, PrintFleet, EKM Insight, Printanista Hub, e-automate) are trademarks of ECI Software Solutions.