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Mar 22, 2026 · 8 min read
MaaS vs. CapEx, with the math
A side-by-side TCO breakdown across a 1,000-device fleet over 36 months. Where MaaS wins and where it doesn't.
Mobility-as-a-Service makes sense for some accounts and not others. Here's the rough rule we use: if your annual swap rate exceeds 10% of fleet, MaaS wins on TCO. If it's under 5%, CapEx wins.
The crossover happens because MaaS bundles in tier-1 support and 24-hour swap. If you'd otherwise be paying an MSP separately for that work, the bundle math improves. If you handle support in-house already, you're paying twice.
There's no honest way to say one model is better than the other in the abstract. We model it both ways for every account before recommending one.